1 PASTORAL IDENTITY PASTORAL CARE Prepared by CH

1 PASTORAL IDENTITY & PASTORAL CARE Prepared by CH (MAJ) Dan Hardin For the Brigade Functional Qualification Course United States Army Chaplain Center & School 15 October 2015 “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

What is ‘identity’?

What is a ‘chaplain identity’?

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

Who 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

15 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

16 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