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COURSE WORK
The educational aspect of Diaconate Formation is very important.  Just as in any other profession, work in ministry requires developed skills and knowledge on all aspects of the Church as well as personal development of skills that will be needed in future ministry to the Christian Faithful.  Upon completion of Diaconate Formation, you will have had the following hours of classroom instruction:
 
SACRED SCRIPTURE
(51 hours)

ECCLESIOLOGY
(14 hours)

CATECHESIS
(15 hours)

HOMILETICS
(35 hours)

CHURCH & CANON LAW
(28 hours)
CHURCH HISTORY
(19 hours)

CHRISTOLOGY

(14 hours)

SOCIAL JUSTICE
(15 hours)

PASTORALCARE/COUNSELING
(36 hours)

LITURGICAL PRESIDING
(49 hours)
THE SACRAMENTS
(14 hours)

MORAL THEOLOGY
(21 hours)

SPIRITUALITY & PRAYER
(23 hours)

HOSPITAL MINISTRY
(18 hours)

SPIRITUAL RETREATS
(75 hours)


SCHEDULE

Although each formation class has different schedules, below is a general listing of class titles that have been used in the past.  The schedule for year one below is the actual confirmed schedule for the ordination class that will be formed in July 2008.

YEAR ONE
All first year classes are normally held at
Maloney Center


July 19, 2008
Orientation

August 8-10, 2008
Aspirancy Retreat-St. Meinrad

September 6, 2008
Commitment to Ordained
Ministry and
Liturgy of the Hours

October 4, 2008
Mentoring


November 8, 2008
Meyer-Briggs
Personality Survey

December 6, 2008
Prayer & Spirituality

January 10, 2009
Save Environment Training
Theology of Stewardship

February 7, 2009
Intro to Catholic Social Teaching

March 7, 2009
Intro to the Enneagram

April 4, 2009
Matrimony and Orders
Making it work

May 9, 2009
To Be Determined

June 20, 2009
Candidacy Interviews
Spalding Registration

July 10-12, 2009
Second Year Retreat
YEAR TWO
Classes in red held at
Spalding University
over one weekend


August
History of the Catholic Church

September

Pastoral Ministry Foundations


October
Principles of Christian
Ministry


November
Christology-I

December
Christology-II

January

Leadership Processes
for Ministry


February
Canon Law I

March

Ministry and the Law


April
Scripture-I

May

June
Scripture-II

July
Third Year Retreat
YEAR THREE
Classes in red held at Spalding, in blue at Baptist East Hospital

August

Homiletics-II

September

Ecclesiology

October

Evangelization & Catechesis

November
Scripture-III

December

Prayer and Worship


January
Social Justice


February
Scripture IV

March

Foundations of
Pastoral Care


April
Ecclesiology II

May
Scripture V
Hospital Ministry I

June
Homelitics II

Hospital Ministry II


July
Fourth Year Retreat
YEAR FOUR
Hospital Ministry classes are in blue and held at Baptist East Hospital

July

Hospital Ministry III


August
Homiletics III

Hospital Ministry

September
Moral Theology I

Hospital Ministry IV


October
Moral Theology II

Hospital Ministry V


November
Sacraments I

Hospital Ministry VI


December
Sacraments II

Hospital Ministry VII


January
Legal Aspects of Ministry
Liturgy Presiding IV

February
Counseling Techniques

Ministry to Addicted & Family
Homiletics IV

March
Canon Law III

April
Canon Law IV

May
Liturgy Presiding  V

June
Liturgy Presiding  VI

July
Ordination Retreat

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