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Cochrane added that the team will benefit next year from the additional senior leadership core. "The nucleus of the squad will be returning with a year's experience and the memories of several close losses," said Cochrane. "I think that with hard work we could turn them around...
...School. In the report, Stendahl proposes more of an emphasis on ministerial studies, and calls for strengthening in the teaching of the arts of ministry. In order to foster the growth of what he calls a "learned ministry," Stendahl makes several proposals, including a tightening of the core curriculum required for students preparing for the ministry, the promotion of a higher competence in quantitative skills, and the strengthening of ties between the Div School and established churches...
Stendahl proposes to increase the core curriculum required of students enrolled in the Master of Divinity program. Currently, students enrolled in the Master of Divinity program are required to complete 12 full courses, but are free to choose their courses as they like. In the curriculum for Master of Divinity degree students, the school needs "to consolidate a core of knowledge, competence and understanding which is a common denominator instead of a curriculum which mainly lets people pursue what they are interested in," Stendahl says...
...Divinity program are "almost uniquely free of requirements," Martin says, adding that, outside of being required to take the minimum 12 full courses, Master of Divinity candidates have language and field education requirements. As to the likelihood of a decision by the Div School faculty to institute a core program of courses for the Master of Divinity program, Martin says, "I think there's a fair split among faculty members." Martin adds that he expects that some core system of requirements will be instituted "in practice if not in principle...
Boynton says that Stendahl's proposal of a core curriculum for Master of Divinity degree candidates is "under consideration right now" by the Div School faculty. Currently, Boynton says, there are guidelines--courses offered in a variety of fields, including the Old Testament, Religion, Theology, Ethics, and the Church and Society. The debate is whether these guidelines should remain guidelines or become requirements, Boynton says, adding that the debate is similar to the core curriculum discussion currently going on in the College...