Master's Summer Course DescriptionsBE 5900 Bioethics National Conference Course
The annual national/international bioethics conference at Trinity provides a unique opportunity to learn from, and interact with, Christian leaders in bioethics from around the country and beyond. The course includes a preconference reading program and postconference writing program tailored to the topic of the conference. Class meetings with the professor immediately precede and are interspersed throughout the conference. May be taken in addition to an Institute course such as BE 785 or BE 786 offered in conjunction with the conference. Two or three hours. BE 7700 Bioethics Seminar: Bedside Caregiving Bioethics Institute
Topical course conducted as a seminar on a question such as autonomy and informed consent, healthcare systems, resource allocation, end-of-life decision-making. May be repeated. Three or four hours. BE 7700 Bioethics Seminar: Healthcare Providers and Conscience Seminar
Topical course conducted as a seminar on a question such as autonomy and informed consent, healthcare systems, resource allocation, end-of-life decision-making. May be repeated. Two or three hours. BE 7700 Bioethics Seminar: Remaking Humanity Seminar
Topical course conducted as a seminar on a question such as autonomy and informed consent, healthcare systems, resource allocation, end-of-life decision-making. May be repeated. Two or three hours. BE 5100 Intensive Bioethics Institute
A survey of the field of bioethics, introducing competing ways of addressing biological issues in historical, philosophical, and theological perspective. A national/international team of 15-20 top Christian bioethicists address their special areas of expertise under the direction of the course professor. May be substituted for BE 774. Three or four hours. BE 6500 Advanced Bioethics Summer Institute
A methodological investigation of how to do bioethics with a range of approaches critically assessed from a biblical-theological perspective. End-of-life treatment provides a test case. A national/international team of 15-20 top Christian bioethicists address their special areas of expertise under the direction of the course professor. Prerequisite: BE 774 or BE 785. Three or four hours. CH 5060 American Church History
The transition of European churches to America and their involvement with theological, liturgical, social, and political issues; the nature of Puritanism; separation of church and state; awakenings and revivals; social concern; liberalism, fundamentalism, neo-orthodoxy, and contemporary evangelicalism are subjects of this course. Offered fall and spring. Three hours. CO 5210 Counseling Skills Training
An experiential and cognitive introduction to the skills basic to any counseling setting, working with a developmental model of helping. Emphasis is placed on the acquisition and use of the basic skills of counseling. Cap 24. Three hours. CO 6130 Group Counseling
The processes, principles, and techniques related to contemporary forms of group counseling will be explored. An experiential component in this course fosters the development of group leadership skills. Prerequisite: CO 5210. Cap 24. Three hours. CO 6510 Personality Development
A consideration of human development from conception to death, emphasizing research, personality, and counseling implications at each stage. Three hours. CO 6950 Counseling Practicum
Practicum is designed as a pre-internship fieldwork experience with group supervision on campus. It will provide students with practical supervised experience in various counseling settings. The student will average six to eight hours per week involvement. May be repeated. Prerequisites: MA in CP candidacy and consent of PC Department. Cap 6 per section. Two hours. CO 7961 Mental Health Counseling Internship I
Internship is designed to give counseling students supervised counseling experience. Approved intern sites include hospital inpatient programs, community counseling agencies, counseling centers, and other mental health facilities. The internship may begin in summer or fall semesters (CO 7961) depending on the site requirements. It must extend through the spring semester (CO 7962). CO 7961 and 7962 require a combined total of 900 hours of internship involvement including 360 direct service hours. Individual supervision is provided on site; group supervision is provided on campus. CO 7961 and CO 7962 must be taken consecutively over the course of one academic year and total six semester hours. CO 7961 is offered in summer and fall only. Prerequisites: CO 6950, MACP candidacy and consent of department. When taken in summer for two semester hours, may be repeated in fall for two semester hours. Two or three hours. ES 8210 Curriculum Theory and Design
An examination of the guidelines for the development of a coherent curriculum. Discussion of application of curricular theory to religious instruction. Three hours. HM 5000 Theology and Methodology of Biblical Preaching
Theological foundations for preaching and sermon preparation with emphasis on biblical integrity and structural soundness. Course is divided between lecture sessions and laboratory preaching. Offered fall and spring. Two hours. H 6610 Homiletics: Preaching Narrative
This provides practice in preaching from narrative biblical texts. One hour. H 6620 Homiletics: Preaching Poetry and Prophecy
This is an advanced class of preaching practice from poetic and prophetic texts. To be taken in conjunction with OT 602, OT 716, OT 717 or NT 503, NT 504, NT 621, NT 622, or NT 771. Prerequisite: H 620. One hour. ID 4010 Introduction to German
An introduction to German vocabulary, grammar, and the reading of German texts. Not for graduate credit. May not be audited unless already taken for credit at Trinity. Two hours. ID 4011 Theological German I
This course introduces German theological vocabulary, a review of grammar, and readings from selected theological literature. Prerequisite: at least one year of college/university German or IG 401. May not be audited unless already taken for credit at Trinity. Two hours; not for graduate credit. ID 4012 Theological German II
Introduction to theological vocabulary, review of grammar, and readings from selected theological literature in German. Prerequisite: IG 406. Not for graduate credit. May not be audited unless already taken for credit at Trinity. Two hours. ME 5000 Foundations of Christian Mission
Survey of the theology, history, culture, politics, and methods of the Christian mission, with special emphasis on recent developments, crucial issues, and future trends, ending with a careful study of missions in the local church. Two hours.
ME 5001 Foundations of Evangelism
This course will provide the graduate student with the content and the context for developing a biblical and theological understanding of evangelism. Through lecture, open discussion, small group interaction, and field experience, the student will develop convictions, skills, and confidence in communicating the gospel while learning how to reproduce these in a local setting, whether it be church, a university or high school campus, or in a multicultural context. Additionally, there will be a strong emphasis on encouraging the student to develop a biblical philosophy of ministry that reflects a balance of both the theoretical and practical perspectives of evangelism. Offered fall and spring. Two hours. ME 6760 Theology of Mission and Evangelism
The many Old and New Testament texts that provide theological foundations for the global mission of the church are examined. Basic issues that confront the missionary will be investigated, as well as the more complex and contemporary issues. The course provides the student with various perspectives and strategies for dealing with the Trinity, the Great Commission, the call and motivation for ministry, and the problems of dialogue, syncretism, universalism, and ecumenism. Cross-list as ST. Three hours. ME 8312 Christian Encounter with World Religions
An examination of some historical, theological, and intercultural issues in the Christian encounter with other major religions. Historical approaches by Christian missionaries to Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism will be examined, with special emphasis on implications for such encounters today. Three hours. NT 4030 Beginning Greek I
If you have never taken Greek and want to learn the basics, this is the place to start. This class will provide a working knowledge of the language. You will leave knowing how to read many portions of the Gospel of John. Beginning Greek I and II will provide the tools to move into the graduate sequence of NT 503-505. Four hours; not for graduate credit. NT 4031 Beginning Greek II
Phonology, morphology, and grammar of New Testament Greek, with readings in the Johannine literature or the Thessalonian correspondence and vocabulary development. Designed for students who have not completed a full sequence of beginning Greek courses. Prerequisite: NT 401. Not for graduate credit. May not be audited unless already taken for credit at Trinity. Four hours. NT 4038 Greek Review
This is a refresher course for those who have taken Greek and plan to take the Greek Proficiency Exam during New Student Welcome and Orientation. Three hours; not for graduate credit. NT 5100 English Bible: Synoptic Gospels & Johannine
Demonstration of inductive Bible study method and treatment of the special teaching of a particular book or books of the New Testament based on the English text. May be repeated for credit as the book studied changes. Two to three hours. NT 5210 New Testament Greek Exegesis I
This is the starting point for New Testament Greek interpretation and application. A satisfactory score on the Trinity Greek Proficiency Exam is necessary. (For those who have not taken at least two years of undergraduate Greek, begin with NT 401 offered during Session 3.) Four hours.
Students who desire to enroll in NT 503 without taking NT 401 and 402, must take the Trinity Greek Proficiency Exam. NT 5211 New Testament Greek Exegesis II
This follows Greek I and provides increased specificity of interpretation in a collaborative classroom environment. Placement in a specific section is made by the NT Department based on one of the following prerequisites: the score on Trinity’s Greek proficiency test (usually reflecting two years of undergraduate Greek), completion level of NT 401-402, or NT 491. Two hours. NT 5212 New Testament Greek Exegesis III
Advanced study in the analysis of selected New Testament passages with a view to sermon preparation. Participants must register for the same section of 503-504-505 each semester. NT 505 requires simultaneous registration for NT 600. May not be audited unless already taken for credit at Trinity. Prerequisite NT 504. One hour. NT 6221 Synoptic Gospels and Johannine Literature
A survey of the Gospels, the Johannine letters, and the book of Revelation, with more intensive study of selected texts and issues. Included are survey of New Testament background, evaluation of various critical approaches to the Gospels and to the life of Christ, consideration of historical reliability, survey of central theological themes in the teaching of Jesus, the individual Gospels, and the Johannine corpus, and discussion of the hermeneutics of the interpretation of the Revelation. Prerequisites: NT 5210, and NT 5000 or passing the NT portion of the Standard Bible Content Test. Audit permitted only with instructor’s consent. Three hours. NT 6600 Preaching from the New Testament
Exegesis III provides is the concluding class Master of Divinity requirement that concentrates specifically on the Greek language. It is followed by how New Testament Greek can be preached with effectiveness and integrity. One hour each. OT 5240 Elementary Hebrew I
If you want to begin to read Hebrew, this course provides the essentials of grammar, syntax, and vocabulary. Three hours. OT 5241 Elementary Hebrew II
The second in the basic Hebrew sequence, this course continues with a focus in the Hebrew weak verb and reading from selected texts. Three hours. OT 5242 Hebrew Exegesis
Application of exegetical methods to selected passages in the Hebrew text of the prophets. The course will equip the student to move from text to sermon and effectively to make the transition from exegesis to exposition. May not be audited. Prerequisite: OT 504. Four hours. OT 6216 Pentateuch and Historical Books
Examination of the Pentateuch (Genesis through Deuteronomy) with emphasis on the historical and hermeneutical questions of Genesis 1–11; the law-grace question and the Ten Commandments; sacrifices, atonement, and the forgiveness of sin; the covenant form; formation of the Hebrew canon; and critical analysis of the documentary hypothesis of the Pentateuch. Analysis of the historical books (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel, Kings, Chronicles, Ezra–Nehemiah, Esther), with emphasis on biblical narrative and the writing of biblical history, as well as on the biblical account of the conquest, period of the judges, united and divided monarchy, exile, and postexilic period. May not be audited. Prerequisite OT 5242, and OT 5000 or passing the OT portion of the Standard Bible Content Test. Cap 50. Four hours. OT 7455 Fieldwork in the Middle East
This course serves as a capstone experience in the MA in Biblical Archaeology program. The student will spend a minimum of three weeks working on an excavation at a site in the world of the Bible that is approved by the Department and will write a paper that will integrate the field experience with an issue in Biblical Archaeology. The course normally will be taken at the conclusion of the first year of residency. Two hours.
PT 5000 Personal Assessment and Ministry Orientation
Designed to assist in personal assessment of character temperament, learning style, talents, abilities and gifts, ministry and relational skills, and other traits relevant to ministry. Based on these assessments, students will develop a personal plan to accomplish their goals through course work and an integrative paper. Required for MAR students (not MA in UM students) and prerequisite for Field Education; elective for MA students. MDiv students should enroll in PT 525. One hour. PT 5155 Church Planting Bootcamp
Church Planting Bootcamp provides an introduction to the major start-up issues the planter faces. The objective is to provide a theological foundation and practical ministry skills that will enable the planter to start healthy, growing, reproducing churches. Four stages of church planting: preparation, conception, development, and birth stage are explored. Cross-list as ME. Offered each May. Three hours. PT 7210 Pastoral Practices
A survey of the biblical foundations, qualifications, practices, and pitfalls of pastoral ministry in the context of the local church. Students will consider the importance of God's call to pastoral ministry and how to maintain health and balance in the pastorate. Instructors will seek to foster wisdom that will assist students in various pastoral roles and settings. Prerequisite PT 525. Two hours. PT 7220 Pastoral Leadership
Foundational insights concerning how pastors exercise leadership in local churches with emphasis on the ways a biblical theology of ministry informs practice. Students will critically engage contemporary perspectives on leadership in the light of a growing understanding of Scripture and the world into which they have been called. Prerequisites: PT 5000. Pre- or corequisite PT 7210. Offered fall and spring. Two hours. PT 7460 MDiv Capstone Seminar
A capstone seminar integrating MDiv program components from the classroom and field experiences with the participant’s philosophy of ministry. Emphasis upon the application of ministerial wisdom in ministry dilemmas through case-study exploration. To be taken concurrently with, or as a prerequisite to, Internship. One hour. ST 5101 Theology I: Introduction to Theology
What is the nature, method, and necessity of theology? This course begin to clarify these relationships including a discussion of God’s nature and existence, his work in creation, and his providence. Three hours. ST 5102 Theology II: Christ, Man, Sin, and Salvation
This course covers the study of the person and work of Christ. It treats the nature of man both as a creature and as a sinner, including original sin, imputation of sin, and the nature and consequences of individual acts of sin. Discussion focuses on both the atoning work of Christ and on the application of the work of Christ by the Holy Spirit that runs from election through conversion and justification all the way to glorification. Meets ST General Comprehensive requirement for MA and MAR students. May not be audited unless the student (1) does not plan to take the ST General Comprehensive Exam, or (2) is auditing the course merely to review the material previously studied in another course. Three hours. ST 5103 Theology III: Holy Spirit, Church, Last Things
This course begins with the study of the person and work of the Holy Spirit. Focus then shifts to the doctrine of the church. Topics include the nature, mission, function, organization, and ordinances of the church, the use of the gifts of the Holy Spirit in ministry, and the relation of Israel to the church. The course concludes with a treatment of the Last Things in relation to individuals (including the intermediate state and the resurrection of the body) and in relation to the following corporate groups: the church, Israel, and the nations. Meets one ST General Comprehensive requirement for MA and MAR programs. Auditors are not permitted in General Comp courses unless they have taken previous undergraduate course work in the subject or are not intending to complete the MA or MAR program. Three hours.
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