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Additional educational options / programs offered through Talbot<br />
are highlighted below:<br />
ta l b o t a f t e r h o U r s<br />
Late afternoon, evening and Saturday classes are regularly offered at<br />
the La Mirada campus. This arrangement provides an opportunity<br />
to take several courses each semester, when other responsibilities<br />
prevent enrollment as a full-time student. Courses offered are identical<br />
in content to those provided in the daytime schedule and are<br />
applicable toward the degree programs of the seminary.<br />
h o ly l a n d s t U d I e s<br />
Talbot School of Theology will transfer up to 12 units of elective<br />
credit for graduate level courses taken at the Jerusalem <strong>University</strong><br />
College, Jerusalem, Israel. Study tours for credit are also offered.<br />
I n t e n t I o n a l C h a r aC t e r d e v e l o Pm e n t P r o -<br />
G r a m<br />
Mission<br />
Talbot would like to encourage you to continue the journey that<br />
you have already begun as a disciple of Jesus Christ. It is our mission<br />
to equip Talbot students to know themselves honestly and openly<br />
before God and one another, and to cultivate intimacy with Jesus<br />
Christ.<br />
Goals<br />
As you join with us at Talbot School of Theology in preparing yourself<br />
for a lifetime of ministry, our prayer is that you would increasingly<br />
reflect the love of Christ and the characteristics of a biblical leader<br />
recorded in I Timothy 3.<br />
However, growth in these areas does not simply involve growing in<br />
theological knowledge. It also requires that we actively participate<br />
with the Spirit’s work of sanctification in our lives. The Holy Spirit is<br />
inviting us to become more aware of the truth of ourselves, including<br />
our hidden pain and sin, so that we may know more deeply His love<br />
and grace. We have designed our program to include practical ways<br />
in which you can participate with this work of the Spirit.<br />
Growth in Christ-likeness and love occurs in the context of relationships<br />
with other believers. For this reason, Talbot strongly encourages<br />
a personal relationship network for mentoring, accountability, and<br />
discipleship. Beginning with the admissions process and continuing<br />
though to the Baccalaureate Commissioning Service, Talbot has<br />
developed the following components to ensure that intimacy with<br />
Christ and meaningful engagement with the Body of Christ is at the<br />
heart of your journey through Talbot:<br />
New Student Orientation<br />
Connecting with the body of Christ at Talbot begins at New Student<br />
Orientation as you meet with other new students and faculty within<br />
your major. Through worship, prayer and fellowship, we celebrate the<br />
Lord’s calling on your life as you begin preparation for ministry.<br />
Courses<br />
As a part of the Intentional Character Development Program, Talbot<br />
offers classes that integrate a theology of sanctification and spirituality<br />
with an awareness of one’s sin, pain, and unresolved issues. The<br />
Personal Foundations of Ministry class is required in your first semester<br />
at Talbot. It establishes the foundation for personal openness to<br />
the transforming work of the Spirit during your Talbot experience.<br />
Spiritual Mentoring<br />
Spiritual mentoring is a relationship between the student, a mentor<br />
and the Holy Spirit, where the student can discover a model for<br />
character formation and deeper intimacy with God.<br />
Mentoring Couples<br />
Each student will select a couple from their local church or area who<br />
will support, encourage, and meet with them monthly throughout<br />
their seminary experience. Having an established pattern of support<br />
is an effective safeguard during times of pain and struggle or transition<br />
in ministry.<br />
Spiritual Mentoring Group<br />
Each student is required to participate in a semester-long mentoring<br />
group. This is an opportunity to build more intimate relationships<br />
with God, other students, and a spiritual mentor and to experience<br />
God’s present action in their life.<br />
Spiritual Retreats<br />
Each semester, all students will be encouraged to participate in a<br />
spiritual retreat to nurture and cultivate their inner lives with God.<br />
The consistent times spent on retreat will begin to develop habits of<br />
openness, solitude, and intimacy with God.<br />
Marital Retreats<br />
Marital retreats will be offered each semester for students and their<br />
spouses to continue building intimacy with each other and God. This<br />
is an opportunity to establish the habits of refreshment, reflection,<br />
and renewal that are necessary to maintain a strong marriage during<br />
the trials of graduate school and a lifetime of ministry.<br />
Baccalaureate Celebration<br />
This will be a dinner celebration and thanksgiving service for the<br />
transforming work of the Spirit accomplished in your life during your<br />
time at Talbot. This banquet, attended by spouses, family members,<br />
mentoring couples, mentors, and faculty, will focus on accomplishment,<br />
thanksgiving, commissioning into ministry and acknowledgement<br />
of the people who encouraged and supported you throughout<br />
your Talbot journey.<br />
Progress Reviews<br />
Talbot’s desire is to graduate men and women who are well suited<br />
for church leadership and prepared for a lifetime of effective ministry.<br />
As we desire that you grow in grace and truth, in the love of Christ,<br />
and in the character of a biblical leader as recorded in I Timothy 3, we<br />
ask that each student engage in a process of reflection and evalua-<br />
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