Are you listening? The relevance of what pastoral/denominational leaders and theological educators are saying about preparing leaders for ministry

What might pastoral leaders in flourishing congregations have to say to theological educators in preparing leaders for the church and visa-versa? Drawing on interviews and focus groups with over one hundred pastoral/denominational leaders across Canada, four key themes emerged: (1) Equipping the Sai...

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Authors: Wong, Arch Chee Keen (Author) ; McAlpine, William R. (Author) ; Thiessen, Joel (Author) ; Walker, Keith (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2019]
In: Practical theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Pages: 415-432
IxTheo Classification:FB Theological education
KBQ North America
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Leadership
B Practical Theology
B Congregations
B Curriculum
B sociology of religion
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:What might pastoral leaders in flourishing congregations have to say to theological educators in preparing leaders for the church and visa-versa? Drawing on interviews and focus groups with over one hundred pastoral/denominational leaders across Canada, four key themes emerged: (1) Equipping the Saints; (2) Practical Discipleship Training; (3) Spiritual Formation of seminary students; and (4) Missional and Organizational Training. The article contains several ways that pastoral leaders and theological educators might move forward with these findings.
ISSN:1756-0748
Contains:Enthalten in: Practical theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2019.1609255