Previous Years' Course Catalogues

This course prepares students for active worship leadership in the contemporary Church and society. Attention is given to the nature of worship, the role of ritual, movement and voice, music, and phenomenological and theological reflection on worship. The course prepares students to relate the principles and practices of liturgy to a theology of Creation and of the church's mission in the world.

This course prepares students for active worship leadership in the contemporary Church and society. Attention is given to the nature of worship, the role of ritual, movement and voice, music, and phenomenological and theological reflection on worship. The course prepares students to relate the principles and practices of liturgy to a theology of Creation and of the church's mission in the world.

This course prepares students for active worship leadership in the contemporary Church. Attention is given to the nature of worship, the role of ritual, movement and voice, music, homiletics (theory and performance), as well as phenomenological and theological reflection on the practice of ministry. The planning and preparation of worship is given attention, and practicums will provide opportunities to acquire liturgical skills.

This course prepares students for active worship leadership in the contemporary Church. Attention is given to the nature of worship, the role of ritual, movement and voice, music, homiletics (theory and performance), as well as phenomenological and theological reflection on the practice of ministry. The planning and preparation of worship is given attention, and practicums will provide opportunities to acquire liturgical skills.

This course prepares students for active worship leadership in the contemporary Church. Attention is given to the nature of worship, the role of ritual, movement and voice, music, homiletics (theory and performance), as well as phenomenological and theological reflection on the practice of ministry. The planning and preparation of worship is given attention, and practicums will provide opportunities to acquire liturgical skills.

This course prepares students for active worship leadership in the contemporary Church. Attention is given to the nature of worship, the role of ritual, movement and voice, music, homiletics (theory and performance), as well as phenomenological and theological reflection on the practice of ministry. The planning and preparation of worship is given attention, and practicums will provide opportunities to acquire liturgical skills.

This course prepares students for active worship leadership in the contemporary Church. Attention is given to the nature of worship, the role of ritual, movement and voice, music and homiletics (theory and performance), as well as phenomenological and theological reflection on the practice of ministry. The planning and preparation of worship is given attention, and practicums will provide opportunities to acquire liturgical skills.

This pass/fail first-term required course presents an overview of living the Christian faith in community, with an emphasis on spiritual formation for leadership. It places this overview within the context of the church's visible witness and an understanding of its mission as participation in Christ's mission. It hopes to help students think through the intersection of contemporary motions of spirituality and piety and the Christian life lived in the community of the church, with its disciplines and practice. It also hopes to begin to prepare students for continued growth and formation in Christ, through the gifts the church offers, as they begin to be trained and formed as Christian leaders.

This pass/fail first-term required course presents an overview of living the Christian faith in community, with an emphasis on spiritual formation for leadership. It places this overview within the context of the church's visible witness and an understanding of its mission as participation in Christ's mission. It hopes to help students think through the intersection of contemporary motions of spirituality and piety and the Christian life lived in the community of the church, with its disciplines and practice. It also hopes to begin to prepare students for continued growth and formation in Christ, through the gifts the church offers, as they begin to be trained and formed as Christian leaders.

This pass/fail first-term required course presents an overview of living the Christian faith in community, with an emphasis on spiritual formation for leadership. It places this overview within the context of the church's visible witness and an understanding of its mission as participation in Christ's mission. It hopes to help students think through the intersection of contemporary motions of spirituality and piety and the Christian life lived in the community of the church, with its disciplines and practice. It also hopes to begin to prepare students for continued growth and formation in Christ, through the gifts the church offers, as they begin to be trained and formed as Christian leaders.

This pass/fail first-term required course presents an overview of living the Christian faith in community, with an emphasis on spiritual formation for leadership. It places this overview within the context of the church's visible witness and an understanding of its mission as participation in Christ's mission. It hopes to help students think through the intersection of contemporary motions of spirituality and piety and the Christian life lived in the community of the church, with its disciplines and practice. It also hopes to begin to prepare students for continued growth and formation in Christ, through the gifts the church offers, as they begin to be trained and formed as Christian leaders.

This pass/fail first-term required course presents an overview of living the Christian faith in community, with an emphasis on spiritual formation for leadership. It places this overview within the context of the church's visible witness and an understanding of its mission as participation in Christ's mission. It hopes to help students think through the intersection of contemporary motions of spirituality and piety and the Christian life lived in the community of the church, with its disciplines and practice. It also hopes to begin to prepare students for continued growth and formation in Christ, through the gifts the church offers, as they begin to be trained and formed as Christian leaders.