PATHWAYS Curriculum

PATHWAYS 1.0 (Level One) – Foundational

Year One

1. Self & Community in Context
2. Re-imagining Adult Learning
3. Doing Theology in 21st Century
4. Critical Interpretation of the Bible
5. Christianity through the Ages
6. Spiritual Formation & Discernment

Year Two

1. Caring for Self & Other
2. The Art of Worship
3. Re-imagining Christian Education
4. Christian Identity and Religious Pluralism
5. Ethics & a Life of Meaning
6. Integrating Your Pathways Experience

PATHWAYS 2.0 (Level Two) – Intermediate

Year Three

1. Dynamics of Difference
2. Supervised Ministry (9 months, concurrent with coursework)
3. Preaching the Hebrew Scriptures I
4. Preaching the Hebrew Scriptures II
5. Preaching the New Testament I
6. Preaching the New Testament II
7. UCC History and Polity I
8. UCC History and Polity II
9. Professional Boundaries & Ministerial Self-Care

PATHWAYS 3.0 (Level Three) – Advanced

Year Four

1. Spiritual Renewal Retreat
2. Supervised Ministry (9 months, concurrent with coursework
3. Elective (strongly encouraged to choose GTE or Cultural Immersion for one elective)
4. Elective
5. Elective
6. Elective
7. Capstone Seminar