"Theology for Ministry (I):
Theory"
This course approaches theology and ministry comprehensively. While it has in view those
students who might be looking to a commitment to pastoral ministry, religious education, or
evangelization, as paid professionals or volunteers, it also looks to students convinced that
growth in faith involves the whole person and the community. Theoretical in the most fundamental
sense, the course views ministry as a historical practice of sharing faith, one that deliberately
attends to the activity of God in our present, to the history of the Christian faith community,
and to the coming of God's kingdom "on earth as it is in heaven." You will learn the basics of
"what makes us Catholic," draw on material from National Directory for Catechesis theological
resources for lay ecclesial ministry, and explore ways to engage in what Thomas Groome speaks of
as "shared praxis," a collaborative and intentional process that forms, informs, and transforms
persons and communities. Theology for Ministry I may be taken on its own. It is also prerequisite for 