The Doctor of Ministry Program: Pastoral Leadership in Care and Counseling June 2007
2 Pastoral Leadership in Care and Counseling PTS offers this program in conjunction with the Counseling and Mediation Center (an Accredited Samaritan Center) of Wichita, Kansas; Dr. Doug Morphis, Executive Director of the center, serves as the lead professor for this track. A Diplomate in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and an Elder in the United Methodist Church, Dr. Morphis offers to students a depth of experience in ministry and pastoral counseling, strong interests in family systems, solution-focused therapy, and mediation techniques, and commitment to ministerial formation and leadership. Most of the classes in the Specialization phase of the program are taught at the Center in Wichita. Beyond the required course work in this track, students have the opportunity to fulfill some of the requirements for licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Kansas and for membership in the AAPC in the third and fourth years of study. These additional courses are available to qualified students for an additional fee. (Opportunities for fulfilling such requirements in the state of Oklahoma are currently being investigated.) For more information about the Center and its work, contact: The Counseling and Mediation Center, Inc. Doug Morphis, D.Min., Executive Director 200 W. Douglas #560 Wichita, Kansas 67202 316-269-2322 Overview of Course Schedule The 32 semester hours of the DMin program in Care and Counseling are distributed in 3 phases: Foundation Phase: 9 hours in Foundation Courses: 3 hrs Pastoral Leadership in Context 3 hrs The Biblical Message and the Praxis of God 3 hrs Constructive Theology of Ministry Specialization Phase: 16 hours in Specialization Seminars: 2 hrs Models of Clinical/Theological Assessment 2 hrs Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling 2 hrs The Counseling Relationship and Change 2 hrs A Cognitive Therapy Approach to Pastoral Counseling 2 hrs Perspectives on Human Nature, Development, and Difficulty 4 hrs Family Systems Theory and Pastoral Counseling I & II 2 hrs Pastor as Counselor: Techniques for the Parish Project Phase: 7 hours in Proposal and Project Courses:.5 hr Project Development Seminar I 2.5 hrs Project Development Seminar II 2 hrs Project Proposal Course 2 hrs Project Course
3 Foundation and Project phase courses will be taught in January and June for two-week periods called DMin Fortnights. These fortnights will begin on Tuesday of the first week and continue through Wednesday or Thursday of the second week (depending upon the required contact hours of each course). On Friday of the second week the Project Development Seminar II will meet (see below). During DMin Fortnights students and faculty will gather for morning worship at 9:00 a.m. Classes will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with an hour and a half for lunch and appropriate breaks. The first DMin Fortnight for this track is June 4-13, 2007 at the PTS campus in Tulsa. Orientation will begin Monday afternoon, June 4. The first Foundation course, Pastoral Leadership in Context, begins Tuesday morning, June 5. Students will be required to read and prepare assigned materials beforehand. The dates for subsequent DMin Fortnights are: January 8-17, 2008 June 2-13, 2008 January 6-16, 2009 June 1-12, 2009 Most Specialization phase courses in the Care and Counseling track are offered at the Counseling and Mediation Center in Wichita. Students and faculty come together for nine full days of coursework, beginning the first fall semester after enrolling in the program. These classes are customarily scheduled on Thursday, approximately every two weeks during a semester. A full calendar is mailed to entering students prior to each semester in which they are enrolled in Specialization courses. Tuition and Financial Aid The tuition rate for all PTS students is $450.00 per semester hour; all D.Min. students receive seminary tuition assistance of 33% which decreases their tuition to $300.00 per semester hour. Service fees for D.Min. students are $105.00 per semester. In addition, Care and Counseling students pay a $380.00 fee for supervision each semester in which they are enrolled in coursework at the Counseling and Mediation Center. For students who complete the degree in 4 years (3 semesters per year) the approximate costs would include: Tuition for 32 hours (at $300 per hour) $9,600 * Student fees for 12 semesters 1,260 Supervision fees for 4 semesters 1,520 Matriculation and graduation fees 130 TOTAL $12,510 Application Information Applications are available in the PTS Admissions Office or at the PTS Website. PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for application to this track, beginning in June 2007, is April 15, 2007. * This figure does not include fees for continuation of Project Proposal and Project Courses.
4 Foundation Phase Courses 1. Pastoral Leadership in Context June 4-13, 2007 Instructor: Dr. Nancy C. Pittman, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Ministry and D.Min. Director This course invites students to engage and critique leadership concepts and theories drawn from both Christian traditions and a variety of current disciplines and arenas. Students will also be given opportunities to reflect upon leadership issues within the context of their ministerial settings and in conversation with the material studied in class. Lectures, large and small group discussions of readings, and case studies are among the methods that will be used to achieve the outcomes of the course. 2. The Biblical Message and the Praxis of God January 8-16, 2008 Instructor: Dr. Dennis E. Smith, Professor of New Testament This course will explore Biblical paradigms that define a theological context for the practice of ministry. The Biblical themes chosen for emphasis in the course may vary from year to year based on the interests and preferences of the professor. 3. Constructive Theology of Ministry June 2-12, 2008 Instructor: Dr. Joe Bessler-Northcutt, Associate Professor of Theology The foundational course in theology, required of all DMin students, is designed to clarify and deepen students theological perspectives as they begin their studies. The course prepares students for the final project by requiring students to situate the vital tasks, practices, and prayerlife of ministry within an explicit theological framework. Readings, in-class work, and assignments will encourage competence in understanding contemporary theological methods and skill in articulating a vision of the Christian faith for our time and context. Issues receiving special attention will include: the process of contextual description, clarity of one s own theological method, awareness of denominational perspective, and attention to the ethical implications of theology for the engagement of society and other religious traditions. Specialization Phase Courses: Pastoral Leadership in Care and Counseling
5 Lead Professor: Dr. Doug Morphis 1. Models of Clinical/Theological Assessment Fall 2007 A systematic review and evaluation of models of pastoral, family systems and medical modes of assessment and diagnosis. Students will be asked to utilize the available models in their counseling work. Distinctions between religious, spiritual, theological and pastoral assessment will be made. Students will be asked to develop their own integrative perspective on assessment, attending to the strengths and weaknesses of the major models. 2. Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling Fall 2008 A study and evaluation of solution-focused therapy, a method of brief therapy that emphasizes strengths rather than weaknesses, solutions rather than problems, the future rather than the past and hope rather than despair. This approach is a natural for pastoral counseling and is applicable to a wide range of issues such as family, marriage, children, eating disorders and alcoholism. 3. The Counseling Relationship and Change Fall 2008. The goal of the course is to help students articulate and practice their own understanding of what happens in counseling relationships that enhances positive change. Change will be considered from a variety of behavioral, theological and personality theory frameworks. Class content will focus on views of human nature and human potential as well as on techniques. Students will select theories that are most congruent with their own understandings of change. 4. A Cognitive Therapy Approach to Pastoral Counseling Spring 2009 Cognitive therapy is a short-term, active, structured, problem-oriented, collaborative, and psychoeducational model of therapy that is useful in short-term pastoral counseling. The course will enable students to grasp the conceptual model and techniques of cognitive therapy. 5. Perspectives on Human Nature, Development, and Difficulty Spring 2009. A systematic review and assessment of the principal personality theories in contemporary psychology. The goal will not only be to gain a comprehensive understanding but also an in-depth view of selected individual theorists. The purpose will be both to provide a psychological framework for the counselor s work and to engage psychological theory in a dialogue with theology. Since both address three major questions about persons, they can provide a basis for critique and appreciation. 6. Family Systems Theory and Pastoral Counseling I & II Fall 2007, Spring 2008 The systems framework will be used for pastoral counseling as it relates to individuals, marriage, and family. It will also be used to describe systems processes as they relate and appear in the congregation.
6 7. Pastor as Counselor: Techniques for the Parish Spring 2008 This course will include theology of pastoral care, self-care, and the use of specific counseling techniques for persons and groups in church settings. Professional ethics will also be presented. 8. Dyad Supervision This course, taken every semester in which a student in enrolled in Specialization phase coursework, consists of supervision with two students and one supervisor. No credit hours awarded, but the course is recorded on the student s transcript. Project Phase Courses 1. Project Development Seminar I January 17, 2008 Instructor: Dr. Nancy C. Pittman This course will serve as an introduction to the art and craft of developing a DMin project, methods for research in ministry, and the process of writing a project. Students will participate in this course after completing the 2 nd Foundation Course. 2. Project Development Seminar II June 12, 2009 Instructor: Dr. Nancy C. Pittman This course will meet, on an ongoing basis, on the 2 nd Friday of every DMin Fortnight from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This course will be required for all students in the Specialization and Project Phases. Students must participate in a minimum of 5 sessions. The goal of the Project Development Seminar II is to facilitate peer learning as a tool for achieving clarity about students research and project interests. Regardless of their year or track in the program, students will meet in seminar format with the DMin Director and one other faculty member to present versions of their proposal to one another, to participate in discussion of the proposals of other students, and to report progress toward completion of the project. Students will also be given opportunity to present materials related to their research interests, ministry settings, and Specialization Track concerns. These materials may take various forms, i.e., case studies, book reviews, sermons, exegetical papers, verbatims, etc. 3. Project Proposal Course This course will be arranged between student and advisor. The reader will also be consulted. When a proposal has been accepted by advisor, reader, and DMin Director, the student will be granted candidacy for the DMin degree.
7 4. Project Course Students enroll in this course after passing the Project Proposal Course. It is also arranged between student and advisor; again, the reader and DMin Director will be consulted as needed.
8 Typical Schedule for DMin Students in Pastoral Leadership in Care and Counseling First Year: June Fortnight 2007 Fall Semester 2007 Pastoral Leadership in Context (3 hrs) PLCC Classes in Wichita (4 hrs) January Fortnight 2008 The Biblical Message and the Praxis of God (3 hrs) Project Development Seminar I (2 nd Thursday;.5 hr.) Spring Semester 2008 PLCC Classes in Wichita (4 hrs) Second Year: June Fortnight 2008 Fall Semester 2008 Constructive Theology of Ministry (3 hrs) PLCC Classes in Wichita (4 hrs) January Fortnight 2009 Project Development Seminar II #1 (2 nd Friday,.5 hr.) Spring Semester 2009 PLCC Classes in Wichita (4 hrs) Third Year: June Fortnight 2009 Fall Semester 2009 Project Development Seminar II #2 (2 nd Friday,.5 hr.) Project Proposal Course (2 hrs; arranged) January Fortnight 2010 Project Development Seminar II #3 (2 nd Friday,.5 hr) Spring Semester 2010 Project Proposal Course (2 hrs; arranged) Fourth Year: June Fortnight 2010 Project Development Seminar II #4 (2 nd Friday,.5 hr)
9 Fall Semester 2010 Project Course (2 hrs; arranged) January Fortnight 2011 Project Development Seminar II #5 (2 nd Friday,.5 hr) Spring Semester 2011 Project Course (continued; arranged) Oral Presentation May Graduation!!!