Author: Evelyn Reynolds
Financial Information for Decision-Making in Majority World Seminaries
Introduction During the COVID-19 pandemic, a seminary in Brazil decided to offer online courses, just like many other seminaries in the Majority World. They made the decision quickly because of the need to continue to offer classes during lockdown. Unusually, the school did not have a preexisting online program and therefore had no experience with… read more
Principles and Practices for Fundraising by Majority World Seminaries
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every source of seminary income. Many seminaries have seen tuition income decline precipitously. (Even before the pandemic, tuition on average only met between a third and half of a school’s financial needs (Smith 2015).) Other sources of income have also suffered during COVID-19. Many Majority World seminaries, especially those… read more
Constructing a Model of Theological Education for Contemporary China: Retrieving Insights from Jia Yuming
Abstract This article examines the model of theological education developed by Jia Yuming (1880–1964), who established a Bible school emphasizing spiritual formation. Jia envisioned his school of spirituality as a place that holistically cultivated holy persons by integrating spiritual formation, biblical-theological knowledge, and mission. Jia’s model balanced cultivation of heart and mind to encourage students… read more
Theological Education and Leadership Integrity: A Response to Leadership Challenges in Africa
Abstract Africa needs leaders with integrity to overcome the numerous challenges that its nations and churches face. Unfortunately, many leaders both in politics and in the Church do not serve with integrity. This article defines Christian leadership with integrity. Next, it demonstrates the need for leaders who are ready to serve those they lead, particularly… read more
The Church’s Leader Training Challenge: More than One Way to Address the Need
Based on the “Diversity of Theo Ed Prog in MW Theo Sem” Survey – Overseas Council, 2019 Abstract This article explores the results of a recent survey of 130 theological seminaries in the Majority World that are related to Overseas Council. The results point to a diversity of programs, study topics, and modalities within Majority… read more
Book Review: Challenging Tradition
Challenging Tradition: Innovation in Advanced Theological Education, eds. Perry Shaw and Havilah Dharamraj. Carlisle, UK: Langham Global Library, 2018. Summary Challenging Tradition, this book’s title, indicates that this is not another traditional resource on theological education (TE). Rather, it is a thought-provoking volume that evaluates the current trajectory of doctoral studies and suggests creative new… read more
Book Review: Asian Christian Theology
Asian Christian Theology: Evangelical Perspectives, eds. Timotheo D. Gener and Stephen T. Pardue. Carlisle, UK: Langham Global Library, 2019. Asian Christian Theology (ACT) seeks to “approach Christian theology that is biblically rooted, historically aware, contextually engaged, and broadly evangelical” (2) and reassesses “traditional areas of Christian teaching in light of the Asian church’s distinctive… read more
Continuing On After the Hurricane
For many of us, time seems to have stopped since the term “COVID-19” entered the global lexicon. Yet, in theological education, things have also sped up, as many leaders find themselves busier than ever – meeting immediate needs in the community, shifting to virtual learning, scrambling to stretch budgets, caring for sick or grieving faculty… read more
Addressing Social and Theological Challenges Faced by the Ukrainian Evangelical Church during the Current Geopolitical Conflict: A Perspective from UETS
Abstract Since 2013, Ukraine’s political unrest and ongoing military conflict have presented unique challenges to the country’s evangelical churches and seminaries. This essay presents suggestions for the Church – and especially the seminary – in the midst of these ongoing crises. First, the essay gives an overview of events of previous decades in Ukraine, followed… read more
Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis: Moving from Desperation to Hope in Theological Education
“We live in an unprecedented time.” Those words, alongside adjectives like “strange,” “unique,” and “challenging,” have been repeated frequently since the term “novel coronavirus” entered the collective lexicon. In the last 50 years, perhaps no other event has impacted so much of the world so quickly and so thoroughly as the COVID-19 pandemic. For theological… read more
