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125 Doctoral-level Course Descriptions COURSE NUMBERING DMin course numbers are 1100-level and above and begin with the following course prefixes. FC Foundation Courses LD Leadership PS Pastoral Skills SF Spiritual Formation EL Electives DT Doctoral Thesis TERM OF INSTRUCTION The instructional year consists of two semesters. The fall semester begins mid-October and ends the following March; one-week seminars are on campus in January. The spring semester runs from mid-April to the end of September; one-week seminars are on campus in July. All students are required to take the three foundational courses. FC 1101 and FC 1102 are offered in spring of the first year (July seminars), and FC 1103 is offered the following fall (January seminar). Each track has four required courses. The remaining two courses are open electives. FOUNDATIONAL CLASSES (REQUIRED) FC 1101 Biblical and Theological Reflection on the Practice of Ministry Provides students with a nuanced biblical/theological framework for ministry and an opportunity to reflect on their own practice of ministry from within this framework. Utilizing the concept of the reflective practitioner and drawing upon their ministry experience, students will demonstrate an advanced ability to allow biblical/theological reflection to inform and empower their practice of their ministry, specifically in the more complex and intractable challenges presented by their ministry context. Particular attention is given to the mission of God and how it intersects with the student's own cultural and ministry context. Co-requisite: FC 1102 Relational and Vocational Foundations. Three hours. FC 1102 Relational and Vocational Foundations Guides students to reflect on their own personal and vocational strengths and weaknesses and explore areas in which they need to grow and mature in relationship with family, faith, calling, and self. Students will assess the health and vitality of their own life and leadership as well as their primary relationships. They will also develop a plan of action for health and wholeness so they may engage the world through redemptive relationships. Co-requisite: FC 1101 Biblical and Theological Reflection on the Practice of Ministry. Three hours. FC 1103 Obstacles and Opportunities in Ministry: Research Possibilities Provides students opportunities to identify current obstacles and opportunities in a variety of ministry contexts. Students begin to identify/define issues within their own ministry settings that may be used as the topic of their doctoral thesis. Students are introduced to various models for doing research and will begin to construct a literature review and an initial draft of the plan for their doctoral thesis that is firmly grounded in their biblical and theological convictions. Prerequisite: FC 1101 Biblical and Theological Reflection on the Practice of Ministry and FC 1102 Relational and Vocational Foundations. Three hours.