3 hours per week in semester 2, annually
This subject provides an overview of the many facets of practical ministry, including the office of minister/pastor (both biblically and as seen in church history); the call to the ministry; dealing with congregational expectations; and the personal spiritual development of the minister.
Classroom instruction and discussion; essay learning tasks
Derek Prime, On Being a Pastor (Chicaco, IL: Moody, 2004).
D. Fisher, The 21st Century Pastor (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan 1996).
Iain Murray, The Life of Martin Lloyd Jones (Edinburgh, UK: Banner of Truth, 2013).
C. Bridges, The Christian Ministry (Edinburgh, UK: Banner of Truth, 1997).
Training for the Kingdom of Heaven