Reflective Practice - Formation and Supervision in Ministry (E-Journal)
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Ahead of the Wave: the Uniting Church in Australia's Ride on the Professional Supervision Tide
Full text linkThis article explains what professional supervision is based on various definitions, its purpose and benefits. It distinguishes supervision from therapy, counselling, mentoring and spiritual direction. It focuses on what actually happens in professional supervision and how it has expanded into the pastoral ministry setting from across the wider helping professions in the past twenty-five years. It outlines the timing of how and why the Uniting Church in Australia implemented mandatory professional supervision before other Christian denominations in Australia and why it is important for ministry practice. It outlines distinctive practices of professional supervision and how it can assist ministry leaders in maintaining professional and ethical boundaries and supporting minsters’ well-being.
The article highlights how professional supervision proved especially valuable during COVID-19 in arresting burn-out and cites research showing 95 percent of women ministers found it crucial for building and maintaining resilience. A direct connection is made between the practice of supervision in the formation of ministry leaders in theological education and its benefits for ongoing learning that can be transformational learning. It emphasizes the ongoing changing ministry landscape and how the tide continues to change, as well as the gift of supervision as a lifelong reflective practice.
 
Living the Muslim-Enough Reality as a Muslim Woman Chaplain
Full text linkBasic understanding of Islam and basic knowledge of Fiqh [jurisprudence].
A Muslim woman chaplain perseveres through her endorsement-rejection for CEC pursuit
Matthew Floding and Dawn Davis, eds. Experience: Spiritual Formation for Theological Field Education, Rowman & Littlefield, 2024
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Pamela Cooper-White, Shared Wisdom: Use of the Self in Pastoral Care & Counseling. 29th Anniversary Edition, Fortress Press, 2024
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“I felt like I was being pushed into a box I have escaped”: ADHD and the Rule of Life in Education for Spiritual Formation
Full text linkThe notion of a “rule of life” has rocketed into broad popularity in recent years, but the commitment to structure and consistency that it often entails can prove detrimental for those with ADHD. This article addresses how a practice that has formed Christ-followers for centuries might be reimagined for neurodivergent individuals in theological education for spiritual formation
SECTION 2: ASSOCIATION FOR THEOLOGICAL FIELD EDUCATION (ATFE) AND ASSOCIATION FOR REFLECTIVE PRACTICE IN THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION (ARPTE)
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Cole Arthur Riley, Black Liturgies: Prayers, Poems and Meditation for Staying Human, Convergent, 2024
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The Miseducation of the Negro: Decolonizing Identity Formation in Clinical Pastoral Education
Full text linkThis article describes the many and varied ways that Black people, especially students, face challenges in everyday life, including identity formation in CPE
The Changing Face of Reflective Practice in the Church today
Full text linkReflective practice is a key aspect of the continuing ministry formation needed by ministry practitioners today. In this article, the author explores his own journey in reflective practice and how it has been shaped by his experience as a field educator and more recently as a professional pastoral supervisor. As a discipline, reflective practice continues to evolve, with varying approaches adding to its richness. Instrumental approaches focus on effectiveness. Critical approaches emphasise reflexivity. Imaginal approaches utilise the inner world of experience. Ontological approaches focus on spiritual practices and formation. Allied to this are recent social changes which have led to a growth in reflective practice within ministry contexts in Australia and New Zealand. These changes include the mandating of professional supervision for clergy, the development of new training courses, an increase in trained reflective supervisors, a clearer location of reflective practice within Christian theology and tradition, a recognition of the importance of reflective practice for improved mental health, and new opportunities for the use of technology. Readers of the article are given opportunities to pause and consider their own journeys as reflective practitioners and explore the changing face of reflective practice within their own contexts