44 articles in this issue
Rod Seeger
list of all contents in volume
Scott Sullender
We live in an era of rapid social changes. One of the most significant changes in westernized cultures in the last seven decades or so has been the shift in how we understand gender and navigate gender issues socially and politically. The speed of these c... see more
Jorette L. Marshall
Abstract: Dean of Brite Divinity School, Joretta Marshall explores the impact of gender diversity upon pastoral formation in reference to three issues: fluidity of language and concepts, challenging binaries and implications for those who care for t... see more
Stephen V. Sprinkle
Sprinkle revisits his 2008 essay, “Queer Fear” and updates readers on what is the same, what is different, summarizing the social, cultural and political dynamics that create a climate of fear for LGBTQIA seminarians.
Michelle Kirby
Author reflects on her twelve years of work as a ACPE certified educator, sharing her wisdom about working with LGBTQ students in CPE along four themes: denominational identity, emotional integration, professional boundaries and addictions/mental health.
Daniel Charles Damon
Hymn written for the Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco
Liam Robins
Author shares a first person account of his work as an out transgender ACPE Certified Educator.
Mary Martha Thiel
LGBT elders are an increasing demographic in contemporary healthcare settings. Often overlooked in discussions of cultural competency, LGBT elders can benefit from spiritual care offered by chaplains who have developed knowledge, skills, and comfort... see more
J. Thomas Sopko
Hymn
Bradley A. Leger
This essay discusses the challenges for people identifying as members of the LGBTQ community and who are called to ministry, and explores how spiritual direction can facilitate the process of integration and discernment.
Maureen C. Tirabassi
Traditional hymn with new, inclusive language.
Wendy Farley
This essay explores the Biblical roots of gender, and offers a wider more inclusive understanding of God and God’s activity in creation.
"God is up there...", "God is in here". Perhaps God is also experienced in the "in between" - in between eople in the interaction and dynamics of community, of caregiving, and even of conflict resolution work.
Vhumani Magezi
Pastoral care as a frontline ministry responsible for interfacing with people in migration situations requires models to ensure effective pastoral intervention. This essay contributes towards designing a migrant pastoral assessment and intervention framew... see more
Carol Kuzmochka
This article explores the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Response Theory as a framework for helping pastoral leaders understand the dynamics of conflict and move towards healthy responses to it with their congregations.
Matthew Flooding,Sung Hee Chung,John Senior,Faye Taylor
This essay explores the potential of equipping Supervisor-Mentors for mentoring through the use of their own formational stories. Storytelling cues are provided by Auburn Seminary's Learning Pastoral Imagination study.  ... see more
Tom Kelly
Reflections on his father.
Christina R. Zaker
Director of Field Education describes key elements to follow when making a site visit where students will be serving as part of their education.
Annual section devoted to issues surrounding the education and training of professional chaplain.
Russell Haden Davis,Alexander Tartaglia
A description of the context, the integration of CPE into a Masto of Science Program, the integrated curriculum and the advantages and challenges of this unique program.
Carroll Arkema
Reflections on CPE experiences of growth with CPE supervisor.
Satoe Soga
Various teaching methods have been utilized to enhance cultural competence. These methods are mostly cognitive stimulation, which lacks the most important element in cultivating empathy. There is a need to consider new pedagogy that cultivates... see more
Annual Award given to ACPE Certified Educator Candidate for quality theory paper writing.Address presented by Ralph Ciampa to an ACPE Region 2017.
Sahra Harding
In honor of Len Cedarleaf, Pioneer ACPE Certified Educator and former President of ACPE, Inc., this set of theory papers were deemed to be exemplary of quality theory papers written and utilzed by people seeking certification as ACPE Certified Educators.
Ralph Ciampa
In a 2017 address to the Eastern Region of ACPE, Ralph Ciampa explores Anton Boisen’s concept of the “fellowship of the best,” as a resource for understanding ACPE’s new structure, communities of practice
Lois Williams
As a hospitce chaplain the author has encountered many images and metaphors of God. The author proposes that enyone who enters ministry consider who/what their vision of God is.
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Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Reflective Practice and its predecessor, The Journal of Supervision and Training in Ministry, the Editorial Board invites writers to anticipate new ministries practices that will emerge and are emerging in response to t... see more
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