Called and Equipped : an exploration of the experience of ministerial formation in the Baptist Union of Great Britain

ISBN-13: 9783330348684 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 88 str.

Roger Standing

Opis

Called and Equipped explores how far ministerial formation prepares those called to ordained local church ministry for the lived realities of congregational leadership. Based on the experience of two cohorts of Baptist ministers at the conclusion of their Initial Ministerial Education (IME), the research uses the competency-based framework developed by the Baptist Union of Great Britain as a tool to enable the ministers to reflect on their experience. The research covers the five years of IME and distinguishes between the formation delivered pre and post ordination. While the outcomes relating to each of the five Baptist colleges remain confidential, the profile produced for those entering accredited Baptist ministry through other routes is included. The results are used as indicative markers for recommendations to strengthen present practice. For those involved in ministerial formation and interested in the competency-based approach to evaluation, this is a fascinating study.

O autorze

Roger Standing is a Christian leader with extensive experience as the minister of local churches in Yorkshire and London, as a Regional Minister/Team Leader with the Baptist Union and in theological education at Spurgeon's College, where he taught missiology and practical theology, holding various responsibilities including that of Principal.