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Pastoral Theology and MinistryPTHM 401 Evangelization and Catechesis. (3)Contemporary theology and the principles of evangelization and catechesis; understandings of human and faith development; various models and methods of parish catechesis. PTHM 402 Youth Ministry. (3)The vision and practice of youth ministry and assessing the implications of youth culture and developmental theory on ministry with adolescents. A variety of youth ministry curricular models and methods will be explored. PTHM 405 Introduction to Pastoral Ministry (3)Fundamental concepts in the theology of ministry, including historical and contemporary theologies of ordained and lay ministry. Students will explore basic methods in the practice and study of ministry in relationship to the five areas of ministry: teaching, preaching, pastoral care, administration, and worship. PTHM 408 Introduction to Pastoral Care. (3)Basic theological approaches to the “care of souls,” theories of pastoral care that incorporate the social sciences, and the theologies of suffering, grief, loss and death. The course will help students develop skills in interpersonal dynamics of listening, empathy, systems assessment, professional judgment, and prayer and liturgical response in relationship to pastoral care of persons and communities. PTHM 411 Leadership in the Christian Community. (3)Contemporary theories of leadership and how they relate to effective styles of pastoral leadership in a variety of ministry contexts. PTHM 412 Basic Clinical Pastoral Education. (6)Clinical pastoral education at an accredited center. Theology of pastoral care that includes Christian understanding of sin, suffering, loss, and death as well as developing skills of pastoral care, appropriate sacramental ministry, and spiritual guidance for persons, families, and communities. PTHM 413 Ordained Ministry. (3)A study of the biblical foundations, historical development, systematic theology, and canonical structures of ordained ministry in the Church, with special emphasis on the spirituality of such ministry and the service rendered by ordained ministers in the contemporary Church. Cross-listed with DOCT 413. PTHM 415 Celibacy and Sexuality. (2)An examination of the understanding of sexuality and celibacy in the Christian tradition and in literature and art and of the spiritual dimensions of sexuality and celibacy through prayer and spiritual and personal development. Cross-listed with SPIR 415. PTHM 416 A/B Specialized Counseling Skills. (1-3)A program designed to help pastoral ministers further develop basic counseling skills in specialized contexts. Prerequisite: PTHM 408. A—Marriage and Family Counseling. B—Counseling the Chemically Dependent. PTHM 417 Homiletics. (3)Development of speaking, reading, and preaching skills at the eucharist and in other liturgical contexts. Emphasis on the form and function of preaching as a theological and liturgical act of communication within a Christian community. PTHM 418 Dynamics of Spiritual Direction. (3)Development of skills in guiding others to recognize, identify, and articulate their relationship with God through the primary dimensions of a spiritual direction relationship: the life of faith, religious experience, spirituality, discernment, and prayer. Various models of spiritual direction and the purpose and dynamics of peer and individual supervision. PTHM 419 Advanced Spiritual Direction. (1-3)PTHM 420 Introduction to Ecclesiastical Law. (3)Theology, history and general principles of Church law. Students will build capacity to effectively analyze and solve canonical cases. PTHM 422 Matrimonial Jurisprudence. (2-3)Specialize training in modern tribunal and administrative determinations of civilly dissolved marriages. Examination of modern annulment grounds and in-service training with the Tribunal of the Diocese of Saint Cloud. PTHM 425 Pastoral Liturgy I. (3)History, theology and pastoral use of the liturgical year and calendar. The Order of Mass and parish Sunday worship without a priest. The development and theology of Christian Initiation and the modern Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and the Rite for the Baptism of infants and the Rite of Confirmation. Practica with videotaping for the development of ministerial skills, especially liturgical presidency. PTHM 427 Pastoral Liturgy II. (3)History, theology and pastoral celebration of the rites of Christian Marriage, Reconciliation (communal and individual), Anointing of the Sick and Christian funerals. The Liturgy of the Hours in parishes. Practica as in Pastoral Liturgy I. PTHM 430 Liturgical Fundamentals and Voice. (1-3)The introductory documents and arrangement of the Roman liturgical year, calendar, lectionary, missal and the Liturgy of the Hours. Other basic liturgical documents. Skills for the liturgical reading of scripture and introduction to public speaking. Basic techniques of singing, breathing and diction. PTHM 441 Liturgy and the Arts. (2)The arts in relation to the present Roman liturgy. Theological dimensions. Ecclesiastical directives on the liturgical use of the arts. PTHM 442 Workshops in Liturgical Celebration. (1-3)PTHM 443 Workshops in Liturgy. (1-3)PTHM 444 Workshops in Evangelization and Catechesis. (1-3)PTHM 445 Workshops in Spiritual Direction. (1-3)PTHM 450 Church Leadership and Administration. (3)Parish Governance structures, human resources, financial systems, facility management, office services, technology management, and conflict management. Contemporary theories of leadership as applied to church ministry. PTHM 455 Congregational Ministry. (3)The history of the development of the Catholic parish in the U.S. and theologies of the local church and parish. Skill development in theological and social interpretation of congregations as well as identifying and assessing resources of parish ministry. PTHM 456 Rural Social Issues. (3)An examination of major social issues affecting rural America, the social justice dimensions of these issues, and their implications for ministry in the Church. Cross-listed with MORL 456. PTHM 457 Sacramental Catechesis. (1)Methods in catechesis for baptism, eucharist, reconciliation, marriage and the RCIA. Curriculum planning and assessment skills for sacramental catechesis programs in parish settings. PTHM 459 Practicum in Pastoral Ministry. (1-6)Students work with an organization, project, or parish in the area of their ministerial interest. The supervised experience requires the students to integrate theological knowledge with ministerial practice and to develop professional skills by participating in theological reflection sessions. May earn up to 6 credits. PTHM 461 Social Ministry Placement. (3)Experience the interaction between church and society and become familiar with ways in which local parishes and dioceses might engage in social ministries. This placement will help students appreciate the need for social ministry, as well as its nature, function, and scope within the Church’s larger ministry. PTHM 462 Internship. (1-6)A supervised ministry experience in an appropriate setting. PTHM 465 Synthesis Seminar. (3)Culmination of the student’s preparation for ministry. Students will demonstrate the ability to analyze and construct a response to pastoral situations utilizing biblical, theological, historical, and social scientific resources. Students will develop goals for ongoing theological education and spiritual formation. PTHM 468 Topics in Pastoral Theology. (1-3)PTHM 470 Independent Study. (1-3)
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