Content of the Ordination and Master of Divinity Credentials Program

The Ordination and Master of Divinity Credential Programs seek to establish a breadth of exposure to the theological and pastoral disciplines as well as a depth of understanding within those disciplines. They prepare students for a comprehensive range of pastoral responsibilities and skills, by providing opportunities for the appropriation of theological disciplines, for deepening understanding of the life of the Church, for ongoing intellectual and ministerial formation, and for exercising the arts of ministry (see ATS, A.3.1.0)

The Ordination and Master of Divinity Credential Programs are jointly articulated in three theological formation programs: Human and Spiritual Formation, Intellectual and Cultural Formation, and Pastoral and Practical Formation. Each formation program contributes in a distinctive way to the realization of the nine credential program goals. Together, the three programs realize the goals in a complementary and interdependent manner.