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Religious life across North America shifts and sways on a regular basis. Whether you are new to the position or an experienced practitioner, your role remains integral to the success of our students after seminary. Our students are the ministers who respond in times of violence and celebration, caring for people we will never meet. Thus, our hope: to be the hands and feet for students so they can be hands and feet for others.
The Association for Theological Field Education is an international, ecumenical community devoted to the highest quality of service to theological field education and optimal growth and success of field education personnel.
Field educators are us, the people in theological schools who curate hands-on learning for students. As bridge builders, we cultivate partnerships between our institutions and contexts for ministry education and formation. As teachers, we embody and mentor students in practices of theological reflection, vocational discernment, and leadership development.
For many, we are the only person at our institutions pursuing student formation in this practical manner. Others have small teams who work together or with the entire faculty. For all, there are new and creative ways to engage with students in ministry. If you want to belong to a group of like-minded colleagues who care for the whole student, their ability to theologically reflect, and curate the formation of their souls, you are in the right place. Within this community, we recognize our work cannot remain hidden behind academic coursework, but must be tangible in every encounter.
This engaged learning happens biannually at our conferences and during our caucus meetings. YOU are invited to both! Come join others in the sharing of ideas and wisdom from the trenches, strengthening your soul in the process.
