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PRESIDENT
Prof. Dr. Namsoon Kang, (ATS)
OFFICE
TCU & Brite Divinity School
TCU Box 298130
Fort Worth, TX 76129, USA
+1-817-257-7137
VICE PRESIDENT/LATIN AMERICA
Prof. Dr. Nestor Oscar Miguez, (CETELA)
+54-11-44690786
SECRETARY/AFRICA
Prof. Dr. James Nathaniel Amanze,
(ATISCA)
267-355 2632
EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
AFRICA
Prof. Dr. Isabel Apawo Phiri (CIRCLE)
+0027 33 260 6132
ASIA
Prof. Dr. James Massey, (BTESSC)
+91 33 26622692
EASTERN EUROPE
Prof. Dr. Ivan Zhelev Dimitrov
+3592/9890115 (22)[email protected]
CONSULTANTS/STAFF
Dr. Daniel O. Aleshire, ATS
+1-412-788-6505
Dr. Dietrich Werner, ETE/WCC
+0041-22-9607342
Dr. David R. Brockman,WOCATI Project Director
+1-817-257-7137
Adam DJ Brett
+1-817-257-7137
WOCATI2011ConsultationCommuniquJohannesburg,SouthAfrica,4July8July,2011
1. From4Julyto8July2011representativesoftheWorldConferenceofAssociationsofTheologicalInstitutions(WOCATI)metatLakeviewAirportLodgein
Johannesburg,SouthAfricaforaConsultationonChallengesandPromisesof
QualityAssuranceinTheologicalEducation:EcumenicalandMulti-Contextual
Inquiries.The38participantsenjoyedmeetingforthefirsttimeontheAfrican
continentandbecomingawareofthestrategicimportanceofAfricanassociations
oftheologicalschoolsandtheworkofAACCandotherecumenicalbodiesin
enhancingtheologicaleducationinAfrica.
2. TheConsultationwasanhistoricevent,sinceforthefirsttimeProtestant,RomanCatholic,Orthodox,Evangelical,Pentecostal,andAfricanIndependentChurches
associationscametogethertoaddressissuesofqualityassuranceandenhancement
intheologicaleducationonthegloballevel.
3. InthecourseoftheConsultation,participantsbecameawarethatqualityassuranceandenhancementtakeplaceinavarietyofdifferentways.Insomecontexts,the
workofqualityassuranceandenhancementisdonebydifferentorganizations,
includingstate-relatedaccreditationagencies,universities,independentsecular
accreditationagencies,andchurch-relateduni-denominationalormulti-
denominationalaccreditationagencies.Italsobecameclearthatthereisnoglobal
agencytoaccreditinstitutionsoftheologicaleducation.Participantsalso
recognizedtheneedtodevelopacommonunderstandingbetweenallChristian
institutionsoftheologicaleducationonwhatconstitutesqualityassuranceand
enhancementintheologicaleducation.
4. Participantsrealizedthatqualityassuranceandenhancementintheologicaleducationisamultidimensionalprocessthatinvolvesseveralinterrelated
parameters,includingcurriculumintheologicaleducation,institutionalresources
fortheologicaleducation,studentcompetenciesandskills,contextualization,and
outcomesoftheologicaleducationamongothers.Abalancedconceptofqualityin
theologicaleducationshouldincludeacademicproficiency,spiritualformation,andpastoralcompetencies.
5. Participantsaffirmedthatqualitytheologicaleducationshouldaddressmultipleformsofoppressionanddiscriminationbasedongender,race,ethnicity,color,
class,caste,ability,sexuality,andreligion.Participantsalsoaffirmedthatquality
theologicaleducationshouldcontributetopromotingjustice,peace,equality,and
ecologicalintegrityinchurchandsociety.
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6. ParticipantsaffirmedthatWOCATIisanessentialplatformfornetworkingamongassociationsandinstitutionsfortheologicaleducationintheworldaccordingtothe
WOCATIconstitutionalmandates.
7. Participantsacknowledgedtheneedforacharterwithguidelinesontheessentialelementsofqualityintheologicaleducation.
8. ParticipantsexpressedappreciationtoETE-WCCforitsongoingsupport,andaffirmedtheExecutiveCommitteesrecommendationtoaskWCCthroughthe
AssemblyPlanningCommitteethataspacebecreatedtorepresentWOCATIinthe
nextWCCAssemblyandthefutureworkingstructuresofWCC.
Representativesfromthefollowingnetworksandassociationswererepresented:
AllAfricaTheologicalEducationbyExtensionAssociation(AATEEA) All-AfricanConferenceofChurches(AACC) AssociationdesInstitutionsd'EnseignementTheologiqueenAfriqueOccidentale
(ASTHEOL)
AssociationforTheologicalEducationinMyanmar(ATEM) AssociationforTheologicalInstitutesintheMiddleEast(ATIME) AssociationofTheologicalInstitutionsinEasternAfrica(ATIEA) AssociationofTheologicalInstitutionsinSouthernandCentralAfrica(ATISCA) TheAssociationofTheologicalSchoolsintheUnitedStatesandCanada(ATS) CommunityofChurchesinMission(CEVAA) CouncilofTheologicalInstitutioninFrancophoneAfrica KoreanAssociationofAccreditedTheologicalSchools(KAATS) MyanmarInstituteofTheology OrganizationofAfricanInstitutedChurches(OAIC) OverseasCouncilInternational SenateofSeramporeCollege SouthPacificAssociationofTheologicalSchools(SPATS) TEECollegeJohannesburg TheAssociationofTheologicalSchoolsintheU.S.andCanada(ATS) TheologicalEducationintheAnglicanCommunion(TEAC) TrinityTheologicalCollege,Dimapur,Nagaland UniversittBasel UniversitProtestantduCongo UniversityofJohannesburg UniversityofKwaZulu-Natal UniversityofSouthAfrica(UNISA) WestAfricanAssociationofTheologicalInstitutions(WAATI)
DraftingCommittee:
Dr.DavidEsterline,ATS
Rev.Dr.SamuelDsirJohnson,CEVAA
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Dr.MaaraidzoElizabethMutambara,ATISCADr.IsabelApawoPhiri,WOCATIExecutiveCommittee
Dr.NamsoonKang,WOCATIPresident
Dr.DavidR.Brockman,WOCATIProjectDirector