Traditional patterns of educating and training clergy face not only crises of increasing cost and declining enrollment, but also a crisis of identity, since at present it is the academy, not the church, that shapes formation for ministry. This collection of essays outlines a history and a new vision of the church as the primary location of ministerial formation for the future of theological education.

Contributions by: Edwin David Aponte, Kelly D. Campbell, Joshua B. Davis, Katie Day, Timothy Eberhart, Joseph W. H. Lough, Kris Veldheer