Class Schedule
Class meets one day per week from September through February for a total of 120 classroom hours plus 280 hours of clinical.
The extended unit meets once a week for a reflection on the student's ministry in a peer group of 4 - 7 individuals. Students are asked to interact in the systems that make up the community in which they live.
The elements of a unit of CPE may include:
- Devotions - Each student, along with the supervisor, will share in a time of opening devotions.
- Verbatims - These are the core of each day's class time which are scheduled at the beginning of the unit.
- Learning Covenant - Within the first four weeks, each student is asked to present his/her learning goals for the unit.
- Critical Incidents - The student will present several critical incident.
- Interpersonal relationship seminars - These seminars are an opportunity to stop and ask the question: "How are we doing as a group?"
- Weekly reflection or journal - A consistent reflection by the student about what he/she is learning about themselves in the process of pastoral care.
- Care Study - Advanced students may be asked to prepare an in-depth case study.
- Sermon - During the unit, the student may substitute a sermon for a verbatim.
- Didactic - The supervisor or guest speaker will present a minimum of five didactics.
- Individual Supervision - Each student will have one-on-one consultation with the supervisor.