A social work degree covers theory, ethics and assessment, then a graduate walks into a room with a family in crisis and finds out what the coursework left out. The first caseload tests skills no syllabus fully addresses, from holding a boundary under pressure to carrying a client’s situation home at night. Practitioners in those […]
A call to ministry does not always arrive early in life. For some adults, it emerges in the middle of a career, after years spent building a family, paying a mortgage or working in another field. The interest may be real but pursuing it can mean weighing a new degree against responsibilities that are already […]
Quick Highlights The strongest path combines a graduate theological degree (MDiv) with supervised Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). Board certification requires a qualifying degree, four CPE units, a faith-group endorsement and 2,000 hours of chaplaincy experience. Campbellsville University’s online MDiv, Pastoral Care & Chaplaincy track, lets students complete two of the four required CPE units as […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant concern for most workers. Many already feel its effects on the job today. A questionnaire conducted on behalf of Campbellsville University (CU) surveyed 1,002 U.S. workers about how they see AI affecting their work, which careers they think are safest and what they’re doing to protect their […]
A middle school choir room or an after-school guitar lesson doesn’t look like career prep. But for many adults, it turns out to be exactly that. Campbellsville University commissioned a survey of 1,011 U.S. adults about the music teachers who shaped them. Researchers found that skills built in music class are showing up decades later […]
Choosing a graduate theology degree means sorting through titles that sound similar but lead to different careers, since the Master of Divinity (MDiv), the Master of Theology (MTh) and the Master of Arts in Religion (MAR) all fall under theological education yet prepare graduates for different work. Campbellsville University’s online Master of Divinity program is […]
Chaplains bring spiritual care into places a church can’t always reach, such as hospital rooms, military units, prisons, schools and corporate offices. Some chaplains are ordained ministers, while others are lay leaders with the right training and endorsement. What connects them is a consistent path. A bachelor’s degree comes first, followed by a graduate theological […]
More churches, hospitals and military chaplaincy programs now look for people trained in both mental health support and ministry. Pastoral counseling sits at that intersection. It blends recognized counseling techniques with scripture, prayer and faith tradition, rather than treating the two as separate tracks. This guide covers what pastoral counseling is, how it differs from […]
A Master of Divinity (MDiv) is a graduate-level degree that prepares students for pastoral ministry. It combines biblical and theological coursework with hands-on ministry training, rather than focusing on research alone. Graduates go on to serve as pastors, chaplains, missionaries and nonprofit leaders. For students wondering what an MDiv is and whether it fits their […]
A Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) is a professional degree — not a general liberal arts credential. That distinction matters because it means BSW graduates enter the job market with a recognized professional qualification that opens specific doors across multiple sectors. What can you do with a bachelor’s in social work? More than most people […]