This pass/fail course introduces students to the basics of what it means to have healthy self-awareness and is designed to lay the foundation for effective and ethical pastoral care practices. The primary focus is to encourage students to recognize and enjoy their gifts and strengths without ignoring the limits of those good things. It is also about seeing and accepting ownership of the sometimes laudable, sometimes questionable motivations and needs that shape our perceptions and guide our behavior. The overarching goal of this course is for each student to gain accurate self-understanding and an appreciation of the ways in which he or she is predisposed to bring him or herself as a person to interactions that require sensitivity and skill.
This course is available in-person only (LEC 0101)
Please also note that this course is reserved primarily for M.Div and CAS students, as it is specifically designed for those called to pastoral or ordained ministry in the Church or parachurch settings. Students from other programs (MTS, MTSU, CTS, DipCS) will need to seek the instructor’s permission before enrolling.
