HT 710: Ministerial Ethics

• 4.00 Credit Hours

This course provides tools the student will need to sharpen their personal and professional decision making skills. The student will learn about the unique moral role of the minister and the ethical responsibilities of their vocation. The course will include topics on family life, confidentiality, truth telling, political involvement, working with committees and relating to other church staff member. (Three credit hours) Course Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: A. Identify ethical situations. B. Apply biblical principles to ethics. C. Demonstrate pastoral purity and ministerial ethical integrity according to biblical directives. D. Assess organization structures and policies from an ethical perspective. E. Employ principles of ethical decision making processes. F. Evaluate ethical dilemmas from a biblical perspective. G. Compare appropriate ethics decision making styles for various situations.