minary W orld Class Seminary - Bethel Seminary - Bethel University

St. Paulmore effectively in their churches andcommunities. They also want to understandand appreciate the dimensions oftheir own faith to a greater extent.In addition, many college graduates arenot certain about their future vocations.A limited course of study gives thema basis for deciding whether a churchvocation might be what God desires forthem.Certificate programs include:The Certificate in Theological StudiesThe Certificate in Lay MinistryThe Certificate in Biblical StudiesThe Certificate in Spiritual FormationThe Certificate in Adult Developmentand GenerativityThe Certificate in Pastoral CounselingThe Certificate in Sexuality, Wholeness,and CommunityThe Certificate in Chaplaincy andCrisis ResponseThe Certificate in Special Needs andFaith CommunitiesThe Certificate in Community MinistryLeadershipThe Post-Graduate Certificate inMarriage and Family TherapyThe Certificate in TheologicalStudies is awarded upon completionof 48 credits taken in any or all areasof curriculum. Only Hermeneutics isrequired. All other courses are selectedaccording to student interest and needafter consultation with an advisor.The Certificate in Lay Ministry isawarded upon completion of 48 creditsdesigned to produce understanding andskills in basic areas of the curriculum.Leadership, involvement, and outreachare stressed. A typical pattern of courseswould be as follows:BT501 Hermeneutics.......................4SP505 Disciplines of Spiritual andPersonal Formation.............2TS505 Christian Social Ethics.........4GC501 Introduction to Global &Contextual Ministries..........4GC505 Evangelismfor Discipleship....................4Elective in Discipleshipin Community.....................4Elective in Biblical Studies....................4Elective in Theology.............................4Other electives................................... 18Total Credits.......................................48The Certificate in Biblical Studies isawarded upon completion of 24 credits.The program requires four biblicalstudies courses, one theology or ethicscourse, and one course from theapplied area.The Certificate in Spiritual Formationis awarded upon completion of24 credits. The program requires onecourse each in multicultural studiesand systems theory, and 4 courses inthe area of concentration.The Certificate in Adult Developmentand Generativity is awarded uponcompletion of 24 credits. The programrequires one course each in multiculturalstudies and systems theory, and 4courses in the area of concentration.The Certificate in Pastoral Counselingis awarded upon completion of24 credits. The program requires onecourse each in multicultural studiesand systems theory, and 4 courses inthe area of concentration.The Certificate in Sexuality, Wholeness,and Community is awardedupon completion of 24 credits. Theprogram requires one course eachin multicultural studies and systemstheory, and 4 courses in the area ofconcentration.The Certificate in Chaplaincy andCrisis Response is awarded uponcompletion of 24 credits. The programrequires one course each in multiculturalstudies and systems theory, and 4courses in the area of concentration.The Certificate in Special Needs andFaith Communities is awarded uponcompletion of 24 credits. The programrequires one course each in multiculturalstudies and systems theory, and 4courses in the area of concentration.The Certificate in CommunityMinistry Leadership is awarded uponcompletion of 8 credits. The programrequires four courses (two credits each)in Community Ministry Leadership,selected based on student interest andministry demand, as determined by theprogram director.Post-GraduateCertificate in Marriageand Family TherapyThe Graduate Certificate in Marriageand Family Therapy is awarded uponcompletion of up to 53 credits includingmarriage and family concentrationcourses, formation courses, andsupervised clinical experience. Thiscertificate is designed for professionalswith master’s degrees from counselingand psychological services programsor Master of Divinity graduates withconcentrations in Marriage and FamilyStudies who desire further academicspecialization in the area of marriageand family therapy. This certificateprogram is designed to meet the academicrequirements for licensure as amarriage and family therapist in moststates, but additional supervised clinicalpractice and the taking of a licensingexamination would typically be neededto obtain actual licensure.Certificate students would also participatein assessment and formation activitiesrequired of M.A.M.F.T. students.MF Concentration CoursesMF501 Foundations of MF Studies.4MF551 Families in Context: Gender,Class and Culture................4MF561 Dynamics of FamilyInteraction...........................4MF502 Individual Developmentwith the Family....................4MF552 Challenges Over the LifeCycle....................................4MF562 Individual and FamilyPsychopathology..................4MF503 Theories of Marriage andFamily Therapy....................4MF553 Marriage and FamilyAssessment...........................4MF563 Advanced Clinical Issues.....4MF555 Professional and EthicalIssues in MFT......................2MF654 Research Design andEvaluation in MFT...............4MF653 Diagnosis and TreatmentPlanning...............................3Formation CoursesSP502 Disciplines of Spiritual/PersonalFormation.............................................1SP602 Disciplines of TheologicalReflection..............................................136