Recognizes that theological reflection and ministry are rooted in and foster the minister’s lived relationship with God and enables students to become familiar with the Christian tradition of spirituality and so enrich their personal and communal lives as ministers. 课程包括:

• LIM 827:牧师灵修(3学分)
• LIM 828: 历史 of Christian Spirituality (3 CEUs)
• LIM 861: Pastoral Leadership and Organization (3 CEUs)

Invites students into the communicative aspects of theology and ministry. Communication is especially relevant in our digital age, for the potential of social and digital media to extend the reach of our ministries requires us all to become professional communicators in the context of our work. 课程包括:

• LIM 826:数字媒体和部(3 ceu)
• LIM 885:宗教传播(3学分)
• LIM 861: Pastoral Leadership and Organization (3 CEUs)

Assists students in reflecting upon the spirituality of work in its various manifestations and exploring the meaning and avenues for Christian praxis in the midst of organizational settings in the world of work, 教堂建筑之外. 课程包括:

• LIM 819: Spirituality and the Theology of Work (3 CEUs)
• LIM 820: 部 in the Marketplace (3 CEUs)
• LIM 861: Pastoral Leadership and Organization (3 CEUs)

Helps prepare pastoral leaders for ministry in the growing number of parishes without a resident pastor or to serve as pastoral administrators or assistants on parish teams. 课程包括:

• LIM 844:堂区生活与事工(3 ceu)
• LIM 845: Contemporary Issues in Pastoral 部 (3 CEUs)
• LIM 861: Pastoral Leadership and Organization (3 CEUs)

Explores the natural world as revelatory of God and grapples with the implications of the universe and its story for all people of faith. 课程包括:

• LIM 813: The Universe as Divine Manifestation (3 CEUs)
• LIM 814: The Emergent Universe: Our Sacred Story (3 CEUs)
• LIM 861: Pastoral Leadership and Organization (3 CEUs)

Introduces students to the dynamic foundations of youth and young adult ministry with an emphasis on the developmental needs of adolescents, 年轻的成年人, the lived experience of contemporary youth and young adult ministers, 社交媒体的盛行, and ministry models and practices that best promote healthy Christian development in youth and 年轻的成年人 during these challenging times. 课程包括:

• LIM 870: Foundations of 青年及青少年事工 (3 CEUs)
• LIM 876: Youth and Young Adults: Spirituality and Methods of Faith Development (3 CEUs)
• LIM 861: Pastoral Leadership and Organization (3 CEUs)

鉴于他们独特的职责, some pastoral studies students find that a combination of courses from different focus areas may suit their needs best. 这些学生, 与他们的顾问协商, may develop an individualized track for the 教牧学证书. 课程包括:

• Two focus area courses (chosen in consultation with an advisor) (6 CEUs)
• LIM 861: Pastoral Leadership and Organization (3 CEUs)