Reflection Questions

1. Describe the experience of your congregation’s most recent newly ordained pastor.



2. Name three ways to create in your congregation a process for experiential learning that integrates academic learning with parish life and builds the basic skills of ministry.



3. How can your congregation be helped to understand that they play an essential role in shaping new pastors?



4. What would a safe learning environment, mentoring, and peer learning look like in your context?