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May 2, 2017

Engaging Community Leaders of a Marginalised Group

By Rev. Dr. Rachel Rajagopal In the last three months, I hosted meetings with various groups of Garifuna leaders from the Atlantida region of Honduras. My stipulation to the Garifuna community leader who was helping me coordinate these meetings was very clear: only those aged 21 years – 50 years were to be carefully selected and invited. They needed to be current or emerging leaders in the community. After much prayer, I decided to conduct meetings with four different groups: Single female leaders Young adult leaders Single male leaders Young adult married couple leaders Among the 8,000 Garifunas in one […]

April 20, 2017

Theological Engagement in Pastoral Training

Theological Engagement in Pastoral Training (with special reference to Paul) by Dr Willem G. Semmelink Michael Rogers (2015) [1] argues in his dissertation that local churches have the primary responsibility for training future pastors. If this be the case, then the church should play a major role in the student’s formation and preparation for the ministry. In many seminaries, work-integrated learning is brought into the curriculum to ensure that students are prepared for the responsibilities in the ministry practice. In Pastoral Training, the emphasis should be on both the scientific and the relationship, the objective and subjective. Theology cannot just be […]

April 18, 2017

A Third Way: Shifting the Paradigm of Formal Theological Education

by Rev. Don Allsman Dr. Ramesh Richard has articulated a startling challenge to the Lord’s Great Commission in our day: how to provide for the 95 percent of pastors who have not been trained for ministry. In a world that is becoming increasingly urban and poor, there needs to be mechanisms in place to train millions of pastors, elders, deacons, youth workers and church planters just to address the current situation. If revival were to explode in urban centers globally, the growth would be beyond our ability to respond. Current Formal/Traditional (FT) approaches are useful and helpful, but cannot meet […]

April 13, 2017

It’s All About Our Love Relationship With God

By Joe Handley As I reflect back on the GProCongress, I can’t forget the dynamic sharing in our Spiritual Engagement Track. The wisdom shared each day from several pastoral trainers and the interaction Q & A as well as post-workshop conversations each afternoon were very motivating. Among all of that, though, is one crucial piece that I want to emphasize in this first post-Congress blog from our track: It’s all about our Love Relationship with God! I know. I know. Many of you are thinking, “Of course, all of us already know that.” But, I would suggest otherwise. In […]

April 6, 2017

Return to the Word: Stirring Up a Second Reformation through Digital Technology

by Dr. Lloyd Estrada Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1398–1468) is credited with devising the techniques that led to the development of the modern printing press. The impact of the printing press was undeniable: cost of book production was reduced significantly, information was made available more easily to people, and knowledge was disseminated and stored in a more permanent and standard format. The Gutenberg Bible, completed and sold at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 1455, was one of the first printed literature that sparked the information revolution of the 14th and 15th centuries. This year, churches all over Europe are celebrating the Reformation […]

March 28, 2017

Welcome to the official GProCommission blog!

Welcome to the official GProCommission blog! We will feature insightful and encouraging articles, as well as podcasts and videos brought to you by credible pastoral training organizations from around the world. You’ll find our select authors and speakers well-versed in the various aspects of pastoral training. We hope together with them, through this blog, to serve you, the front-line pastoral leader and/or pastoral trainer, by offering encouragement, continuous education and best practices in the eight key tracks established during the Global Proclamation Congress for Pastoral Trainers, including: Biblical Engagement Theological Engagement Spiritual Engagement Missional Engagement Cultural Engagement Educational Engagement Obstacles […]