Date of Award
2015
Document Type
Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Committee Chair
Danny West
Abstract
Pastoral identity development is a necessity in today's pastoral context. Clarity on one's emerging pastoral identity creates authenticity in pastors to fulfill their pastoral duties. Pastoral identity development is an ongoing process. This project studied how Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) developed pastoral identity in Level I CPE students at Duke University Hospital. The project used a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to gather and analyze data. The project found that pastoral identity is a combination of multiple components namely call, perception, skills, community, and experience.
Citation Information
Chacko, Biju, "Developing Pastoral Identity in Level One Clinical Pastoral Education Students at Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina" (2015). Doctor of Ministry Projects. 23.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/divinity_etd/23
Comments
Pastoral identity development is a necessity in today's pastoral context. Clarity on one's emerging pastoral identity creates authenticity in pastors to fulfill their pastoral duties. Pastoral identity development is an ongoing process. This project studied how Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) developed pastoral identity in Level I CPE students at Duke University Hospital. The project used a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to gather and analyze data. The project found that pastoral identity is a combination of multiple components namely call, perception, skills, community, and experience.