Rev. Dr. Birendra Shrestha

O{Zj/Lozf:qLo lzIffsf] ljsf;df cf/= lk= P;= sf] of]ubfg

Role of RPS in Developing Theological Education in Nepal

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g]kfndf lbgk|lt lbg d08nLx¿sf] ;ª\Vof a9\b} uPsf] cj:yfdf afOanLo ;]ldgf/Lx¿sf] ;ª\Vof klg j[l4 x'Fb} uO/x]sf] 5 . tLj| ultdf j[l4 ePsf d08nLx¿sf nflu ;Ifd cu'jfn] dfq afOanaf6 ;xL tl/sfn] lzIff lbg ;Sg] ePsf] x'gfn] ;]ldgf/Lx¿sf] ;ª\Vof j[l4 x'g' ;sf/fTds kIf xf] . g]kfndf w]/} ;]ldgf/Lx¿ :yfkgf eP tfklg ;Ifd cu'jf lgdf{0f ug]{ Ifdtfdf eg]/ km/stf kfOG5 . ;Ifd cu'jfx¿ lgdf{0f ug{sf nflu O{Zj/Lozf:qLo lzIffdf ljz]if Wofg lbg' h?/L 5 . O{Zj/Lozf:qLo lzIff eGgf;fy lzIffdf dfq geO{ cflTdsL, ef}lts, zf/Ll/s, ;fdflhs, ;f+:s[lts, Jojxfl/s / dfgl;s kIfx¿df klg Wofg lbg' g} O{Zj/zf:q lzIffsf] ljsf;df Wofg lbg' xf] . o; n]vdf cf/= lk= P;= n] ljBfyL{x¿sf] ;jf{ª\uL0f ljsf;df of]ubfg lbPsf] af/]df lj:t[t JofVof ug]{ 5f}+ . ;jf{ª\uL0f ljsf;cGtu{t ljBfyL{x¿sf] z}lIfs:t/, cflTdsL, zf/Ll/s, ;fdflhs, ;f+:s[lts / Jojxfl/s kIfx¿ kb{5g\ .

s= z}lIfs:t/df ;]ldgf/Lsf] of]ubfgM

o]z"n] ;ef3/x¿df l;sfpFb} / /fHosf] ;';dfrf/ k|rf/ ub}{ lxF8\g'eof] -dQL $M@#_ . d08nLx¿df c;n lzIff lbg' g} d08nLx¿sf] cflTdsL / ;ª\VofTds j[l4 x'g' xf] . c;n lzIff lbgsf nflu ;]ldgf/Lx¿n] ;Ifd cu'jfx¿ lgdf{0f ub}{ cfPsf] 5 . cf/= lk= P;= df g]kfnsf] ljleGg If]qx¿af6 c;n lzIff k|fKt ug{ ljBfyL{x¿ cfpFb5g\ / ltgLx¿nfO{ o; ;]ldgf/Ln] z}lIfs:t/df lbFb} cfPsf] of]ubfgx¿sf af/]df ;ª\lIfKt ?kdf x]g]{ 5f}+ . ljBfyL{sf] klxnf] p2]Zo eg]sf] k/d]Zj/sf] af/]df 1fg k|fKt ug'{ xf] . o; ;]ldgf/Ln] ljBfyL{x¿nfO{ of]Uo, cg'ejL / pRr lzIff xfl;n u/]sf lzIfsx¿4f/f lzIff lbFb}cfPsf] 5 . lzIfsx¿n] sIff sf]7fdf dfq geO cGo ;dodf klg w]/}eGbf w]/} ;do lbP/ ljBfyL{x¿nfO{ ;Ifd agfpg nflukl//x]sf 5g\ . h;n] ubf{ ljBfyL{x¿n] w]/}eGbf w]/} 1fg cfh{g ug]{ df}sf kfPsf 5g\ . o; ;]ldgf/Laf6 k9fO ;s]/ cf–cfˆg} d08nLdf jf cGo If]qx¿df ;xL tl/sfn] sfd ub}{cfPsf] cu'jfx¿ k|z:t} 5g\ . n"sf @M$^–%@ cg';f/ dlGb/df o]z"n] lzIfsx¿sf s'/f ;'g]/ pgL a'l4 / ;demzlQmdf j[l4 x'Fb} uP . To;/L g} o; ;]ldgf/Ldf ljBfyL{x¿n] k/d]Zj/sf] af/]df k|z:t a'l4 k|fKt u/]/ cfˆg} d08nL / ;dfhdf o;sf] ;b'kof]u ug]{ df}sf klg kfPsf 5g\ . o; ;]ldgf/Laf6 lbIffGt ePsf ljBfyL{x¿ d08nL, tflnd s]Gb|, / ;]ldgf/Ldf ;Ifd lzIfs / cu'jf eP/ ;]jf ul//x]sf 5g\ . sltko ljBfyL{x¿

ljb]zdf pRr lzIff xfl;n u/]/ cfPsf pbfx/0fx¿ klg k|z:t} 5g\ . o; ;]ldgf/Ln] ATA 4f/f dfGotf k|fKt la=l6=Pr=, B.Th. in Christian Education, B.Th. in Church Music / M.Div. sf sIffx? ;~rfng ub}{ cfPsf] 5 . h;n] ubf{ ljBfyL{x¿nfO{ d08nLdf ;]jfsfO{ ug{ ;fy} pRr lzIff cWoog ug{ klg ;xfotf k'Ub5 .

v= cflTdsL If]qdf ;]ldgf/Lsf] of]ubfgM

! zd"Pn @M@^ cg';f/ zd"Pnn] k/dk|e'sf] dlGb/df k"hfxf/L PnLsf] ;xfotfdf x's{g / a9\g] df}sf kfP / pgL To; 7fpFaf6 k/dk|e' / dflg;x¿sf lgufxdf a9\b}uP . ;]ldgf/L k/d]Zj/4f/f g} :yfkgf ul/Psf] x'gfn] z}lIfs lzIffsf ;fy} ljBfyL{x¿n] s;/L k/dk|e'sf] lgufxdf x's{g'kb{5 eg]/ cf/= lk= P;= n] ljz]if Wofg lbPsf] 5 . ;]ldgf/Ldf ljBfyL{x¿sf] z}lIfs:t/ dfq geO{ cflTdsL :t/df klg j[l4 x'g' lgtfGt cfjZos ePsf]n] ljleGg sfo{qmdx¿ ub}{cfPsf 5f}+ . o; ;]ldgf/Ldf lgoldt k9fOsf cnfjf k|e'df glhs eP/ lhpgsf nflu x/]s laxfg k|fy{gf ;ª\ult, xKtfsf] Ps k6s cf/fwgf ;]jf / Ps k6s lzIfs4f/f jrg / k|fy{gfsf] sfo{qmdx¿ x'Fb}cfO/x]sf] 5 . sltkon] ;]ldgf/L k9fOsf] rfkn] ubf{ cflTdsL ?kdf j[l4 ug{ sl7gfO ePsf] eg]/ klg eGg] u/]sf] kfOG5 . t/ jf:tjdf b}lgs ?kdf afOan cWoog / k|fy{gfn] ljBfyL{x¿df ;sf/fTds tl/sfn] k|e'df glhs x'g ;lhnf] ePsf] 5 . To;}n] ;]ldgf/L afOanLo 1fg dfq xf]Og cflTdsL If]qdf klg j[l4 ug]{ 7fpF xf] . h;n] ubf{ ljBfyL{x¿ kms]{/ cfˆg} d08nLdf ljZjf;Lx¿nfO{ jrg / Jojxf/4f/f cflTdsL ef]hg lbg ;Ifd ePsf] kfOG5 . n"sf @M$^–%@ df o]z" dlGb/df uP/ lzIfsx¿;Fu s'/fsfgL ub}{ hfFbf a'l4df / k/d]Zj/sf] cg'u|xdf a9\b} uPsf] kfpFb5f}+ . cf= lk= P;= ;]ldgf/L o:tf] 7fpF xf] hxfF ljBfyL{x¿n] a'l4 / k/d]Zj/sf] cg'u|x jf k|e'df glhs eP/ lhpg] df}sf kfPsf 5g\ .

u= zf/Ll/s j[l4df ;]ldgf/Ln] u/]sf] e"ldsfM

o"xGgfn] ufo;nfO{ :jf:Yo / cflTds hLjg 7Ls /xgsf] nflu sfdgf u/]sf] kfOG5 lsgeg] ha hLjg :j:y / tGb'?:t x'G5 z}lIfs:t/ / cflTds:t/df j[l4 ug{ d'Vo e'ldsf v]Nb5 -# o"x !M!–@_ . :j:y hLjg /xgsf] nflu Jofofd, ;Gt'lnt ef]hg, cfgGb / v'zLsf] x[bo x'g' cToGt} cfjZostf kb{5 -! ltdf] $M*Ù lxtf] !&M@@Ù k|] @&M#$_ . cf/= lk= P;= ;]ldgf/Ldf ljBfyL{x¿ tLgb]lv rf/ jif{;Dd ;do latfpFbf a'l4 / cflTdsL If]qdf dfq geO{ zf/Ll/s kIfdf klg j[l4 ug{sf nflu o; ;]ldgf/Ln] ;Sbf] ;xof]u ub}{cfO/x]sf] 5 . jf:tjdf a'l4 / cflTds hLjgdf j[l4 ug{sf nflu ljBfyL{x¿n] :jf:Yodf Wofg k'¥ofpg'kg]{ x'G5 . To;}n] cf/= lk= P;= n] o; If]qnfO{ Wofg lbP/ ;]ldgf/Lleq} lg/Gt/ ?kdf Aofofd, ;Gt'lnt ef]hg, / /dfOnf] jftfj/0fsf] cj:yf l;h{gf u/]sf] 5 .

o; ;]ldgf/Ln] ljBfyL{x¿nfO{ :j:y hLjg / t]lhnf] lbdfu lgdf{0fsf nflu ljleGg v]ns'bx¿ h:t}M km'6jn, elnjn, Aof6ldG6g, 6]an 6]lg;, / cGo v]nx¿ v]Ng] cj;/ k|bfg ul/Psf] 5 . v]nx¿sf cltl/Qm ljBfyL{x¿ ;]ldgf/L leq / 5fqjf;df ;/;kmfO{ tyf dd{t sfo{x¿df klg ;xefuL x'Fb}cfPsf] 5 . pTklQ (M# df k/d]Zj/n] gf]cf / ltgsf ;GtfgnfO{ vfg]s'/f pknAw u/fOlbg'ePsf] h:t} o; ;]ldgf/Ln] ljBfyL{x¿sf] :j:y hLjgsf] nflu ;Gt'lnt ef]hg / z'4 kfgLdf ljz]if Wofg lbFb}cfPsf] 5 . o;n] pgLx¿n] ;a} kIfx¿df j[l4 x'g] df}sf kfPsf] 5 .

3= ljBfyL{x¿sf] ;fdflhs ljsf;M

! sf]l/GyL !M!) df ;a}hgf ljeflht geO Ps} dg / Ps} ljrf/df /xg kfjnn] sf]l/GyLsf d08nLnfO{ cfu|x u/]sf] 5 . g]kfndf ljleGg efiff, ;+:s[lt, ljrf/, ju{, / hftx¿df dflg;x¿ x'Fs{b}cfPsf 5g\ . ;]ldgf/Ldf klg ljleGg If]qaf6 ljBfyL{x¿ cfpg] u/]sf] x'gfn] ltgLx¿sf] ljrf/ / dg Ps} ePsf] kfOFb}g . To;df klg sf]xL u/La / sf]xL wgL / sf]xL z}lIfs:t/df sdhf]/ klg x'G5g\ . o;y{ ljBfyL{x¿nfO{ o]z" v|Li6df Ps} dg / Ps} ljrf/ eP/ /xg o; ;]ldgf/Ln] ;xfotf ub}{cfPsf] 5 . ljBfyL{x¿ aLr Psn] csf]{nfO{ k9fOdf, cfly{s cefjdf, ljleGg ;d:ofdf k/]sfx¿nfO{ klg d4t ug]{ jftfj/0f o; ;]ldgf/Ln] l;h{gf u/]sf] 5 -! y]; %M!$_ .

ljBfyL{x¿n] c;n ;fdflhs Jojxf/x¿ l;s]/ cfˆgf] d08nL / ;dfhdf uP/ af]nL / Jojxf/4f/f

c?nfO{ l;sfpg ;Sg' g} ;]ldgf/Lsf] d'Vo p2]Zo xf] . ljBfyL{x¿sf] Jojxf/df j[l4 ug{ Pscsf{nfO{ k|]d / cfb/ ug{ cToGt} cfjZos kb{5 -/f]dL !@M!)_ . ;fgf]n] 7"nf]nfO{ dfq cfb/ ug]{ ;dfhdf xfdLx¿ x's{b}cfPsf] cj:yfdf o; ;]ldgf/Ln] dfgjhflt ;a} ;dfg 5g\ / Psn] csf{nfO{ rfx] 7"nf]n] ;fgf]nfO{ jf ;fgf]n] 7"nf]nfO{ cfb/ / k|]d ug'{kb{5 eg]/ jftfj/0f l;h{gf ug]{ ub}{cfO/x]sf 5f}+ . ljBfyL{x¿n] ;fdflhs Jojxf/df ljsf; ug'{ d08nL / ;dfhsf] nflu lgs} nfebfos x'G5 . Ps hgfaf6 d08nL jf ;dfhnfO{ g} kl/kt{g ug{;Sb5 . To;}n] o; ;]ldgf/Ldf ;do latfPsf ljBfyL{x¿n] O{iof{, 8fx, u'6aGbL, :jfyL{kg / em}Femu8fnfO{ Tofu]/ Pscsf{nfO{ k|]d / cfb/ ug{] lzIff l;s]sf] kfOG5 . w]/} ljBfyL{x¿n] cfˆgf] hLjgnfO{ k"/} kl/jt{g klg u/]sf] 5 . O{Zj/Lozf:qLo lzIffsf] ljsf;df ;fdflhs Jojxf/ klg Ps dxTjk"0f{ kIf xf] .

ª= Jojxfl/s If]qdf ;]ldgf/Lsf] of]ubfgM

! zd"Pn @M@^ cg';f/ afns zd"Pn sbdf tyf k/dk|e' / dflg;x¿sf lgufxdf a9\b}uP . o;sf] cy{rflxF kSs} klg zd"Pnsf] Jojxf/df kl/jt{g / ;dfhnfO{ ;Gt'li6 lbg] Jojxf/df j[l4 ePsf] x'g'k5{ . s]xL ljBfyL{x¿ cfˆgf] 3/df s]xL sfd klg gu/]sf] kfOG5 / Ifdtfdf klg sdhf]/ /x]sf] kfOG5 . To:tf ljBfyL{x¿sf] Jojxf/ ;]ldgf/L cfPkl5 w]/} kl/jt{g ePsf] kfOG5 . ;]ldgf/Ldf cfP/ ;/;kmfO{ ug'{kb{5, cfkm"n] vfPsf] yfn cfkm}F dfHg'kb{5, xKtfdf Psk6s vfgf cfkm}F ksfpg'kb{5, / n'uf w'g]b]lv cGo sfdx¿ cfkm}Fn] ug'{kg]{ ePsf]n] ljBfyL{x¿ k/lge{/tfdf lhpg'kb}{g, t/ cfTdlge{/ x'G5g\ . To:t}u/L sltko ljBfyL{x¿ ;d"xdf af]Ng g;Sg], nfh dfGg], l/; b]vfpg], OTofbL :jefj ePsfx¿ o; ;]ldgf/Ldf cfPkl5 kl/jt{g ePsf] kfOG5 . k9fOsf] clGtddf jrg afF8\g ;Sg], ;d"xdf k|Zg ug]{ / pQ/ lbg ;Sg], cfkm"nfO{ gd| agfpg]h:tf sfo{x¿ l;s]sf 5g\ . ljBfyL{x¿n] z}lIfs / cflTds :t/df j[l4 ug{ gd|tf Ps dxTjk"0f{ efu xf] eg]/ l;s]sf 5g\ . To;}n] ljBfyL{x¿sf] Jojxf/df kl/jt{g Nofpg o; ;]ldgf/Ln] ljz]if Wofg lbFb}cfPsf] 5 .

r= dfgl;s If]qdf ;]ldgf/Lsf] of]ubfgM

æk/d]Zj/n] xfdLnfO{ 8/sf] cfTdf xf]Og, t/ zlQm, k|]d / cfTd;+odsf] cfTdf lbg'ePsf] 5Æ -@ ltdf] !M&_ . k/d]Zj/n] pxfFsf hgx¿nfO{ ;d:of ;dfwfg u/]/ jf h'Wg ;Sg] Ifdtf lbP/ cfgGb / k|]dsf] x[bo lbg'x'G5 . ;]ldgf/L o:tf] 7fpF xf] hxfF sltko ljBfyL{x¿ kfl/jfl/s, ;fdflhs, cfly{s, ef}lts, tyf z}lIfs ;d:ofx¿;Fu} cfPsf x'G5g\ . tL sf/0fx¿n] ubf{ tgfjdf hLjg latfO/x]sf x'G5g\ . To:tf ljBfyL{x¿nfO{ ltgLx¿sf ;d:ofx¿af6 ;dfwfg ug{ / h'Wg cf/= lk= P;= n] k/fdz{ / mentor-mentee sf] Joj:yf klg u/]sf] 5 . o;df b'O{ xKtfdf Psk6s sl/j Ps 306f ;Fu} a;]/ Pscsf{sf s'/fx¿ ;'Gg] / k|fy{gf ug]{ jftfj/0fsf] ;[hgf u/]sf] 5 . Advisory Group df Pp6f lzIfsn] kfFrb]lv bz hgf ljBfyL{x¿nfO{ b'O{ xKtfsf] Psk6s ljBfyL{x¿sf ;d:of a'em]/ k|fy{gf ul/lbg] / k/fdz{ lbg] ub}{cfPsf] 5 . oL lqmofsnfkx¿n] ljBfyL{x¿sf] z}lIfs:t/ / cflTds:t/df j[l4 ug{ pgLx¿sf] tgfjnfO{ a'em\g, / ;d:of ;dfwfg ug{ dxTjk"0f{ e"ldsf v]n]sf kfOG5 . h'g xfd|f] ;]ldgf/Lsf] Pp6f dxTjk"0f{ st{Jo xf] .

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æo]z" a'l4df, sbdf / k/d]Zj/ / dflg;x¿sf] cg'u|xdf a9\b}hfg'eof]Æ -n"sf @M%@_ . o]z" v|Li6n] cfˆgf r]nfx¿nfO{ ;w}F ;FuuFu} /fv]/ lzIff lbg'sf ;fy} ;fdflhs, efjgfTds, dfgl;s, / zf/Ll/s kIfx¿df r]nfx¿nfO{ ;xof]u k'¥ofpg'eof] . z}lIfs:t/, cflTdsL, ;fdflhs, zf/Ll/s, dfgl;s / Jojxfl/s If]q Pscsf{df ;DalGwt ePsfn] oL ;a} If]qdf ;]ldgf/Ln] Wofg lbg ;s]df dfq ;]ldgf/Lsf] ljsf; x'g;Sb5 . t;y{ cf/= lk= P;= n] ;Sbf] ?kdf ;a} If]qnfO{ Wofg lbP/ cufl8 al9/x]sf] 5 . h;n] ubf{ cf/= lk= P;= sf lbIfflGtt ljBfyL{x¿n] d08nLx¿, ;ª\3–;+:yfx¿, :s"n / tflnd s]Gb|x¿df ;kmntfk"j{s sfd ub}{cfPsf] 5 . o;y{ ljBfyL{x¿sf] ;a} kIfx¿df ljsf; x'g' g} O{Zj/zf:q lzIffsf] ljsf; x'g' xf] .