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Kenrick School of Theology affords to students
enrolled in the Ordination and Master of Divinity Credential Programs
the General Institutional Resources described later in this catalog. In
addition to these, Kenrick also affords its students a community life
that provides informal educational experiences, a sustaining religious
fellowship, and an adequate opportunity for reflection on faith in relation
to education for ministry. Faculty and community resources at the seminary
specifically support the goals of general education for priestly ministerial
leadership. Faculty relate the insights of their disciplines to the practice
of priestly ministry, and are attentive to students’ spiritual development
and professional growth. Faculty appointments include persons who are
currently engaged in parish or specialized ministerial leadership, in
the case of full-time faculty on at least a limited part-time basis, and
in the case of adjunct faculty on a full-time basis. Kenrick also maintains
a vital relationship with the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and with other
dioceses, religious communities, and professional support systems. Above
all, through its Pastoral and Practical Formation Program, it ensures
that students have meaningful ministry contexts in which to work as well
as professional networks on which to call in later placements. Kenrick
maintains an open and mutually enriching relationship with other theological
schools, universities, and professional schools, and social agencies wherever
such a relationship contributes to the accomplishment of the seminary’s
goals.
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