Church from the future

Subproject: The spirituality of the pastor

What role do theological professionals—such as pastors, chaplains, and church workers—play in the church’s orientation toward the future?

This subproject focuses specifically on the spirituality of these professionals. They are appointed to play an inspiring role in the lives of the people and groups they encounter in their work environment, to foster hope and a sense of future orientation. Their own sense of vocation and inspiration plays a major part in this.

Therefore, this subproject investigates how this inspiration is sustained: what inspires our theological professionals, and what wears them down? And most importantly: what resources can we employ, and what role can supervisory guidance play, to maintain—or even enhance—the spiritual vitality of professional theologians? The research will take place in and around a course designed to generate data for this project.