Master of Arts Degree Concentration

Aging and Health

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This specialization focuses on ministry for and with the aging. The program of study is designed to equip students for creative and responsible leadership roles in ministry with older adults in congregations and communities.

Sample Concentration Courses:

(Note: The courses below may not all be required.  In some cases, students select one or more courses from a longer list as a means of fulfilling a requirement.) See the online catalog for more details..

PC3522  Pastoral Care with the Aging ()
(no longer offered; see AG6515 Ministry with Older Persons)

AG4530  The Surviving Majority: Ministry with Older Women (Half course)
Women are the "surviving majority" and outlive men by more than seven years in our society. The course focuses on how the church must fully acquaint itself with the demographics and issues of older ...
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ST3427  Ethics II: Ethics of Medicine and Health Care (Half course)
The course explores traditional philosophical theories (principled and non-principled) and contemporary Christian ethical models (stewardship, co-creator, and covenant). In order to focus on ...
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AG4525  Spiritual Resiliency in the Later Years (Half course)
A theoretical and practical examination of how faith makes differences as we age, particularly during middle age and the later years. A life-span approach is used to explore the gifts of increasing ...
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For a complete list of courses and more thorough curriculum and concentration detail, see the online catalog.