MS Sacred Ministry

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About Course

Enroll once in MS Sacred Ministry to access the program curriculum in one course. The curriculum is organized by the original catalog module codes and includes the existing lessons, activities, assessment guidance and resources.

Study the modules in sequence and follow your approved academic plan. Practicum, assessment, candidacy, capstone and dissertation requirements remain subject to faculty evaluation where applicable. Online lesson completion does not by itself confer a degree.

This is religious Sacred Ministry education. It does not qualify graduates for professional licensure or authorize regulated clinical practice. Enrollment requires admissions approval.

Program modules

  • SSM 501 — Foundations of Sacred Ministry
  • SSM 505 — History of Sacred, Plant & Natural Medicine
  • SSM 510 — Comparative Sacred Medicine Traditions
  • SSM 512 — Spiritual Care, Chaplaincy & Pastoral Presence
  • SSM 515 — Advanced Anatomy & Physiology for Sacred Medicine Facilitators
  • SSM 520 — Medical Chemistry, Pharmacology & Natural Compounds
  • SSM 525 — Functional & Integrative Health Foundations
  • SSM 601 — Mental Health Foundations for Sacred Ministry
  • SSM 605 — Trauma, Neurodivergence & Nervous-System Regulation
  • SSM 608 — Nonviolent Communication, Consent & Relational Practice
  • SSM 610 — Ethics I: Consent, Autonomy & Power in Sacred Medicine
  • SSM 615 — Ethics II: Accountability, Adverse Events & Ethical Leadership
  • SSM 618 — Screening, Risk Assessment & Participant Selection
  • SSM 620 — Law, Religious Liberty & Regulatory Boundaries
  • SSM 625 — Preparation, Facilitation & Integration
  • SSM 630 — Retreat, Ceremony & Sacred Space Design
  • SSM 640 — Community Ministry & Service Learning
  • SSM 650 — Supervised Practicum I: Observation & Preparation
  • SSM 651 — Supervised Practicum II: Co-Facilitation & Integration
  • SSM 652 — Supervised Practicum III: Advanced Facilitation
  • SSM 690 — Master’s Capstone in Sacred Ministry
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Course Content

SSM 501 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

  • SSM 501 — Course overview
  • SSM 501 — Learning objectives

SSM 501 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 501 — Unit 1: Vocation, role, and a philosophy of service
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 501 — Unit 2: Comparing leadership models in context
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 501 — Unit 3: Authority, invitation, and the freedom to refuse
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 501 — Unit 4: Stewardship and an accountable ministry philosophy
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 501 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 505 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 505 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 505 — Unit 1: Building an evidence-based historical account
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 505 — Unit 2: Medicine, ritual, and categories that change
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 505 — Unit 3: Colonialism, archives, and the politics of knowledge
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 505 — Unit 4: Research, prohibition, and contemporary revival
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 505 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 510 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 510 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 510 — Unit 1: Designing a respectful comparison
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 510 — Unit 2: Preparation, space, and community responsibility
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 510 — Unit 3: Knowledge, permission, and cultural borrowing
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 510 — Unit 4: Pluralism without flattening difference
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 510 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 512 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 512 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 512 — Unit 1: Presence, listening, and the person’s agenda
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 512 — Unit 2: Grief, uncertainty, and existential questions
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 512 — Unit 3: Spiritual assessment without imposing a framework
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 512 — Unit 4: Boundaries, referral, and continuity of support
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 512 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 515 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 515 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 515 — Unit 1: Systems, homeostasis, and limits of inference
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 515 — Unit 2: Nervous systems and interpreting stress
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 515 — Unit 3: Circulation, respiration, and escalation
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 515 — Unit 4: Metabolism, elimination, and interdisciplinary communication
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 515 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 520 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 520 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 520 — Unit 1: Pharmacokinetics: following a substance through the body
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 520 — Unit 2: Receptors, response, and evidence
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 520 — Unit 3: Interactions, uncertainty, and product identity
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 520 — Unit 4: Toxicology, claims, and professional boundaries
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 520 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 525 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 525 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 525 — Unit 1: Systems thinking without a universal explanation
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 525 — Unit 2: Everyday health domains and practical context
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 525 — Unit 3: Laboratory literacy and the boundary of interpretation
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 525 — Unit 4: Evaluating integrative claims
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 525 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 601 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 601 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 601 — Unit 1: Mental-health literacy without diagnosing
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 601 — Unit 2: Trauma, dissociation, autism, and ADHD
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 601 — Unit 3: Escalation concerns and immediate safety
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 601 — Unit 4: Referral networks and continuity
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 601 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 605 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 605 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 605 — Unit 1: Trauma-aware reasoning and uncertainty
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 605 — Unit 2: Sensory and communication access
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 605 — Unit 3: Choice, pacing, and non-coercive support
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 605 — Unit 4: Recognizing limits and planning accessible support
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 605 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 608 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 608 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 608 — Unit 1: Observation, interpretation, and the story you add
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 608 — Unit 2: Requests, demands, and boundaries
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 608 — Unit 3: Conversational consent and reflective listening
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 608 — Unit 4: Rupture, repair, and unequal authority
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 608 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 610 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 610 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 610 — Unit 1: Ethical reasoning beyond a rule list
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 610 — Unit 2: Meaningful consent and ongoing choice
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 610 — Unit 3: Touch, money, sexuality, and dual relationships
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 610 — Unit 4: Spiritual authority, projection, and autonomy
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 610 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 615 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 615 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 615 — Unit 1: From personal ethics to accountable systems
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 615 — Unit 2: Adverse events and factual documentation
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 615 — Unit 3: Impairment, conflicts, and ethical marketing
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 615 — Unit 4: Review, corrective action, and learning
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 615 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 618 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 618 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 618 — Unit 1: Intake as a defined process
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 618 — Unit 2: Recognizing concerns without creating a diagnosis
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 618 — Unit 3: Readiness, expectations, and meaningful permission
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 618 — Unit 4: Decisions, documentation, and fair pathways
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 618 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 620 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 620 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 620 — Unit 1: Mapping authority and jurisdiction
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 620 — Unit 2: Religious liberty and controlled-substance boundaries
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 620 — Unit 3: Consent, privacy, records, and reporting
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 620 — Unit 4: Representations, contracts, and professional review
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 620 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 625 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 625 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 625 — Unit 1: Preparation as shared understanding
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 625 — Unit 2: Presence and non-directive support
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 625 — Unit 3: Closure, handoff, and continuity
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 625 — Unit 4: Integration and participant-generated meaning
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 625 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 625 supplement 01 • Orientation, roles and learning requirements
Supplemental Sacred Ministry study; no separate credential or credits.

SSM 625 supplement 02 • Law, authorization and ethical accountability
Supplemental Sacred Ministry study; no separate credential or credits.

SSM 625 supplement 03 • Psilocybin science and evidence literacy
Supplemental Sacred Ministry study; no separate credential or credits.

SSM 625 supplement 04 • Microdosing and medication boundaries
Supplemental Sacred Ministry study; no separate credential or credits.

SSM 625 supplement 05 • Screening, readiness and informed consent
Supplemental Sacred Ministry study; no separate credential or credits.

SSM 625 supplement 06 • Preparation and accessible environments
Supplemental Sacred Ministry study; no separate credential or credits.

SSM 625 supplement 07 • Supportive presence, power and challenging experiences
Supplemental Sacred Ministry study; no separate credential or credits.

SSM 625 supplement 08 • Emergency readiness and CPR verification
Supplemental Sacred Ministry study; no separate credential or credits.

SSM 625 supplement 09 • Integration and the supplied guidebook
Supplemental Sacred Ministry study; no separate credential or credits.

SSM 625 supplement 10 • Emotional regulation, groups and documentation
Supplemental Sacred Ministry study; no separate credential or credits.

SSM 625 supplement 11 • Live skills practice and supervised placement
Supplemental Sacred Ministry study; no separate credential or credits.

SSM 625 supplement 12 • Assessment, competency and completion
Supplemental Sacred Ministry study; no separate credential or credits.

SSM 630 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 630 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 630 — Unit 1: Turning an intention into an operational plan
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 630 — Unit 2: Roles, staffing, and emergency organization
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 630 — Unit 3: Accessibility, sensory environment, and culture
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 630 — Unit 4: Agreements, follow-up, and evaluation
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 630 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 640 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 640 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 640 — Unit 1: Preparing an approved service-learning plan
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 640 — Unit 2: Serving without rescuing or claiming ownership
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 640 — Unit 3: Documenting hours and reflective learning
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 640 — Unit 4: Building the community ministry portfolio
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 640 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 650 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 650 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 650 — Unit 1: Readiness, lawful role, and placement agreement
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 650 — Unit 2: Observation as disciplined inquiry
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 650 — Unit 3: Preparation and support within an assigned role
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 650 — Unit 4: Supervision, feedback, and the 70-hour record
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 650 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 651 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 651 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 651 — Unit 1: Moving from observation to co-facilitation
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 651 — Unit 2: Communication while sharing responsibility
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 651 — Unit 3: Integration support without owning the interpretation
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 651 — Unit 4: Evidence, correction, and the second 70 hours
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 651 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 652 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 652 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 652 — Unit 1: Planning integrated performance under supervision
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 652 — Unit 2: Responding to uncertainty across the whole process
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 652 — Unit 3: Documentation, accountability, and post-event work
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 652 — Unit 4: Formal evaluation and a development plan
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 652 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.

SSM 690 — Course orientation
Catalog requirements and learning outcomes.

SSM 690 — Self-paced course guide
Learning route, readings, and outcome alignment.

SSM 690 — Unit 1: Defining a feasible capstone
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 690 — Unit 2: Building the scholarly foundation
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 690 — Unit 3: Integrating ethics, culture, scope, and evaluation
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 690 — Unit 4: Defense, revision, and responsible dissemination
Teaching note, application exercise, and self-check.

SSM 690 — Assessment portfolio
Three assessment briefs, rubric, and working templates.