2018-2019 Theological School Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Master of Divinity
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About the Program
The Master of Divinity (M.Div.) prepares students for professional pastoral and/or congregational leadership, and often ordination. The program consists of an integrated common curriculum, a vocational pathway, and experimental and experiential learning to cultivate adaptive leadership.
Convenors
Kate Ott (kott@drew.edu) and Kevin Newburg (knewburg@drew.edu)
Integrative and Experiential Learning
Required courses in the M.Div. introduce and deepen an integrated understanding of Christian traditions, practices, and values. The vocation and formation course sequence and the mentored portfolio invite students into the process of self-reflection, spiritual practice, vocational discernment. Problem-based learning courses, an intercultural immersion experience, and thematic electives emphasize creative and resilient responses to particular and pressing questions faced in ministry, specific vocational locations, and in the world.
Vocational Pathway
Each student chooses a vocational pathway that shapes course selection and the internship placement.
Ministerial Leadership: Study Christian history, theology, practice, and organization and prepare for full-time or bi-vocational congregational ministry that is spiritually- grounded and socially-resourceful for cultivating the God’s love and justice in, with, and for the world. In this pathway, students are able to meet the educational requirements for ordination in Christian protestant and Unitarian Universalist denominations.
United Methodist Ministry: Study U.S. and global Wesleyan/Methodist history, theology, practices, and organization and develop a uniquely Wesleyan understanding of God’s mission in the world. This pathway meets the educational requirements for ordination as an Elder or Deacon in the United Methodist Church.
Social Justice Advocacy: Explore methods of organizing and advocating for and with socially-marginalized communities within church and society and develop gospel-based practices for the transformation of systemic forms of injustice. This pathway emphasizes leadership in contexts or organizations that reach beyond local congregations.
Chaplaincy: Study the practices and contexts of pastoral care in settings beyond a congregation. The chaplaincy pathway emphasizes ministry with and advocacy for people in multicultural and multifaith contexts such as hospitals, college campuses, and the military.
Degree Requirements
Master of Divinity (M.Div.)
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