01504nam a2200145Ia 4500008004100000020002900041041000800070050002300078100001900101245011300120260005400233300002900287505099100316650005101307240419s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a97808028462040802846203   aeng  aBV4030 b.B36 1999  aBanks, Robert  0aReenvisioning Theological Education : bExploring a Missional Alternative to Current Models /cRobert Banks   aGrand Rapids, Mich. : bW.B. Eerdmans Pub.,c1999  axii, 268 p. b; c23 cm.  aReassessing theological education : the present stage of debate. Retrieving aspects of the "classical" model ; Revising aspects of the "vocational" model ; Developing a more "synthetic" model ; Some final responses to the debate -- Backing into the future : a biblical angle of vision. The relevance of a biblical starting point ; Ministry formation before Christ ; Ministry formation by Christ ; Ministry formation after Christ -- Developing a missional model : from the margins to the center. Beyond mission-oriented and missiological education ; Recasting major issues in the debate ; The nature of learning in a missional model ; Reconceiving teaching as a missional practice -- Bringing about systemic change : some guideposts to reform. Reconfiguring the student profile ; Rethinking personal and communal formation ; Refashioning key institutional cultures ; Reshaping the theological curriculum -- Conclusion. Further barriers to institutional reform ; Other avenues for change.  aTheology—Study and teaching—United States.