Living the Faith

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:

Undergraduate

1. Listen sensitively and critically to their own story of faith
2. Examine a theological theme identified within their own life-narrative
3. Examine the concept of vocation and ministry vision
4. Articulate the contours of practical theology and its major sub-disciplines of ethics, pastoral care, mission and spirituality.

Postgraduate

1. Listen sensitively and critically to their own story of faith.
2. Examine a theological theme identified within their own life-narrative.
3. Examine the concept of vocation and ministry vision.
4. Articulate the contours of practical theology and its major sub-disciplines of ethics, pastoral care, mission and spirituality.
5. Utilise models of theological reflection that integrate theory, Biblical themes and practice.

Undergraduate

• Three reflection papers building from online forum discussion(500 words each) (30%)
• One theological reflection paper (1,000 words) (30%)
• One essay (1,500 words)  (40%)

Postgraduate

• Three reflection papers building from online forum discussions (500 words each) (30%)
• One theological reflection paper (1,500 words) (30%)
• One essay (3,000 words) (40%)

• Anderson, Ray S. The Shape of Practical Theology: Empowering Ministry with Theological Praxis. Downers Grove: IVP, 2001.
• Astley, J & Francis, L. Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2002.
• Bass, Dorothy. Practicing our Faith: a way of Life for a Searching People. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Inc, 1997.
• Brenner, D.C. The gift of being yourself: The sacred call of self-discovery. Downers Growver, Illinois: IVP books, 2004.
• Ellis, C.J. Approaching God: A guide for Worship leaders and worshippers. Norwich, Canterbury press, 2009.
• Kinast, Robert L. Let Ministry Teach: A Guide to Theological Reflection. Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1996.
• Volf, Miroslav, and Dorothy C. Bass, eds. Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2002.
• Whipp, M Pastoral Theology. London: SCM, 2013.
• Woolnough, B & Wonsuk Ma. Holistic Mission: God’s plan for God’s people. Eugene OR: Wipf & Stock, 2010

Set texts recommended for purchase:

• Palmer, Parker J. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000.