Academic Programs - Dallas Theological Seminary

COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
SPIRITUAL
FORMATION &
LEADERSHIP
Howard G. Hendricks, Chair of the Center for Christian Leadership,
Distinguished Professor
Andrew B. Seidel, Executive Director of the Center for Christian
Leadership, Interim Department Chair of Spiritual
Formation and Leadership, Adjunct Professor
George M. Hillman Jr., Director of the Center for Biblical Studies, Assistant
Professor in Spiritual Formation and Leadership
Paul E. Pettit, Director of Spiritual Formation
Peter V. Deison, Adjunct Professor
David W. Kanne, Director of Leadership Evaluation and Development
(LEAD), Adjunct Professor
The purpose of this department is to develop character and
personal vision that enables students to:
• sharpen relational and leadership skills;
• integrate classroom studies with ministry experience;
• acquire, reinforce, and refine ministry knowledge and skills; and
• evaluate giftedness, passions, and vocational goals.
This focus is based largely on small-group and internship
contexts, which facilitate spiritual formation and ministry
development of future godly servant-leaders. Spiritual
formation will be addressed primarily in the first three
semesters, while the fourth semester will focus on developing
a vision for ministry. Servant-leadership internships will be
introduced at the Spiritual Formation new-student kick-off in
the first semester of the program and become prominent in the
fourth semester. The issues addressed in the first three semesters
will lay the foundation for the students’ understanding of
ministry development.
Th.M., M.A./CE, M.A./CM, and M.A./MC students are required
to enroll in SF101–SF104 starting their first fall semester of
study at either the Dallas campus or the Houston extension.
Though the courses do not receive academic credit, they will
appear on students’ transcripts and are required for graduation.
Students who begin their coursework online or at extension
sites not offering Th.M., M.A./CE, and M.A./MC degrees
as well as any students who transfer into any degree program
requiring Spiritual Formation must complete the Spiritual
Formation process in residence at either the Dallas campus or
Houston extension.
Servant Leadership
Internship credit is required of all Th.M., S.T.M., M.A./CE,
M.A./CM, and M.A./MC students as detailed below. (It is also
available to students in other degree programs as elective credit.)
Th.M.—2 hours
(Specific internship course based on student’s degree track)
S.T.M.—1 hour
M.A./CE—2 hours
(SL165 Christian Education Internship)
M.A./CM—2 hours
(SL140 Intercultural Ministries Internship)
M.A./MC—2 hours
(SL150 Media Arts Internship)
Department of Spiritual Formation & Leadership
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