This Supervised Theological Field Education unit provides students with the challenge to establish learning goals appropriate to their learning stage and to the actual ministry context in which they are placed, and to demonstrate the capacity for self-directed learning within the supervisory process. The unit will focus on formation for ministry practice, self-awareness, pastoral identity and appropriate use of ministry skills, including theological reflection on ministry experience and the integration of theological study and ministry practice. LCA professional ministry standards including safeguarding underpin this unit.
Unit code: DP3033L
Unit status: Approved (New unit)
Points: 18.0
Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3
Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies
Delivery Mode: Practicum
Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Demonstrate an integrated understanding of Child Safeguarding and Professional Ministry Standards as they apply in the context |
| 2. | Design and negotiate learning goals for a supervised experience in a ministry context |
| 3. | Formulate an understanding of the range of ministry skills required in the placement context |
| 4. | Reflect theologically on the contribution of the field placement to spiritual and personal development, and awareness of personal readiness for vocation |
| 5. | Document evidence of learning about ministry skills and professional standards that has resulted from the field placement |
Course relationship: A Supervised Theological Field Education (STFE) unit in both the Bachelor of Theology and Bachelor of Ministry. Enrolment only permitted in the final three semesters of the degree.
Prerequisites: 36 points in the discipline of Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies (DP)
Co-requisites: Prior to commencement of placement, completion of a learning module on the University code of conduct as well as safeguarding processes including children and vulnerable persons, as required by the LCA.
This STFE learning is informed by relevant literature, Workplace Director observation and mentoring, and student reflective integrative responses.
Students will undertake ministry placement of no less than 96 hours, a minimal of 24 hours of theological reflection, integration and supervision and minimum of 6 hours individual pastoral supervision.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Resource | Identify and negotiate learning goals |
1000 | 25.0 |
| Report | A critical evaluation of a range of ministry skills |
1500 | 30.0 |
| Essay | A theological reflection on the contribution of the field placement to spiritual and personal development |
2500 | 45.0 |
| Report | A record of placement including specific reflection on Child Safeguarding and Professional Ministry Standards in the context of the placement. |
0 | NGP |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 20 Sep, 2022
Unit record last updated: 2022-09-20 12:30:14 +1000