Practical & Applied Theology

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Seminary S220
269-471-6371

Faculty
Willie Hucks II, Chair
Anna Galeniece
Roy Gaton
Kenley Hall
S. Joseph Kidder
Errol McLean
Ricardo Norton
David Penno
Eduard E. Schmidt
Anthony WagenerSmith
David Williams 
Hyveth Williams

Mission Statement:

In harmony with the Seminary, we prepare women and men for exceptional service as pastors, chaplains, and administrators who equip others to minister to the church and society in anticipation of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

Vision Statement:

We see pastors, chaplains, and administrators multiplying the ministry of Christ in society through all believers, according to their unique giftedness. 

Courses

• PATH 505 - Biblical Preaching
• PATH 507 - Introduction to Chaplaincy Ministry
• PATH 508 - Tools for the Pastor’s Spouse
• PATH 514 - Public Evangelism (Hispanic)
• PATH 516 - Death & Grief in Contemporary Society
• PATH 517 - Topics in Ministry
• PATH 523 - Worship: Word and Music
• PATH 525 - Hispanic-American Culture and Challenges
• PATH 526 - Conflict Management
• PATH 529 - Church and Personal Finance
• PATH 535 - Biblical Leadership in the Black Church
• PATH 536 - Personal Evangelistic Ministry
• PATH 538 - Bilingual Ministry
• PATH 539 - Church Growth and the Equipping Leader
• PATH 540 - Church and Urban Community
• PATH 541 - Church Growth
• PATH 543 - Christian Leadership in a Changing World
• PATH 546 - Marriage and Family
• PATH 548 - Religion and the Black Experience
• PATH 549 - Philosophy & Ethics of Chaplaincy
• PATH 552 - Foundations of Pastoral Ministry
• PATH 553 - The Church and Social Issues
• PATH 555 - Pastoral Counseling
• PATH 556 - Professional Development Practicum
• PATH 557 - Practicum in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE): ______________
• PATH 560 - Advanced Ministerial Development
• PATH 562 - Field Evangelism
• PATH 567 - Health & Lifestyle Transformation
• PATH 575 - Principles of Stewardship
• PATH 578 - Voice and Hymn Singing
• PATH 585 - Cross-Cultural Communication
• PATH 588 - Seminary Chorus
• PATH 590 - Ministry of Music
• PATH 600 - Preaching from the New Testament
• PATH 601 - Preaching Biblical Prophecies
• PATH 602 - History of Christian Worship Music
• PATH 603 - Evangelistic Preaching
• PATH 604 - Mobilizing for Evangelistic Ministry
• PATH 606 - Mission-Shaped Church Planting
• PATH 607 - Preaching from the Old Testament
• PATH 609 - Media Ministry
• PATH 611 - Specialized Approaches to Evangelism
• PATH 612 - Urban Mission
• PATH 613 - Coaching for Mission
• PATH 620 - Supervision in Ministry
• PATH 623 - Innovative Evangelism
• PATH 627 - Black Preaching
• PATH 629 - Sacred Music in the African-American Tradition
• PATH 630 - Leadership Development
• PATH 632 - Contextualized Preaching:___________________________
• PATH 633 - Preaching the Literary Forms of the Bible
• PATH 634 - Field Evangelistic Preaching & Practicum
• PATH 637 - Seminar in Preaching
• PATH 638 - Seminar in Leadership
• PATH 640 - Seminar in Pastoral Counseling
• PATH 641 - Practicum in Military Chaplaincy
• PATH 643 - Trauma & Advanced Crisis Intervention
• PATH 648 - The Chaplain as Institutional Leader
• PATH 654 - History and Theology in Adventist Worship
• PATH 656 - Evangelistic Small Groups
• PATH 660 - Field Practicum:__________
• PATH 661 - Mental Health & Ministry:______________________
• PATH 665 - Advanced Pastoral Counseling
• PATH 669 - Advanced Holistic Small Groups
• PATH 683 - The Pastor, Church, and Civil Law
• PATH 690 - Independent Study:
• PATH 704 - Missional Church in Western Culture
• PATH 707 - The Church in Intergenerational Contexts
• PATH 709 - The Changing Church
• PATH 710 - Issues in Discipleship
• PATH 711 - Mission & Ministry to Generational Cultures
• PATH 712 - Transformational Leadership
• PATH 713 - Transformational Leadership and Organic Systems Thinking
• PATH 714 - Discipling Leaders for Mission
• PATH 715 - Topics in Urban Ministry
• PATH 721 - Mass Media Effectiveness and Distribution for Local Church
• PATH 722 - Communication and Media Ministries Foundations
• PATH 723 - Sociological Foundations for Intercultural Mission & Ministry
• PATH 724 - Recovering the Life and Growth of the New Testament Church
• PATH 725 - Competencies of a Christian Coach
• PATH 726 - Identifying and Developing Your Coaching Niche
• PATH 727 - Strategic Leadership Coaching
• PATH 728 - Coaching for Intentional Living
• PATH 731 - Principles and Practices in Intercultural Mission and Ministry
• PATH 732 - Media Development & Equipping Local Leaders
• PATH 734 - Organizational Communication and Mass Media Assessment
• PATH 739 - Advanced Clinical Pastoral Education
• PATH 742 - Church Multiplication
• PATH 743 - Prophetic Preaching in the Worship Context
• PATH 744 - A History of Preaching
• PATH 745 - Rhetoric, Preaching, and the Call of Persuasion
• PATH 747 - Christian Leadership
• PATH 748 - Preaching the Literary Forms of the Bible
• PATH 751 - Relational Dynamics and the Intergenerational Church
• PATH 752 - Discipling Congregational Leaders
• PATH 753 - Building Systems and Leading Movements
• PATH 754 - Disciple-making and Evangelization in the 21st Century
• PATH 760 - Advanced Leadership Competencies
• PATH 761 - Wholistic Healthcare Ministry
• PATH 762 - The Challenge of 2nd and 3rd Generations
• PATH 763 - Effective Strategic Growth

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