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De-schooling the theological seminary: An appropriate paradigm for effective ministerial formation.


Author: Allan Harkness
Date: April 28th, 2012
Key Words: Ministerial formation, pastoral formation, models, paradigms, community, de-schooling.

A schooling paradigm is predominant for ministerial/pastoral formation, seen in the institution of the theological seminary/college. This article notes the limitations of the schooling paradigm for equipping people in the range of domains inherent in effective pastoral formation, recognises that ‘teaching’ and ‘learning’ take different but still legitimate shape when used to describe educational processes in this context, and argues for an integrated, formational, and missional community paradigm modelled especially on the relationship of Jesus with his disciples and adapted by the early Church leaders. The implications of this for the role of seminary faculty are explored.

(Teaching Theology and Religion, vol. 4, no. 3, 2001,  pp. 141-154. )

 

 


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