Credit for what you know and do, not for time in class
The rise of competency-based education
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Summer 2016
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Credit for what you know and do, not for time in class
The rise of competency-based education
For competency-based education to work, you need rigorous assessment and a clear understanding of what “mastery” looks like. Seminaries are beginning to try it.
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The view from Holy Hill
The Graduate Theological Union's multiple centers of learning give it the resources to face an interfaith future
A complex structure makes the GTU hard to steer, but the consortium has embraced a future that will require Christians and non-Christians to learn and work together.
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Hybrid courses, real community
Central Baptist Theological Seminary has transformed its M.Div. curriculum, anchoring both content and delivery in the student’s own context.
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The ones who got away
Results of a small research project on people who considered seminary but ultimately chose other paths.
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Our common core
For at least 25 years, seminary leaders have been grappling with big questions about the goals of theological education and how to accomplish them, says In Trust publisher Jay Blossom. And there are more changes on the horizon.
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Incarnation and institutions
Institutions are suspect in these times, but they are the means by which people can become Christ’s hands and feet in a needy world.
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Bible software as an aid for teaching and research
Bible software packages can be expensive, but they provide much more than just a searchable text of the Scripture.
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What are the best practices for board minutes?
Accurate minutes are a cornerstone of institutional memory, so it’s important that they be consistent and timely – and filled with just enough detail.
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Strong boards, strong schools
The strength of an institution depends on the strength of its board – and that means effective recruiting, thorough orientation, solid agendas, and rigorous self-assessment.
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Be doers of the word, and not hearers only
A review of The Fundraiser’s Measuring Stick: Sizing Up the Attributes Board Members, Volunteers, and Staff Must Cultivate to Secure Major Gifts by Jerold Panas.
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