the pastoral cycle

We want to be reflective practitioners. To aid this, we have the following model:

1. begin with experience
2. next exploration
(what am I feeling? what are others feeling? etc)
3. reflection
4. response

and as a result of our response, we get more experience and so the spiral continues

(see Let's do theology Laurie Green. see also Practical Theology in Action Ballard and Pritchard)