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OSA Workshops

The Office of Student Affairs offers workshops and seminars covering a variety of topics to benefit graduates in their preparation for the next step in ministry.

OSA Workshops

The 2011-2012 OSA workshop schedule is as follows:

  • Board of Pensions Getting in Shape Fiscally,
Coming in Fall 2012
  • Ecumenical Discussion: A Panel Discussion,
Coming in Fall 2012
  • Professional Boundaries Training (Korean),
Coming in Fall 2012
  • Called to Serve, But Not in the Parish: A Specialized Ministry,
Coming in Fall 2012  
Additional workshops for the 2011-2012 academic year will be announced shortly.
           
                                    

Students can register for an OSA workshop by contacting Alicia Rhine at arhine@go.mccormick.edu unless otherwise stated.


Experiential Education Practica

The Office of Field Studies and Experiential Education also offers multiple practica each year for practical training in ministry skills.  These practica meet requirements for the M.Div. degree. M.Div. students are required to complete three (3) practica in order to graduate in addition to the Boundaries Workshop.  ("Tending the Spiritual Life of Religious Leaders" is a required practica for M.Div. students.)  The Boundaries Workshop must be taken prior to beginning Min 404/405 and the Field Studies Placement.

All practica are scheduled from 9am to 5pm in the McCormick McGaw Common Room unless otherwise noted. The 2011-2012 practica schedule is as follows:

  • Professional Boundaries Training (English),
    Coming soon!
  • Building Safe Churches: Ministry and Sexual Orientation (Practicum), 
    Coming soon! 
  • Church Administration (Practicum), 
    Coming Soon!
  • Funerals and Memorials (Practicum),
    Coming Soon!
  • Weddings and Civil Unions (Practicum), 
    Coming Soon!
  • Professional Boundaries Training (English),
    Saturday, March 31, 2012
  • Spiritual Life of Religious Leaders(Practicum), 
    Saturday, April 14, 2012
(M.Div. students are required to take this practica in order to graduate.)

To register for a experiential education practica, you must register through the Office of Field Studies and Experiential Education using the practica application form.  This form can be found on the office's website or obtained by contacting Rev. Nanette Banks (nbanks@mccormick.edu).  (Note: Students interested in the Korean Boundaries workshop must register by contacting Alicia Rhine instead.)   Payment of a practica fee is usually required with registration.

 

Other Important Field Studies Dates:

Field Studies Year End Celebration, Monday April 23, 2012, 6–9pm (McCormick Common Room)

 

Questions

Questions about OSA workshops should be directed to Alicia Rhine at arhine@go.mccomrick.edu.

Questions about experiential education practica should be directed to Rev. Nanette Banks at nbanks@mccormick.edu.