1 PASTORAL IDENTITY PASTORAL CARE Prepared by CH
1 PASTORAL IDENTITY & PASTORAL CARE Prepared by CH (MAJ) Wallace J. Waldrop For the Operational Religious Support Leaders Course United States Army Chaplain Center & School 12 June 2017 “The views, opinions and findings contained in this report are those of the authors(s) and should not be construed as an official Department of the Army position, policy or decision, unless so designated by other official documentation. ”
2 TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE ACTION: Define the process of the development of a chaplain identity and how it informs pastoral care. CONDITIONS: Given a discussion and interactive presentation in a classroom setting. STANDARD: Identify how to develop pastoral identity and identify how our actions in performing pastoral care shaped by how we see ourselves by: 1. Define the Terms: Identity, Chaplain Identity, and Pastoral Care 2. Conceptualize differences between company and field grade identity 3. Discuss connections between Identity, Pastoral Care, and Supervision
3 WHAT’S MY NAME? - MOVE AROUND THE ROOM ASKING DIFFERENT PEOPLE YES OR NO QUESTIONS - SIT DOWN WHEN YOU GUESS CORRECTLY
Ide f l e nti S l u o S spir it What is ‘identity’? ty
Advisor Prophet Religious Leader Military Leader Servant What is a ‘chaplain identity’?
Chaplain Identity Training Aid Secular Army Values or Patriotism It is a unique, divine calling and state of being for the special ministry of the US Army Chaplaincy demanding the blending of clerical and Army officer identity to create a new, distinct identity that is more than the sum of its parts. vis Ad US Constitution, Law, Regulation Chaplain Identity et Commissioned f Of Mi nis ter ph Service to Country r ci e Pr o Army Officer Identity Servant Civilian Religious Identity Service to God Called / Set Apart Sacred Religious Values Sacred Texts / Oral Tradition Obedience / Love
What is ‘pastoral care’?
“The False Self is the person we wish to present to the world, the person we want the world to revolve around. ” -James Martin
“The problem of sanctity and salvation is in fact the problem of finding out who I am and discovering my true self. ” -Thomas Merton
W O was ? Battalion Chaplain Identity
Wh are Y U? Supervisory Chaplain Identity
What does identity have to do with “toxicity” in religious leaders?
How does identity shape the delivery of pastoral care?
What role do supervisory chaplains have in subordinate identity formation?
References: “Internal Family Systems, ” Dr. Richard Schwartz “There’s Part of Me, ” Jon Schwartz “When Hearts Become Flame, ” Dr. Stephen Muse “Becoming Who You Are, ” James Martin “Spiritual Direction, ” Henri Nouwen
QUESTIONS
17 TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE ACTION: Define the process of the development of a chaplain identity and how it informs pastoral care. CONDITIONS: Given a discussion and interactive presentation in a classroom setting. STANDARD: Identified how to develop pastoral identity and identified how our actions in performing pastoral care shaped by how we see ourselves by: 1. Defined the Terms: Identity, Chaplain Identity, and Pastoral Care 2. Conceptualized differences between company and field grade identity 3. Discussed connections between Identity, Pastoral Care, and Supervision
18 SUMMARY 1. Define Terms: Identity, Chaplain Identity, and Pastoral Care 2. Conceptualize differences between company and field grade identity 3. Discussion of Identity, Pastoral Care, and Supervision
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