Teaching Parish Forms & Info
CPE Forms & Info
Internship Forms & Info

The Field Education program consists of three learning components all designed to assist students in integrating classroom education with aspects of ministry: the Teaching Parish, Supervised Clinical Ministry, and Internship. Each component has an Integrative Seminar connected with it, taught by an interdisciplinary faculty team. All three components are required for the Master of Divinity degree program. Teaching Parish is required for both concentrations in the Master of Arts in Ministerial Studies; Supervised Clinical Ministry is required for the Christian Education concentration and recommended for the Diaconal Ministry concentration. A form of focused supervised field service is required for the Diaconal Ministry track. There are no field education requirements for the Master of Arts in Religion degree program. Participation in field education programs in congregational settings requires approval of the appropriate church judicatory.

Teaching Parish
The overall objective of the Teaching Parish is integration of the first year’s curriculum of theological study with reflection on parish life in the areas of worship, education, stewardship, evangelism and community service agencies.

Teaching Parish Reference Book 2008-09 (PDF)
Introduction to Teaching Parish (PDF)
Teaching Parish Abbreviated Calendar (PDF)
Mentor Application (PDF or Microsoft Word)
Student Application (PDF or Microsoft Word)
Due Dates and Evaluation Forms (PDF or Microsoft Word)
Mid-year Appraisal 2008 (PDF or Microsoft Word)
Spring 2009 Evaluations (PDF or Microsoft Word)
Syllabus for Integrated Seminar One (PDF)

CPE
Clinical Pastoral Education provides an opportunity for students to learn the practice of ministry in a clinical setting under trained and certified pastoral supervisors. Pastoral practice, written case studies, verbatim reports, individual supervision, seminar participation, and related reading are the primary means of learning during CPE; the person as minister and her/his pastoral relationships become the major learning documents in the CPE process.

The Association for Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE)
ACPE Forms (quick link)
ACPE Directory (quick link)
Equivalency information and petition  (rtf document)
CPE Orientation flyer Gettysburg
Evaluation Guidelines
Application Proceedure 2008-2009


Internship
Internship provides the longest opportunity for a thorough testing of theological studies in a congregational context. The program involves from nine to twelve months of supervised engagement in ministry. Settings vary from inner city to suburban to town and country and from a single church to parishes made up of three or more congregations. Internships occur all over the U.S.A. and occasionally overseas.

Important Internship Dates
Flyer for Orientation: September 29, 2008
Internship Cost Sheet
Manual for Interns and Supervisors
Internship Manual for Intern Committee
Finances for Internship
Evaluation checklist
Student Internship Application (PDF or Microsoft Word)
Horizon Application for Students (PDF or Microsoft Word)
Congregation Application for Internship and Evaluations
Building Trust Relationships
Criteria for a Sermon
Travel Voucher
Write Your own Money Biography