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Field Education

Students at all member schools can do multiple semesters of field education as their schedule and requirements allow. Through the BTI, each school's placement list is open to students from other member schools. Finding the perfect site for such a valuable part of experiental education can be challenging. Fortunately, each school has unique relationships with Boston churches and institutions to provide a wealth of opportunities. Best of all, like cross-registration, field education through other schools is a FREE resource available to students who attend member schools.

To engage at field education at a campus besides your own, you will need to follow-up with your own office of field education and the office of the school whose site you are seeking. Field education registration is not done through the portal and is not managed by the BTI. However, feel free to contact us at btioffice@bostontheological.org with any questions. Below is a list of schools offering field education sites to other schools and a link to their information.

 


Boston College School of Theology and Ministry Boston College Stokes Hall. Tree without leaves in the foreground. Person walking out of the building.
Supervised Ministry

“The Supervised Ministry program guides students in choosing ministry placements that reflect their personal and professional interests. Faculty directors and placement supervisors work with individual students to help them form, develop, cultivate, and deepen their pastoral skills.” 

Marcia Ryan
marcia.ryan@bc.edu
617-552-1946 

Boston University School of Theology
Contextual Education

“The overall purpose of the contextual placement is to train students in ministry while providing supervision and support (by both the setting and by the School of Theology) and offering an opportunity to refine their call to ministry by experiencing ministerial roles and practices.” 

Cristian De La Rosa 
cdlrosa@bu.edu 
617-353-3058 

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Mentored Ministry

“Our Mentored Ministry program is the place where the theory of the classroom and the practice of the ministry setting come together. The classroom is the heartbeat of Gordon-Conwell. There are so many things that must be learned in such a setting. But the congregational and/or ministry setting is the place to put into practice the very things learned in the classroom.  These two realms of preparation for ministry need each other. Theory without praxis results in little more than stored information and practice without a sound theory is little more than experimentation.” 

Katherine Horvath- Coordinator of Mentored Ministry for the Hamilton Campus
khorvath@gordonconwell.edu 
978-646-4119 

Virginia Ward- Coordinator of Mentored Ministry at the Center for Urban Ministerial Education in Boston
vward@gordonconwell.edu
617-427-7293 x 1638

Hebrew College Four Rabbinical students leaning in, looking over a torah scroll.
Supervised Internships

“Supervised Internships: 

During the final two years of the program, you will have a supervised paid internship each year at a local Jewish institution, giving you the opportunity to gain valuable work experience with mentorship from seasoned rabbis. Hebrew College has developed partnerships with many leading Boston congregations across the religious spectrum, as well as with Hillels, day schools and other innovative Jewish organizations.” 

Rabbi Shoshona Friedman
sfriedman@hebrewcollege.edu 
617-559-8600 

Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
Field Education

“The theological foundation upon which the field education program rests is the conviction that theological studies cannot be separated from or unrelated to church life…. As an integral part of preparation for service to the Church in today’s world, the field education program manifests the relationship between worship, theological study, and service to God’s people.”

Phillip Mamalakis  
pmamalakis@hchc.edu 
617-850-1546 

Harvard Divinity School 
Field Education 

“Authentic training for the ministry must include both practical experience and reflection on that experience. The Field Education Program at HDS is built around guided learning experiences that integrate theory and practice to develop professional attitudes.” 

Emily Click 
eclick@hds.harvard.edu 
617-495-2923 

Laura Tuach  
ltuach@hds.harvard.edu 
617-496-4100 


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