Coming In? Or Going Out? A Few Thoughts on Theological Education

Much of theological education and church life has been based on the assumption that people will come to church. Instead, the church needs to look at how it can go out to those who do not come. Careful consideration needs to be given to the traits of leaders needed for this task and the ethos of the...

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Main Author: Haemig, Mary Jane (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2014
In: Dialog
Year: 2014, Volume: 53, Issue: 4, Pages: 312-318
Further subjects:B Theological Education
B Mission (international law Motif
B Curriculum
B unchurched adults
B candidacy
B student recruitment
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Summary:Much of theological education and church life has been based on the assumption that people will come to church. Instead, the church needs to look at how it can go out to those who do not come. Careful consideration needs to be given to the traits of leaders needed for this task and the ethos of the education best suited to helping them move out. The past provides some models that may be useful for Lutherans today.
ISSN:1540-6385
Contains:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/dial.12134