Reflective Practice - Formation and Supervision in Ministry (E-Journal)
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Queen of the Virtues? Gratitude as Human Strength
Get PDFGratitude is held in high esteem by virtually everyone, at all times, in all places. From ancient religious scriptures through modern social science research, gratitude is upheld as a desirable human characteristic with a capacity for making life better for oneself and for others. Aside from a few harsh words from a small handful of cynics, nearly every thinker has viewed gratitude as a sentiment with virtually no downside
Ministerial Virtues from the Perspective of Trait PersonalityTheory and the World of Psychometrics
Get PDFThe development of virtues and moral perfection has been an aim of most religious and philosophical traditions. Moral perfection is achieved by developing more and stronger virtues, and by simultaneously avoiding the corresponding vices. Every religious tradition has a set of overt or implied virtues which the religion embraces, promotes, and expects of its adherents
EDITORIAL - SECTION IV - POSSIBILITIES: A SYMPOSIUM
No full textThis collection of supervisory practices using digital technology provides an opportunity to examine the use, or intended use, of digital technology in formation and supervision. The emergence of digital technology has, indeed, increased a wide-range of possibilities for formation and supervision heretofore unimaginable
Legitimate Peripheral Participation: Entering A Community of Practice
Get PDFEtienne Wenger and Jean Lave were authors critiquing educational assumptions that are largely still with us in public education, namely that learning is an individual process, that is has a beginning and an end, that is is best separated from the rest of our activities, and that it is the result of teaching. This article will introduce and explore the social theory of learning, identify key concepts and illustrate them with specific examples, and will conclude with considerations around the promise and challenge of leveraging the power of this theory in the seminary experience
Adult Development and Theological Field Education
Get PDFThe overall goal of theological field education is to equip adult learners for effective pastoral leadership. In order to achieve that goal, not only must theoligical field education be a space for learners to acquire specific skills and knowledge, but it must also attend to their development as adult learners. Although the formation and education of religious leaders has always been about the development of adults; the connections between the two perspectives are often more implicit than explicit. This separation is understandable,given the fact that the notions of adult develoment and adult learn are still fairly new, and it is only recently that we have started to make explicit connections between the two
State of the Art in Clinical Supervision (New York: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, 2010)
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Becoming the Pastor You Hope to Be: Four Practices for Improving Ministry (Herndon, VA: The Alban Institute)
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The Contemplative Counselor: A Way of Being (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2011)
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The Great Lie: "You Will Not Die" - A Book Review Essay
Get PDFOur hope is both within and yet beyond us, in daring to see ourselves as we are - complex, prideful, self-focused creatures. We will dare to act on our capacity of altruistic caring when we trust in the grace of God to sustain and empower us to be faithful to the One who calls us to live beyond our fears