Listening Responses Exercise for Re1lection

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1 Listening Responses Exercise for Re1lection

2 The Supervisory Moment Consider the following example of a supervisory moment, and before reading the possible responses and their implications, think about what you might say if you were the supervisor using one of the seven responses. Your intern begins your supervisory session by stating to you, I think I really failed to connect with the congregation when I preached on Sunday. I have felt awful all week about what my message may have said to people!

3 Re1lective Response Response that shows an understanding of the thoughts and feelings that have been expressed by the student. The Moment: Your intern begins your supervisory session by stating to you, I think I really failed to connect with the congregation when I preached on Sunday. I have felt awful all week about what my message may have said to people! Your Response:

4 Sample Re1lective Response 0 It sounds like you were disappointed with your sermon and continue to be concerned about its impact. 0 Implication: You understand your intern s thoughts and feelings concerning the preaching event. You implicitly invite your intern to continue to discuss the sermon, by showing your understanding.

5 Interpretive Response Response that indicates that the supervisor understands on a deeper level than the words the intern spoke; seeks to explain the dynamics of a situation. The Moment: Your intern begins your supervisory session by stating to you, I think I really failed to connect with the congregation when I preached on Sunday. I have felt awful all week about what my message may have said to people! Your Response:

6 Sample Interpretive Response 0 It sounds like you are confronting the power of preaching and the importance about being intentional about your context. 0 Implication: You begin to discuss the issues that underlie your intern s statement about the sermon.

7 Supportive Response Response that is intended to reassure and/or reduce anxiety. Response that also can seek to inspire or to undergird a person. The Moment: Your intern begins your supervisory session by stating to you, I think I really failed to connect with the congregation when I preached on Sunday. I have felt awful all week about what my message may have said to people! Your Response:

8 Sample Supportive Response 0 I think you did a nice job, and people appreciated your efforts. 0 Implication: You try to make your intern feel better about the sermon. Reassurance can be helpful sometimes, but is often seen as a super1icial attempt to take away legitimate feelings.

9 Evaluative Response Response that indicates that the supervisor has made a judgments regarding the relative quality, appropriateness, effectiveness or rightness of the students actions, The Moment: Your intern begins your supervisory session by stating to you, I think I really failed to connect with the congregation when I preached on Sunday. I have felt awful all week about what my message may have said to people! Your Response:

10 Sample Evaluative Response 0 Your preaching clearly needs a lot of work, however, you know I think you will make a great pastor someday. 0 Implication: You make a judgment on your intern s demonstrated ability to preach but praise your intern s innate abilities.

11 Probing Response Response that indicates that the supervisor s intent is to query, to seek further information or provoke further discussion along a certain line. The Moment: Your intern begins your supervisory session by stating to you, I think I really failed to connect with the congregation when I preached on Sunday. I have felt awful all week about what my message may have said to people! Your Response:

12 Sample Probing Response 0 Which parts of your sermon seemed to cause the disconnect? What do you fear that people may have heard? 0 Implication: You seek to better assess your intern s concerns.

13 Advising Response Response that indicates the supervisors intention is to recommend certain approaches, actions, or methods of re1lection and response. The Moment: Your intern begins your supervisory session by stating to you, I think I really failed to connect with the congregation when I preached on Sunday. I have felt awful all week about what my message may have said to people! Your Response:

14 Sample Advising Response 0 Which parts of your sermon seemed to cause the disconnect? What do you fear that people may have heard? 0 Implication: You seek to better assess your intern s concerns.

15 Teaching Response Response that seeks to impart information. The Moment: Your intern begins your supervisory session by stating to you, I think I really failed to connect with the congregation when I preached on Sunday. I have felt awful all week about what my message may have said to people! Your Response:

16 Sample Teaching Response 0 I want to present to you a plan on how to write, edit and practice your future sermons. 0 Implication: You seek to get at the bigger issues your intern has with sermon writing.