Pastoral Care

Pastoral Care Concentration

The Concentration in Pastoral Care allows Perkins students to concentrate on theory, skills, and practices of pastoral care to equip them for specialized or general pastoral care ministries. Specialized pastoral care ministries include but are not limited to the following: ordained clergy or elders whose ministerial focus is pastoral care, clergy in agency settings (such as hospice), chaplains, and clergy in social outreach or social work.

Courses

Required courses (6 credit hours):

  1. PC 7322 - Pastoral Care and Family Systems
  2. XS 8331 - Health Care/Holy Care

Choose one of the following (3 credit hours): 

  1. PC 8335 - Sexual and Domestic Violence: Theological and Pastoral Concerns
  2. PC 8348 - Pastoral Self-Care
  3. Another upper-level 3 credit hour course may be substituted with the permission of the concentration advisor.

Total: 9 Credit Hours