Content

This is a practical unit in a supervised ministry context. The unit focuses especially on developing the basic skills needed for leading public worship using the resources of the Lutheran Church of Australia. The student is given the opportunity to become familiar with what is involved in preparing and co-ordinating public worship, leading orders of worship in the context of congregational life in the Lutheran Church of Australia and the contextual issues involved in the enactment of the rites of baptism, confirmation, marriage and funeral in the ministry context.

Unit code: DP8622L

Unit status: Archived (New unit)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational

Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies

Delivery Mode: Practicum

Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate awareness and competence in the use of the Lutheran Church of Australia worship resources to prepare and lead worship services

2.

Investigate, analyse and evaluate the nature and role of leadership in worship in a congregational context

3.

Explain the pastoral responsibilities and actions associated with the enactment of the church’s rites (baptism, confirmation, marriages and funerals) on the basis of observation, reflection and debrief

4.

Develop and use reflective practices in the context of leading worship services

Unit sequence

At least 48 points in Field D—Theology: Mission and Ministry

Pedagogy

This is applied workplace learning informed by relevant literature, supervisory observation and mentoring, and student reflective integrative responses

Indicative Bibliography

  • Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. 1985. Spiritual care*. Translated by Jay C. Rochelle. Philadelphia, PA: Fortress Press.
  • Day, Juliette, and Benjamin Gordon-Taylor, eds. 2013. The study of liturgy and worship: an Alcuin guide. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press. (eBook available)
  • Lutheran Church of Australia. 1989. Lutheran hymnal with supplement. Adelaide, SA: Lutheran Publishing House.
  • Lutheran Church of Australia. Commission on Worship. 2002. LCA worship resources. Accessed 9 April 2015. http://www.lca.org.au/worship-2.html
  • ————. 1998. Rites and resources for pastoral care. Edited by David A. Schubert. Adelaide, SA: Openbook Publishers.
  • ————. 2002.LCA worship resources. Accessed 9 April 2015.
  • Maschke, Timothy. 2009. Gathered guests: a guide to worship in the Lutheran Church. 2nd ed. St Louis, MO: Concordia.
  • Precht, Fred, ed. 1993. Lutheran worship: history and practice. St Louis, MO: Concordia.
  • Senn, Frank C. Christian liturgy: catholic and evangelical. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress Press, 1997.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Portfolio

Portfolio Indicative tasks: • Evidence of planning, leading and reviewing worship in various contexts • Evidence of appropriate use of LCA and other worship resources in preparation for leading worship. • Evidence of investigation of and conclusions about the nature of leadership in worship • Evidence of readiness to fulfil pastoral responsibilities associated with enactment of the church’s rites 7000 words equivalent

7000 100.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 27 Sep, 2019

Unit record last updated: 2020-10-14 14:54:21 +1100