Ministry Students Ages of Conversion with Implications for Childhood Evangelism and Baptism Practices

2010 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Horton
Keyword(s):  
Ministry Students

Theology as social activity: theological action research and teaching the knowledge of Christian ethics and practical ministry

2020 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-357
Author(s):  
Daniel P. Rhodes
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Christian Ethics ◽  
Christian Formation ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
Practical Ministry ◽  
Ministry Students

AbstractTheological Action Research (TAR) is a way of doing and teaching theology and forming students that surmounts the problems associated with both formal theologies and theological ethnographies. Drawing from models of action research developed in other fields, this paper outlines an approach to teaching practical ministry grounded in a collaborative mode of inquiry capable of generating new insights into humanity's relation to God while also engendering the ethical-political powers that give shape to collective life. As a process of what anthropologist Lia Haro calls eth-o-graphy, Christian formation and knowledge production cannot be disconnected from cooperative participation in communities of practice dedicated to this kind of social, ecclesial activity. The paper goes on to describe how the author has begun to implement this TAR model at a Catholic, Jesuit institution, offering some promising preliminary findings on the potential it holds for training ministry students.

scholarly journals Qualitative Research: A Field Manual for Ministry Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Lincoln
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Human Subjects ◽  
Religious Communities ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Doctor Of Ministry ◽  
Methods Textbooks ◽  
Ministry Students

Qualitative research helps investigators better understand the experiences of others. Qualitative Research: A Field Manual For Ministry Students assumes no prior background in research involving human subjects. The examples and exercises in this book are drawn from variety of ministry settings and religious communities. The book addresses the distinctive features of final projects in Doctor of Ministry programs, including how to evaluate a project’s success. Some research methods textbooks discuss theory in depth but provide little explanation about how to conduct a study. This book explains how to use specific techniques and procedures, from study design and recruitment of participants to collection of data, analysis (coding), and interpretation of findings. Included is a databank containing transcribed interviews from qualitative studies. These data can be used to practice the analysis techniques discussed in the book.

Teaching Meaning: A Pedagogical Strategy to Help Ministry Students Understand Meaning Making in Narrative Perspective

2021 ◽  
pp. 154230502110389
Author(s):  
Melissa M. Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Life Stories ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Making Meaning ◽  
Pedagogical Strategy ◽  
Narrative Perspective ◽  
Classroom Exercise ◽  
Contemporary Work ◽  
Ministry Students

This article describes a pedagogical classroom exercise that encourages ministry students to understand the jarring experience some people may confront when their life stories are disrupted and their ways of making meaning are challenged. Contemporary work in narrative and meaning making that grounds the exercise is presented. This exercise may be helpful to professionals who teach or mentor ministry students in their care of those enduring loss.

Graceful Work: Practical Theological Study of Spirituality

Horizons ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-21
Author(s):  
Claire Wolfteich
Keyword(s):  
Practical Theology ◽  
Theological Education ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Christian Tradition ◽  
Academic Fields ◽  
Theological Study ◽  
Contemporary Situation ◽  
Ministry Students ◽  
Practical Theological ◽  
Practice Of Teaching

AbstractThis article calls for closer conversation between two growing academic fields: the scholarly study of spirituality and practical theology. Practical theology investigates the contemporary situation as it relates to questions of faith, ministry, and public religious leadership. Practical theology loses its center when it neglects the critical study of spirituality. Practical theological study of spirituality can help to integrate the three dominant methods in spirituality scholarship: the anthropological, the historical-contextual, and the theological approaches. The integration of these three approaches promotes a mutually critical correlation between the Christian tradition and the contemporary situation. Reflection on the practices of ministry students and teachers further reveals the importance of practical theological study of spirituality, which should inform the practice of teaching, the conception of theological education, and the formation of ministry students.

scholarly journals Library Research Instruction for Doctor of Ministry Students: Outcomes of Instruction Provided by a Theological Librarian and by a Program Faculty Member

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 38-46
Author(s):  
Charles D. Kamilos ◽  
Rodney Birch
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Member ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Search Process ◽  
Doctor Of Ministry ◽  
Library Research ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Ministry Students ◽  
Research Instruction ◽  
Open Question

At some seminaries the question of who is more effective teaching library research is an open question.  There are two camps of thought: (1) that the program faculty member is more effective in providing library research instruction as he or she is intimately engaged in the subject of the course(s), or (2) that the theological librarian is more effective in providing library research instruction as he or she is more familiar with the scope of resources that are available, as well as how to obtain “hard to get” resources.   What began as a librarian’s interest in determining the extent to which Doctor of Ministry (DMin) students begin their research using Google, resulted in the development of a survey.  Given the interesting results returned from the first survey in fall of 2008, the survey was conducted again in the fall of 2011.  The results of the comparative data led to the discovery of some useful data that will be used to adjust future instruction sessions for DMin students.  The results of the surveys indicated that the instruction provided by the theological librarian was more effective as students were more prepared to obtain and use resources most likely to provide the best information for course projects. Additionally, following the instruction of library research skills by the librarian (2011 survey), DMin students were more likely to begin the search process for information resources using university provided catalogs and databases than what was reported in the 2008 survey. The responses to the two surveys piqued interest regarding both eBook use during the research process and the reduction of research frustration to be addressed in a follow-up survey to be given in 2014, results of which we hope to report in a future article.

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