Unscripted: "Theological Reflection"

Dr. Jim Wilson (Gateway Seminary) joined Jared Jenkins and Bryan Catherman to talk about the importance of taking a pause and doing theological reflection during times of difficult decisions. The Theological Reflection Loop is a tool that requires a pause, then targeted questions in the right order. What’s right? In other words, what does the Bible say? Then it’s necessary to explore theory, other fields of study, and best practices. Finally, one should look at the emotion and relational factors.

Dr. Wilson—author of the book  A Guide to Theological Reflection: A Fresh Approach for Practical Ministry Courses and Theological Field Education —shared this tools with us on Salty Believer Unscripted. The guys looked at the tool itself and then applied to to very real possibilities ministry leaders are facing during this season of coronavirus. In addition, we discussed what’s happening with the Doctor of Ministry program at Gateway Seminary. Dr. Wilson is the director of the program.

Listen to this episode of our series, “Fear Not!” below. It’s called “Theological Reflection.”

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In addition, if you’d like to get a better understanding of how the reflection loop works, watch this video by Dr. Wilson: