This unit will encourage students to reflect theologically upon their practice of ministry. The actual ministry undertaken may be a student’s everyday employment, voluntary work, or a placement negotiated for the duration of the unit with an approved church or agency.
Through experiential methodology students will identify issues, explore a variety of responses, and engage in critical reflection on the theological and pastoral dimensions of case studies from the diverse ministry settings of a peer group.
Key congregational and pastoral issues will be explored, e.g. leadership and character, addressing conflict, self-care, power dynamics, mentoring, vocational calling and mission.
Unit code: DP8011S
Unit status: Archived (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational
Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies
Delivery Mode: Face to Face
Proposing College: Stirling College
Show when this unit is running1. | Exercise intentionality in ministry through goal setting, personal supervision and peer accountability |
2. | Identify core aspects of their operational theology and ministry identity through case studies and reflection |
3. | Critically evaluate a range of personal and institutional issues in ministry formation and practice. |
4. | Articulate a reflective pastoral response to selected case studies. |
5. | Demonstrate an understanding of theological reflection as an individual and group task. |
The Stirling Director of Supervised Field Education must approve all enrolments into this subject.
Supervised peer group reflection using case studies and verbatim reports brought by the participants and theory sessions facilitated by faculty
Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
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Essay | 2000 word essay |
2000 | 40.0 |
Case Study | 2000 word case study |
2000 | 30.0 |
Case Study | 2000 word case study |
2000 | 30.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 31 Dec, 2014
Unit record last updated: 2020-10-28 14:50:32 +1100