December 2019 Course Descriptions
December Overview
- Classes meet December 14-15 from Saturday at 12:30 pm (lunch at noon) to Sunday at 12:00 noon.
- Classes begin on Monday, November 11.
- Classes end on Friday, January 10 (if taken for credit).
- Tuition is $100 to audit, $195 for credit, which includes your overnight stay at Upton Hall & all meals.
- If you prefer a hotel, we have a special rate of $75.50 (including tax) at nearby Senate Luxury Suites.
- Complete a short application for the $100 Jim Upton lay scholarship.
- Register online for classes.
Diakonia I
This course is intended for those on the path toward ordination to the diaconate in order to help you to develop an understanding of the diaconate in the Church, in general, and the Episcopal Church, in particular. Specifically, this course examines the history, evolution and theology of the diaconate from the time of the first-century church to the present. The class also emphasizes the study of the permanent or vocational diaconate, especially the form and manner in which diaconal ministry is performed in the Episcopal Church and the world.
Book List
Pastoral Theology
This course is designed to assist participants in developing competence and confidence in their present and future ministries of pastoral care. Topics include: 1.) a basic introduction to fundamental principles of counseling; 2.) dynamics of pastoral relationships; 3.) principles and practices associated with pastoral care in the scriptures; 4.) contemporary pastoral issues and their impact on individuals and congregations; 5.) identification and analysis of strategies and resources available for pastoral care, and 6.) identifying, recruiting, and supporting individuals called to pastoral care ministries. Special attention will be devoted to liturgical and spiritual resources specific to the Church's life.
Book List
This course is intended for those on the path toward ordination to the diaconate in order to help you to develop an understanding of the diaconate in the Church, in general, and the Episcopal Church, in particular. Specifically, this course examines the history, evolution and theology of the diaconate from the time of the first-century church to the present. The class also emphasizes the study of the permanent or vocational diaconate, especially the form and manner in which diaconal ministry is performed in the Episcopal Church and the world.
Book List
- Collins, John N. Diakonia: Re-interpreting the Ancient Sources. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009.
- Plater, Ormonde. Many Servants: an Introduction to Deacons, Rev. Ed. Cambridge: Cowley, 2004.
- Plater, Ormonde. Deacons in the Liturgy, 2nd Ed. New York: Church Publishing, 2009.
- Watson-Epting. Unexpected Consequences: The Diaconate Renewed. New York: Morehouse Publishing, 2015.
- The Venerable Dr. Charles Pearce was ordained to the diaconate in 2000 and was appointed Archdeacon for the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas by Bishop Wolfe in 2007. He serves as Archdeacon of the western half of the diocese and as Archdeacon for Diaconal Formation and Education. Pearce is an emeritus professor of mass communication at Kansas State University, retiring in 2012. In addition to being Archdeacon, Charles is assigned as deacon at Saint Paul’s, Manhattan. He is a 1999 graduate of the Kansas School of Ministry.
Pastoral Theology
This course is designed to assist participants in developing competence and confidence in their present and future ministries of pastoral care. Topics include: 1.) a basic introduction to fundamental principles of counseling; 2.) dynamics of pastoral relationships; 3.) principles and practices associated with pastoral care in the scriptures; 4.) contemporary pastoral issues and their impact on individuals and congregations; 5.) identification and analysis of strategies and resources available for pastoral care, and 6.) identifying, recruiting, and supporting individuals called to pastoral care ministries. Special attention will be devoted to liturgical and spiritual resources specific to the Church's life.
Book List
- Brown, Rosalind and Christopher Cocksworth, On Being a Priest Today . Cowley, 2002.
- Ramsey, Michael, The Christian Priest Today, New Revised Edition. Cowley, 1985.
- The Rev. Virginia Brown brings wide pastoral experience to the ministry of teaching, having served congregations of various sizes in small town and urban settings, a new church plant, and college chaplaincy. In addition to teaching, her ministry has particularly focused on offering spiritual direction and retreats.