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The Quest for Collaborative Ministry in the Church in Wales The quest for collaborative ministry: an investigation into an elusive practice in the Church in Wales Item Type Thesis or dissertation Authors Adams, Stephen, A. Citation Adams, S, P. (2019). The quest for collaborative ministry: an investigation into an elusive practice in the Church in Wales (Doctoral dissertation). University of Chester, UK. Publisher University of Chester Rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Download date 30/09/2021 15:35:27 Item License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10034/623501 The quest for collaborative ministry: an investigation into an elusive practice in the Church in Wales Thesis submitted in accordance with the requirements of the University of Chester for the degree of Doctor of Professional Studies in Practical Theology by Stephen Paul Adams July 2019 2 “The material being presented for examination is my own work and has not been submitted for an award of this or another HEI except in minor particulars which are explicitly noted in the body of the thesis. Where research pertaining to the thesis was undertaken collaboratively, the nature and extent of my individual contribution has been made explicit.” 30th July 2019 3 Contents Table of Figures ........................................................................................................ 7 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................. 8 Abstract ................................................................................................................... 9 Summary of Portfolio ............................................................................................. 10 1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 12 1.1 What this thesis is about .......................................................................... 12 1.2 The Church in Wales ................................................................................ 13 1.3 Situating myself within the context .......................................................... 16 1.4 A short history of the call to collaborative ministry .................................. 20 1.5 Situating myself within Practical Theology ............................................... 27 1.6 Research overview ................................................................................... 29 1.7 Summary of thesis ................................................................................... 30 1.8 Chapter summary .................................................................................... 32 2 An Appreciative Approach to Collaborative Ministry ...................................... 33 2.1 What is problematic? ............................................................................... 33 2.2 Why Appreciative Inquiry? ....................................................................... 33 2.3 What is Appreciative Inquiry? .................................................................. 35 2.4 AI Interviews ............................................................................................ 37 2.5 Interpreting the Interviews ...................................................................... 40 2.6 The problem of the negative for Appreciative Inquiry .............................. 48 2.7 Reading the New Testament with AI ........................................................ 56 2.8 Summary and Conclusion ......................................................................... 57 3 Bourdieu, practice, and collaboration ............................................................. 59 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 59 3.2 Bourdieu and Practice .............................................................................. 60 4 3.3 The challenge of Bourdieu for Christian theology ..................................... 75 3.4 Practices of faith ...................................................................................... 80 3.5 Where next? ............................................................................................ 87 4 Field analysis of the Church in Wales .............................................................. 88 4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................. 88 4.2 Field analysis of the Church in Wales ....................................................... 88 4.3 Discussion of the field analysis ............................................................... 105 4.4 Where next? .......................................................................................... 108 5 The Conundrum of power ............................................................................ 109 5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 109 5.2 Learning about power ............................................................................ 109 5.3 Power exercised .................................................................................... 111 5.4 Definitions of power .............................................................................. 112 5.5 Participants’ reflections on systems and power ..................................... 116 5.6 Power and hierarchy .............................................................................. 120 5.7 Female perspectives .............................................................................. 123 5.8 The “other.” ........................................................................................... 125 5.9 Fallen human institutions....................................................................... 132 5.10 Conclusion.......................................................................................... 134 6 Creating a Generative Team Environment .................................................... 136 6.1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 136 6.2 Participants’ experience ......................................................................... 137 6.3 Organisational Citizenship...................................................................... 140 6.4 Psychological Safety ............................................................................... 144 6.5 Avoiding Groupthink .............................................................................. 151 6.6 Collaborative leadership ........................................................................ 154 5 6.7 Theological perspectives ........................................................................ 154 6.8 Conclusion ............................................................................................. 162 7 Conclusion – a ‘body language’ of collaboration ........................................... 163 7.1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 163 7.2 Summary................................................................................................ 163 7.3 Evaluation .............................................................................................. 164 7.4 Implications for Practice ......................................................................... 165 7.5 Collaborative ministry – an elusive practice? .......................................... 168 Appendix A: The Church in Wales – Terms Explained ........................................... 169 Appendix B: Participant information sheet ........................................................... 171 Appendix C: Consent form.................................................................................... 174 Appendix D: Interview Topics and Questions........................................................ 175 Appendix E: Ethics Approval ................................................................................. 177 Appendix F: Quirkos workspace ........................................................................... 178 Appendix G: Field Analysis.................................................................................... 179 Appendix H: Ministry Team Covenant .................................................................. 180 List of References ................................................................................................. 182 6 Table of Figures Figure 1: Competition in the Church in Wales ........................................................ 93 Figure 2: Relational Attributes in Andrew and Lucy's teams ................................. 141 Figure 3: Map of the Dioceses of the Church in Wales.......................................... 170 7 Acknowledgements I am profoundly thankful for the support of so many people who have helped me on this doctoral journey: The Isla Johnston Trust for contributing funding to my research. My supervisor, Professor Wayne Morris and the whole of the DProf. team at Chester. My cohort and the whole learning community of the DProf programme: Lynita Conradie, Ruth Craig, Claire Dawson, Gill Henwood, Susie Collingridge, Helen Warnock, and in memory of Martin McAlinden – your friendship has been wonderful. My friends and colleagues in the Church in Wales and especially those who were generous in giving their reflections and time in interview. Peter Sedgwick and Norman Steel for so many good conversations.
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