MDIV 2008

CHURCH MINISTRY &

CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP 888

UNIVERISTY OF STELLENBOSCH

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CONTENTS

Date / Page
Contents / 1
2007 MDiv program: modules & dates / 2
Word of welcome / 3
MDiv program: orientation and organization / 3
Criteria for 48 hour exam / 4
MDiv program: Credit allocation / 5
MDiv program outline / 6
1st Term
1. Introduction to MDiv: Practical Theological Ecclesiology (Nell) / 14 – 18 Jan / 9
2. Church Law & Church government ( Coertzen) / 21-25 Jan / 11
3. Spirituality (Ackermann) / 28 Jan – 1 Feb / 15
4. Research methodology (Smit) / 4-11 Feb / 18
5. Systematic Ecclesiology (Smit) / 12-18 Feb / 21
6-8. Symbolism (Study of creeds and conf.) (Smit) / 19 Feb – 10 March / 23
9-10. SA Church History and Historiography (Vosloo) / 11-20 March / 27
2nd Term
11.Congregational studies & Community analysis (Nell) / 31 March – 7 Apr / 29
12. Church, gender & culture (Ackermann) / 8-14 Apr / 31
13-18. Liturgy, Homiletics, OT, NT (Cilliers, Jonker, Punt) / 15 Apr – 26 May / 33
19. Faith Development & Formation (Thesnaar) / 27 May – 2 Jun / 39
20. Ecmenics (Simon) / 3-9 Jun / 41
21. Church in Africa (Simon) / 10-16 Jun / 43
3rd Term
22. Church, Civil Society and Market (Swart) / 21-28 Jul / 46
23. Church and public life (Koopman) / 29 Jul – 4 Aug / 48
24. Youth care and moral formation (Koopman / Thesnaar) / 5-11 Aug / 49
25. Handling diversity (Nell) / 12-18 Aug / 50
26-27. Ministry of Justice and Reconciliation I & II (Simon) / 19 Aug – 1 Sep / 51
4th Term
28-31. Hospital care & care for the sick, Hospital supervision (MacMaster) / 15 Sep – 13 Oct / 54
32. Preventative pastoral care: Marriage and fam ministry (MacMaster) / 14-20 Oct / 58
33. Christian Leadership (Nell) / 21-27 Oct / 60
34. Children & Youth Culture (Huguenot College) / 28 Oct – 3 Nov / 62
35. Children’s Ministry (Thesnaar) / 4-10 Nov / 64
48 hour openbook exam on a case study / 12-14 Nov / 66

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MDIV [CHURCH MINISTRY/CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP]

888 [120 Cr] - 2008

1st Term

(14 Jan–20 March) /

2nd Term

(31 March – 27 June) /

3rd Term

(21 Jul – 5 Sept) / 4th Term
(15 Sept – 12 Dec)
1 / Introduction MDiv: 1 Practical-theological Ecclesiology [2cr]
Nell
14-18 Jan / Congreg Studies 11
Community analysis
[3cr] Nell [Submit research proposal on April 7] 31 Mrc – 7 Apr / Church, Civil Society 22 and Market: [3cr].
21-28 Jul [Draft of research assign handed in on 25 July] / Hospital care & Care 28
for the sick [2cr]
MacMaster 15-22 Sept
[Hand in research assignments on 15 Sept]
2 / Church law & 2
Church governm [2cr]
Coertzen, Vosloo
21-25 Jan / Church & Gender 12 culture: [3cr] Ackermann
8-14 April / Church and public 23 life [3cr]
Koopman
29 Jul – 4 Aug / Continue: (AIDS) 29
[2cr]
MacMaster
23-29 Sep
3 / Spirituality [2cr] 3
Ackermann
28 Jan – 1 Feb / Liturgy & Homilet: 13 [2cr]
Cilliers
15-21 Apr / Youth care & Moral 24 formation. [3cr] Koopman/Thesnaar
5-11 Aug / Continue: (AIDS) 30
[2cr]
MacMaster
30 Sep – 6 Okt
4 / Research methodol: 4 [Research assign 36cr]
Smit
4-11 Feb / Liturgy & Homilet: 14 [2cr]
Cilliers
22-28 Apr / Handling diversity 25
Healing of memories
Nell [2cr]
12-18 Aug / Continue: (AIDS) 31
[2cr]
MacMaster
7-13
5 / Systematic 5 Ecclesiology: [2cr]
Smit
12-18 Feb / Homiletics & OT: 15
[2cr]
Cilliers
29 Apr – 5 May / Ministry of Justice & 26 Reconciliation I: [3cr]
Simon/Nell
19-25 Aug / Preventative pastoral 32 care: Marriage and Family [3cr]
MacMaster 14-20 Oct
[Thesis at US Printers]
6 / Symbolism: [2cr] 6
Study of creeds and confessions.
Smit 19-25 Feb / Homiletics OT & NT 16
[2cr]
Cilliers, Jonker
6-12 May / Ministry of Justice & 27 Reconciliation II: [3cr]
Simon/Nell
26 Aug – 1 Sep / Christian Leadership 33 [3cr] Nell
21-27 Oct
7 / Symbolism [2cr] 7
(Continued)
Smit
26 Feb – 3 March / Homiletics & NT: 17
[2cr]
Cilliers, Punt
13-19 May /
Completion & finalization of thesis
2 – 5 Sept
/ Children & Youth 34 culture: [3cr] Huguenot College.
28 Oct – 3 Nov
8 / Symbolism: [2cr] 8
(Continued)
Smit
4-10 March / Sermon practical: 18
[2cr]
Cilliers, Jonker, Punt
22-26 May / Children Ministry 35 [3cr]
Thesnaar
4-10 Nov
9 /
SA Church history, 9 1652-2005: [4cr] Vosloo
11-17 March / Faith development & 19 formation: [3cr]
Huguenot College
27 May – 2 Jun / 48 HOUR
Open book exam on a case study
12 - 14 Nov
10 / Historiography 10
Vosloo [2cr]
18-20 Mrt / Ecumenics [3cr] 20
Simon
3-9 Jun / Meeting of Lecturers, Students & Mentors for 2009 Licenciate Programme 17 Nov
11 / Church in Africa 21
[3cr] Simon
10-16 Jun
12 / Work on research assignment
17 – 27 June


Welcome

Dear colleagues, students and lecturers

Over the past six years our MDiv course has developed significantly, mainly as a result of the good communication among all those involved and their capacity for applying conflict in a positive way! The presentation and organization of the programme, apparent in the content of this comprehensive study guide, are adapted every year on the basis of the assessment thereof by students and staff.

The MDiv year is an opportunity for growth in faith maturity, knowledge and skills. Growth can only take place in the context of koinonia and towards this end we ask for the cooperation of all who are involved. Let’s make room to live love and be willing to sacrifice what it demands.

A good theologian knows that the art of living is a balancing movement in which one should be able to handle paradoxes. Freedom and discipline are such a paradox. On the one hand, the programme attempts to create as much freedom as possible for theological growth and development. On the other hand, this can only materialize if a very clear agreement and discipline exists among all the role-players. An attempt to illustrate this follows - the result of six years of wrestling, but it remains open for contributions and negotiation.

May the Lord help us to be a blessing for each other and may we cooperate to glorify God.

Dr. Ian Nell

Programme Coordinator

Tel 808-3259 (or 8083577: Betina Vaughan for messages); e-mail:

MDiv programme: orientation and organisation

·  The objective of this programme is the development of Christian leadership for church ministry. The coherence, or integration factor, which relates the various parts of the programme with each other, is a practical theological ecclesiology. PTE enquires how you do and live theology in the context of a congregational and social environment. Students must continuously and critically test the content of the programme for an understanding how it relates to this objective. (A condensed programme exposition follows hereafter.)

·  Clarity about what a PTE involves is crucial to obtain the main objective of the programme The methodology of a practical theological ecclesiology is attached hereto (p 8). Please note that it is holistic, hermeneutical and missionary by nature. In each module lecturers should indicate how the content of their module fits into this process of doing theology.

·  Prof Hendriks acts as the convenor of the programme. At the end of each term, the class representative must make an appointment for an evaluation discussion. Each programme unit must be evaluated separately by Uni-Ed (the class representative arranges this). A final and overall programme evaluation is done at the end of the year.

·  Each programme unit will be assessed by means of a test or an assignment. The results must be made available to the students 14 days after the testing. Should a lecturer find this to be impossible, an arrangement with the class must be made during the module indicating when the results will be available.

·  A programme unit normally lasts from a Tuesday until the following Monday. Students must take note that this includes the weekend. Their constructive use of the time during weekends would be advisable.

·  Students register for a full time Masters degree. This implies being available for full-day classes (08.00-17.00). This does not mean that the emphasis is on attending classes and lectures. However, particular programme units demand more contact sessions and discussions that may be from 08:00 to 17:00 or even in the evenings. Extramural activities and temporary employment must adapt to the MDiv programme, not vice versa!

·  The M Div may lead to D Th studies if an average of at least 70% was attained.

·  It is a fact that attendance of classes and participation constitute an essential part of theological formation and integration. Therefore, students’ attendance and active participation will also be assessed.

·  Late submission of assignments: The late submission of assignments will be penalized consistently with 5% per day. Only a certificate of illness will be accepted as an excuse. This agreement is imperative. Students who lag behind use the time of other modules and this causes a lot of tension among class members and lecturers. This agreement has been accepted by the Faculty Board at the request of previous MDiv classes. No lecturer may deviate from this.

·  Students are warned to make an early start with their research paper and to work at it continuously. Please note the relative final dates on the programme. Here late submission will be penalized by 5% per week. All papers must be delivered to the programme convenor’s office / alternatively, his secretary. He then hands the papers to the supervisors.

·  All tests and tasks for all modaules as well as the final final (unbound) assignment which counts 36 credits mubt be handed by the responsible lecturer to the secretary of Practical Theology and MIssionlogy (room 2012) for moderation. The final 36 credit assignment can be the final copy which the study supervisor reviewed and where he/she made notes for the student. He/she must record the mark which was givent for the assignment.

Criteria for the 48 hour examination

12 - 14 Nov 2008 (open-book evaluation)

Objectives (the examination attempts an overall assessment of some of the following aspects):

·  Integration of theory with the practice (integrating your first 5 years of training).

·  Determine how a practical theological ecclesiology is related to problems in the ministry, social problems and philosophical problems.

·  Reflect theologically and critically about the case study (theological reflection is essential).

·  Consider the connection between an understanding of the church and its context on the one hand and, on the other hand, understanding God (systematic theological connection) and how this correlates with confessions of faith.

·  Explain your ecclesiology for the ministry within the context of the case study.

·  How does hermeneutics play a role? How must Scripture be dealt with? Examine the relation: Scriptural authority – Scriptural calling.

·  What sections of the OT/NT are relevant in the case study and how would exegesis apply here?

·  The purpose of the evaluation is outcomes-based: how would you react to the case study in the light of the different cultural contexts and what challenge is presented to Christian leadership and skills for the ministry? What type of Christian leader/minister/care provider is needed? Which model would be meaningful for the ministry?

·  The 48 hour exam count as 25% of the mark awarded to the modules of this program (the modules thus count as 75% of 84 credits).

·  The 48 hour exam can influence the final mark of the program becuase it is the most effective assessment of the outcomes of the programme.


MDiv PROGRAMME: CREDIT DISTRIBUTION AND CALCULATIONS

The credit distribution is explained in Yearbook part 9 and in the front of this book at the time table. The total of the normal modules is 84. The research assignment is 36 credits and the total credits of the programme is 120.

In the MDiv the above-mentioned submodules must be passed with a minimum of 50% to be considered for the calculation of the collective pass mark:

The MDiv pass mark is a minimum of 50%.

The MDiv degree gives access to a DTh only if it is passed with 70% or more.

Credit distribution

The church: PTE, history, being, law and symbols………………………………. 19 Credits

Worship service …………………………………………………………………… 12 Credits

Ministry practice: Leadership, congregational analysis, spirituality…… 8 Credits

Ministry of reconciliation, justice and conflict…………………………………….. 9 Credits

Context analysis: church in the community ……………………………………….. 16 Credits

Pastoral Care……………………………………………………………………….. 8 Credits

Faith development/formation and enrichment……………………………………... 12 Credits

Research assignment……………………………………………………………….. 36 Credits

Total = 120 Credits

Comment

·  A minimum mark of 50 must be attained in each module for consideration of a final comprehensive mark, of which the minimum must be 50 in order to pass. This final mark is calculated in the proportion of 70% (for all 4 modules) and 30% (mark for the assignment). This means that each module within the above mentioned sections must earn a minimum of 50 so that the whole of each course / (see timetable in front of booklet) must be passed with a minimum of 50. The M Div may lead to D Th studies if an average of at least 70% was attained.

·  A final assessment by way of a case study evaluation will be done at the end of the programme in order to determine the outcome of the programme. This will be done by means of a 48-hour examination that students can write at home. The lecturers of the faculty will award an evaluation mark in order to determine whether the student truly has integrated the theology (theory) and can apply it to the ministry practice.


FACULTY OF THEOLOGY STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY

1. NAME OF PROGRAM: MDIV (CHURCH MINISTRY AND CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP)

2. PROPOSERS: THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENTS OF: OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT; SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY AND ECCLESIOLOGY; PRACTICAL THEOLOGY AND MISSIOLOGY