Director of Contextual Education
Contextual Education Coordinator
Through distinct, yet related experiences, contextual education at Wartburg Seminary provides students the opportunity to…
“I completed fieldwork by providing pastoral care to a farmer while riding a combine in a North Dakota cornfield. Being church has become and continues to be people in the…
“The time I spent in class learning to examine family systems and face my own emotional and spiritual issues made me a wiser, more compassionate pastoral caregiver when I was…
“CPE was an incredible blend of self-discovery, growth and sometimes even discomfort all set against the backdrop of chaplain ministry. During CPE I became critically aware that I needed to…
General Resource
A study guide to use in connection with reading Mentoring for Ministry: The Grace of Growing Pastors.
Clinical Pastoral Education
Have questions about the what, where, how, and when of CPE? Take a look at this resource to help answer your questions.
Collaborative Learning Program
Master of Divinity student Marietta Nelson-Bittle reflects on her experience of contextual education at WTS: things taught in class one day often quickly end up as part of sermons, Bible studies, confirmation lessons and pastoral care.
Internship
2019 Master of Divinity graduate Mikayla Kopp reflects on the Advent season while serving in the unique internship placement at both St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church and St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Clinical Pastoral Education
Have questions about the what, where, how, and when of CPE? Take a look at this resource to help answer your questions.
Internship
If you think your ministry setting is right for an intern, take a look at the financial responsibilities associated with internship for your congregation.