MACM Degree Students
You have two options for your three hours of required Mentored Ministry.
(1) If you plan to do credit courses, you will complete MM520, MM620, and MM720 as one-hour classes in three separate semesters. Find notes on MM520, MM620, and MM720 here.
- Contact via email: mentoredministry@asburyseminary.edu, phone: 859-858-2061, fax: 859-858-2057, or mail at Mentored Ministry Coordinator, Asbury Theological Seminary, 204 N. Lexington Ave, Wilmore, KY 40390.
- If you are going to work with a mentor that has not worked with our Mentored Ministry Office before, have him/her fill out the Mentor Profile and return it to our office.
- Once we have received the Contract and the Mentor Profile and both have been approved, we will send the Contract to the Registrar’s Office for you to be registered for the course.
(2) If you pursue a MACM degree for Global Methodist Church(GMC) credentials, you will participate in the Mentored Ministry Pilot program (MM310, MM350, and MM410) in three separate semesters. Students who have completed any or all of the three Mentored Ministry courses previously, are able to receive credit toward the pilot program.
Mentored Ministry Pilot Program Requirements:
- Create a learning portfolio for reflection on the designated Mentored Ministry assignment from each of the following courses.
- CD501 Vocation of Ministry
- CD605 Gospel Catechesis
- CL605 Christian Leadership Identity
- PC510 Care of Persons OR PC515 Pastoral Crisis Intervention
- PR610 The Theology and Practice of Preaching
- WO510 Worship Leadership in the Church
- Upon completion of the first 30 hours of the MACM, register for MM310. A 1000-1200 word reflection paper on how your coursework is shaping your understanding of ministry must be submitted as part of this course. Specific criteria for the paper will be given in the course syllabus. Submit the reflection paper in the canvas course and send it to your denominational field mentor and ministry education representative.
- In the last semester of the student’s coursework in the MACM, register for MM410. Write a second 1000-1200 word reflection paper on how the coursework has influenced your understanding of ministry. Specific criteria for the paper will be given in the course syllabus. Submit the reflection paper in the canvas course and send it to your denominational field mentor and ministry education representative.
- Complete 3 semesters of supervised field experience with an approved field mentor and reflection group leader. During each of the 3 semesters:
- Meet with your field mentor weekly for feedback on learnings in the ministry context.
- Meet with a reflection group of up to twelve students every other week on synchronous video conference for processing of your field experience. The reflection group process will include writing, and gaining feedback on, a case study drawn from your field experience.
- Complete a minimum of 130 hours of ministry for each of the 3 semesters. One of these semesters should have a cross-cultural focus.
- Students are strongly encouraged to be in a ministry apprenticeship relationship each semester while in the MACM.
- All students have the option of consulting with the Office of Career and Calling to explore paid internships, individual development plans, and other resources.
Courses
- MM310 Mentored Ministry MACM 1
-
- The first Mentored Ministry course situates you in a local ministry context for 130 hours during the semester. In addition to the field experience and one-on-one time with a mentor, students connect with a reflection group (2-2.5 hours/every other weeks), and via phone or video conference (3 times during the semester) for thinking theologically, discovering gifts/abilities, and discussing pertinent issues pertaining to their development as a Christian leader and/or minister. Prerequisites: NT(IBS)510 OR 511 and TH501
-
- MM310 Registration Contract (return via email to mentoredministry@asburyseminary.edu or via fax 859-858-2057 or mail to Mentored Ministry Coordinator, Asbury Theological Seminary, 204 N. Lexington Ave, Wilmore, KY 40390
- MM350 Mentored Ministry MACM 2
-
- The second semester of Mentored Ministry continues to build on students’ local ministry experiences. Students will again invest 130 hours at a ministry site, where they will meet one-on-one with a mentor. In addition they will meet with their faculty-led Campus Reflection Group online class (2-2.5 hours/every other week), as well as meeting with their faculty leader by phone or video conference 3 times during the semester. Students will learn to think theologically as they learn about and discuss various ministry practices that are tied to their call to parish or non-parish ministries. Prerequisite: MM310, NT(IBS)510 or 511 and TH501
-
- MM350 Registration Contract (return via email to mentoredministry@asburyseminary.edu or via fax 859-858-2057 or mail to Mentored Ministry Coordinator, Asbury Theological Seminary, 204 N. Lexington Ave, Wilmore, KY 40390
- MM410 Mentored Ministry MACM 3: Cross-Cultural Ministry
-
- The third semester of Mentored Ministry extends students’ experience beyond the local church and across ethnic, racial, socio-economic, gender, mental and physical ability borders. Each week students will spend ten hours in ministry (130 total hours for intensives). These hours do not equate to community service or missions programming. Instead, MM410 connects students relationally with others and challenges them to become culturally intelligent/sensitive pastors, teachers, and leaders. Each week students will also meet: one-on-one with a mentor and with the faculty-led Campus Reflection Group online (2.5 hours/Every other week). MM410 is for students to work in a cross-cultural setting, quite possibly related to the church where they have served for MM310 and/or MM350 or a local agency such as Kentucky Refugee Ministry or Orange County Jail. Prerequisites: MS501, MM310, and MM350, NT(IBS)510 or 511, and TH501.
-
- MM410 Registration Contract (return via email to mentoredministry@asburyseminary.edu or via fax 859-858-2057 or mail to Mentored Ministry Coordinator, Asbury Theological Seminary, 204 N. Lexington Ave, Wilmore, KY 40390
Last modified: February 21, 2024