theological education

Renewed Relevance of Theological Resources

Presentation Given at May 4, 2022 Colloquium Part of Educating Urban Ministers in Philadelphia After 2020 project Presentation Question: What are the theological resources that we have drawn on and have found renewed relevance in during the crises of 2020 and will need to inform future theological reflection? Introduction I currently serve as Academic Dean […]

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Response: Renewed Relevance of Theological Resources

Response to R. Todd Mangum’s Presentation at May 4, 2022 Colloquium Part of Educating Urban Ministers in Philadelphia After 2020 project Presentation Question: What are the theological resources that we have drawn on and have found renewed relevance in during the crises of 2020 and will need to inform future theological reflection? In his thought-provoking

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New Shape of Ministry Leadership and Innovations in Ministry

Presentation Given at May 4, 2022 Colloquium Part of Educating Urban Ministers in Philadelphia After 2020 project Presentation Question: What new shape of ministry leadership and innovations in ministry are required in the post-pandemic world, and what is required of theological education institutions to address these needs? Introduction The amount and frequency of change our

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Response: New Shape of Ministry Leadership and Innovations in Ministry

Response to J.R. Briggs’s Presentation at May 4, 2022 Colloquium Part of Educating Urban Ministers in Philadelphia After 2020 project Presentation Question: What new shape of ministry leadership and innovations in ministry are required in the post-pandemic world, and what is required of theological education institutions to address these needs? The church and, in turn,

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Seminary Life and the Future of Theological Education in Philadelphia from the Student Perspective

Focus Group Report Given at May 4, 2022 Colloquium Part of Educating Urban Ministers in Philadelphia After 2020 project The focus group consisted of current seminary students or recent graduates from seminary. They all attend or attended seminaries in the Philadelphia region. The seminaries represented included Missio Theological Seminary, Palmer Theological Seminary, and Westminster Theological

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Praxis Education for Ministry in Urban Contexts: A Pedagogical & Programmatic Review of Wesley Theological Seminary’s Urban Fellows Program

Traditional seminary education has often been plagued with critiques concerning its impractical and irrelevant nature in the context of complex ministry in urban setting. Can we re-imagine urban ministry training? Wesley Theological Seminary’s experiment in theological education for urban ministry–the Urban Fellows program–facilitates community based asset research with urban ministry projects done in partnership with local congregations to strengthen learning and ministry between seminary, churches, and communities to address shared concerns. This article explores how pedagogical perspectives of experiential and praxis education are incarnated in the practice of the Urban Fellows program.

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