Dr. Maureen O’Brien, Ph.D. Duquesne University Theological Reflection and Social Analysis for Ministry I: Foundations of Theological Reflection Dr. Maureen O’Brien, Ph.D. Duquesne University Part 2 Unit 6 Click here for instructions.

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.

Instructions 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

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

Part 2: Important Considerations in TR Unit 6: Method and Flow

Table of Contents The unit is divided in several components. Start with 6.1 Description of Learning Journal OR click on the link below to navigate to the component where you left off. Revisit as needed. 6.1 Description of Learning Journal 6.2 Learning Outcomes 6.3 Preparatory Questions 6.4 Micro-lecture 6.5 Reading 6.6 Discussion Questions 6.7 Closing Exercise Add Links

Description of Learning Journal 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. Narrate?

Learning Outcomes By the end of this unit, students should have: Learned the importance of method and flow in using TR Learned the major questions that guide the method of TR presented in this course

Preparatory Questions 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.

Preparatory Question 1 Think about a skill that you have and that you frequently use: reading, writing, farming, fishing, cooking, drawing, caring for a sick person, etc. What are the most important steps involved in, for example, raising a good crop, or writing a good essay? How did you learn those steps, and how do you adapt them to your own situation? Go to Learning Journal (MS Word)

Read the Text of the Lecture Micro-Lecture View the Lecture (02:50) Read the Text of the Lecture

Reading Critical Concepts Instructor’s Notes Garrido, Ann M. A Concise Guide to Supervising a Ministry Student. Notre Dame: Ave Maria, 2008. Print. [47-49]. Go to Duquesne University’s E-Res

Discussion Questions Reflect and respond to the following questions in your Learning Journal as you work through this unit.   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.   All of your Discussion Question responses should be brought into your Group Meetings.

Discussion Question 1 In the reading, Garrido states that “there should be a harmony between our ‘professed theology’—what we say—and our ‘operative theology’”—what we do (p. 49). As you recall the faith community in which you grew up, do you think that such harmony was present? What was a good example of it? Go to Learning Journal (MS Word) Go to Learning Journal (Wiki)

Discussion Question 2 Having read the Instructor’s Notes, describe each of the four phases in your own words. What do you think would help you most to learn the method of TR presented here? What would help you to cultivate an appropriate flow for it in the future? Go to Learning Journal (MS Word) Go to Learning Journal (Wiki)

Discussion Question 3 Discuss with your coordinator any questions that you have about the TR method as described here and as your group will use it in the following units. Go to Learning Journal (MS Word) Go to Learning Journal (Wiki)

Closing Exercise 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.

Closing Exercise After the reading and discussion, take time to write in your Learning Journal: Has your understanding of the critical concepts changed through your learning during this unit? If so, how? What one or two important questions or insights will you carry forward from this unit? Go to Learning Journal (MS Word)

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

Method The sequence and manner by which the elements of TR (Experiences and Situations, Social Analysis, Christian Tradition, and New Actions) are engaged with one another as phases in a process

Flow The “artful” practice of a TR method that adapts according to the particular needs and goals of participants, their cultural context and spirituality