Traditional patterns of educating and training clergy face not only crises of increasing cost and declining enrollment, but also a crisis of identity, since at present it is the academy, not the church, that shapes formation for ministry. This collection of essays outlines a history and a new vision of the church as the primary location of ministerial formation for the future of theological education.

One Valentine's Day a little old woman decides to make a sweet treat for her husband. Unexpectedly, the sweet treat comes to life and runs away Will the little old man get to taste this treat, or will the sly fox play a trick?