Pastoral and ministerial training for the Zulu-speaking church in South Africa /by Albert Xaba.
- 1987.
- i, 61 leaves, bound ; 29 cm.
Typescript. A Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1987. Bibliography: leaves 57-61. I. The Present State of Pastoral Training in South Africa II. Rationale for Training: African Concerns III. An Examination of Educational Models in Other Countries IV. Proposed Improvements in the Training of Pastors for the Zulu-Speaking Church
Realization of the Need -- The Need Being Met -- The Multiplicity of Training Facilities -- The Graduates of the Present Training Programs -- The Union Bible Institute as a Case Study. Lack of Teaching in the Churches -- The Growth of Syncretistic Tendencies -- Reacting to Political Pressures -- Transplantation of Western Training Programs -- Training not Simultaneously Related to Ministry -- A Desperate Need for Writers -- Need for Bible School Teachers -- Theological Trends -- Financing. Theological Education by Extension -- Providing Field Education for Residence Programs -- The Guatemalan Extension Seminary -- Meeting the Growing Financial Burden -- Contextualization -- Continuing Education -- Conclusion. Curriculum Development -- Cooperation Among Training Institutions -- Faculty and Staff -- Relations Between Training Institutions and Churches -- Student's Practical Ministry -- Teachign Methodology at Training Institutions -- Conclusions.
Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions.--Ministry Perspective Project.
Theology--Study and teaching--South Africa. Bible colleges--South Africa.