Diaconal Ministry
 Diaconal
Ministers are consecrated for service in ministries at the
intersection of church and world. Diaconal Ministers work to seek
wholeness in the world and to help the people of God to live out the
Gospel. They are committed to alerting the church to the needs of
the world.
Diaconal Ministry is a ministry of Word and service, sharing the
hope of Christ, helping where there is need, and equipping others
for healing and justice in the world. Diaconal Ministers serve
through agencies, institutions, and traditional church programs as
they build bridges between the church and the world.
Luther Seminary and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary work in partnership with the ELCA and student candidacy committees to prepare
individuals for rostered diaconal ministry. The role of the CLI is
to assist candidates in arranging their diaconal field experience,
or internships.
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explaining the ELCA's Diaconal Ministry program requirements:
At Luther Seminary
Generally, diaconal ministry candidates at Luther work towards a
master of arts degree. Students must have a positive entrance
decision from their candidacy committee, be accepted into the master
of arts program, and will meet the candidacy requirements of theological study
by completing the core courses of the MA degree.
The elective
courses may be used to strengthen the students' skills in their
chosen area of ministry, to meet the field education requirements,
and/or to meet the formation requirements.
Students pursuing a
Ph.D. or M.Div. degree will negotiate credits for field education
and/or formation on an individual basis. They will also need
the approval of the Director of the Diaconal Ministry Program to
insure that they have met all of the Lutheran studies requirements.
More information about Diaconal Ministry requirements at
Luther, may be requested from Krista Lind, coordinator for
placement and candidacy,
klind@luthersem.edu.
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At PLTS
The Master of Christian Ministry (MCM) degree is a
program offered to students preparing for leadership in
specialized lay ministries in their faith communities.
The program is designed to meet the requirements for
certification for Associates in Ministry (AIMs) and for
diaconal and deaconess ministries in the ELCA. This
program may also be structured for preparation for other
lay Christian ministries.
The MCM consists of 54 credit hours of academic courses,
including two semesters of a 1.5 credit MCM seminar.
This two-semester MCM seminar (FT 1022 and FT2062) must
be taken in sequence. In addition, 6 credit hours of
field experience are required. Field experience consists
of a minimum of 300 hours of supervised field work
related to the MCM student's anticipated area of
Christian ministry. This requirement may be met through
courses with a field component and/or placement through
the PLTS Office of Contextual Education. Thirty of the
54 academic course credits must be taken at PLTS. A
full-time MCM program is defined as 13.5 credit hours
per semester.
More information about Diaconal Ministry requirements at PLTS,
may be requested from the
Office of the Deans or Carol Jacobson,
cjacobson@plts.edu.
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