Sustaining pastoral excellence means nothing less than a radical re-shaping of theological education—a reshaping that parallels the life journey of clergy, not merely the years when students are studying for their degrees, pursuing ordination, and otherwise launching their ministry. Sustaining pastoral excellence means extending all the theological disciplines within a formal curriculum into a holistic experience of lifelong learning. It means envisioning theological education in two phases, an early period of equipping for ministry during the “incubator years” of residential seminary life, and the “unfolding years” of continual growth and development in the context of vocational ministry.
PSALM Proposal