Kerygma LMS

VOC301: Intro to Episcopal Studies

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Course description:
This study track explores the role of episcopal ministry and leadership from within historical, Biblical, ecumenical, and contextual frameworks. Students will be introduced to patristic theology, sacramental theology, and liturgical theology to understand the sacramentality of episcopal consecration, rite for the ordination of a bishop, presbyters, and deacons as classically understood though the sacrament of Holy Orders. Particular attention will be given to understanding the office of bishop beyond its administrative function and in its sacred and sacramental role as “in persona Christi”- “in the person of Christ.”

Introduction & Overview
Week 1 : "Episkopos" - Its Pre-Christian Origins, Christian Transition, and Contemporary Interpretations
Week 2: Introduction to Episcopal Ministry and Leadership
Week 3: Patristic Theology & Ministry
Week 4: Sacramental Theology & Ministry
Week 5: Apostolic Succession
Week 6: Rite for the Ordination of a Bishop
Week 7: Ecumenism and Challenges to the Episcopacy
Week 8: Episcopal Ministry in Ecumenical Contexts
Week 9: The 21st Century Pentecostal Episcopacy
Week 10: Group Project