Caucus List

The following caucuses are sub-units of ATFE. They are organized on a denominational or regional basis. If you are a member of a caucus your caucus link will appear listed under your groups. To become a member click on the caucus name below and click "Join Group"

> African American Caucus
Description: This Caucus welcomes any African Americans or other interester persons of color who are faculty or administrators in contextual education in a seminary.
> Anglican/Episcopal Field Educators
Description: This is a first entry in the Caucus table to test the system. The content of this field can be quite long if desired.
> Canadian Caucus for Theological Field Education Caucus
Description: Welcome to the Canadian Caucus for Theological Field Education. Any members of ATFE who are from any Canadian Theological College may be a member. On alternate years from the ATFE Biennial Consultation, Canadian Field Educators meet for discussion, consultation and sharing of resources. Dates for the 2006 gathering will be decided at a Caucus meeting held during the ATFE biennial consultation in January 2005, in Toronto. Information will be sent out to all Caucus members. If you are not presently on the Caucus list please update your information with the ATFE website and contact Caucus Contact Abigail Johnson for addition to the Caucus membership list.
> Catholic Association for Theological Field Education Caucus
Description: This Caucus is for Catholic members of ATFE.
> Disciples of Christ Caucus
Description: The caucus leader can add information here by updating the caucus record.
> Evangelical Association of Theological Field Educators Caucus
Description: The Evangelical Association of Theological Field Educators (EATFE) is a professional association of evangelical theological field educators. Membership in EATFE is open to anyone serving in a seminary who is committed to effective engagement in ministries of personal and vocational formation.
> Lutheran Field Educators Caucus
Description: The caucus leader can add information here by updating the caucus record.
> Presbyterian Theological Field Educators
Description: Presbyterian Theological Field Educators(PTFE) is an informal fellowship of theological field educators serving the ten theological schools of the Presbyterian Church (USA), together with other field educators who are members of the PC (USA) The group serves as a collegium in which members explore various issues related to theological field education. Papers such as "Guidelines for Theological Field Education in PC(USA) Schools," "Assessment in Theological Field Education," and "Legal Issues in Theological Field Education" have been prepared by the group in the past. PTFE typically meets annually. On odd-numbered years meetings are held immediately before or after the biennial consultation of the Association for Theological Field Education (ATFE). Leadership is rotated from meeting to meeting, with different members serving as moderator, recorder and host. Field educators interested in participating in PTFE may contact Lee Carroll, Associate Professor of Supervised Ministry at Columbia Theolgical Seminary, PO Box 520, Decatur, GA 30031. Telephone #: (888) 601-8916; email address: CarrollL@CTSnet.edu
> United Church of Christ Field Educators Caucus
Description: A Caucus for UCC field educators and for field educators in United Church of Christ related schools.
> United Methodist Field Educators Caucus
Description: UMFE meets opposite the ATFE biennial to participate in relevant issues affecting member schools – for example, travel to Cuba, meetings with Korean church leaders and ongoing discussions about research and pedagogy.