1. Numbering Faithful Levites in the Global World of Theological Education

2. Numbering Faithful Levites A Short History of Theological Education and Accreditation in North America Assessing the Outcomes of Learning ATS and Global Theological Education

3. Numbering Faithful Levites: The Ten Minute History of North American Theological Education

4. The classical education of a “learned ministry” The matured professional education of religious leaders The emerging paradigm of formational education of Christian leaders

5. Numbering Faithful Levites: The Ten Minute History of North American Theological Education

6. Numbering Faithful Levites: The Ten Minute History of North American Accreditation Accreditation as a way of determining adequacy of resources Accreditation evaluating resources in light of educational mission Accreditation giving attention to the outcomes of education

7. Numbering Faithful Levites: Diversity in North American Schools Theological Diversity Racial-Ethnic Diversity Educational Diversity The Intersections of Diversity

8. Theological Diversity in North American Schools

9. Racial/Ethnic Diversity in ATS: Declining White Enrollment 9 Source: COA Institutional Database

10. Racial/Ethnic Diversity in ATS: Racial/Ethnic Enrollment 10 If present trends continue, racial/ethnic students will be majority by 2025. (25% of member schools are majority racial/ethnic now.) Source: COA Institutional Database

11. Educational Diversity 1990–2014 Source: COA Institutional Database 11

12. Intersections of Diversities in ATS Schools Evangelical Mainline Roman Catholic Total63%28%9%100% Asian80%12%8%100% Black49%48%3%100% Hispanic64%20%16%100% Visa69%18%13%100%

13. Numbering the Levites: Assessing the Outcomes of Learning My text about assessment in theological education comes from a book in the Hebrew called “In the Wilderness.” “ Take a census of the whole congregation of the Israelites, in their clans, by their ancestral houses....” The chapter continues by telling how the numbering would be conducted, tribe by tribe, until “only the tribe of Levi you shall not enroll, and you shall not take a census of them with the other Israelites” Numbers 1:2, 48

14. Numbering the Levites: Assessing the Outcomes of Learning SELF-STUDY HANDBOOK CHAPTER SEVEN A Reflective Guide to Effective Assessment of Student Learning

15. Numbering the Levites: Assessing the Outcomes of Learning No One Way Quantitative information can be helpful Qualitative information can be helpful Different forms of assessment for different educational goals Good systems do not have to be complex

16. ATS Global Awareness and Engagement

17. ATS and Global Theological Education Institutional Partnerships Scholarly trade routes Pan-Christian Conversation Accrediting issues

18. Numbering Faithful Levites in the Global World of Theological Education