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Associate in Ministry Courses for Credit
Candidates for Associate in Ministry (AiM) may use SELECT courses to
fulfill their requirement of 20 credit hours of foundational course work
in theological education. These selected courses are authorized and
produced under the direction of the Vocation and Education unit, ELCA, and
fulfill the requirements for certification. These courses do not
provide academic credit. The required areas of study and the
courses available are listed below:
Biblical Studies -
Old Testament
Interpreting the Old Testament |
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3 credits |
Biblical Studies -
New Testament
Interpreting the New Testament |
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3 credits |
Lutheran Theology &
Confessional Writings
The Augsburg Confession
Rediscovering the Catechisms |
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1 credits
2 credits |
Introductory
Systematic Theology
Systematic Theology |
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3 credits |
Lutheran Church
History
Lutheran Heritage
From Jesus to Luther
The American Religious Experience |
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3 credits
3 credits
2 credits |
| These additional courses in ministry also offer AiM
certification credit |
Education in Lutheran Congregations
Evangelization and Lutheran Worship
Sent to Preach
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2 credits
1 credits
2 credits |
Guidelines for Reflection Paper
(for AiM certification)
This paper should reflect on the student's own understanding of the
course material, rather than a presentation of objective research.
The student should address the following topics:
- Summarize (and critique if you wish) the whole course in
your own words, rather than pursue some small issue. That is,
what were some of the key ideas in the course? What was most
meaningful, provocative or challenging for you? Refer to both
the video and the assigned readings. This should be the major
part of your paper.
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Briefly, tell the impact of the course. How might the
course have relevance for your life or work? How might it
affect your ministry?
The paper should be 10 pages or so in length and double-spaced.
For information regarding the process for receiving a certificate of
course completion, please see page 49 in the SELECT Catalog.
All questions regarding AiM program & certification should be
directed to your Synod Candidacy Committee.
How do you receive AiM credit for SELECT courses?
- At the conclusion of the course, write a reflection paper
(see above). When taking a course with two separate parts both
parts I and II of the course should be included in a single
paper.
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Submit the reflection paper for approval by:
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Having your Synod Candidacy Committee designate someone to read
and approve the paper and to notify SELECT in writing of the
approval, or
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Sending the paper to the SELECT office with a check
for $15.00.
A certificate of completion will be issued by SELECT after the paper
has been approved.
Synodically Authorized Ministries
The ELCA "Guidelines Related to Synodically Authorized or Licensed
Ministries" designates SELECT as a source of appropriate courses. These
courses are basically those taken by "Associate in Ministry" candidates.
The same procedures used by Associate in Ministry for receiving a
course certificate would also apply to the Synodically Authorized Ministers.
Since the synod both authorizes the ministers and proposes courses to
be taken, it may wish to designate other courses in the SELECT catalog
for use with specific candidates.
The SELECT office seeks to work with bishops and synodical offices
in expediting the use of all appropriate courses.
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