Module TMMC2231: Corporate Engagement with Context A

Department: Theology, Ministry and Mission

TMMC2231: Corporate Engagement with Context A

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• TMMC1241 Corporate Engagement with Context A

Aims

• Students enrolled on this module will be placed with other students in a context – normally for the duration of their study programme. The context is likely to be a parish, congregation, mission or pioneer project with a qualified professional who can act as supervisor to the group. Because of the holistic nature of the placement, students will be engaging with and learning about a number of areas of Christian discipleship, mission and ministry. The module’s overarching aims for this, and its sister module, Corporate Engagement with Context B, therefore include:
• To enable students to structure and focus learning in relation to a specific context to integrate academic study with practical collaborative experience of mission and ministry.
• To enable students to explore their own developing identity and practice in ministry and mission as appropriate to their vocation.
• To enable students to become habitual practitioners of critical theological reflection both individually and corporately.
• To enable students to engage in and reflect on practices of spirituality, worship, pastoral care and mission in a corporate context in the chosen ecclesial tradition and social context.
• The assessed focus of this module, however, will be in the areas of spirituality and worship (including preaching where appropriate) and the development of skills of critical theological reflection, especially in relation to analysing and reading a context, applying insights from other fields of theological and non-theological study to the task.

Content

• This module involves a partnership between the students’ training institution and a given context. The module comprises:
• Regular guided practical experience of mission and ministry, normally with a team of other students, in the parish / congregation / pioneer initiative / mission project and the wider community throughout the year of study. This enables students to work effectively and collaboratively within a sustained setting that offers both ecclesial and non-ecclesial ministerial and mission experience.
• The study and practice of theological reflection methodologies and of methods for analysing and reading a context. Both personal and collaborative theological reflection is practiced.
• Contextual engagement with the key themes of relevant disciplines, with a particular focus on opportunities to develop understanding and practice of spirituality and worship.
• Supervision by on-site staff (usually the church / project leader) and a tutor in the students’ own training institution.

Learning Outcomes

• Subject Specific Knowledge [SSK 3]
• Describe and evaluate in detail several methods of theological reflection.
• Explain and evaluate different understandings of and approaches to personal and corporate prayer within Christian spirituality, and communicate this effectively to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Give a detailed account of the history, texts, practice and development of one tradition of Christian worship with an ability to interpret them in context.

• Subject Specific Skills [SSS 2, 3]
• Design, plan and lead aspects of Christian worship in the tradition embodied by the context and as vocationally appropriate for the student, drawing on learning from appropriate theological disciplines.
• Reflect theologically on their personal spiritual development and practice of prayer as a way of participating in the body of Christ and the mission of God, and communicate this effectively.
• Observe, describe and analyse the given context in relation to local, regional, cultural and social factors, making connections with implications for mission and ministry in the area.

• Key Skills [KS 3, 4]
• Take responsibility for a project that involves independent inquiry; the management of time, resources and use of IT; meeting deadlines, evaluating the project and learning from it.
• Plan their own personal and professional development.

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

• This module involves a partnership between the students’ training institution and a given context. The module comprises: Regular guided practical experience of mission and ministry, normally with a team of other students, in the parish / congregation / pioneer initiative / mission project and the wider community throughout the year of study. This enables students to work effectively and collaboratively within a sustained setting that offers both ecclesial and non-ecclesial ministerial and mission experience. The study and practice of theological reflection methodologies and of methods for analysing and reading a context. Both personal and collaborative theological reflection is practiced. Contextual engagement with the key themes of relevant disciplines, with a particular focus on opportunities to develop understanding and practice of spirituality and worship. Supervision by on-site staff (usually the church / project leader) and a tutor in the students’ own training institution.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

None

■ 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