{"id":625,"date":"2013-03-07T14:54:54","date_gmt":"2013-03-07T20:54:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/leb09b\/?p=625"},"modified":"2013-03-22T16:51:40","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T21:51:40","slug":"educated-and-formed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/leb09b\/2013\/03\/educated-and-formed\/","title":{"rendered":"educated and formed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Below you’ll find artifacts relating to my field education experience, which I undertook in the fall of 2012 under the direction of Drs. Carson Reed and Kent Smith. Included are my initial field education proposal, a short summary of Richard Osmer’s book, Practical Theology: An Introduction<\/em>, which I used to frame my work and writing, my field notes from the semester, my reflection paper, and a link to the syllabus that I and a colleague are currently constructing for the Missional Life course I will be teaching in the fall of 2013 (as discussed in the reflection paper).\u00a0These artifacts exhibit my increasing \u00a0knowledge of the theological content of the Christian tradition (outcome 2abc)<\/strong>, competence at interpreting two congregational cultures and practicing theology in those cultures’ contexts (outcome 3d and 4abcd)<\/strong>, my ability to lead and equip the church (outcome 6abcdef)<\/strong>, and my own growing awareness of and investment in my ministerial identity (outcome 10abc)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Overall, the field education experience was a positive one. There were challenges, to be sure, largely related to the too-busy schedule I had during that semester. But I learned a great deal from my observation and experience. I was able to see just how different two organizations with similar goals can look, and from that I learned\u00a0more about the significance of an organization’s having clearly defined aims and good teamwork from a diverse group of people. I learned a new way to frame theological exploration and intervention\u2014Osmer’s four theological tasks\u2014and I spent some time reflecting on my own strengths, weaknesses, and desires regarding those tasks. And over the course of the semester, I learned more about the kind of formational education I would like to be a part of in the future. In addition to seeing (and helping) others be educated and formed, I myself was educated and formed, and I would guess that that is the point of a field education experience. I look forward to carrying forth into my future the things I have learned and the ways I have been shaped.<\/p>\n

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Field Education Proposal<\/p><\/div>\n

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Summary of Osmer’s Practical Theology<\/p><\/div>\n

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My Field Notes<\/p><\/div>\n

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Educated and Formed: A Semester of Formational Education with Missional Life and the Justice and Urban Studies Team<\/p><\/div>\n

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Foundations of the Missional Life Syllabus<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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