SCM Studyguide Practical Skills for Ministry
1st Edition
Published on 25. January 2013
192 pages
978-0-334-04823-7 (ISBN)
Description
The SCM Studyguide: Practical Skills for Ministry offers a practical introduction for those who are training for ministry, both lay and ordained, within the church. The book answers the questions asked by those preparing for ministry and by those who have recently started and found gaps in the way they have been prepared. The author uses real examples drawn from his experience of over 20 years of pastoral ministry, together with work in chaplaincy and broadcasting and the shared experience of others. The book covers all those aspects of ministry required within the more practical contextual areas of the course of preparation for ministry in use by mainstream denominations, such as baptisms, weddings, working with others, communication, meetings and funerals. It provides practical guidance which is soundly theologically and pastorally based.
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Content
- SCM STUDYGUIDE TO PRACTICAL SKILLS FOR MINISTRY
- Copyright information
- Contents
- 1. The Nature of Ministry
- The place of God
- The place of people
- The pastoral basis of ministry
- Being reflective practitioners: theological reflection
- The place of the individual in ministry - self-knowledge and personal integrity
- Supervision and spiritual direction
- Ministry beyond the church, including chaplaincy, hospitals and schools (see also Chapter 13)
- Summary
- Ideas for action
- 2. The Context of Ministry 1
- The Church in England
- Ministry in the light of history
- Starting out and arriving in a new place
- First impressions
- The legacy of others
- Audits
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- 3. The Context of Ministry 2
- Mission
- The shape of congregations
- Working with other Christians (ecumenism, different traditions)
- Different models of church
- Fresh Expressions
- Emerging church
- Pioneer ministries
- Inherited church
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- Notes
- 4. Leadership and Change
- Different styles of leadership
- Authoritarian leadership
- Collaborative leadership
- Consensual leadership
- Authority and power
- Managing change
- Dealing with crises
- Closing churches
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- Notes
- 5. Working with Others
- Basic principles
- Accountability
- The integrity of others
- Representative ministry
- Collaborative ministry and working in teams
- Different types of ministry working together
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- 6. Worship
- The nature of worship
- Leading worship
- Personal gifts
- Working with others - including organists and choirs
- Working with others in worship
- Preaching
- A note on the use of technology in worship
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- Notes
- 7. Baptism
- Baptizing a dog?
- Baptism policies
- Infant baptism
- Practical questions - Infant baptism
- Visits and preparation - Infant baptism
- Visits and preparation - Adult or believer's baptism
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- Notes
- 8. Communion
- Background
- The nature of communion
- Practicalities
- Ecumenical dimensions
- Home and hospital communions
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- 9. Marriage and Civil Partnerships
- So what is marriage for?
- Pastoral questions
- Be prepared
- The wedding day
- Same-sex relationships and civil partnerships
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- 10. Death, Bereavement and Funerals 1
- Trying to be prepared
- Self-awareness
- Listening
- Rediscovered grief
- What can I do?
- Funerals
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- 11. Death, Bereavement and Funerals 2
- Some practicalities
- Every death is different
- The grief 'process'
- Afterwards
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- 12. Pastoral Practice
- Pastoral visiting
- Caring like Jesus
- Talking and listening
- Facing truth
- Hearing each other
- Respect and boundaries
- Confidentiality
- Recognizing our limits and working with local agencies
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- Notes
- 13. Working with Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults
- Spirituality and children
- Telling the story
- Worship
- Music and song
- School assemblies
- Pastoral care
- Safeguarding
- Vulnerable adults
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- Notes
- 14. Meetings
- How to make a meeting work
- Dynamics
- Preparing for a meeting
- Chairing a meeting
- Making decisions
- Whose meeting is it anyway?
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- Notes
- 15. Management
- Using time
- Expectations
- In the beginning .
- Personal devotions
- Study and preparation
- And beyond .
- Administration
- Paperwork
- Email, texts and technology
- Remuneration
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- 16. Beyond the Church
- Priest or prophet?
- Prophetic ministry
- Chaplaincy
- The media
- Politics
- Mission
- Integrity
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- Notes
- 17. Personal Spirituality
- Discipline
- Prayer in a vacuum
- Prayer using the Bible
- Spirituality found in other places
- Ways of prayer
- Retreats at home or away
- Spiritual direction
- A warning
- Ideas for action
- Further reading
- Notes
- 18. Conclusion: The Way Ahead
- Personal growth and development
- The future of the Church
- Personal futures within the Church
- Ideas for action
- Notes
