Formational Theological Education—Part 2: The Competency of the FolkPosted on October 13, 2014 by Timothy SnyderWe learn in our bodies, in concrete situations. We learn from our built-environments and the constructed social contexts which surround us. In theological education, the turn to CPE and field or contextual education have brought these pedagogical realities to the foreground.If it is the case that theological education shifts as models of ministry shift (and that seems to hold from my reading of history), then such learning in ministry ought to become the “research and development” arm of our seminaries and theological schools….
Formational Theological Education—Part 1: Troubling a MetaphorPosted on September 30, 2014 by Timothy SnyderChange is coming to theological education….In the future, one of the great elements of teaching will be tending not only to the knowledge our students need, but also competency and character-based practices. Pedagogy, curriculum and technological innovation can support this shift, but it seems to me that at its heart is a shift of vocational understanding for theological educators….