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March 29, 2017
Multiple Paths to Ministry: New Models for Theological Education
- Author
- Barker, Lance R. and B. Edmon Martin, eds.
- Publisher
- Pilgrim Press, Cleveland, OH
- ISBN
- 829816100
- Table of Contents
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Introduction : Judicatory-based theological education (Lance R. Barker and B. Edmon Martin)
ch. 1 Keepers of the vision : aboriginal community-based learning for ministry (Janet Silman)
ch. 2 From survival to vitality : a journey into mutual ministry (Carol Bell)
ch. 3 Called : an alternative path to ordination Isaac McDonald)
ch. 4 Theology among the people : theological education by extension and the TAP program (Richard Sales)
ch. 5 Standing in the wings : United Methodist local pastors and their preparation (Bert Affleck)
ch. 6 Shall we dance? : living the adventure that is New York theological seminary (Minda Shura Sprague)
ch. 7 Why the seminary? : a historical inquiry (Glenn Miller)
ch. 8 Education or calling : what makes a commissioned lay pastor a pastor? (Ken McFayden)
ch. 9 The small church : radical reformation and renewal of ministry (Thomas Ray)
ch. 10 Re-visioning ministry leadership : beyond adapting congregational and clerical models (B. Edmon Martin and Lance R. Barker)
In a rapidly changing congregational and professional environment, how will churches and their institutions of theological education prepare ministers for diverse contexts? Barker and Martin affirm the theological school's continued role yet claim that American Protestantism can no longer rely on graduate theological schools as the sole educational institutions charged with providing curricula for theological study related to ministerial preparation. To support their thesis, the authors researched the graduate theological education programs of The Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Church of Christ, the United Church of Canada, and The United Methodist Church; and compiled essays that show powerful new models for successful ministry preparation. Contributors: Janet Silman, Carol Bell, Isaac McDonald, Richard Sales, Bert Affleck, Minka Shura Sprague, Glenn Miller, Ken McFayden, and Thomas Ray. (From the Publisher)