The General Theological Seminary : 2002 Seminar
Project Report
Enhancing Lay Education at General Theological Seminary
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During the summer of 2001, General Seminary was invited to participate in the Lexington Seminar, a Lilly based program to encourage discussion and cooperation among theological faculty. During the fall of 2001 the General Theological Seminary chose as its topic for faculty discussion the possibility of extending our M.A. program and make it a vehicle for lay education. Historically GTS has been an institution that has focused on full time residential theological education geared for training and educating persons for the priesthood. Our model has been semi-monastic and inward dwelling, indeed the very design of our 19th century English gothic campus centered in the middle of Manhattan, was to put the focus on the inside and not on the outside.
An expanded M.A. program focusing on lay education presented great opportunities yet at the same time great challenges. It would allow the Seminary to expand its mission and meet a growing need in the church. It would also allow the Seminary to make more efficient use of its resources both by enlarging our evening course electives, and increasing our pool of commuting students. However such a change would be a significant departure from the institution's traditional self-understanding. . .
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Enhancing Lay Education at General Theological Seminary
{excerpt}
During the summer of 2001, General Seminary was invited to participate in the Lexington Seminar, a Lilly based program to encourage discussion and cooperation among theological faculty. During the fall of 2001 the General Theological Seminary chose as its topic for faculty discussion the possibility of extending our M.A. program and make it a vehicle for lay education. Historically GTS has been an institution that has focused on full time residential theological education geared for training and educating persons for the priesthood. Our model has been semi-monastic and inward dwelling, indeed the very design of our 19th century English gothic campus centered in the middle of Manhattan, was to put the focus on the inside and not on the outside.
An expanded M.A. program focusing on lay education presented great opportunities yet at the same time great challenges. It would allow the Seminary to expand its mission and meet a growing need in the church. It would also allow the Seminary to make more efficient use of its resources both by enlarging our evening course electives, and increasing our pool of commuting students. However such a change would be a significant departure from the institution's traditional self-understanding. . .
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