Equip Church Partners

1. EQUIP Leaders must submit their desired syllabus and all student registration information 4 weeks before the first day of the semester using the Student Registration Form.
2. Note that the form will as you for the student(s) full legal name(s) and SEBTS ID number. Make sure you have that on hand before submitting.
3. Please refer to the academic calendar to view semester start and end dates
4. Once you have submitted the registration form and the updated syllabus is approved, the EQUIP Offices will manually register students for their respective classes. Please note that students will be charged tuition for the course upon registration. Late fees may be incurred if the student registration lists or syllabi are returned after the due date.A confirmation email will be sent to each individual student making him or her aware of their successful registration and relevant tuition charges.

1. Always secure the most up-to-date syllabus template for the course you are desiring to teach.
2. Be aware of Course Artifact assignments. These are assignments which ask for the student to turn them in to you as well as through the submission portal on CampusNet. These assignments cannot be removed or modified.
3. Only submit one Student Registration Form. The forms will allow you to include multiple students, multiple courses, and multiple course syllabi. Keeping your semester in one form will help our office keep all of your information in one place.
4. Think two months ahead. Our deadlines for submitting Student Registration Forms are normally one month before the first day of classes in the upcoming semester. With this in mind, it will prove helpful for you to download the syllabus templates for the course you are desiring to teach the upcoming semester two months before the first day of classes. This will give you one month to mull over the revisions you would like to make to the template before having to submit it.

Begin grading student assignments.

• Our Administrative Assistant will send monthly check-in emails with important date and deadline information. Note that you can feel free to respond to those emails for assistance.

Mentored Internship Course

• Mentor must evaluate all student assignments to determine if the student will be given a Pass or Fail
• Mentor must complete a Mentored Internship Evaluation Form-Mentor for each student for whom they serve as a mentor. This form will ask the mentor to assign a Pass or Fail for the student and will not require an itemized list of grades for student assignments. Deadline is one week after the last day of classes according to the SEBTS Academic Calendar.
• Student must complete a Mentored Internship Evaluation Form-Student in order to pass the course and receive their grade. Deadline is one week after the last day of classes according to the SEBTS Academic Calendar.
• *The student will receive an “Incomplete” as their final grade if the EQUIP office does not receive both of these forms by the submission deadline.

All Practicum Courses

• Practicum Instructor is responsible for grading all assignments, calculating a final percentage grade, and collecting an itemized rendering of grades in a Grade Report for each participating student.
• Practicum Instructor must submit a grade report using the Student Grade Submission Form no later than one week after the last day of the semester according to the SEBTS Academic Calendar.
• Grade Report should include:
  • Percentage grade for each student’s individual assignments
  • Overall final percentage grade
• Practicum Instructor must fill out the EQUIP Partner Feedback form.
• Student must fill out the Practicum Course Evaluation-Student form.
• Upon completion of the Student Grade Submission and EQUIP Partner Feedback forms, the EQUIP office will begin disbursing stipends to Practicum Instructors. If you are finishing up your first semester of offering an EQUIP Practicum course, we will reach out to you in order to get a copy of your W-9 and get the process started.
• Stipend Structure:
  • $500 for 1st student in a given course
  • $150 for every student thereafter
  • No cap on amount to be disbursed
• Note that those serving as a mentor for PMN7900, BCO7900, MIN4900, and MIN4645 are not eligible to receive a stipend.

Eligible Field Mentors who possess a ministry-related Master’s degree and have significant ministry experience can lead these courses. Mentored Internship courses enable students to gain practical ministry experience in various areas of ministry under the supervision of a Field Mentor. The mentor and the student work together to develop a ‘personalized’ experience in the ministry organization. Students can earn up to 9 credit hours towards a degree program through Mentored Internships.

• PMN7900/EQC – Mentored Internship
• BCO7900/EQC – Mentored Counseling Internship

These courses require:

• 14 hours of mentorship over a minimum of 12 weeks
• 4 hours of ministry each week
• 12 pages of writing
• 800 pages of reading

Practicums are the field-based equivalent to courses offered on campus. Field Instructors who hold a post-M.Div. degree (Ph.D., D.Min., Ed.D., Th.M.) can lead practicum courses. Instructors have the opportunity to equip students through a combination of classroom instruction, ministry related experiences, and mentoring relationships. EQUIP provides Field Instructors with customizable syllabus templates for each course that allows them to utilize their own ministry experience and ministry context to produce a robust training opportunity for their students.

• PMN6501/EQC – Pastoral Ministry & Leadership Practicum
• PMN6733/EQC – Christian Leadership Practicum
• PMN6721/EQC – Administration & Education in the Local Church Practicum
• PRS6101/EQC – Bible Exposition I: Hermeneutics & Preparation Practicum
• PRS6501/EQC – Bible Exposition II: Communication & Delivery Practicum
• BCO5502/EQC – Biblical Counseling Practicum (Counseling Training Required)
• MIS6551/EQC – Developing a Church Planting Methodology Practicum
• MIS6541/EQC – North American Church Planting Practicum
• MIS6591/EQC – International Church Planting Practicum
• MIS5101/EQC – Christian Missions: Principles and Practice Practicum
• EVA5101/EQC – Evangelism: Nature and Practice Practicum
• EVA6611/EQC – Personal Discipleship & Disciple-Making Practicum

These courses require:

• 24 hours of classroom instruction
• 14 hours of related practical experiences
• 12 pages of writing
• 900 pages of reading