TEEnet publishes the TEEnet Occasional Papers series to stimulate reflection on different aspects influencing theological extension education.
TEE (Theological Education by Extension) by Sammy Davies
We are pleased to publish in our Occasional Papers series an essay that Sammy Davies wrote in 2010. The paper was originally submitted as part of an LTh (Licence in Theology) course at Union School of Theology in Wales/UK. Union School of Theology offers multiple flexible study pathways, so Sammy was able to study while at the same time being fully involved in church ministry. He first came across TEE as a “concept” in one of the study modules. TEE’s learning approach resonated with him due to his own ongoing ministry in rural Wales and the lack of access to theological training there. Sammy’s life experience of theological study while at the same time being involved in ministry in his home church is what sets his reflection apart from others who study full-time residentially after leaving ministry and homes to recollect to study. This experience taught him that studying and applying of learning should best go hand-in-hand.