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Certificate Option
Courses
The following course are
required for the Certificate Option of the Lay Pastoral Ministry Program.
LPA 401C-409C Practicum
LPC 115 Basic Doctrine
This course will investigate the basic teachings of our tradition as
noted in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Participants
will develop an appreciation for the function of doctrine and the process
of theology through which doctrines develop in the Roman Catholic
Tradition. (2 units)
LPC 120 Formation for
Discipleship
This course will focus on themes basic to ministry such as call,
response, freedom, choice and paschal mystery. It is designed to challenge
participants to confront their own faith and to be supported by Christian
peer relationships. The course will serve as well to introduce
participants to the educational methodology to be pursued throughout their
experience in the program. (2 Units)
LPC 121 Introduction to the
Old Testament
This course will provide an overall introduction to the sacred history of
the people of Israel, and the literary record of their experience. Key
themes of revelation, election, covenant, exodus, law, sin and salvation
will be studied. Among topics discussed are the composition of the books
of the Old Testament, biblical inspiration, canonicity, and interpretation
of scripture. (2 Units)
LPC 122 Introduction to the
New Testament
An introduction to the New Testament providing background necessary to
understand the Gospels, the writings of Paul and the Acts of the Apostles,
as well as familiarity with their main themes. (2 Units)
LPC 123 Jesus, the Christ
of Faith
Jesus Christ, the model for all ministry, will be studied beginning with
biblical sources, through the development of the dogma of the
church_including an investigation of trends. The relationship between
Christology and spirituality will be explored. (2 Units)
LPC 124 Church
This course will provide a survey of church history with an emphasis on
the American Church in the twentieth century. Participants will study the
church as sacrament and be assisted in understanding the nature of
ministry in the context of the church's mission. (2 Units)
LPC 125 Pastoral
Communication
This course focuses on the communication skills required of ministers in
pastoral settings. Particular emphasis is placed on the ability to
communicate effectively through listening, assertion, facilitation,
conflict management, leadership and responding to stress situations.
Application of these skills to group interactions, and practice of these
skills are important elements of this course. (2 Units)
LPC 126 Liturgy/Prayer
This course will provide a framework for participants to enter into and
reflect upon a variety of individual and communal prayer experiences. The
development of current liturgical practices will be traced and
participants will deal with practical problems of communal prayer in
parishes. (2 Units)
LPC 127 Christian Ethics
An investigation of fundamental principles of the Christian moral life.
Special attention will be given to key concepts of Christian becoming:
freedom, responsibility, law, grace, sin, moral discernment and
discipleship. (2 Units)
LPC 128 Social Justice
This course will explore current domestic and international justice issues
in light of church teaching. The purpose of this course is to provide
information and to enable participants to develop their own approach to
the justice dimension of their call as ministers. (2 Units)
LPC 222 Tribunal Training
Course (Elective Course)
In this ten-session course, the participant will be guided through the
Church's law and practice relative to marriage cases so that at the end
he/she can both be an effective parish minister to those seeking help from
the Tribunal and also be certified as an advocate by the Tribunal staff. (2 Units)
LPM 304C First-Year Mentor
Component
LPM 404C Second-Year Mentor
Component
LPP 500C Project in
Ministry
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