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From their work training spiritual directors, healthcare chaplains and local clergy in pastoral supervision, Jane Leach and Michael Paterson offer a practical guide to the supervision of pastoral work. In this book, they set out a vision for pastoral supervision which is rooted in their understanding of Christian ministry, drawing together perspectives from the range of supervision literature available and offering an integrated framework which is expounded in tried and tested tools. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of pastoral supervision, embedding it theofogically and offering rooted examples from their own practice. At the end of each chapter practical exercises are offered to help the reader reflect on their own practice and tools are suggested for use with supervision groups and in work with individuals.
Jane Leach is a Methodist Minister, theofogical educator and pastoral supervisor. She is the founding chair of the Association of Pastoral Supervisors and Educators (APSE).
Michael Paterson is an Episcopalian priest, psychotherapist, pastoral supervisor and trainer, and Chaplain to St Coiumba's Hospice, Edinburgh. He is the Accreditation representative of the Association of Pastoral Supervisors and Educators (APSE).
Together Jane and Michael have devised and taught a range of courses in pastoral supervision.
*Thi5 is an important book about increasingly significant issues for Christian comnr>unittes and
their leaders today. Best practice, proper care and an unwavering focus on vision and purpose
combine to great effect, providing an essential and rich resource for those in engaged in
contemporary Christian ministry: _ ' . ^ «
Martyn Atkins. General Secretary, Methodist Church of Great Bntain
'1 read Pastoral Supervision as I prepared for routine supervision of my own ministry, and saw
afresh the necessity of that discipline. With the launch of APSE last year, the nascent discipline of
pastoral supervision of clergy was in urgent need of a foundational text to describe its practice,
explore its particular character as a Christian discipline, and encourage its adoption by those
working in pastoral ministry. This is that text: full of practical wisdom, rooted in the biblical and
theological traditions of the church and beautifully written. It should be on the desk of all those
engaged in pastoral supervision, and widely adopted by those seeking the supervision that will
enrich and deepen their ministry: „ . „
Paul Goodhff, Head of Ministry at the Baptist Union of Great Bntain
'Jane Leach and Michael Paterson are to be warmly commended for this book on pastoral supervision. As they say, this is an ancient and now contemporary activity which has a great deal to offer Christian and other faith ministries. They have written a very practical handbook to be a companion to all those who seek or offer supervision for the ministries of pastoral care, pastoraf counselling or spiritual direction. Its aim is to help nurture and make more effective the practice of those called to these ministries. To this end the authors provide a rich and generous diet of theory and practice, reflection and action drawn essentially from their own learning and experience. Their use of current theories and methods of supervision in the helping professions are thorough and comprehensive and to these they add biblical and theological insights and inspiration: Q-
John Foskett, co-author of Helping the Helpers: Supervision in Pastoral Care
'This practical, well researched book is a welcome addition to the literature that argues convincingly for the need of supervision in pastoral work. Written from a Christian perspective, it is nonetheless relevant to all of us, whatever our faith, who want to align spirituality and supervision and who want to put tove at the heart of our practices:
Robin Shohet, co-author of Supervision in the Helping Professions and Editor of Passionate Supervision
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