The growth of professional master's degrees and the use of technology to offer education in a variety of ways are changing theological education, according to a new study.
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The professional master’s degree has been growing -- a trend that’s likely to continue, says the executive director of The Association of Theological Schools in an interview reflecting on a new report on theological education.
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A Wheaton professor vows to curb his impulse to speak too quickly and instead follow the example of some famous listeners.
The president of Union Theological Seminary reflects on her six years in office and the rapid pace of change both in her institution and in the church as a whole.
The former president of Fuller Theological Seminary is no fan of Machiavelli. But he does wish for a 'seminary president's guidebook' that would match the scope and complexity of Machiavelli's writings on political leadership.
If the Church can agree on the core purpose of a seminary education, a quality, affordable system can be created from available resources.
The former president of Fuller Seminary says he wasn't "going into leadership" when he first became an administrator. With a friend's help, he realized he'd been leading for years as a teacher and scholar.
The dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School rejects the notion that the church is dying and sees the job of the divinity school as preparing students financially, spiritually and professionally to lead in a church that is changing.
Whitney Bauman, (left) Karline McLain and Lillian Larsen discuss issues related to course design and teaching at Wabash College during a pre-tenure faculty workshop. Photos courtesy of the Wabash Center
The Wabash Center strengthens theological education by providing a place for teachers of theology and religion to share ideas, reflect on practices and keep pace with a fast-changing environment -- and to relax and have fun.
CEOs are worried about what they don’t know. But the knowledge needed today – an understanding of why things happen and how challenges are connected – is the heart of theological education.
Mainline seminaries form future leaders as if theology were the only thing that matters. But they should take a cue from business schools, where behavioral economics is on the rise. We need to recover a more human theology, says the Rev. Ken Evers-Hood.