Academics - Field Ed. Kenneth Pohly directs the Center for Supervisory Studies at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.
Supervision proposes to teach by using the raw material of the ministry experience.
Within a context of trust, student and supervisor use various techniques, including verbatim reports, critical incident reflections, or a carefully focused conversation to describe an action taken by the learner and then to reflect on what that action meant. The process depends heavily on the relationship between supervisor and student. It also lends itself to a variety of forms. Even though supervision is person centered and tends to be individualistic, it does have a predictable result. As a supervisory session ends, the student should have learned how he or she does ministry so that the act can be repeated with improvement.