Module Descriptors
CHRISTIAN PASTORAL CARE
OASS70733
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 7
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 20
Independent Study Hours: 130
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PRESENTATION - INDIVIDUAL weighted at 50%
- CASE BASED STUDY weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Presentation:
A 15 minute critically informed presentation of a key pastoral care issue relevant to the student's particular context; [Learning Outcomes 2, 3, 4]
Case Study: (Final assessment)
A 2,000 word case study. [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 4]
A 15 minute critically informed presentation of a key pastoral care issue relevant to the student's particular context; [Learning Outcomes 2, 3, 4]
Case Study: (Final assessment)
A 2,000 word case study. [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 4]
Module Resources
Oasis College Library
On-line access to Staffordshire University Library
Access to ICT
Rooms with access for disabled students
On-line access to Staffordshire University Library
Access to ICT
Rooms with access for disabled students
Module Learning Strategies
This module will continue the three inter-related learning strategies for the programme. Taught workshops will consist of interactive presentations, discussion, and critical debate to support advanced skills and competencies. Tutorials will allow discussion of the individual research students are undertaking to prepare their assignments. Independent study will allow reading around selected topics, the development of individual responses to the reading and the preparation for the assessed presentation of a case study.
Module Texts
Thompson, James W. (2006), Pastoral Ministry according to Paul, Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, MI.
Gorman, Michael J. (2009), Inhabiting the Cruciform God: Kenosis, Justification, and Theosis in Paul's Narrative Soteriology, Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, MI.
Scazzero, Peter, (2003), The Emotionally Healthy Church, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI.
Steinke, Peter L. (2006), How your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems, The Alban Institute, Bethesda, MD.
Lederach, John Paul (2003), The Little Book of Conflict Transformation, Good Books, Intercourse, PA.
Lester, Andrew (2003), The Angry Christian: A Theology for Care and Counselling, Westminster John Knox, Louisville, KY and London.
Parkes, Colin Murray (19983), Bereavement: Studies of Grief in Adult Life, London, Penguin.
Walters, Geoff (1997), Why do Christians Find it Hard to Grieve?, Paternoster, Carlisle, Cumbria.
Nash, Sally, Pimlott, Jo, & Nash, Paul (2008), Skills for Collaborative Ministry, SPCK, London.
Gorman, Michael J. (2009), Inhabiting the Cruciform God: Kenosis, Justification, and Theosis in Paul's Narrative Soteriology, Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, MI.
Scazzero, Peter, (2003), The Emotionally Healthy Church, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, MI.
Steinke, Peter L. (2006), How your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems, The Alban Institute, Bethesda, MD.
Lederach, John Paul (2003), The Little Book of Conflict Transformation, Good Books, Intercourse, PA.
Lester, Andrew (2003), The Angry Christian: A Theology for Care and Counselling, Westminster John Knox, Louisville, KY and London.
Parkes, Colin Murray (19983), Bereavement: Studies of Grief in Adult Life, London, Penguin.
Walters, Geoff (1997), Why do Christians Find it Hard to Grieve?, Paternoster, Carlisle, Cumbria.
Nash, Sally, Pimlott, Jo, & Nash, Paul (2008), Skills for Collaborative Ministry, SPCK, London.
Module Indicative Content
This module focuses on the goal of community formation and moral transformation as an alternative to the common approach that seeks to meet the needs of individuals. It provides a framework for pastoral care from selected letters of Paul. It enables exploration of pastoral care for experiences of loss, and equips participants to respond transformatively to conflict in communities.