Field Education Experience the Adventure Dr. James Barber Director of Field Education School of...

Field EducationExperience the Adventure

Dr. James BarberDirector of Field EducationSchool of Theology and MissionsOral Roberts University

Fulfilling the Great Commission

• Students pursuing a Master of Divinity (MDiv) or a Master of Practical Theology (MPT) are required to enroll in two semesters of Field Education (FED) after 50% of their coursework is complete.

• MDIV Students must complete ~ 45 hours of coursework before enrolling in FED

• MPT Students must complete ~ 30 hours before enrolling in FED

Fulfilling the Great Commission

• FED students are sent to a church and a community site for hands on learning

• Theologically trained Site Supervisors help students acquire and test ministry skills

An Education on the Field

• The FED Site Supervisor will help you become competent and successful in ministry

Practicing Church Ministry

• You will learn about church leadership

Practicing Ministry

You will gain understanding of

parachurch ministries

Practicing Ministry

• Church and community sites will teach you practical application of what you learn at Seminary

You will have opportunities

to pray for the sick

Practicing Ministry

• You may choose to serve as a chaplain at a hospital or hospice center

Practicing Ministry

• You may lead a Bible study

• Or minister to the homeless

But First You Must Study to Show Yourself

Approved. . .Complete the prerequisite:

Introduction to Pastoral Care—PRM

673You will learn: • How to launch your life plan and help

others to do the same• How to journal theological reflections and

write case studies• How to find a local church and community

site in which to practice ministry

When You Leave Seminary

You will have more than a degree

You will have practical knowledge of how to jump cultures and reach into every man’s world to offer a reason

for the hope that is within you

"I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me

in; I was naked and you clothed me; I was in prison and you came to me.”

Matthew 25:35 NKJV