Ministry is learned by doing ministry.
Mentored Ministry brings theological education into conversation with the realities of Christian ministry.
At Acadia Divinity College, students learn through study, practical ministry experience, mentoring, theological reflection, and feedback. The goal is not simply to complete ministry requirements, but to grow in the knowledge, character, and skills needed for faithful Christian leadership.
Ministry is often unpredictable. Pastoral conversations do not follow a textbook, leadership decisions are rarely straightforward, and every ministry context is different. Mentored Ministry gives students space to practise, ask questions, receive honest feedback, learn from mistakes, and reflect on what God is teaching them as they discover what faithful ministry looks like in practice.
Director of Mentored Minstry
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Rev. Dr. Seidel Abel Boanerges
Your Mentored Ministry Journey*
Year 1 | Foundations
Your first year focuses on the foundations of ministry. You will explore pastoral identity and vocation, develop practices of theological reflection, prepare for supervised ministry, and begin building your ministry e-portfolio.
Year 2 | Practice
In your second year, you move into supervised ministry placements. You will participate in hands-on ministry, work with an experienced mentor, receive feedback, reflect on your experiences, and begin demonstrating your developing ministerial capabilities.
Year 3 | Leadership
In your third year, you continue in supervised ministry with growing responsibility. You will deepen your pastoral practice, develop your leadership, integrate your theological learning with ministry experience, and continue preparing for faithful service beyond graduation.
*For a full-time student
Reflect. Evidence. Grow.
Students build a digital ministry e-portfolio throughout the programme. Your portfolio is not simply a record of tasks you have completed. It gives you a place to gather evidence from your studies and ministry experiences, reflect on what you are learning, respond to feedback, recognize areas of growth, and identify where further development is needed. Evidence may include written work, sermon manuscripts, recordings, photographs, assignments, and feedback from mentors or ministry leaders.
Who Are You Becoming?
Your degree will eventually be completed. Your formation will not.
Ministerial formation is about more than completing courses, logging hours, or meeting programme requirements. It is about the person you are becoming as you learn to follow Christ and serve others faithfully.
At Acadia Divinity College, we seek to form Christian leaders who can interpret Scripture faithfully, think theologically, lead wisely, care deeply for people, navigate complexity, and respond with courage and humility to the changing realities of ministry.
Our hope is that your time at Acadia will do more than prepare you for your first or next ministry role. We want to help form the person you will bring to every ministry role that follows, someone whose knowledge, character, and skills continue to grow through a lifetime of serving Christ and his Church.