Diaconal Ministry Field Experience
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On Sunday, September 30, 2007 Maria Kay
Hurni was consecrated as a Diaconal Minister in the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America, and installed to serve in that
capacity at Abiding Presence Lutheran Church, San Antonio, Texas.
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Diaconal
Ministers are consecrated for service in ministries at the
intersection of church and world. Diaconal Ministers work to seek
wholeness in the world and to help the people of God to live out the
Gospel. They are committed to alerting the church to the needs of
the world.
Diaconal Ministry is a ministry of Word and service, sharing the
hope of Christ, helping where there is need, and equipping others
for healing and justice in the world. Diaconal Ministers serve
through agencies, institutions, and traditional church programs as
they build bridges between the church and the world.
Luther Seminary works in partnership with the ELCA and student candidacy committees to prepare
individuals for rostered diaconal ministry. The role of the Contextual Learning is
to assist candidates in documenting their diaconal field experience
and projects.
Explore these links
explaining the ELCA's Diaconal Ministry program requirements:
To learn more about the ELCA's diaconal ministry
community, visit the ELCA Web site at
http://www.elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Vocation/Rostered-Leadership/Diaconal-Ministry.aspx.
To learn more about candidacy requirements
for Diaconal Ministers, read Section E of the ELCA's
Candidacy Manual.
Generally, diaconal ministry candidates at Luther work towards a
master of arts degree. Students must have a positive entrance
decision from their candidacy committee, be accepted into the master
of arts program, and will meet the candidacy requirements of theological study
by completing the core courses of the MA degree.
The elective
courses may be used to strengthen the student's skills in their
chosen area of ministry, to meet the field education requirements,
and/or to meet the formation requirements.
Students pursuing a
Ph.D. or M.Div. degree will negotiate credits for field education
and/or formation on an individual basis. They will also need
the approval of the Director of the Diaconal Ministry Program to
insure that they have met all of the Lutheran studies requirements.
More information about Diaconal Ministry requirements at
Luther, may be requested from Krista Lind, coordinator for
placement and candidacy,
klind@luthersem.edu.
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