Pastoral Care Field Education

PC093-612/712/812

2025 semester 1 | 2027 semester 1

On-campus, Online live

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Lecturer

Peter Hastie

Overview

This subject will enable students to gain the most from their supervised field experience appointment. Students will be taught about practical issues related to pastoral care in congregational and other ministry settings and learn to apply these skills to their own ministry contexts. Please note that students engaging in field work require a Working With Children Check.

Delivery

1 lecture hour per week
200 hours field work,assignments
Students enrol in first semester and the field work and assessments are undertaken over the year.
Students engaging in field work require a Working With Children Check.

KEY TEXTS

Jay Adams, Shepherding God’s Flock (3 volumes in one) (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1980).
N. Kirkwood, Pastoral Care in Hospitals (Alexandria, NSW: Dwyer, 1995).
John MacArthur Jr, Rediscovering Pastoral Ministry (Dallas, TX: Word, 1995).

ACT FIELDWORK POLICY

PTC follows the ACT policy for field education.

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