Keywords:
Theological education in Africa, Kenosis – power, Kinkuni
Angola, CCAP Malawi, Anglican Church of Kenya, Fresh expressions, Third wave
missions
Abstract
The article asserts that the quest for power is one of the
debilitating cultural impediments that keep theological education caught in an
out-dated paradigm. It uses case studies to illustrate the hypothesis as well as the
journey to escape the stranglehold of the colonial heritage. Philippians 2:1-18
posits the normative theological principle of kenosis that
should guide us in passing through the needle of an old paradigm. An experience in
Kampala and research from the Anglican Church in Kenya illustrate the problem while
case studies from Angola, Malawi and South Africa illustrate the paradigm shift from
an institutional to a missional paradigm in theological education.
