Fuller Theological Seminary Digital Commons @ Fuller The SEMI (2001-2010) Fuller Seminary Publications 9-25-2006 The Semi (09-25-2006) Fuller Theological Seminary Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fuller.edu/fts-semi-6 Recommended Citation Fuller Theological Seminary, "The Semi (09-25-2006)" (2006). The SEMI (2001-2010). 192. https://digitalcommons.fuller.edu/fts-semi-6/192 This Periodical is brought to you for free and open access by the Fuller Seminary Publications at Digital Commons @ Fuller. It has been accepted for inclusion in The SEMI (2001-2010) by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ Fuller. For more information, please contact [email protected]. D e l iv e r in g a F u l l e r E d u c a t io n By Richard J. Mouw I once read a story in a book by the an­ quality control over the various wheelbar­ thropologist James Peacock, about a Rus­ rows that transport our educational efforts sian factory worker who regularly left to diverse educational settings? Frankly, work pushing a wheelbarrow. Each day he as faculty members and administrators, would stop to be inspected by the guards we argue a lot among ourselves about at the factory gate. The guards’ job was such matters. And although we come to to be sure the employees were not steal­ the debates from different perspectives, ing things from the factory, and each day, we all agree that it is not enough simply to seeing that the worker’s wheelbarrow was learn some content about church history or empty, they would let him pass. What they cross-cultural communication or counsel­ did not understand was that the worker ing methods. The way in which that con­ was stealing wheelbarrows every day! tent is transmitted is also important. One A moral one can draw from that story can imagine, for example, a person study­ is that it is important to pay attention, ing in total individual isolation all the not only to the goods being transported, church history, biblical studies, systematic but also to the vehicle that is transporting theology and pastoral methods that are those goods. necessary for an M.Div. degree and still I thought about that illustration recently being poorly equipped to exercise leader­ when I was participating in a conversation ship in Christian community. Perhaps one with seminary administrators from a va­ could become a brilliant accountant by riety of schools, Catholic, Protestant and studying the appropriate content without Jewish, about ‘delivery systems’ in theo­ meeting with other people, but education logical education. Fuller Seminary has for leadership in a community is a very an important role in such discussions. We different matter. are the largest theological school in North In recent years a number of ethicists America and our growth over the years is have been stressing the primacy of the kind due in good part to our willingness to ex­ of character-formation that can only take periment with new delivery systems. We place in communal settings. This is certain­ pioneered in establishing extension sites ly an important emphasis here in the United States, as well as by for theologi­ sending faculty to teach in Russia, Korea, cal educa­ Papua New Guinea, Denmark, and other tion: we places. We led the way in continuing edu­ need to cation with our D.Min. program. Our cre­ be cultivat­ ative efforts in designing Individualized ing the char- Distance Learning has earned us several awards. 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ATieOJE-enW By Laine Julian who had been thinking about adoption and The All Seminary Council is sponsoring Catherine stayed with her for eighteen foster care for years. She had asked for an a 5K foot race around the Rose Bowl on months! The home was dirty, with broken older minority child, since she knew they October 14. After the race, lunch can be windows, but the real danger was from had a harder time getting adopted. She was purchased and flag football will be played the hundreds of drug users who wandered baffled when she was offered a match with | on the Rose Bowl Lawn. The event is open through looking for a fix. When social the two tiny blonde children (Catherine to everyone, and the race will benefit Child- workers found her, Catherine’s front teeth was two, Bonnie was 10 months when they SHARE, a non-profit organization that were mottled brown and she was showing were placed). challenges and equips local congregations, signs of severe neglect. It only took Kathleen seconds to fall in families, and community volunteers to pro­ Meanwhile, her mother had given birth love with her little foster daughters.