Enriching Ministry offers a more detailed and wide-ranging overview of pastoral supervision and its relationship to other disciplines and fields of study. It describes an approach to supervision which is theologically rich, psychologically informed, contextually sensitive and praxis based. It is intended for those seeking support for their own ministries as well as for those who supervise in the areas of initial and continuing ministerial formation; healthcare; executive coaching, spiritual direction. The final chapters consider the professional development and training of supervisors.

Michael Paterson;Jessica Rose

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Acknowledgements

About the Authors

Introduction: Enriching Ministry – Pastoral Supervision in Practice

Part One: Theological and Philosophical Perspectives

1. Pastoral Supervision: From Therapeutic Leftovers to Public Theology

2. Rooted and Grounded in Love: A Theological Framework for Pastoral Supervision

3. Risking the Embodied Self: A Theology of Presence in Pastoral Supervision

4. Can I Mean What I Say? Thoughts on Language in Pastoral Supervision

Part Two: Reflections on Practice

5. Supervision as Courageous Conversation: A Supervisor’s Reflections

6. A Blessing for All Those Whom, in God’s Name, You Should Love: A Supervisee’s Journey

7. Encountering Freedom through Supervision

Part Three: Practice in Context

8. Theory into Practice: A Challenge for Supervisors in Formation for Ordained Ministry

9. Pithead Time for Pastors: Training in Pastoral Supervision

10. Coaching and Supervision with Church Leaders: Some Similarities and Differences

11. Therapy and Spiritual Direction: A Case for a Generic Approach to Supervision?

12. Healthcare Chaplaincy: From Clinical Supervision to Transformative Storytelling within the NHS

Part Four: The Practice of Pastoral Supervision

13. Bringing the Work Alive: A Generic Model for Pastoral Supervision

Appendices

Appendix 1. A Definition of Pastoral Supervision

Appendix 2. Three Levels of Seeing

Appendix 3. Supervisory Interventions

Appendix 4. Recommended Reading in Supervision and Reflective Practice

Appendix 5. Professional Bodies and Training in Pastoral Supervision

Enriching Ministry offers a more detailed and wide-ranging overview of pastoral supervision and its relationship to other disciplines and fields of study. It describes an approach to supervision which is theologically rich, psychologically informed, contextually sensitive and praxis based. It is intended for those seeking support for their own ministries as well as for those who supervise in the areas of initial and continuing ministerial formation; healthcare; executive coaching, spiritual direction. The final chapters consider the professional development and training of supervisors. This book is aimed at those in local ministry seeking training in supervision in the UK \[training incumbents; team rectors; superintendents etc..\] , healthcare chaplains who facilitate reflective practice or who offer in-house supervision \[a requirement for UK based Band 6+ jobs\]; spiritual directors for whom there is not as yet any unified approach to/training for pastoral supervision, theological educators trying to meet the requirements of supervised placements, Supervision Practitioners, supervision training providers, those in ministry seeking supervision, bishops and church leaders looking for ways of getting beyond appraisal to non-managerial ministerial and vocational reflection.

This timely volume of essays will indeed enrich the ministries of all who read it. Written by reflective practitioners for those labouring in the fields of congregational and chaplaincy leadership, it is theologically rooted and psychologically informed, as well as being full of practical wisdom. It will be an invaluable resource for all who wish to grow in vocational confidence, ministerial competence and theological understanding through the supervisory process, both as giver and receiver. A transformative read, especially valuable for clergy-in-formation as they prepare to assume oversight of ever-larger groupings of churches. -- Anne Tomlinson "Enriching Ministry" provides pastoral supervision with a seminal work. Through its 12 contributing authors - all at the forefront of developing and delivering quality pastoral supervision - it comprehensively maps the terrain of this emerging discipline. It combines scholarly treatise with moving accounts of what pastoral supervision means to individual ministers. It establishes the subject firmly within a theological base, incorporating what psychological concepts have to offer. Risks and creativity of the process are explored and contextual issues considered. A rich yet digestible feast of a book; an essential read for all concerned with training and sustaining those in ministry. -- Gill Carding Pastoral supervision is still a young discipline in the UK. This fresh and exciting collection of essays, rooted in a lived theology, reveals our growing confidence as pastoral supervisors. As I read I found myself inspired, challenged and encouraged in my practice. This is not just a book about how to learn more technical skills, but a book which encourages us to take risks in our supervisory work and find we are met by grace. -- Bob Whorton This book is more than helpful. It is an inspirational reflection upon key themes in supervision that widens the focus of this work beyond traditional understandings of the supervisory process. It demonstrates how relevant theological and values based reflection can be in many differing contexts and encourages reflective practitioners to be adventurous in their thoughtful action. The ethos of this text is established through key essays by Michael Paterson but enriched by the voices of the many expert colleagues who have contributed to this work. It is certain to become a valuable resource in the workplace, in the parish and in the academy. -- Heather Walton

Michael Paterson is an Episcopalian priest, psychotherapist, pastoral supervisor and trainer and hospice chaplain in Edinburgh. Jessica Rose is a counsellor and pastoral supervisor living and working in Oxford. She was Lecturer in Pastoral Psychology at Ripon College, Cuddesdon from 1993 to 2000.

• Pastoral Supervision is a growing area of ministry. The book is published in conjunction with APSE, the leading organization in this field. • Pastoral Supervision: A Handbook has sold beyond expectation is now an established key text on many reading lists. • Michael Paterson and Jessica Rose are experienced teachers and practitioners of pastoral supervision.

Enriching Ministry offers a more detailed and wide-ranging overview of pastoral supervision and its relationship to other disciplines and fields of study. It describes an approach to supervision which is theologically rich, psychologically informed, contextually sensitive and praxis based. It is intended for those seeking support for their own ministries as well as for those who supervise in the areas of initial and continuing ministerial formation; healthcare; executive coaching, spiritual direction. The final chapters consider the professional development and training of supervisors. This book is aimed at those in local ministry seeking training in supervision in the UK \[training incumbents; team rectors; superintendents etc..\], healthcare chaplains who facilitate reflective practice or who offer in-house supervision \[a requirement for UK based Band 6+ jobs\]; spiritual directors for whom there is not as yet any unified approach to/training for pastoral supervision, theological educators trying to meet the requirements of supervised placements, Supervision Practitioners, supervision training providers, those in ministry seeking supervision, bishops and church leaders looking for ways of getting beyond appraisal to non-managerial ministerial and vocational reflection.

This timely volume of essays will indeed enrich the ministries of all who read it. Written by reflective practitioners for those labouring in the fields of congregational and chaplaincy leadership, it is theologically rooted and psychologically informed, as well as being full of practical wisdom. It will be an invaluable resource for all who wish to grow in vocational confidence, ministerial competence and theological understanding through the supervisory process, both as giver and receiver. A transformative read, especially valuable for clergy-in-formation as they prepare to assume oversight of ever-larger groupings of churches.

"Enriching Ministry" provides pastoral supervision with a seminal work. Through its 12 contributing authors – all at the forefront of developing and delivering quality pastoral supervision – it comprehensively maps the terrain of this emerging discipline. It combines scholarly treatise with moving accounts of what pastoral supervision means to individual ministers. It establishes the subject firmly within a theological base, incorporating what psychological concepts have to offer. Risks and creativity of the process are explored and contextual issues considered. A rich yet digestible feast of a book; an essential read for all concerned with training and sustaining those in ministry.

This book is more than helpful. It is an inspirational reflection upon key themes in supervision that widens the focus of this work beyond traditional understandings of the supervisory process. It demonstrates how relevant theological and values based reflection can be in many differing contexts and encourages reflective practitioners to be adventurous in their thoughtful action. The ethos of this text is established through key essays by Michael Paterson but enriched by the voices of the many expert colleagues who have contributed to this work. It is certain to become a valuable resource in the workplace, in the parish and in the academy.

Pastoral supervision is still a young discipline in the UK. This fresh and exciting collection of essays, rooted in a lived theology, reveals our growing confidence as pastoral supervisors. As I read I found myself inspired, challenged and encouraged in my practice. This is not just a book about how to learn more technical skills, but a book which encourages us to take risks in our supervisory work and find we are met by grace.

Enriching Ministry offers a more detailed and wide-ranging overview of pastoral supervision and its relationship to other disciplines. It is intended for those seeking support for their own ministries as well as for those who supervise in the areas of initial and continuing ministerial formation; healthcare; executive coaching, spiritual direction.

Part One: Theological and Philosophical Perspectives Part Two: Reflections on Practice Part Three: Practice in Context Part Four: The Practice of Pastoral Supervision

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