Institute of Leadership and Ministry, Inc. | Evaluated Learning Experience
THE-041 Challenges in contemporary pastoral theology / Desafíos de la teología Pastoral contemporánea
50 hours (5 weeks).
September 2021 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify articulate the tension between religion, in general, and Pentecostalism in particular, and culture, according to an analysis done in the course; evaluate these situations in light of Wesleyan Pentecostal theology; analyze and synthesize the information acquired through the lectures, readings, and discussions in class; appreciate more eloquently the complexity of stress and need to develop a reasonable tolerance for opinions and ideas that are contrary to one's own; develop more effective pastoral care in the context of challenges social and cultural of current times; explore trends in social change impacting practices ministerial and pastoral care. and develop a thorough understanding of what it means to be a minister Pentecostal in contemporary culture and society; and identify and analyze the ways in which the church accommodates values, systems, and structures and ways in which the church has transcended and helped transform the world.
Instruction is offered completely online or in synchronous format through the use of study guides, required and supplemental readings, quizzes, homework, lab-required interaction with the instructor, and/or final exams. The course assesses students’ end-of-course knowledge and skills in an online format. Major topics include studying and critically analyzing the contemporary challenges that are faced; Christian faith within the culture; the impact of society on the formation of beliefs and values and how these systems, values, and structures form the context for the pastoral ministry; the interaction between social forces and pastoral care with attention to the participation of the church in the discussion and action related to important topics such as life in the public square, the experience of discrimination pf women's ministry and other issues of importance to effective pastoral ministry.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Introduction to Pastoral Theology or Introduction to Pastoral Ministry (9/21).
