Core Quality 06 / Scholarship

Scholarship.

Bringing careful biblical study, theological reflection, and continuing learning into pastoral practice.

In development · Stories, reflections, and selected evidence will be added as this part of the portfolio takes shape. The prompts below guide that work.

The Story

Study that shapes service.

Opening reflection · To be written

Recall a text, course, or question that changed how you approached ministry.

Tension & growth · To be written

How did careful study challenge an assumption or deepen your understanding?

What I believe now · To be written

Where has that learning become visible in your teaching or pastoral judgment?

Growth Over Time

Formation has
a direction.

A place to trace learning, practice, conviction, and the work of helping others grow. These reflection prompts do not represent a completed assessment.

01

Learning

Reflection to be added

What Scripture, mentors, study, or early experiences formed your understanding of scholarship?

02

Living

Reflection to be added

Where have you put that understanding into practice? Describe a specific decision, habit, or ministry responsibility.

03

Loving

Reflection to be added

How has this quality become a conviction you value? Describe what changed and what remains difficult.

04

Leading

Reflection to be added

How are you helping others grow in this area? Include feedback and evidence of their development.

Scholarship in Practice

Faith expressed
in ministry.

Working themes for gathering stories and evidence. These are editorial prompts, not official NAD descriptor wording.

01

Biblical interpretation

Add a specific experience, your role, what you learned, and supporting evidence or feedback.

02

Theological reflection

Add a specific experience, your role, what you learned, and supporting evidence or feedback.

03

Continuing learning and teaching

Add a specific experience, your role, what you learned, and supporting evidence or feedback.

Selected Evidence

The story,
made visible.

Spaces for a few meaningful examples. Evidence has not yet been selected for these cards.

Evidence slot 01 · Not yet selected

A study that informed ministry

To be added: context and date, your contribution, a verified artifact, and a reflection on what this experience shows.

Source neededReflection needed
Evidence slot 02 · Not yet selected

Research translated into teaching

To be added: context and date, your contribution, a verified artifact, and a reflection on what this experience shows.

Source neededReflection needed
Evidence slot 03 · Not yet selected

Learning put into practice

To be added: context and date, your contribution, a verified artifact, and a reflection on what this experience shows.

Source neededReflection needed
Official Framework

A place for
the framework.

Scholarship descriptors · Verification pending

The exact Scholarship descriptors and Level 1–4 outcomes will be added after verification against the current NAD / Georgia-Cumberland Conference handbook used for this portfolio.

Until then, the practice themes and reflection prompts on this page are drafting aids, not quotations from the official rubric.

Looking Forward

Still
growing.

Reflection to be added: What is your next step in scholarship? Name one practice to develop, someone who can offer feedback, and a way to recognize growth.