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“Ministry is a demanding calling to live out. Whether the ministry is ordained or lay, it needs support, encouragement, and space for growth and learning from experience – both our own and other people’s.”
Nick Helm
The Graduate Certificate of Professional Pastoral Supervision provides professional development for Christian leaders to be equipped for the ministry of pastoral supervision of others.
This course comprising four units of 12 credit points combines theological reflection on the theory and practice of professional pastoral supervision with personal experience of giving and receiving pastoral supervision.
The subjects in this course are also available at Level 9 for Doctor of Ministry candidates who wish to pursue a specialisation in this field within their degree. Students enrolled in other ACT postgraduate courses may be eligible to complete the three core professional pastoral supervision units as electives within their courses.
Graduates of the Graduate Certificate of Professional Pastoral Supervision and students who complete the three core professional pastoral supervision units as electives within their postgraduate courses will be equipped with the advanced knowledge and understanding of, and the research underlying, professional supervision to the level required for recognition as Associate Members of the Australasian Association of Supervision (AAOS).
Students will be equipped with the advanced knowledge and understanding of, and the research underlying, professional supervision.
The Graduate Certificate of Divinity is a great introduction to the Bible, theology and ministry for those who already hold a bachelor level degree in any discipline. The Graduate Certificate of Divinity is the first half of the Graduate Diploma of Divinity.
Graduates will be equipped to serve in their churches and communities with a more informed approach to ministry. These courses are not sufficient training for full-time ministry which typically requires the completion of a three or four-year degree.
This unit will enable you to critically examine current research concerning well-being and resilience in Christian ministry, surveying the unique dynamics of Christian ministry and particular resources and demands associated with longevity. You will explore a theological understanding of the human person, goals, and human capabilities and limitations related to resilience and well-being, and develop methods, tools, and holistic practices to improve self-awareness and assist with long-term well-being and engagement in vocational Christian ministry.
This unit explores the English text of the book of Job, its content, difficulties and value for pastoral care in all its forms. Key thematic issues will include suffering, persevering faith, prayer and lament, the challenges of prosperity and adversity, the nature of God and his active rule of the world, and what it means to be human before God. These considerations attempt to show how the book of Job can be used in preaching and pastoral ministry.
As an affiliated college of the Australian College of Theology, Ridley College is approved to deliver the following courses of the ACT (CRICOS 02650E).
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