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Re-Envisioning Theological Education And Formation For Mission, In-Context, Using Distance Education, David Wollenburg
Re-Envisioning Theological Education And Formation For Mission, In-Context, Using Distance Education, David Wollenburg
Doctor of Ministry
Distance Education Leading To Ordination (DELTO) is a program of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) designed to prepare individuals for pastoral ministry. It is non-residential, and it is contextual, as those in the program are already engaged in ministry.
Three concerns about DELTO are addressed in this work: the first is that it is a "dumbing-down" of pastoral formation; the second is that it is not possible to form a spiritual commWlity of support on-line; and the third is the need for the seminary faculty to have enough information to be able to confidently certify DELTO graduates for ordination.
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