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Education for Reflective Ministry (Paperback)
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Education for Reflective Ministry (Paperback)
Series: Louvain Theological & Pastoral Monographs, v.24
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The picture that pastors have of themselves and of their
experiences in the ministry is ambivalent. On the one hand they
find the pastoral work which they perform meaningful, important and
relevant. On the other hand pastors suffer from chronic stress of
some sort, caused by different factors on the micro, meso and macro
level of religion, church and society. Many pastors experience the
modernization and subsequently the secularization process as a very
serious problem, which negatively influences religious life within
the parish. Pastors are bowed down by uncertainty over how their
work contributes to the parish mission in today's society and, even
more so, by doubts over what that mission is, in particular, the
diaconal mission. Which direction can, shall, should the pastor
take if neither the church nor the theological institutions are
able to provide him or her with a clear frame of reference, an
attractive perspective, a convincing policy, a plausible course of
action, and a meaningful set of aims, goals and objectives ? There
is no alternative but to risk taking responsibility for oneself and
choosing one's own course of action. To take this risk is not
reckless or foolhardy, as long as the choices are always informed
by a religious self-reflection that is open to tradition as well as
to the future. This allows the pastor to be his own guide, to
transgress useless customs and habits, and cross the boundaries
into as yet unknown territory. The task of education must be to
provide the foundation that enables the pastor to make those
choices and take those risks in a well-considered, prudent and
truly religious manner. This study represents not only an
interpretative description of some of the education for ministry in
today's societal, cultural and ecclesiastical context in the
western world but also a proposal for a new model: the reflective
ministry model.
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