Master of Divinity Courses in Vocational Areas

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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 Engagement

For students who feel called to 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