Pastoral Ministry (Spanish)

2006 Pastoral Ministry (Spanish) Cohort
2009 Pastoral Ministry (Spanish) Cohort -- see the brochure describing this opportunity in detail!

Mission

To develop ministry professionals who manifest spiritual/theological depth, advanced competency, academic excellence, professional leadership skills, and the ability for self-reflection necessary for exceptional service in pastoral or organizational ministry leadership within the unique context of Spanish language and cultural settings.

Competencies

The Spanish Pastoral Ministry concentration in the Andrews University Doctor of Ministry program seeks to create competency in five areas:

1. Academic: to help participants reflect theologically on leadership issues, acquire knowledge of current issues and research related to Hispanic culture, and engage the discipline of evangelism and church growth in Hispanic culture through sociological and psychological perspectives.
2. Spiritual and Theological Formation: to help participants integrate their spiritual and theological perspectives into the practice of ministry.
3. Professional: to help participants learn to evaluate ministerial practices through theological reflection, form a biblical model of servant leadership, learn to use appropriate tools to analyze the needs of churches and communities, and develop competencies contributing to the strengthening of an Adventist practice of evangelism, mission, and ministry.
4. Self-reflection: to help participants become aware of their strengths and limitations, realize the impact of self-awareness and self-understanding may have on ministry, and participate in cohorts that contribute to collegial relationships.
5. Wordlview: to help participants develop a global view of belief, culture, and ministry.

Learning Modalities

The following learning modalities will be included in the concentration's pedagogy:

1. A ministry development plan
2. A professional portfolio
3. A mentoring relationship in the field

Outcomes

At the end of the program the participants will be ale to:

• Articulate a theology of leadership within the context of pastoral practice.
• Formulate a Christian leadership theory.
• Acquire a thorough understanding of current research and issues relating to evangelism and church growth in the Hispanic context.
• Articulate principles of church growth.
• Understand basic research methodology applicable to the field of pastoral/leadership ministry.
• Demonstrate integration of spirituality in daily life.
• Express in the practice of ministry and ministry of the Word a Christian Adventist world-view and biblical perspective.
• Evaluate ministerial practices through theological reflection.
• Practice a biblical model of servant leadership.
• Use appropriate tools to analyze the needs of churches and communities.
• Provide dynamic evangelistic leadership in the Hispanic context.
• Encourage the integration of spirituality and ministry in the Christian disciple.
• Acquire an awareness of one's strength and limitations in the provision of pastoral leadership.
• Understand the effects one's feelings, attitudes, values and assumptions have on one's ministry.
• Respect diversity and differences including religion, culture, gender, and sexual orientation.

Contact

Dr. Ricardo Norton serves as coordinator for the Spanish cohorts. He can be reached at 1-269-471-8318, ricardo@andrews.edu.

Travel and lodging information is provided in the links under the "Intensive Location" column.

Cohorts are identified by the year in which they begin. Cohort participants will take these courses and modules:

Ordering books
 

Ordering books

For dates and locations of intensives planned for cohorts in other concentrations, see the four-year DMin Program Planner.

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7/31/2009

The next cohort for the Youth and Young Adult Ministry concentration will be coordinated by Dr. Steve Case. He is president of InvolveYouth, a parachurch organization that energizes young people for service.