Module TMMC3121: Reflective Practice: Christian Worship

Department: Theology, Ministry and Mission

TMMC3121: Reflective Practice: Christian Worship

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• To support students in their ministerial development by developing their engagement with well-informed and structured forms of theological reflection which underpin reflective practice in a ministerial / professional / vocational context.
• To enable students to extend their knowledge and skills relating to participating in, and the leading of, Christian worship.
• To equip people for professional ministry within their denominational context.
• To enable learners to engage in reflective practice in an area of Christian worship as required for their ministry.

Content

• Further skills in reflective practice for ministers in their leading of Christian worship.
• Fulfilment of professional requirements for Christian practice in ministry.
• In-depth study in a ministerial context of at least one area of Christian worship, e.g. funerals, weddings, music, baptism, healing, Eucharist, preaching, group devotional practices, inculturation, contemporary worship.
• How Christian worship relates to the context and culture in which it takes place, including relationships to various examples in the arts.

Learning Outcomes

• Describe and analyse theological, ecclesial and contextual understandings of an area of Christian worship, including engagement with the methodologies and findings of current scholarship and research in the area.
• Explain accurately appropriate denominational policies, texts, professional requirements, codes of practice.

• Apply their knowledge to undertake an investigation of a variety of ministerial issues relating to an aspect of Christian worship, including ethical dilemmas and the interaction of theory and practice.
• Consolidate and extend their skills of planning and leading Christian worship in a range of contexts, as a means of reflecting on, and developing, their ministerial practice.
• Extend and apply their knowledge and understanding of the chosen area of Christian worship to a range of new contexts, reflecting critically on its impact on the mission and ministry of the church.

• Identify, gather, analyse and evaluate textual source materials, including material from primary sources and scholarly research, for a range of purposes, and communicate their findings with clarity and fairness to specialist audiences.
• Take responsibility for an extended project that involves the exercise of initiative, independent inquiry, and the effective management of time, resources and use of IT; engaging with others in planning and decision-making in complex and unpredictable contexts; meeting deadlines; evaluating the project and learning from it.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Teaching methods to be specified by each TEI, selecting from the following:
• Lectures provide content, a conceptual framework and a survey of approaches within a subject area that enable students to locate their learning in a wider context, to make connections with other disciplines, and to evaluate and apply their learning to different contexts.
• Seminars offer students an opportunity to present, evaluate and apply their knowledge to specific contexts, and to engage with teaching staff and peers in debate and reflection.
• Supervision of projects or dissertations offers students guidance and feedback on their independent learning and ensures the project / study is appropriately research-led and informed.
• Placements and/or work-based learning ensures that students make habitual connections between knowledge, understanding, skills, professional practice and the reality of a specific context, under the supervision of an experienced practitioner.
• Programmed online learning materials guide students through knowledge content, its wider framework and different approaches to its application.
• Virtual discussion forums offer students the opportunity to articulate the knowledge and understanding they have acquired to others and to engage in informed debate.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Students will be expected to demonstrate engagement with the subject matter and the learning outcomes throughout the module by suitable formative assessments that encourage integrative and reflective skills. Formative assessment is likely to include professional supervision by a ministerial practitioner and/or seminar work with feedback

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University