Capstone – CHMN 679

CG • Section 8WK • 11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 09/05/2023

Course Description

The Capstone is designed for those with two or more years of full-time, paid vocational ministry experience. Course approval must be done in advance by the Director of Experiential Education. This course will require students to resource knowledge acquired from the entirety of the coursework completed in the MDIV degree program. The core competencies and knowledge from each major area of the degree will be resourced in a comprehensive project that outlines a broad understanding in divinity and a developing ministerial identity.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Rationale

The course requires the student to resource knowledge acquired from the entirety of coursework completed in the MDiv degree program in order to demonstrate a proficient understanding of key biblical issues within the student’s cultural context.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview. 

Discussions (3)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt. The thread must be 300-500 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 3 classmates’ threads. Each reply must be 100-150 words. (CLO: A)

Spurgeon Reflective Writing Assignments (6)

The student will complete a series of reflective writings based on the assigned readings on the life of Charles H. Spurgeon. The student will be asked to respond to various questions based on key points in the reading about this life changing preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. (CLO: A, B, C)

Ryken Book Study Assignment

The student will express in three parts what they have learned from studying Puritan values and practices. The student will write a total of six to eight pages in addressing each of three sections; each section has a required page length. (CLO: A, B, C)

Comprehensive Reflection Paper Assignments (3)

The student will write the Comprehensive Reflection Paper in three parts as a reflection of all your Master of Divinity studies with particular consideration of the texts, presentations, and assignments in this course. The total paper’s length is to be twelve to fifteen pages (excluding Table of Contents, Bibliography, etc.), and each part has an assigned length. (CLO: A, B, C)

Hull and Sobels Book Study Assignment

The student will express what is learned from studying Hull and Sobels reveal from Scripture what the gospel is and its application is carrying out the Great Commission of the Savior. The student will write a total of six to eight pages in addressing each of three sections; each section has a required page length. (CLO: A, C)

Witnessing Report Assignment

The student will write a 150-250-word report on a witnessing encounter that occurred during this course. The report must briefly describe the person(s) with whom the student shared, describe what was shared and how it was shared, and describe the response of the other person(s). (CLO: A, C)