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Prepare for ministry in today's church and world:
- Learn the art and skills of soul listening and sensitive
attending
- Explore the issues and theories of pastoral care related
to life crises and personal concerns
- Develop a justice and compassion approach to pastoral
care that integrates and responds to immediate needs and
social analysis
Come, engage in an exciting experiential learning process in
the one-year CCS certificate program in Pastoral Care Ministry!
Interweave a holistic reflection upon the practical, academic,
theological, liturgical, and spiritual aspects of ministry.
Uphold the gifts of the pastoral counselling movement.
Work towards transforming society so that all might live in
right relationship, so that all might experience abundant life.
Read more about our Learning Model
Program Components:
- Leadership Development Module (LDM) - a 2-week intensive
learning circle held every June or August
- Two 2-week Learning Circles (LC) - become both co-learner
and co-leader as you work together with student and staff
colleagues
- Field Education - an 8-month placement for hands-on learning
experience
- One Elective Course - from any of the 25 universities
in Canada with whom CCS partners
Dates for Next Pastoral Care Ministry Year:
| Fall Learning Circle |
Dates to be determined |
| Spring Learning Circle |
Dates to be determined |
The pastoral Care Ministry Year will be offered again in
2011 (it is offered every 3 years).
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The Leadership Development Module is not easy, it is
not simple...it is transformative, enabling, and liberating..it
is another point along my faith journey in which I feel
closer to the potential that the Creator desires for
me.
- Richard Manley-Tannis, CCS student
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The Pastoral Care year provided an opportunity to learn
more about caring in ways that seek justice for all
of creation.
- Gabrielle McLarty, CCS student
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The Pastoral Care Year consists of:
- Introduction to Pastoral Care Theory
- Themes in Pastoral Care
- Couselling Skills
- Professional Ethics
- Sexuality
- Violence and Abuse
- Field Placement (500 hours)
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