ARE THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS CAPABLE OF LEARNING AT AN ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL?

The sense of dissatisfaction with ineffectiveness of the current model of theological education in preparing leaders for the church has been circulated. The concern increases for re-envisioning theological education that reflects a true nature of theological study and also responds to the changing context of adult education, globalization and Christianity. These are not unique issues confined in theological schools in the West. They are the issues that theological schools in Korea also face. This article proposes that insights gleaned from learning organization literature may facilitate the process of critical reflection on the assumptions of the current model of theological education and promote learning at an organizational level for the organizational and educational development of theological education.