Dr. Maureen O’Brien, Ph.D. Duquesne University Click here for 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.

 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

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

 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 11.1 Description of Learning Journal  11.2 Learning Outcomes 11.2 Learning Outcomes  11.3 Preparatory Questions 11.3 Preparatory Questions  11.4 Micro-lecture 11.4 Micro-lecture  11.5 Reading 11.5 Reading  11.6 Discussion Questions 11.6 Discussion Questions  11.7 Closing Exercise 11.7 Closing Exercise

 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.

 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

 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. Learning Journal

 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) Go to Learning Journal (MS Word)

 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) Go to Learning Journal (MS Word)

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 Critical Concepts Critical Concepts  Instructor’s Notes 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, Print.  Go to Duquesne University’s E-Res 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 sculpture/. sculpture/

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

 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 (MS Word)  Go to Learning Journal (Wiki) Go to Learning Journal (Wiki)

 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 (MS Word)  Go to Learning Journal (Wiki) Go to Learning Journal (Wiki)

 Now that you have done TR several times, think about the most prominent qualities and competencies displayed by you and your group in your discussion of the presenters’ examples. Which of these seemed most helpful? Which were least helpful? Why?qualities competencies  Go to Learning Journal (MS Word) Go to Learning Journal (MS Word)  Go to Learning Journal (Wiki) Go to Learning Journal (Wiki)

 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.Learning Journal

 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) Go to Learning Journal (MS Word)

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

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

 A skill that is learned and refined with time and practice, and is often related to an innate quality