A 2021 course by Mark Lau Branson at Fuller Theological Seminary is a “practical theology course that engages biblical, theological, and practical matters in ecclesiology and leadership.”
A 2019 course by Seth J. Nelson at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School “explores the equipping of educational and other church leaders through teaching and learning, curriculum development, discipleship, and team building as well as generational and intergenerational ministries with children, youth, emerging adults, adults, and aging adults.”
A 2019 course by Christy Lang Hearlson at Villanova University adopts a practical theology approach (“a way of doing theology that attends to lived reality and practice, engages in interdisciplinary dialogue, and seeks to cultivate practical wisdom for life”) to critical issues of contemporary life using the case study of “consumerism.” The course has “a particular (but not exclusive) focus on Roman Catholicism.”
A 2018 course by Mary Lederleitner at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School “helps participants grow in their ability to raise funds for ministry dreams and aspirations.”
A 2008 course by Wesley Wildman at Boston University seeks “to connect [students] powerful contemporary understandings of the world to the practical contexts in which they already or will soon work.”
A 2014 course by Tamar Wasoian at Garrett-Evangelical Theological School “focuses on the dynamics of Christian education as a vital component of the
ministry of the church. It combines insights from the field of education with the call of the
church to teach and educate.”
A 2014 course by Frederick Schmidt at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary “Explores biblical texts, historical traditions, and modern approaches to the art of spiritual direction/guidance and its place in
the church today; relationship of spiritual direction to counseling, therapy, and mentoring.”
A 2014 course by Jack Seymour at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary “focuses on practical theology as a theological method.”
A 2014 course by Pam Holliman is a seminar focused “on relational psychoanalytic theory with a theological
emphasis on the doctrine of the Trinity. There will be some focus on the
parish, but more in the theoretical sense that leads to some focus on the
practical.”
A 2014 course by Mark Fowler at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary “is designed to help students find their individual preaching voice as they develop the abilities and skills necessary for the construction and delivery of effective sermons.”
