Empower
A Guide for Supervisor-Mentors in Theological Field Education
1st Edition
Published on 15. November 2020
210 pages
978-1-5381-2913-5 (ISBN)
Description
As the second book in the Explorations in Theological Field Education series, Empower is a toolkit for supervisor-mentors working with beginning ministers. Chapters from ministry practitioners and field education program directors offer lessons gained through hundreds of hours of mentoring experience. Seasoned practitioners reveal how to do the work of mentoring in ways that fit particular needs of students with whom they have worked.
Guiding those who wish to deepen and expand their craft of mentoring, Empower welcomes ministry mentors into a supportive community dedicated to making theological field education a rewarding experience for everyone involved.
Guiding those who wish to deepen and expand their craft of mentoring, Empower welcomes ministry mentors into a supportive community dedicated to making theological field education a rewarding experience for everyone involved.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Illustrations
3 b/w illustrations; 2 tables
ISBN-13
978-1-5381-2913-5 (9781538129135)
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Other editions
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Book
11/2020
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
€97.90
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Persons
John Senior is ordained Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and Assistant Dean of Vocational Formation and Director of the Art of Ministry program at Wake Forest University School of Divinity in Winston-Salem, NC.
Matt Floding is general editor and contributor to Rowman and Littlefield's Exploring Theological Field Education series and co-editor of the journal Reflective Practice: Formation and Supervision in Ministry. He formerly served as director of ministerial formation at Duke Divinity School. He is one of the founders of Friendship House, a residential opportunity for graduate students in which persons of all abilities live in intentional community formed around eating together, praying together, and celebrating life together.
Matt Floding is general editor and contributor to Rowman and Littlefield's Exploring Theological Field Education series and co-editor of the journal Reflective Practice: Formation and Supervision in Ministry. He formerly served as director of ministerial formation at Duke Divinity School. He is one of the founders of Friendship House, a residential opportunity for graduate students in which persons of all abilities live in intentional community formed around eating together, praying together, and celebrating life together.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- I: Mentoring for Ministry Essentials
- 1 Mentoring Ethically
- 2 Mentoring for Vocational Discernment
- 3 Mentoring for Spiritual Development
- 4 Mentoring for Healthy Boundary Making and Boundary Keeping
- 5 Mentoring for Life-Giving Relationships
- 6 Mentoring for Pastoral Imagination
- 7 Mentoring for Resilience
- 8 Mentoring for Theological Reflection
- 9 Mentoring for Cultural Humility
- II: Mentoring for Ministry in Context
- 10 Mentoring for Leading in Systems
- 11 Mentoring for Relational Conflict
- 12 Mentoring with Gender in Mindbodyspirit
- 13 Mentoring LGBTQIA Students
- 14 Trauma-Informed Mentoring
- 15 Mentoring for Leadership in Nonprofit Settings
- 16 Mentoring for Ministry in Chaplaincy Settings
- 17 Mentoring in Online Media
- 18 The Congregation as Mentor
- 19 Mentoring beyond Seminary
- III: Mentoring for Leadership Formation
- 20 Mentoring for Courageous Leadership
- 21 Mentoring the Preacher
- 22 Mentoring the Administrator
- 23 Mentoring the Pastoral Caregiver
- 24 Mentoring for Faith Formation
- 25 Mentoring for Public Leadership and Social Change
- Afterword: Supervision: Not an Afterthought
- Notes
- Index
- About the Contributors
