School of Theology and Christian Ministry
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Mission Statement
Graduate programs exist primarily as a response to the need for post-graduate theological education for ministry in the Southwest Educational Region of the Church of the Nazarene served by Point Loma Nazarene University. This graduate program exists in a community of learning and living in covenant to Christ, embodied in a Christian liberal arts context. This offers the strength of rich diversity of various Christian traditions and of critical reflection in the inter-disciplinary relationship of learners and leaders. Therefore, those providing leadership in the program see their task as:
- Preparing both clergy and lay leaders for serving in Christian congregations and related institutions;
- Preparing scholars for higher education in the public realm, the church, and the academy; and
- Enlarging the vision of practical theology and Christian mission as a public enterprise, responding to the increasingly complex theological, ethical, and socio-political issues facing the worlds of the present and the future.
Administration
Dean: Mark Maddix, Ph.D.
Program Director Master of Arts in Christian Ministry: Mark Maddix, Ph.D.
Program Director Maestría de Artes en Ministerio Cristiano: Jonathan Salgado, Ph.D
Courses Designed for the Graduate Level
Courses numbered at the 4000 undergraduate level in the School of Theology and Christian Ministry may be approved as electives by the program director. Graduate students taking such courses must meet higher qualitative and quantitative standards in order for the course to qualify for graduate credit. Course content areas cannot be repeated between a student’s undergraduate and graduate programs.
School of Theology and Christian Ministry Courses
Students may not receive graduate credit for a similarly titled course from an undergraduate program.
Bible
An exploration of the literature and theology of the Christian canon with special attention to its ancient contexts and significance for preaching and teaching.
Una exploración de la literatura y de la teología del Canon Cristiano prestando especial atención a los textos antiguos y su relevancia para el ministerio cristiano.
An introduction to diverse ways of reading Christian Scripture from ancient to modern, with an emphasis on its theological significance for ministry.
Una introducción a las diversas formas de leer las sagradas escrituras desde la antigüedad hasta la actualidad, con énfasis en su significado teológico para el minsterio.
This course presents selected topics relating to Biblical interpretation and ministry.
Church History
A survey of the history of Christian thought.
Una panor mica de la historia del pensamiento Cristiano.
Christian Ministry
A non-unit course that is a corequisite for MACM courses. It is to be taken each semester during the program. Content will be topical and related to the courses offered each semester.
A study of Christian formation including personal and congregational practices that contribute to mature faith formation and healthy ministerial personhood and practice.
Un estudio de la formación cristiana que abarca prácticas personales y congregacionales que contribuyen a la madurez espiritual y al desarrollo de una persona y práctica ministerial saludable.
An engagement with the texts of scripture to consider their use in Christian proclamation and the appropriate methods and practices to facilitate that use.
Un encuentro con textos bíblicos para considerar sus posibilidades en la proclamación cristiana y los métodos y practicas apropiadas para facilitar su uso.
A survey of the nature and mission of the Church and the relationship of ecclesiology to other major Christian doctrines.
Una exploración de la eclesiología, el ministerio multicultural e intercultural y la teología misional.
A study of biblical, theological and practical understandings of leadership in the Church.
Un estudio bíblico y teológico y una comprensión práctica del liderazgo en la Iglesia.
A study of the social, cultural, and demographic contexts of ministry as related to the mission of the Church.
Un estudio de los contextos sociales, culturales y demográficos del ministerio. Instrucción sobre la "practica" misional y el liderazgo en la iglesia local.
An exploration of congregational practices that form persons and communities into faithful disciples. Attention is given to how theology informs the educational and formative practices of local congregations.
Una exploración de prácticas congregacionales que forman a personas y a comunidades en discípulos fieles. Se presta atención al hecho de que la teología informa a las prácticas educativas y formativas de las congregaciones.
What is the pastor's role in offering and equipping the faith community to provide holistic forms of Christian care? Basic skills will be honed for short-term crisis pastoral counseling, when to refer to medical and psychological counseling, and how to organize lay ministries for care. Special focus will be given to clergy ethics and ongoing self-care and spiritual health for ministry leaders.
Se estudia el papel del pastor al ofrecer y equipar a la comunidad de fe en diferentes formas de cuidado cristiano integral. Se tratará de pulir las habilidades básicas para la consejería pastoral de crisis y de corto plazo, cuando referir o derivar a las personas que necesiten tratamiento profesional de un médico o psicólogo y cómo organizar ministerios laicos para asesoramiento pastoral. Se prestará especial atención a la ética ministerial y al cuidado continuo de la salud y desarrollo espiritual de los lideres ministeriales.
This course presents the principles of finance as they relate to pastoral involvement in church and life, church budgeting, fund raising, building financing, family budgeting, and long-range financial planning.
This course presents selected studies in an area of Christian ministry as determined by the School of Theology and Christian Ministry.
Este curso presenta estudios selectos en el área de Ministerio Cristiano determinados por la Escuela de Teología y Ministerio Cristiano. Se requiere la autorización previa del Decano de la Escuela de Teología y Ministerio Cristiano y del profesor del curso. El estudiante debe poseer un buen record académico.
Philosophy
This course studies major Christian ethical theories and view of the moral life. It also examines contemporary moral issues such as justice, war, peace, work, and family.
Este curso estudia importantes teorías éticas cristianas y puntos de vista sobre la vida moral. Se examinan cuestiones morales contemporáneas como la justicia, la guerra y la paz, el trabajo y la familia.
Theology
A study of Wesleyan history, theology and practice with implications and applications for ministry in the local congregation.
Un estudio de la historia, teología y práctica Wesleyana y sus implicaciones para el minsterio en la iglesia local.