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greater amount of time allotted to preaching.
As outlined below, responses to questions fifteen
and sixteen also reveal how the educational setting
influences the teaching of preaching.
All the university theological colleges employ some
form of field education in preaching. But, of the
'related' colleges, only ninety percent do so, while of
the independent colleges, eighty percent.
A third of the university colleges directly relate
preaching to other theological disciplines. Just
one—sixth of the 'related' colleges have established this
interaction, while barely more than a tenth of the
independent colleges have set up this critical tie.
Similarly, ei ghty—three percent of the preaching
lecturers at universities see benefit in their students'
education in the arts and sciences. The percentages at
'related' and independent colle ges are much smaller,
fifty—nine percent and twenty percent, respectively.
These three data lines may indicate that university
preaching lecturers (and 'related' college lecturers, to
a lesser degree) seek, for their students, a greater
breadth of experience and knowledge.
None of the university theological faculties employ
college chapel services as part of preaching education.
A potential explanation? The university setting may be
less likely than the other two settings to hold such
services regularly.
The other 'ideal' ordering data lines do not seem to