This list of suggested courses will help students and their advisors choose among the elective courses offered, in order to deepen their preparation in areas of vocational interest.
Pastoral Ministry
For students serving or called to traditional or emerging Christian communities.
SMCL 642 Congregational Worship
SMCL 611 Pastoral Care
MOL 620 Transformative Leadership
SMCL 602 Foundations of Christian Preaching
SMCL 521 Teaching for Christian Community
A denominational polity course is required for United Methodist and strongly recommended for Mennonite Church USA pastoral ministry students; Clinical Pastoral Education is required for United Methodist students and strongly recommended for anyone with this vocation interest
Academic Ministry
For students who feel called to model for the church what it means to love God with the mind by artfully bringing academic learnings into the life of the church through teaching, writing and on-going scholarship.
CTT 523 Anabaptism Today: Topics
BIBL 560 Biblical Foundations for Justice and Peacemaking
SMCL 602 Foundations for Christian Preaching
CTH 641 Mennonite History & Thought
Intercultural & Community
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Engagement
For students who feel called to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ minister in diverse contexts, providing leadership for new communities of faith and neighborhood ministries that embody evangelical spirit, social conscience and public witness, whether locally or internationally.
CM 538 Global Christianity
CM 635 Faith Based Social Transformation
CTE 713 Sermon on the Mount: Peace, Justice and the Reign of God
CM 621 Evangelism: Living to Tell
CM 724 Racial Healing and the Blue-Eyed Soul
Chaplaincy or Spiritual Direction
For students who feel called to serve as Chaplains or Spiritual Directors practicing the skills of presence, listening, discernment, and empathy while offering appropriate, caring responses.
In addition to the above MDiv core requirements, students are expected to choose many of their electives from these suggested courses:
SMCL 611 Pastoral Care
SMFE 601/602 Clinical Pastoral Education—Basic Level
SMFE 701/702 Clinical Pastoral Education—Advanced Level
FS 521 Introduction to Spiritual Guidance
SMCL 564 Theological Reflection on Trauma
FS 532 Spiritual Formation for Congregational Discernment
CM 621 Evangelism: Living to Tell