Equipping the Saints Without a Theological Seminary
There has been a dawning realisation among Danish free churches that we need future pastors and pioneers, and yet we do not have a seminary any more. Added to this, the next generation of young people have a hard time identifying themselves in the traditional image of a pastor. These, among other de...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Baptist Theological Study Centre
[2019]
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| In: |
Journal of European Baptist Studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 68-82 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Denmark
/ Baptists
/ Free church
/ Pastor
/ Training
/ Theological studies
/ History 1849-2019
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| IxTheo Classification: | FB Theological education KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KDG Free church RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Theological Education
B ministry formation B Denmark B Millennials B Free Church |
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| Summary: | There has been a dawning realisation among Danish free churches that we need future pastors and pioneers, and yet we do not have a seminary any more. Added to this, the next generation of young people have a hard time identifying themselves in the traditional image of a pastor. These, among other developments, initiated a reflection among Baptist and other free churches in Denmark almost ten years ago. Today the situation has changed, and a growing number of young people study theology and prepare for ministry within the synergy between local free church practice and academic theology at the university. This article provides a practitioner perspective on the theological formation of new pastors and pioneers within this context. It concludes that the Millennial, studying academic theology, could potentially be a great advantage for the free church movement, but at the same time challenge free churches to engage with academic work as a practice at the centre of the calling of the church. |
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| ISSN: | 1804-6444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of European Baptist Studies
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