Reflective Practice - Formation and Supervision in Ministry (E-Journal)
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Interfaith and Intercultural Symposium on Compassion
Six authors representing six cultural and faith backgrounds reflect on Compassion from the perspective of their own culture and faith traditions
Virtues and Praxis in Ministry Education
The shift in graduate ministry education from a classical model to a praxisoriented approach opens new opportunities for highlighting and focusing on virtues as an integral aspect of pastoral education. Virtue development requires the rhythm of ongoing reflection on praxis that engenders practical wisdom, or phronesis, to guide movements toward virtuous living. A praxis mode of education provides such opportunities to a much greater extent than a more classical and didactic approach to education. Virtues themselves need to be highlighted in the curriculum to help students address the questions, “Who am I becoming?” and “Who ought to I become?” Hopefully, as the importance of virtues in ministry education continues to surface,we will be blessed with the presence of many more virtuous pastoral leaders in our communities
Ministry Experiences of First-Career Seminarians: In the Middle of a Life World
This article reports on how first-career seminarians understood their ministry experiences. It has been long recognized that field education has significant effects on seminarians of any age, such as asssisting students in vocations discernment. Increased understanding of how students conceptualize their field educaiton experiences within their life worlds will benefit those who supervise students directly
Happiness at Work: Maximizing your Psuchological Capital for Success (Oxford, UK: Wiley, 2010)
Reviewed by John P. Martinson
Professional Spiritual and Pastoral Care: A Practical Clergy and Chaplains Handbook (Woodstock, VT: Skylight Paths, 2012)
Reviewed by Landon Bogan
Fear-Conqueror, Fear-Bearer, Fear-Exploiter, and Fear-Miner
The way out of the fear-conqueror/fear-bearer dichotomy in supervision depends on the willingness of both the supervisor and the student to be open to mutual challenge for the sake of growth
Becoming a Healthier Pastor: Family Systems Theory and the Pastor's Own Family
Reviewed by B. Douglas Lubber