Prerequisites and factors of sustainable development through the introduction of innovative technologies in education

The article is devoted to the study of modern stage of introduction of modern innovative technologies in higher education system in the segment of Christian religious education as one of the aspects of modern theory and practice of confessional pedagogy from the standpoint of educational theology based on the saint fathers' and world experience. A brief overview of the development and current state of the educational system is given by the example of the Department of Theology at the Don State Technical University. The combination of the theological model with secular components of professional education, which is carried out both by programs corresponding to the Federal state educational standards, and by confessional university educational programs, which passed the Church accreditation of the Educational Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church, is considered. The article provides a substantiated conclusion about the Christian model of reproduction of pedagogical staff, capable of qualified work both in confessional educational institutions and in secular educational sphere, created in Donskoy State University. The analysis of effective experience in the use of innovative methods and forms of teaching has been carried out