Emerging models of ministerial training for pentecostal assemblies of Canada

Abstract

authored leadership narrative, entitled Leadership By The Book, capture the commonly recognized educational dilemma of inadequate formal training of Christian ministers in the following dialogue: "I was surprised you never learned any of that at divinity school," said the Professor."But we didn't," said the Minister."We were steeped in the gospel and developing a servant heart, but hadn't learned a thing about leading a growing church, motivating a staff, or enlisting the efforts of a volunteer army" (italics mine).Often pastors, teachers, missionaries, denominational leaders, bi-vocational ministers, and even volunteer lay leaders who graduate from Bible colleges and seminaries wish their ministerial training had been different.If they could `turn back the clock,' they would tackle more practical issues and challenges faced by ministers today, while still developing biblical, theological, hermeneutical and homiletical proficiencies.Author Ron Crandall (1995, pp.152-154) discovered a number of leadership skills required and desired by ministers today, many of which are still absent from most ministerial training programmes and courses.Such practical courses listed by Crandall (1995, pp.152-154) include: Leadership and administration; Homiletics and biblical preaching; Practical programming;

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