Pastoral Mission and Outreach in a Ministry Context (DP3004C)

Content

This unit is a practical unit in a supervised ministry context. This unit offers the opportunity for the acquisition and development of skills for ministry in an intensive pastoral/ministry placement of 12 weeks. As such, it provides practical experience, reflection on that experience under supervision, and participative learning. The model proposed is action-reflection-integration, under supervision. Examples of such long-term pastoral placement would include parish ministry, youth ministry and ministry to Indigenous persons.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

Pre-requisite - Completion of two field D units plus DP1/2001C and DP1/2002C for BMin students Co-requisite/pre-requisite – DP2/3XXXC Pastoral Leadership for a Safe Church The unit also requires an interview with the unit coordinator before commencement.

All STFE students prior to commencing their placement will have completed a Learning Module about the University’s Code of Conduct as well as additional learning about Safeguarding, including safeguarding processes particular to their denomination (see co-requisite/pre-requisite above – Pastoral Leadership for a Safe Church).

Pedagogy

This unit, a practical unit, offers the opportunity for the acquisition and development of skills for ministry in an intensive pastoral/ministry placement of 12 weeks, under supervision, including - a minimum of 96 hours placement,

• a minimum of 24 hours of theological reflection, integration and supervision, 6 hours of which is individual supervision;
• 12 hours planning and review of placement;
• and 18 study hours.

The primary pedagogical framework is action-reflection-integration: in a given ministerial context, students are invited to reflect on their practice, through narrative/verbatim modes of presentation. In the second place, students are invited to engage in weekly pastoral journaling as a way of integrating ongoing reflection into their practice.

Indicative Bibliography

• Cahalan, Kathleen. Introducing the Practice of Ministry. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2010.
• –––. Projects that Matter: Successful Planning and Evaluation for Religious Organizations. Bethesda: Alban Institute, 2003.
• Cullen, P, B. Hoose, and Gerard Mannion, eds. Catholic Social Justice: Theological and Practical Explorations. Maiden Lane: Continuum, 2007.
• Fini, Christian and Christopher Ryan, eds. Australian Catholic Youth Ministry: Theological and Pastoral Foundations for Faithful Ministry. Mulgrave: Garratt, 2014.
• Garrido, Ann M. Redeeming Administration: 12 Spiritual Habits for Catholic Leaders in Parishes, Schools, Religious Communities and Other Institutions. Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2013.
• Graham, E., Walton, H., and Ward, F. Theological Reflection Methods (2nd ed.). London: SCM Press, 2019.
• Gula, Richard. Just Ministry: Professional Ethics for Pastoral Ministers. Mahwah: Paulist Press, 2010.
• Jewell, Marti R., and David A. Ramsey. The Changing Face of Church: Emerging Models of Parish Leadership. Chicago: Loyola Press, 2010.
• Sofield, Loughlan, and Carroll Juliano. Collaboration: Uniting Our Gifts in Ministry. Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2000.
• Sofield, Loughlan, and Carroll Juliano. Principled Ministry: A Guidebook for Catholic Leaders. Notre Dame: Ave Maria Press, 2011.
• Thompson, J., Thompson, R., Pattison, S., Theological Reflection (2nd ed.). London: SCM Press 2019

Assessment