Course Descriptions
Field Education
Clinical Pastoral Education
This course is for Starr King students engaged in part-time or full-time Clinical Pastoral Education. Participate in ministry to persons in crisis and engage in individual and group reflection. Didactic sessions draw together theoretical material from theology, the behavioral sciences, and pastoral care. Students learn to integrate theological understanding and knowledge of behavioral science with pastoral functioning. Upon completion, a written evaluation from the program supervisor will be placed in the student’s permanent file. Discuss CPE with your advisor and then supervising SKSM faculty. Final evaluation from CPE supervisor needs to be sent to faculty by the last day of the semester to receive credit. Students are responsible for applying for and securing a place in a CPE program. Please check the SKSM Student Handbook and Contextual Education Handbook for more information.
Open to all degree students. No prerequisites or max. enrollment. Relates to SKSM Threshold 5 (Spiritual Practice and Care of the Soul) and MFC Competency 2 (Pastoral Care and Presence). Course is available from 1-10 units. Please contact the registrar for a manual adjustment of the credit level as needed.
Session
Summer 2022
Instructors
Course Type
Field Education
Location
No Location
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1-10
Community Field Work
Field work describes an involvement in community work for up to 20 hours a week with the ongoing support of a mentor. Community Field Work includes work in gender, racial and economic justice, queer activism, disability advocacy, immigration issues, environmental responsibility, civil liberties protection, HIV response, youth at risk, peace building, participating in a fundraising campaign for a non for profit or grassroots organization, chaplaincy, teaching and more. Students should discuss the field work opportunity with their advisor before making arrangements with the professor. Student and community mentor will discuss and sign a learning agreement at the outset of the field work experience. Midterm and final student/mentor evaluations will also be required by midterm and the end of term. All forms are available on the SKSM website. Please see Student Handbook and Contextual Education Handbook for more information.
Open to all degree students. Max. enrollment 15. Relevance for specific SKSM thresholds and MFC competencies varies according to the nature of a student’s field experience.
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Session
Summer 2022
Instructors
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Course Type
Field Education
Location
No Location
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
0.5-5
Congregational Field Work
Fieldwork is an opportunity to put into action the theory learned in the classroom. Working in a congregation gives the student a chance to develop their unique pastoral voice while navigating complexities of a congregation’s history, culture, systems and ethos. Fieldwork placements may include: teaching a religious education class for children or adults, working with a youth group, serving on a pastoral care team, participating in a stewardship campaign and more. Evaluation is based on Zoom conversations with professor, mid- term and final evaluations. This course is for M.Div. students. Variable credits, between 1-5.0 depending on the scope of work done. Depending on the focus of the Field Work, your project may relate to Thresholds: 1. Life in Religious Community and Interfaith Engagement 2. Prophetic Witness and Work 5. Spiritual Practice and Care of the Soul 6. Theology in Culture and Context 7. Educating for Wholeness and Liberation 8. Embodied Wisdom and Beauty and MFC competencies varies according to the nature of a student’s field experience.
Session
Summer 2022
Instructors
Course Type
Field Education
Location
No Location
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1-5
Immersion
UU Polity – GA Immersion – In Person or Online
The Polity Intensive Class will happen June 22 – 26 in Portland, Oregon for the Unitarian Universalist Association’s General Assembly. Students will discover the mechanics of governance by observing Unitarian Universalist polity in action. We will attend plenary sessions, business mini-assemblies, and worship services, as well as meet as a class on Zoom during breaks to process our observations, learn the history of congregational polity in contrast to other polity paradigms, and thus locate our polity in its theological and cultural contexts. We will also use the case study method to dissect recent actions of the General Assembly, using video from previous General Assemblies. We will evaluate how polity acts as it is translated from the church to a national setting: informed by social justice, our polity can have global impact. The General Assembly theme this year, “Meet the Moment: Reimagining a Radical Faith Community” will guide our interpretation of this moment in Unitarian Universalist polity: rooted in justice, healing from White Supremacy Culture, and courage to co-create a radical and inclusive future. General Assembly will be a laboratory for our lived faith as it becomes bylaws: through these reflections, we will develop strategies to translate our Principles and Purposes into action, to become more effective religious leaders, as well as resources for our congregations and communities. For Unitarian Universalists, democracy is in the details. Students will be responsible for their own registration for General Assembly.
There will be two sections this year for Multiplatform General Assembly with up to 20 students online and 20 students in-person.
This course is for MDiv students. Maximum Enrollment: 40. Auditors excluded. Relates to Thresholds: 1. Life in Religious Community and Interfaith Engagement 4. History of Dissenting Traditions and MFC Competency: 6 Serves the larger UU Faith. Enrollment Max: 20/in person, 20/online. Auditors excluded.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
6/22/22 – 6/26/22
Instructors
Course Type
Immersion, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
W / Th / F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1.5-3
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Intensive
Multi-Religious Core Intensive: Theory and Method
This course will present a framework for the practice and understanding of multi-religiosity, in a collaborative and pluralist environment. It will draw upon contemporary texts and guest lectures representing a diversity of faith traditions to provide an integrative context for understanding religious identity as non-binary and multifaceted. Students will be encouraged to participate in multi-spiritual practice and share their own multi-religious experiences and rituals to foster discussion about non-binary religious identity from a variety of perspectives.
Course Format and Evaluation: intensive, with final presentation and research paper or project on a specific topic or theme relating to multi-religiosity. Intended audience: all degree programs.
M.Div. (required) and MASC students. Relates to Thresholds: 1. Life in Religious Community and Interfaith Engagement 2. Prophetic Witness and Work 4. History of Dissenting Traditions and the Theological Quest 6. Theology in Culture and Context 7. Educating for Wholeness and Liberation and MFC: 1. Worship and Rites of Passage 3. Spiritual Development for Self and Others 7. Leads the faith into the future. [25 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
8/15/22 – 8/26/22
Instructors
Course Type
Intensive, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
M / T / W / Th / F
Time
10:00am-12:00pm
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
3
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UU Ministerial Leadership Core Intensive – August 8-12 and August 22-24
This CORE intensive course is co-taught by Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt and Rev. Tera Landers and focuses on the theological foundations and habits of mind necessary to be a self-defined leader among Unitarian Universalists, either in congregations or in other UU settings. Students will have the opportunity to test their current skills in a series of real-world challenges likely to be faced in parish or community settings. The goal is to allow student the chance to confront possible issues while the stakes are low. Role playing, small group work and reflection papers will be required. This is a required course for the M.Div. program.
The course will be August 8-12 and August 22-24: online synchronous, 10:00am-1:00pm with asynchronous work in the afternoon.
Relates to SKSM Thresholds: 1. Life in Religious Community and Interfaith Engagement 5. Spiritual Practice and Care of the Soul and MFC: 2. Pastoral Care and Presence 5. Administration 7. Leads the faith into the future.
ECO course is required. [20 max enrollment; Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]
Faculty Consent is required. Registration is contingent upon faculty approval.
Students will self-enroll in the course to be placed on the waitlist. Complete the faculty consent questionnaire. Questionnaire link
For questions regarding Faculty Consent, please contact kmoebius@sksm.edu.
Session
Summer 2022
Instructors
Prerequisites
ECO course is required.
Course Type
Intensive, Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Faculty Approval Required
Yes
Units
3
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UU Polity – GA Immersion – In Person or Online
The Polity Intensive Class will happen June 22 – 26 in Portland, Oregon for the Unitarian Universalist Association’s General Assembly. Students will discover the mechanics of governance by observing Unitarian Universalist polity in action. We will attend plenary sessions, business mini-assemblies, and worship services, as well as meet as a class on Zoom during breaks to process our observations, learn the history of congregational polity in contrast to other polity paradigms, and thus locate our polity in its theological and cultural contexts. We will also use the case study method to dissect recent actions of the General Assembly, using video from previous General Assemblies. We will evaluate how polity acts as it is translated from the church to a national setting: informed by social justice, our polity can have global impact. The General Assembly theme this year, “Meet the Moment: Reimagining a Radical Faith Community” will guide our interpretation of this moment in Unitarian Universalist polity: rooted in justice, healing from White Supremacy Culture, and courage to co-create a radical and inclusive future. General Assembly will be a laboratory for our lived faith as it becomes bylaws: through these reflections, we will develop strategies to translate our Principles and Purposes into action, to become more effective religious leaders, as well as resources for our congregations and communities. For Unitarian Universalists, democracy is in the details. Students will be responsible for their own registration for General Assembly.
There will be two sections this year for Multiplatform General Assembly with up to 20 students online and 20 students in-person.
This course is for MDiv students. Maximum Enrollment: 40. Auditors excluded. Relates to Thresholds: 1. Life in Religious Community and Interfaith Engagement 4. History of Dissenting Traditions and MFC Competency: 6 Serves the larger UU Faith. Enrollment Max: 20/in person, 20/online. Auditors excluded.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
6/22/22 – 6/26/22
Instructors
Course Type
Immersion, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
W / Th / F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1.5-3
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Writing to Counter Oppression and Create Community
Writing is a mode of communication and a means of self-discovery. In this hands-on writing class, we’ll explore both. Our community will investigate life’s milestones (love, birth, death, awaking to the Divine) in our writing and through the words of others, leaning into how writing can counter oppression and build spiritual community. We will push through our writer’s block, learn revision strategies, and see ourselves gain strength and confidence as writers. Students will explore poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction (essay, newsletter, blog), and spoken word. All experience levels are welcomed. We will meet in the community each day online to discuss published works, write in class to prompts, read aloud, and offer feedback. Students will read and revise outside of meeting time. A final compilation of 3-6 revised pieces is due at the end of the course.
Intended audience: MDiv or MASC students. Relates to SKSM Thresholds: 2. Prophetic Witness and Work 5. Spiritual Practice and Care of the Soul and MFC: 2. Pastoral Care and Presence 3. Spiritual Development for Self and Others. Enrollment Max: 12. Auditors excluded.
Required prework: Students will be required to spend approximately one and a half hours prior to the class start reading and watching a podcast.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
8/1/22 – 8/12/22
Instructors
Course Type
Intensive, Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
M / T / W / Th / F
Time
9:30am-12:30pm
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
3
Download
Online
Beginner’s Meditation Workshop
This online synchronous course will introduce basic meditation techniques with an emphasis on self-care. Participants will learn foundational elements of sitting meditation, including correct posture and body alignment, followed by methods for progressive relaxation and mindfulness of the breath. The series will also offer tools for setting up a daily practice and a brief introduction to moving meditation.
Course Format and Evaluation: synchronous weekly meetings, with the commitment to practice daily between sessions. Participants may choose to participate asynchronously with approval from the instructor. Intended audience: all degree programs.
Relates to Thresholds: 1. Life in Religious Community and Interfaith Engagement 5. Spiritual Practice and Care of the Soul 8. Embodied Wisdom and Beauty and MFC: 3. Spiritual Development for Self and Others [14 max enrollment; Auditors welcome]
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
6/6/22 – 6/27/22
Instructors
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
M
Time
5-6:30pm
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1.5
ChI Chaplaincy Toolbox
This course provides both theoretical and hands-on learning for developing one’s approach to effective, sustainable (self-care), and pastoral care practices whether as a chaplain, minister or other spiritual leader. In this course, areas of focus in classes include: Dreamwork; Ministry of Prayer and Presence; Trauma-informed care; Self-care & Stability in Ministry; Listening through the Arts; and Public Speaking.
Only for joint-program students participating in Chaplaincy Institute (ChI) courses as part of the Interfaith Studies Certificate. Max. enrollment 15. Relevant for SKSM thresholds 1 (Life in Religious Community & Interfaith Engagement) and 5 (Spiritual Practice and Care for the Soul); MFC competency 3.
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
8/5/22 – 8/7/22
Instructors
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
2
ChI Culture and Foundations
This course introduces students to The Chaplaincy Institute’s core philosophy and foundation for spiritual care and ministry. A range of teachers will present and discuss perspectives such as: mysticism and why it matters; eco-spirituality; culturally inclusive spiritual spaces; the interfaith path of ministry; spirituality beyond religion; and spiritual care as if oppression matters.
Only for joint-program students participating in Chaplaincy Institute (ChI) courses as part of the Interfaith Chaplaincy and Ministry Certificate. Max. enrollment 15. Auditors excluded. Relevant for SKSM threshold 1 (Life in Religious Community & Interfaith Engagement); MFC competency 3 (Spiritual Development for Self and Others).
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
6/10/22 – 6/12/22
Instructors
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1.5
ChI Dying and Death
Being with Dying and Death: In this 3 day course, participants will explore important aspects of being with dying and death from multi-disciplinary perspectives. Herbert Anderson, PhD, the author of 13 books including The Sacred Art of Dying, and other world-class instructors will provide practical clinical and personal tools for being with dying and death, professionally and personally. Other focus areas include: the spiritual agenda of dying; Engaged spirituality through poetry and the language of death; Grieving, empathy and forgiveness; Advance Healthcare Directives; Medical-aid-in-dying and “death with dignity,” and Contemplative Self-Care, Mourning and Lament in Nature. This elective provides excellent training for chaplains, hospice volunteers, nurses, physicians, therapists and anyone who is faced with dying at home.
Only for joint-program students participating in Chaplaincy Institute (ChI) courses as part of the Interfaith Chaplaincy and Ministry Certificate. Max. enrollment 15. Auditors excluded. Relevant for SKSM threshold 5 (Spiritual Practice & Care for the Soul); MFC competency 2 (Pastoral Care and Presence).
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
7/22/22 – 7/24/22
Instructors
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1.5
ChI Eco Ministry
Bringing curiosity to our deepest ways of knowing, courageously questioning our lifestyle choices, and prophetically imagining a regenerative future is what ChI calls Eco-Ministry. In this 3-day course, participants will learn ancient and innovative, life-affirming and healing practices for Earth and the systems on which humans depend. In addition to presentations with subject-area experts, this elective takes us outdoors to learn with Earth, and to local venues where new and indigenous practices are showing us the way forward. Art and Ritual are part of the daily experience, honoring our need for expression and integration at every level.
Only for joint-program students participating in Chaplaincy Institute (ChI) courses as part of the Interfaith Chaplaincy and Ministry Certificate. Max. enrollment 15. Auditors excluded. Relevant for SKSM thresholds 1 (Life in Religious Community & Interfaith Engagement), 2 (Prophetic Witness & Work), and 8 (Embodied Wisdom & Beauty); MFC competency 4 (Social Justice in the Public Square).
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
6/10/22 – 6/12/22
Instructors
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1.5
ChI Spiritual Care Concerns
This course provides both theoretical and hands-on learning for developing one’s approach to effective, sustainable (self-care), and pastoral care practices whether as a chaplain, minister or other spiritual leader. Focus areas include: Spiritual Care and Addiction, Ministry with the Ill and Dying, Grief and Loss, Trauma-informed care, Ministerial Boundaries, and Self-care & Stability in Ministry. The ChI curriculum incorporates lecture, personal sharing, creative projects, and experiential exercises to appeal to our many ways of integrating and practicing new learning.
Only for joint-program students participating in Chaplaincy Institute (ChI) courses as part of the Interfaith Studies Certificate. Max. enrollment 15. Auditors excluded. Relevant for SKSM thresholds 1 (Life in Religious Community & Interfaith Engagement) and 5 (Spiritual Practice and Care for the Soul); MFC competency 3 (Spiritual Development for Self and Others). Enrollment Maximum: 15. Auditors excluded.
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
6/3/22 – 6/5/22
Instructors
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1.5
ChI Spiritual Traditions 1
Global Spiritual Traditions 1 is the first of a 2-part series. These courses introduce students to World Religions and/or spiritual paths that have their origins in earth-centered, indigenous practice (Africa, Pagan, First Nation and other indigenous worldviews), or ancient Eastern philosophy and belief systems (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism). While engaging with the world’s knowledge, beliefs, traditions, scriptures, and practices, the curriculum incorporates lecture, dyad shares, various art projects, and site visits to appeal to our many ways of integrating and practicing new learning.
Only for joint-program students participating in Chaplaincy Institute (ChI) courses as part of the Interfaith Chaplaincy and Ministry Certificate. Max. enrollment 15. Auditors excluded. Relevant for SKSM threshold2 1 (Life in Religious Community & Interfaith Engagement) and 3 (Sacred Text & Interpretation); MFC competency 3 (Spiritual Development for Self and Others).
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
7/8/22 – 7/10/22
Instructors
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
2
UU Ministerial Leadership Core Intensive – August 8-12 and August 22-24
This CORE intensive course is co-taught by Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt and Rev. Tera Landers and focuses on the theological foundations and habits of mind necessary to be a self-defined leader among Unitarian Universalists, either in congregations or in other UU settings. Students will have the opportunity to test their current skills in a series of real-world challenges likely to be faced in parish or community settings. The goal is to allow student the chance to confront possible issues while the stakes are low. Role playing, small group work and reflection papers will be required. This is a required course for the M.Div. program.
The course will be August 8-12 and August 22-24: online synchronous, 10:00am-1:00pm with asynchronous work in the afternoon.
Relates to SKSM Thresholds: 1. Life in Religious Community and Interfaith Engagement 5. Spiritual Practice and Care of the Soul and MFC: 2. Pastoral Care and Presence 5. Administration 7. Leads the faith into the future.
ECO course is required. [20 max enrollment; Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]
Faculty Consent is required. Registration is contingent upon faculty approval.
Students will self-enroll in the course to be placed on the waitlist. Complete the faculty consent questionnaire. Questionnaire link
For questions regarding Faculty Consent, please contact kmoebius@sksm.edu.
Session
Summer 2022
Instructors
Prerequisites
ECO course is required.
Course Type
Intensive, Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Faculty Approval Required
Yes
Units
3
Download
Writing to Counter Oppression and Create Community
Writing is a mode of communication and a means of self-discovery. In this hands-on writing class, we’ll explore both. Our community will investigate life’s milestones (love, birth, death, awaking to the Divine) in our writing and through the words of others, leaning into how writing can counter oppression and build spiritual community. We will push through our writer’s block, learn revision strategies, and see ourselves gain strength and confidence as writers. Students will explore poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction (essay, newsletter, blog), and spoken word. All experience levels are welcomed. We will meet in the community each day online to discuss published works, write in class to prompts, read aloud, and offer feedback. Students will read and revise outside of meeting time. A final compilation of 3-6 revised pieces is due at the end of the course.
Intended audience: MDiv or MASC students. Relates to SKSM Thresholds: 2. Prophetic Witness and Work 5. Spiritual Practice and Care of the Soul and MFC: 2. Pastoral Care and Presence 3. Spiritual Development for Self and Others. Enrollment Max: 12. Auditors excluded.
Required prework: Students will be required to spend approximately one and a half hours prior to the class start reading and watching a podcast.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
8/1/22 – 8/12/22
Instructors
Course Type
Intensive, Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
M / T / W / Th / F
Time
9:30am-12:30pm
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
3
Download
Online Asynchronous
No courses found
Online Synchronous
Beginner’s Meditation Workshop
This online synchronous course will introduce basic meditation techniques with an emphasis on self-care. Participants will learn foundational elements of sitting meditation, including correct posture and body alignment, followed by methods for progressive relaxation and mindfulness of the breath. The series will also offer tools for setting up a daily practice and a brief introduction to moving meditation.
Course Format and Evaluation: synchronous weekly meetings, with the commitment to practice daily between sessions. Participants may choose to participate asynchronously with approval from the instructor. Intended audience: all degree programs.
Relates to Thresholds: 1. Life in Religious Community and Interfaith Engagement 5. Spiritual Practice and Care of the Soul 8. Embodied Wisdom and Beauty and MFC: 3. Spiritual Development for Self and Others [14 max enrollment; Auditors welcome]
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
6/6/22 – 6/27/22
Instructors
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
M
Time
5-6:30pm
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1.5
ChI Chaplaincy Toolbox
This course provides both theoretical and hands-on learning for developing one’s approach to effective, sustainable (self-care), and pastoral care practices whether as a chaplain, minister or other spiritual leader. In this course, areas of focus in classes include: Dreamwork; Ministry of Prayer and Presence; Trauma-informed care; Self-care & Stability in Ministry; Listening through the Arts; and Public Speaking.
Only for joint-program students participating in Chaplaincy Institute (ChI) courses as part of the Interfaith Studies Certificate. Max. enrollment 15. Relevant for SKSM thresholds 1 (Life in Religious Community & Interfaith Engagement) and 5 (Spiritual Practice and Care for the Soul); MFC competency 3.
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
8/5/22 – 8/7/22
Instructors
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
2
ChI Culture and Foundations
This course introduces students to The Chaplaincy Institute’s core philosophy and foundation for spiritual care and ministry. A range of teachers will present and discuss perspectives such as: mysticism and why it matters; eco-spirituality; culturally inclusive spiritual spaces; the interfaith path of ministry; spirituality beyond religion; and spiritual care as if oppression matters.
Only for joint-program students participating in Chaplaincy Institute (ChI) courses as part of the Interfaith Chaplaincy and Ministry Certificate. Max. enrollment 15. Auditors excluded. Relevant for SKSM threshold 1 (Life in Religious Community & Interfaith Engagement); MFC competency 3 (Spiritual Development for Self and Others).
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
6/10/22 – 6/12/22
Instructors
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1.5
ChI Dying and Death
Being with Dying and Death: In this 3 day course, participants will explore important aspects of being with dying and death from multi-disciplinary perspectives. Herbert Anderson, PhD, the author of 13 books including The Sacred Art of Dying, and other world-class instructors will provide practical clinical and personal tools for being with dying and death, professionally and personally. Other focus areas include: the spiritual agenda of dying; Engaged spirituality through poetry and the language of death; Grieving, empathy and forgiveness; Advance Healthcare Directives; Medical-aid-in-dying and “death with dignity,” and Contemplative Self-Care, Mourning and Lament in Nature. This elective provides excellent training for chaplains, hospice volunteers, nurses, physicians, therapists and anyone who is faced with dying at home.
Only for joint-program students participating in Chaplaincy Institute (ChI) courses as part of the Interfaith Chaplaincy and Ministry Certificate. Max. enrollment 15. Auditors excluded. Relevant for SKSM threshold 5 (Spiritual Practice & Care for the Soul); MFC competency 2 (Pastoral Care and Presence).
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
7/22/22 – 7/24/22
Instructors
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1.5
ChI Eco Ministry
Bringing curiosity to our deepest ways of knowing, courageously questioning our lifestyle choices, and prophetically imagining a regenerative future is what ChI calls Eco-Ministry. In this 3-day course, participants will learn ancient and innovative, life-affirming and healing practices for Earth and the systems on which humans depend. In addition to presentations with subject-area experts, this elective takes us outdoors to learn with Earth, and to local venues where new and indigenous practices are showing us the way forward. Art and Ritual are part of the daily experience, honoring our need for expression and integration at every level.
Only for joint-program students participating in Chaplaincy Institute (ChI) courses as part of the Interfaith Chaplaincy and Ministry Certificate. Max. enrollment 15. Auditors excluded. Relevant for SKSM thresholds 1 (Life in Religious Community & Interfaith Engagement), 2 (Prophetic Witness & Work), and 8 (Embodied Wisdom & Beauty); MFC competency 4 (Social Justice in the Public Square).
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
6/10/22 – 6/12/22
Instructors
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1.5
ChI Spiritual Care Concerns
This course provides both theoretical and hands-on learning for developing one’s approach to effective, sustainable (self-care), and pastoral care practices whether as a chaplain, minister or other spiritual leader. Focus areas include: Spiritual Care and Addiction, Ministry with the Ill and Dying, Grief and Loss, Trauma-informed care, Ministerial Boundaries, and Self-care & Stability in Ministry. The ChI curriculum incorporates lecture, personal sharing, creative projects, and experiential exercises to appeal to our many ways of integrating and practicing new learning.
Only for joint-program students participating in Chaplaincy Institute (ChI) courses as part of the Interfaith Studies Certificate. Max. enrollment 15. Auditors excluded. Relevant for SKSM thresholds 1 (Life in Religious Community & Interfaith Engagement) and 5 (Spiritual Practice and Care for the Soul); MFC competency 3 (Spiritual Development for Self and Others). Enrollment Maximum: 15. Auditors excluded.
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
6/3/22 – 6/5/22
Instructors
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
1.5
ChI Spiritual Traditions 1
Global Spiritual Traditions 1 is the first of a 2-part series. These courses introduce students to World Religions and/or spiritual paths that have their origins in earth-centered, indigenous practice (Africa, Pagan, First Nation and other indigenous worldviews), or ancient Eastern philosophy and belief systems (Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism). While engaging with the world’s knowledge, beliefs, traditions, scriptures, and practices, the curriculum incorporates lecture, dyad shares, various art projects, and site visits to appeal to our many ways of integrating and practicing new learning.
Only for joint-program students participating in Chaplaincy Institute (ChI) courses as part of the Interfaith Chaplaincy and Ministry Certificate. Max. enrollment 15. Auditors excluded. Relevant for SKSM threshold2 1 (Life in Religious Community & Interfaith Engagement) and 3 (Sacred Text & Interpretation); MFC competency 3 (Spiritual Development for Self and Others).
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
7/8/22 – 7/10/22
Instructors
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: ECO course.
Course Type
Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
F / Sa / Su
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
2
UU Ministerial Leadership Core Intensive – August 8-12 and August 22-24
This CORE intensive course is co-taught by Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt and Rev. Tera Landers and focuses on the theological foundations and habits of mind necessary to be a self-defined leader among Unitarian Universalists, either in congregations or in other UU settings. Students will have the opportunity to test their current skills in a series of real-world challenges likely to be faced in parish or community settings. The goal is to allow student the chance to confront possible issues while the stakes are low. Role playing, small group work and reflection papers will be required. This is a required course for the M.Div. program.
The course will be August 8-12 and August 22-24: online synchronous, 10:00am-1:00pm with asynchronous work in the afternoon.
Relates to SKSM Thresholds: 1. Life in Religious Community and Interfaith Engagement 5. Spiritual Practice and Care of the Soul and MFC: 2. Pastoral Care and Presence 5. Administration 7. Leads the faith into the future.
ECO course is required. [20 max enrollment; Faculty Consent required; Auditors excluded]
Faculty Consent is required. Registration is contingent upon faculty approval.
Students will self-enroll in the course to be placed on the waitlist. Complete the faculty consent questionnaire. Questionnaire link
For questions regarding Faculty Consent, please contact kmoebius@sksm.edu.
Session
Summer 2022
Instructors
Prerequisites
ECO course is required.
Course Type
Intensive, Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Faculty Approval Required
Yes
Units
3
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Writing to Counter Oppression and Create Community
Writing is a mode of communication and a means of self-discovery. In this hands-on writing class, we’ll explore both. Our community will investigate life’s milestones (love, birth, death, awaking to the Divine) in our writing and through the words of others, leaning into how writing can counter oppression and build spiritual community. We will push through our writer’s block, learn revision strategies, and see ourselves gain strength and confidence as writers. Students will explore poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction (essay, newsletter, blog), and spoken word. All experience levels are welcomed. We will meet in the community each day online to discuss published works, write in class to prompts, read aloud, and offer feedback. Students will read and revise outside of meeting time. A final compilation of 3-6 revised pieces is due at the end of the course.
Intended audience: MDiv or MASC students. Relates to SKSM Thresholds: 2. Prophetic Witness and Work 5. Spiritual Practice and Care of the Soul and MFC: 2. Pastoral Care and Presence 3. Spiritual Development for Self and Others. Enrollment Max: 12. Auditors excluded.
Required prework: Students will be required to spend approximately one and a half hours prior to the class start reading and watching a podcast.
Session
Summer 2022
Dates
8/1/22 – 8/12/22
Instructors
Course Type
Intensive, Online, Synchronous
Location
No Location
Days
M / T / W / Th / F
Time
9:30am-12:30pm
Faculty Approval Required
No
Units
3
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Residential
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Residential Hybrid
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Thesis/Final Project
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