King's College London, MA, Contemporary Worship

The compulsory module: Patterns in contemporary worship; the module offers theoretical frameworks for understanding developments in contemporary worship; it sets contemporary patterns of worship within the context of wider cultural change; theoretical approaches are developed drawing upon the understanding of cultural change in modernity to theorise the contemporary worship scene as a specifically Christian postmodern moment; this leads on to sessions that deal with the changing nature of worship within specific ecclesial contexts and traditions; emphasis is upon studying worship as it is practiced drawing upon recent empirical research as well as published liturgical texts; students take 1 other compulsory module: theology in practice; this core module links all the programmes on the Master's programme; it equips students with theological tools that help them to analyse the styles and the purposes of Christian ministry; with these tools (including disciplines of social science with their empirical research methodologies; historical enquiry; and scriptural interpretation) students are in a position to articulate a theology of ministry, and to formulate methodologies for understanding and interpreting their contexts and their actions as ministers; in addition to the dissertation, students then take 2 further modules from the following: church, mission and society; educational issues in Christian ministry; ethical issues in pastoral ministry; ministry in the Bible; patterns in contemporary ecclesiology; patterns in contemporary worship; patterns in youth ministry; philosophy and postmodern culture; reformation, revival and revolution: models of ministry 1547-2000; the pastoral use of the Bible; theology, church and worship.