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Dear Ones— The school year has nearly begun, and Starr King shows all the signs of preparing for a new season. Workers and staff are grooming the school grounds and redecorating rooms; faculty members are ordering books and revising their syllabi. All of us are looking forward to the school’s annual Symposium with Buddhist teacher
Dear Starr King Friend, It’s been more than a week since I arrived in Berkeley and assumed the duties of President here at Starr King. There have been lots of introductions and lots of paperwork, and a fair amount of finding my way around. But mostly, I have been filled with great happiness because I
This course is for Starr King students engaged in part-time or full-time Clinical Pastoral Education. Participate in ministry to persons in crisis and engage in individual and group reflection. Didactic sessions draw together theoretical material from theology, the behavioral sciences, and pastoral care. Students learn to integrate theological understanding and knowledge of behavioral science with
This asynchronous online course begins with a discussion of recent historical developments in Unitarian Universalism and then extends back through time to the various antecedents of Unitarianism and Universalism in pre-Reformation Europe, all the way back to the early church and the Council of Nicea. Students will have the opportunity to explore Unitarian Universalist heritage,
Congregational Intern Reflection offers a circle of continued learning and collegial support, which is central to maintaining healthy ethics and boundaries as religious leaders. In this course we will discuss all aspects of the arts of ministry, the ways ministerial call is strengthening and deepening, and ongoing personal spiritual practice. Students will reflect on how
Congregational Internship is where the student practices the skills of ministry under the direct supervision of a teaching minister in Full Fellowship (for UU students). During internship, the student more fully develops their pastoral voice within the ongoing life of a congregation. The internship blends call with community, as the student clarifies their sense of
Educating to “Create Just and Sustainable Communities that Counter Oppressions”(“ECO”) is a core goal of Starr King’s M.Div. and M.A.S.C. degree programs. In this required synchronous online core course, M.Div. and M.A.S.C. students work together to form a framework for counter-oppressive spiritual leadership. We will ask: how can spirituality, ministry, and religious activism respond to
This course is for Starr King students engaged in part-time or full-time Clinical Pastoral Education. Participate in ministry to persons in crisis and engage in individual and group reflection. Didactic sessions draw together theoretical material from theology, the behavioral sciences, and pastoral care. Students learn to integrate theological understanding and knowledge of behavioral science with
As Rev. Dr. Rebecca Parker concludes her exemplary twenty-five year presidency of the School, and new president Rev. Rosemary Bray McNatt steps into leadership, I am reminded of Dag Hammarskjöld’s words: “For all that has been – Thanks. For all that shall be – Yes.” Founding Starr King president Earl Morse Wilbur said long ago,
Seven years ago, conversations between Starr King School for the Ministry and The Chaplaincy Institute began about the possibility of an affiliation between the two schools. On Tuesday May 20, 2014, a formal agreement was signed at Starr King by leaders of both institutions. Visit the program page for Chaplaincy Institute Joint Program for full details.