Library Services from the Outside-In

The purpose is to inform the seminary libraries to design library services based on an outside-in strategy to meet the information intents of the theological students from clandestine, unregistered Christian churches in China. Specifically, the goals of this research are to: 1. Examine how the previous tactic information practices—walking, poaching, reading, and deception—exercised routinely in the unregistered Christian communities in China were shaped by the information-impoverished situations. 2. Stratify how information intents could change their tactic practices in finding religious information, when members from these information-impoverished communities come to study at theological seminaries in the United States, where information is rich and freely accessible. The study applies Todd’s extended six categories of information intents to analyze de Certeau’s four types of tactic information practices in walking, poaching, reading, and deception/disguise, as demonstrated in the interviews and information world maps of the seventeen theological students from China.

RESILIENCE, RELIGIOUS ORIENTATION, AND EMOTION REGULATION AMONG FIRST-YEAR THEOLOGICAL STUDENTS

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between religious orientation, emotion regulation, and resilience of first-year theological students. The total sample used in this study was 59 first-year theological students at a theological college in Indonesia. The results show a statistically significant positive relationship between religious orientation, emotion regulation, and resilience. The results also show that the effective contribution of emotion regulation is higher than the religious orientation towards resilience. These results indicate the importance of emotional regulation training and religious orientation education to develop resilience in the lives of first-year theological students.

Describing the good professor from the perspective of theological students in French-speaking Africa

The study presented in this article used a mixed-methods research model to identify and describe the professor qualities that were preferred by a group of theological students in French-speaking Africa. In the quantitative strand of this research, questionnaire data identified student preference for professor qualities related to student development, knowledge, teaching methods, and connecting theory with practice. Qualitative data was then collected in a focus group setting in which the participants articulated what these professor qualities meant to them, why some qualities were more important, and how they recognized these qualities in the classroom. From this data, five phenomenological themes emerged that describe the good professor as an intellectual and moral authority. According to these five themes, the good professor is knowledgeable of the subject matter and how to teach it, as well as making it practical to students. Good professors also listen to students, respond benevolently, and are committed to the long-term intellectual development of students.

PENINGKATAN KEROHANIAN PELAJAR SEKOLAH TEOLOGI: STUDI FORMAT SPIRITUAL DI MALAYSIA EVANGELICAL SEMINARY BELAGA

Spirituality is highly emphasized for someone who wants to dive into the field of theological schools, especially in Malaysia Evangelical Seminary Belaga highlights the three main pillars for the existing Theology schools, which is to want those schools to be identical to the three pillars that are standard. such as; High academic, high discipline and high spirituality. The question that arises in the following question: How important is the Spiritual Development of Theological Students? How is the Bible's Guide to Improving Spirituality? What is the spirituality of a Condition to Meet the Degree Standards of Theology School Students? The answer is (1) Learning strategies to increase spirituality in METS Belaga schools will definitely continue to be realized with the involvement and cooperation of the center and METS itself with full submission to the leadership of the Holy Spirit. (2) The guide to improving the quality of spirituality based on the Bible is that teachers should give comprehensive attention so that students can assess and track the extent of their spiritual development. (3) By giving systematic instruction to the students alone they can understand this life which must change constantly in this life for the glory of His name. Abstrak: Kerohanian sangat ditekankan bagi seseorang yang mahu menerjunkan diri dalam bidang sekolah teologi, khususnya di Malaysia Evangelical Seminary Belaga mengetengahkan tiga pilar utama untuk sekolah-sekolah Teologia sedia ada, iaitu mahu sekolah-sekolah tersebut identik dengan tiga pilar yang menjadi piawan(standard) seperti; Academis yang tinggi, disiplin yang tinggi dan kerohanian yang tinggi. Persoalan yang muncul dalam pertanyaan berikut: Bagaimanakah pentingnya Membangun Spiritual Pelajar Teologi? Bagaimanakah panduan Meningkat Mutu Kerohanian berdasarkan Alkitab? Bagaimanakah kerohanian satu Syarat untuk Memenuhi Standar Gelar Pelajar Sekolah Teologi? Jawaban adalah (1) Strategi learning untuk meningkatkan kerohanian di sekolah METS Belaga pasti akan terus terealisasi dengan penglibatan dan kerjasama pihak pusat dan METS itu sendiri dengan penuh penyerahan kepada pimpinan Roh Kudus. (2) Panduan meningkat mutu kerohanian berdasarkan Alkitab adalah para guru harus memberi perhatian yang menyeluruh agar para pelajar dapat menilai dan mengesan sejauh mana keadaan perkembangan kerohanian mereka. (3) Dengan memberi pengajaran yang sistematis kepada para pelajar saja mereka dapat mengerti kehidupan ini yang harus berubah terus menerus dalam hidup ini bagi kemuliaan nama-Nya.

Servant leadership as part of spiritual formation of theological students in contextualisation of 21st century theological training

The theory of servant leadership with its key concepts of servanthood and leadership has emerged during the last few decades. A person who has a heart for people and serves them whilst leading them practices servant leadership. Servant leaders are not motivated by attaining higher positions but by serving people. Leaders call people to follow a set vision. In the church, that vision ought to be a God vision, premised on the Word of God. Leaders in the church should lead people according to the guidance of the Bible and inspiration from God. He is the one who calls people, gives them an assignment and will require an account from them. The church has been in the spotlight in recent times because of the conduct of their leaders, who are the pastors assigned with the task of leading believers. Understanding the principles of servant leadership can contribute to spiritual formation of theological students in contextualisation of 21st century theological training. The article begins with a reflection on the findings of an empirical study, followed by a short view on the servant leadership of Moses, David, Paul and Jesus Christ. Thereafter, the article focuses on servant leadership characteristics and competencies or skills according to contemporary scholars, and the article concludes with a proposed model for servant leadership as part of spiritual formation of theological students.Contribution: Although the article is context specific to the Faculty of Theology, Mahikeng campus, the principles of servant leadership can contribute to the spiritual formation of all theological students and is especially relevant to the discourse of contextualised 21st century theological training.