1 / 22

Theological Reflection and Social Analysis for Ministry I: Foundations of Theological Reflection

Theological Reflection and Social Analysis for Ministry I: Foundations of Theological Reflection. Dr. Maureen O’Brien, Ph.D. Duquesne University. Part 4. Unit 11. Click here for instructions. Instructions.

rtharp
Download Presentation

Theological Reflection and Social Analysis for Ministry I: Foundations of Theological Reflection

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Theological Reflection and Social Analysis for Ministry I:Foundations of Theological Reflection Dr. Maureen O’Brien, Ph.D. Duquesne University Part 4 Unit 11 Click here for instructions.

  2. Instructions • Navigation through the course will occur by clicking on the following action buttons located in the lower right corner of each screen: The HOME button will be placed in the center of each slide and will bring you to the Table of Contents for further navigation. The NEXT and BACK buttons will move you through the course content. The EXIT button will be placed at the end of each Unit and will return you to the course menu.

  3. Instructions • This course is meant to be self-paced, though there will be opportunities to interact with your local and global JPIC groups. • Course content and activities should be completed in the order that they are presented to maximize student success. • The Table of Contents will be your starting point for each Unit

  4. Activity Icons • Each type of course activity has a unique icon located in the upper right corner of the screen. • In this course you will: Online journal Local discussion Read online Create doc Reflect Global discussion Watch video Quiz/test

  5. Part 4:Developing Habits for TR in Your MinistryUnit 11:Your Gifts and Goals for Ministerial Growth

  6. Table of Contents • The unit is divided in several components. Start with 11.1 Description of Learning Journal OR click on the link below to navigate to the component where you left off. Revisit as needed. • 11.1 Description of Learning Journal • 11.2 Learning Outcomes • 11.3 Preparatory Questions • 11.4 Micro-lecture • 11.5 Reading • 11.6 Discussion Questions • 11.7 Closing Exercise

  7. Description of Learning Journal • Your Learning Journal is the place to record your responses to questions placed in each unit, as well as any notes that you take on the readings or in group discussions. These may be hand written or typed into a computer. If you type, please remember to save your work. Whenever possible, we encourage you to share your Learning Journal with other students in your own group and in other groups through the course’s online networking sites.

  8. Learning Outcomes • By the end of this unit, students should have: • Understood how personal gifts for ministry can be understood as “qualities” and “competencies,” and nurtured accordingly • Considered how ongoing growth in ministry will benefit oneself and those one serves in meeting their goals as members of the Church

  9. Preparatory Questions • Reflection and response to the following questions is an important way for you to begin thinking about the content of the upcoming unit.  Please record your responses in your Learning Journal or hand write them in a notebook if you prefer.  You are not expected to share this information with others unless you choose to do so.

  10. Preparatory Question 1 • Name two or three internal dispositions or characteristics that you have—aspects of yourself that you and others consistently notice. Examples might be kindness, a strong personality, persistence, impulsivity, reserve, etc. • Go to Learning Journal (MS Word)

  11. Preparatory Question 2 • Name two or three of the most important skills that you have been able to develop through school or other forms of training (including your ministry formation program). Examples might be excellent oral speaking ability, musicianship, etc. What internal dispositions or characteristics (see Question 1) have been most important in your development of these skills? • Go to Learning Journal (MS Word)

  12. Micro-Lecture View the Lecture (02:41) Read the Text of the Lecture

  13. Reading • Critical Concepts • Instructor’s Notes • John 4:4-42 • Ferder, Fran. Empowering Catechetical Leaders. Ed. Thomas H. Groome and Michael J. Corso. Washington, D.C.: National Catholic Education Association, 1999. Print. • Go to Duquesne University’s E-Res • Note: a photo of the sculpture referred to in Ferder’s essay, “Christ and the Samaritan Woman at Jacob’s Well,” can be found at http://wal.nd.edu/about/samaritan-woman-sculpture/.

  14. Discussion Questions • Reflect and respond to the following questions inyour Learning Journal as you work through this unit.   • Then, please choose your response to one of the Discussion Questions that is especially important to you. Paste that response into a Wikiposting in order to promote and participate in a larger discussion with other students, locally andinternationally.   • All of your Discussion Question responses should be brought into your Group Meetings.

  15. Discussion Question 1 • As you read Ferder in conjunction with the Gospel account of Jesus and the Samaritan woman, what new insights did you have about this key Gospel narrative? • Go to Learning Journal (MS Word) • Go to Learning Journal (Wiki)

  16. Discussion Question 2 • Ferder is writing for leaders of catechesis, whether clergy, religious or laity. As you consider her lists of “qualities” and “competencies,” do they seem to fit with your own ministry? Are there others that you think should be added to the list, and why? • Go to Learning Journal (MS Word) • Go to Learning Journal (Wiki)

  17. Discussion Question 3 • Now that you have done TR several times, think about the most prominent qualitiesand competenciesdisplayed by you and your group in your discussion of the presenters’ examples. Which of these seemed most helpful? Which were least helpful? Why? • Go to Learning Journal (MS Word) • Go to Learning Journal (Wiki)

  18. Closing Exercise • After completing the reading and participating in the group meeting and Wiki discussion, take time to write in your Learning Journal in response to the following questions.  You are not expected to share this information unless you choose to do so.

  19. Closing Exercise • After the reading and discussion, take time to write in your Learning Journal: • Among the gifts, qualities or competencies that you have identified in yourself, which one or two can you now seek to develop further for your ministry? How might you do so? • What one or two important questions or insights will you carry forward from this unit? • Go to Learning Journal (MS Word)

  20. Wiki • If you are ready to respond to the Discussion Question most important to you: • Click here to go to the JPIC 200 Wiki. • Sign in so that you can post your entry. • Choose the appropriate Unit Number • Click reply to add your entry.

  21. Quality • An internal disposition or characteristic which is formed early in life; it may be positive, negative or neutral in its effects

  22. Competency • A skill that is learned and refined with time and practice, and is often related to an innate quality

More Related