Program start date | Application deadline |
2024-07-08 | - |
2024-02-26 | - |
Program Overview
The Master of Ministry from Charles Sturt University enhances pastoral and ministry skills for qualified ministers, pastoral workers, and church leaders. It offers a range of core and elective subjects, including pastoral counseling, church governance, and practical theology. Students can choose from full-time or part-time study modes, with flexible on-campus, online, or blended learning options.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Master of Ministry from Charles Sturt University is designed for qualified ministers, pastoral workers, chaplains, and church leaders. It develops pastoral and ministry skills and provides valuable opportunities for professional development. Students will develop a higher order of critical, creative, scholarly, and informed investigation of the profession.
Outline:
Content:
- Core Subjects:
- Reflective Practice in Contemporary Ministry
- Guided Research in Ministry
- Restricted Electives:
- Church Governance and Management
- Christian Chaplaincy in Context
- Applied Principles of Church Leadership
- Group and Peer Supervision
- Practical Studies in Liturgy and Worship
- Contemporary Issues in Practical Theology
- Contemporary Mission and Evangelism
- Public Theology for Ministry
- Pastoral Counselling Skills
- Pastoral Counselling: Theory and Professional Issues
- Pastoral Counselling: Grief and Loss
- Pastoral Counselling: Crisis Intervention
- Pastoral Counselling: Relationship and Family
- Spiritual Direction in the Christian Tradition
- Applied Pastoral Theology
- Theological and Ethical Issues for People in Later Life
- Pastoral and Spiritual Care of Older People
- Professional Supervision 1
- Professional Supervision 2
- Approaches to Enquiry in Ministry
- Reflective Practitioner Perspectives in Ministry
Structure:
- Full-time: 1.5 years
- Part-time: 3 years