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ministry . . . must be nothing less than the making of a
man. It cannot be the mere training to certain tricks. It
cannot be the furnishing with abundant knowledge. It must
be nothing less than the kneading and tempering of a man's
whole nature till it becomes of such a consistency and
quality as to be capable of transmission. Lectures on
Preaching. p. 9.
11 This trend is particularly evident in third world
T.E.E. programs, but is appearing in Britain as well. A
series of articles by the aforementioned Michael Taylor,
formerly Principal of Northern Baptist College, and
Vice-Moderator of the World Council of Churches' Program on
Theological Education, have appeared in that organization's
Journal (Ministerial Formation) describing Taylor's
favorable opinions of and experiments in parish-based
theological training. See "Has Ministerial Training
Outgrown the Theological Colleges?" 3(July 1978):3-8;
"Alternative Training for the Life of the World," 23(July
1983):7-9; "People at Work," 31(September 1985):23-35.
Similarly, M.A.H. Melinsky describes the Northern Ordination
Course, an Anglican, largely non-residential, training
program for ministry, in Ministry by the People. (Geneva:
WCC Publications, 1983), p. 298-303. Likewise, John J.
Vincent, Director of the Urban Theology Unit in Sheffield,
describes the program he leads, and rationale for moving
theological education from college to church settings, in
"Theological Education in the 80's in Britain: Adaptation
or Alternatives?" in Ministerial Formation. 10(April
1980):9-13, and "Theological Education for Urban Mission,"
In Ministerial Formation. 27(July 1984):20-22.
11 1985 figures from Peter Brierly, ed., U.K.
Christian Handbook. (Bromley, Kent: Marc Europe, 1986), p.
132.