Serving Those Called to Serve: Reflections and Insights into the Mission, Theory, and Practice of Theological Education edited by Greg Henson & Thomas E. Phillips

What You can Expect in This Book

Edited by Greg Henson and Thomas E. Phillips — a timely, practical roadmap for seminaries, theological libraries, and ministry trainers navigating enrollment shifts, digital delivery, and formation in a post-pandemic world. Drawing on front-line leaders across the Digital Theological Library (DTL) network, this volume blends big-picture strategy with on-the-ground practices for educators and administrators who are “serving those called to serve.”

What you’ll find inside

  • Libraries & Open Access—the evolving mission of libraries, from preservation to OA publishing and global digital collaboration
  • The Changing Context of Theological Education—enrollment headwinds, technology disruption, and global delivery models
  • Honoring Wisdom from the Past—why formation still requires deep listening, traditioned learning, and resisting the “banalization” of knowledge
  • Innovations in Formation—CBTE, trustworthy assessment, widening access, and practitioner-led innovation

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