Report Table of Contents
on August 18th, 2008
Part One: A Special Challenge
Why Should We Care?
Paying Attention to the Transition?
What Is the Transition Like?
Why Is It So Hard?
The Transition into Ministry Is a Special Challenge Today
What Are Communities of Practice?
Part Two: The Transition into Ministry Initiative
Introduction to the Transition into Ministry Initiative
Congregation-Based Residency Programs
Peer-Based Programs
Transition into Ministry Programs—A List
A Hybrid Strategy
Common Features of Practice-Centered Pastoral Formation
The Importance of Pastoral Mentors
The Importance of Engagement with Peers-in-Learning
The Importance of the Congregation
Situating the TiM Initiative within the Larger and Longer Story of Theological Education