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“The Race Marked Out For Us”

CURRICULUM

for

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION

“Let us throw off everything that hinders

and the sin that so easily entangles
and let us run with perseverance
the race marked out for us.
Let us fix our eyes on
Jesus,
the author and perfecter of our faith.”
Hebrews 12:1-2

Towards a Theology of Training Methods

Material originally prepared for

the Theological Education Forum, January, 1995
by
Faculty Members
of
Gujranwala Theological Seminary
Pakistan

and subsequently developed

Originally compiled & subsequently revised by:

Paul Burgess, M.A. (Cantab)
2003 EDITION
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We need to be…… CURRICULUM TEXT-BOOKS

CHART CLASSIFICATION MODEL
showing MENU Appendix G
RELATIONSHIP Appendix A A. Total Programme
for
of B. Individual Course
Noting what is covered,
SUBJECTS Selecting new subjects, …informed of the
…holistic Identifying omissions ideas of others …
& integrated …specific …selective

THE TASK
S P I R A L LEVELS
of of
L E A R N - CURRICULUM EDUCATION
I N G
Manual p25 DEVELOPMENT Manual p25
3rd Year / Degree
2nd Year / Diploma
st
…continuous 1 Year / Certificate
…related DEVELOPMENT ….realistic
…progressive STRATEGY ….ordered
Build Consensus
Develop Outcomes Profile
Decide Training Goals KNOW DO
PROFILES Manual Write Learning Objectives Manual
of p26 Design Learning Experiences p19 LEARNING
desirable Evaluate Training Outcomes DOMAINS
COMPETENCIES
…systematic
UNDERSTAND BE
….visionary Manual p39-41 ….balanced