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Graduate School of Theology 139
Social Services
Administration
Bill Culp, Advisor
ACU Box 27890, Abilene, Texas 79699-7890
Harding Administration Building, Room 109
Phone: 325-674-2306
Fax: 325-674-6524
Email: culpb@acu.edu
Web: www.acu.edu/grad
Faculty
Bill Culp, Associate Professor
David Gotcher, Associate Professor
Tom Winter, Professor
Faculty from other departments who teach in this program:
Paul Lakey, Professor of Communication
Brad Reid, Professor of Management Sciences
SOCIAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
CERTIFICATE
A certificate program in social services administration is available.
The certificate requires 15 hours, and course work may apply toward
the Master of Science in gerontology degree.
Requirements for the certificate in social services
administration are:
1. Core courses, 12 hours:
SOCW 541 Social Welfare Policy and Services
SOCW 644 Management and Funding in the Human Services
SOCW 670 Social Services Administration and Planning
MBMT 532 Human Resource Management
2. Selection, 3 hours:
SOCI 560 Ethics and Social Issues
COMS 642 Seminar in CommunicationGraduate School
of Theology
Jack Reese, Dean
James Thompson, Associate Dean of Graduate School of Theology
Charles A. Siburt, Associate Dean of Ministry Programs and Services
Ken Cukrowski, Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Services
ACU Box 29422, Abilene, Texas 79699-9422
Biblical Studies Building, Room 297
Phone: 325-674-3730
Fax: 325-674-6180
Email: reese@bible.acu.edu or thompson@bible.acu.edu or
siburt@bible.acu.edu or cukrowski@bible.acu.edu
Web: www.acu.edu/gst
Faculty
Frederick Aquino, Assistant Professor
Jeff Childers, Associate Professor
Craig Churchill, Theological Librarian
Kenneth Cukrowski, Associate Professor
Douglas Foster, Professor
Mark Hamilton, Assistant Professor
Mark Love, Assistant Professor
Ed Mathews, Professor
Royce Money, Professor
Jack Reese, Professor
Timothy Sensing, Associate Professor
Charles Siburt, Professor
James Thompson, Professor
John T. Willis, Professor
David Wray, Associate Professor
Introduction
The Graduate School of Theology at Abilene Christian University
offers a variety of degrees and programs designed to meet the
complex needs of its students. Its goal is to be both academically
rigorous and practical in equipping students for effective ministry.
The faculty view their work as integral to the university's mission:
to educate its students for Christian service and leadership throughout
the world. All programs attempt to instill in students the heart and
nature of Christ, opportunities for service and spiritual growth, and
educational and ministry opportunities in the U.S. and abroad.
Mission
The Graduate School of Theology is located in the College of Biblical
Studies and is vitally engaged in its goals and tasks. The stated mission
of the college is to provide leadership preparation and resources for
effective worldwide ministry in the cause of Christ
The mission of the Graduate School of Theology is to equip men and
women for effective missional leadership for ministry in all its forms
and to provide strong academic foundations for theological inquiry.
It is within this framework that the Graduate School of Theology has
set its purposes:
* to prepare men and women for effective work in a variety of
ministry settings;
* to provide specific ministry skills in the areas of preaching,
teaching, worship, missions, pastoral counseling, congregational
ministry, youth and family ministry, children's ministry, church
leadership, spiritual formation and program development;
* to provide adequate academic foundations to students in the
various theological disciplines including textual studies, biblical
languages, church history and historical theology;
* to provide an academic and interpersonal environment by
which the theological disciplines can be integrated one with
another as well as with the students ministry skills and their
personal spiritual development;
* to equip adequately those students who desire advanced
academic work including doctoral studies in schools of religion,
seminaries or universities.
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