Excellence in Ministry Through Education Purpose and Goals . . . Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) is an educational process for those providing pastoral care to persons in the local congregations and other diverse settings while developing pastoral competency through supervised reflections. Pastoral competency involves the following goals:  Pastoral identity formation and theological/spiritual integration  Self and interpersonal awareness  Theory integration from which to function in pastoral assessment and intervention  Development of pastoral care skills  Utilization of professional supervision and consultation for growth in ministry In addition to the above normative goals of CPE, the R. C. Freedom Ministries program also enables the student to develop and integrate his/her theory or model of ministry. This involves identifying the basic theological and psychological premises that shape understanding of the human condition. Students demonstrate integration by articulating his/her theory of ministry and how it shapes assessment criterion and styles of relating in pastoral care experiences.