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A Report on the Future of Theological Training in the Church in Wales A report on the future of theological training in the Church in Wales. Preamble The working party appointed by the Bench of Bishops consists of Canon Dr Christina Baxter, former Principal of St John’s College Nottingham The Right Reverend Richard Pain, Bishop (formerly Archdeacon) of Monmouth The Right Reverend Robert Paterson, Bishop of Sodor and Man (Convener) The Reverend Canon Alan Tiltman (Secretary) The group co-opted The Reverend Dr Philip Jenson, Lecturer in Old Testament & Biblical Theology, Ridley Hall Cambridge Eight full meetings were held in various locations including St Michael’s College and Ty’r Esgob Bangor. The group met staff from SMC and St Seiriol’s, representatives of the Ecumenical Validation Board and Representative Body staff, all of whom also provided written submissions of various kinds. Dr Baxter also spent additional days in Bangor and Cardiff, meeting staff and researching background information. The working party is grateful to all those who made their time and information available to us for this work. We have seen some creative and thoughtful dedication to students and the task of formation which we hope will continue into the future. Our task focused on the Church in Wales but we were conscious that there are good ecumenical relationships with other churches and we recommend that our conclusions should be shared with their leaders at the earliest opportunity so that any next stage can be planned with those churches, should they so wish. This report assumes ecumenical cooperation throughout, but where formal collaboration will make a difference to the structures, then this has been indicated. 1. Should the Church in Wales have a validated program for preparing Christians for ministry and mission? It is in theory possible that those training for ministry and others could be taught on a non-validated program, which would significantly cut cost in time and money for the training budget. However, this would be a step away from other churches’ practice and in not currently appropriate for those preparing for ministry in an increasingly educated and qualified society. Accordingly, we recommend that a new validated programme is developed, with teaching beginning in September 2016. It would include potentially Level 4 Certificate level Level 5 Diploma level Level 6 Degree level Level 7 MA level We recommend that the normal level of academic achievement for all those in training for public ministry be Level 5 (i.e. Readers, SSM, SM). The focus of the teaching will be on Levels 4 and 5. However, we hope that it will be possible (though perhaps not immediately) to teach also at Level 6: • Some recommended for training may already have taken the equivalent of level 4. • Independent students may be interested in completing a degree at their own expense. • Ordained clergy and admitted readers (with the permission of the bishop and PCC) may wish to upgrade their Diploma to a Degree. In time it is hoped that it will also be possible to teach a Level 7 MA course. This would be of interest to • Ministers interested in undertaking further vocational and academic training. • Students who already have a theology degree. 1 Validated modules would not include Level 3 (Access level such as discipleship courses). However, we are keen to encourage the development of modules at this level, along the lines of the ‘Living Faith’ course, which is contributing significantly both to the competence of the churches to engage in Mission and to offer ministry, but also to the flow of candidates to authorized ministry. We recommend that each diocese considers adopting this or an equivalent course, perhaps partnering between dioceses where there is initially insufficient interest or facilitation resource. 2. Should Wales have a full-time ordination program taught at a College? At present this takes place at St Michael’s, Llandaff (SMC), validated by Cardiff University (CU). Advantages • CU charges a low validating fee. • It offers support to students with learning disabilities. • The faculty of SMC are teaching members of the University. • Full-time ordinands are able to attend University lectures, thus allowing students to access subjects for which a SMC staff member is not available, and enabling cross fertilization between students studying in a secular university and those engaged in formational training. This can be beneficial to both. • it has a good library. • It strengthens the teaching of Christian theology in an important Welsh University (although the dominant language is English, so that this aspect of Welsh culture has minimal influence). Disadvantages • The training of ordinands runs at a substantial loss. It is our opinion that this will be unsustainable in the near future • The small size of the cohort makes ministerial formation less than ideal. This is largely a result of the limited size of the Province, and scarcity of vocations. It has led to pressures to send all full-time residential students to SMC, rather than having more flexibility in the place and character of training which will best prepare a person for authorized ministry. • The teaching at CU is at a distance from College, fragmenting community life. • Many students are only in the College for part of the week. • It is impossible to develop the vocational implications of subjects within a University taught module. • The practical training for ministry is distinct from the academic course and not integrated with it. • The Baptist College is committed to its relationship to CU. However, the number of Baptist students is now very small. • The teaching is primarily local to Cardiff. It was noted that there were signs that CU was open to developing part-time and distant teaching, although this would require time and money for development. We therefore recommend that full-time residential training ceases at SMC by 2016. A new Principal should not be appointed but careful thought should be given to managing the transition so that no-one suffers through the handover period, either students with decreasing numbers or staff with uncertainty over future provision One consequence is that students for which full-time residential training is deemed appropriate will normally be sent to train in a theological college in England for part or the whole of their formational period. It was noted that this is inevitably the case for students from the Diocese in Europe and the Diocese of Sodor and Man. We hope that it will be possible for the well-regarded Chaplaincy course to continue as a CU course. It should be possible for it to become financially self-supporting when released from the financial costs of being based at SMC. 2 We recommend a feasibility study on whether SMC can become a Conference Centre that is financially viable. At present the ordination programme severely limits its ability to raise income from paying guests. We hope that with dynamic and entrepreneurial management it could pay its way and become a valuable resource for the Church in Wales as a Conference Centre based around a library and other learning resources, not dis-similar to Gladstone’s Library at Hawarden. It may be appropriate for this fresh start to be symbolized by a change in name for the centre, such as St Teilo’s Library. 2. Who should validate this programme? There are several potential validating bodies. a. Glyndwr University (GU) Advantages • There is a good relationship between St Seriol’s and GU • The University charges a low validating fee. • It offers support to students with learning disabilities. • It is committed to learning in Welsh. • It provides some facilities for the Diocese of St Asaph. Disadvantages • It has no theology faculty • There is limited assurance that the continuing level of support will be maintained. • The curriculum is not a national one. b. Cardiff University (CU) Advantages • The University charges a low validating fee. • It offers support to students with learning disabilities. • The faculty of SMC are teaching members of the University. • Local students would have access to a good library. Disadvantages • There is limited assurance that the continuing level of support will be maintained. • The curriculum is not a national one. c. Another Welsh University e.g. Carmarthen, Lampeter, Aberystwyth Disadvantages • The process of validation would need to start from scratch. • It is unlikely that the support offered would be more generous than that of Cardiff or Glyndwr. d. Common Awards (Durham University) Durham University provides the overall validation and programme framework. However, the specific pathways and management of the courses is the responsibility of each Theological Education Institution (TEI). We were clear that it would make sense for Wales to have a single TEI if this option were chosen. Advantages • It is a national curriculum that is designed from the onset to integrate theology, mission and ministry for formational training • It will bring with it a modern and flexible Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). This is designed for dealing with students at a distance, one of the chief challenges of training in Wales. 3 • A number of CA institutions will be developing Distance Learning and Blended Learning modules. It is possible for these to be shared or franchised by the Church in Wales. • Many of the modules are oriented to learning in a context. These would be appropriate for those training for leadership in Ministry Areas. • The VLE will enable students to access a number of resources (JSTOR, ATLA journals). • The national character of CA would allow students to access modules at any training institution in Wales, and to be certain that they were undertaking a coherent course. • Durham University intends to provide a forum for the ongoing development of theological staff and is committed to encouraging a research-oriented teaching ethos (‘research’ understood flexibly).
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