Ministry Training in the Local Church
How can church leaders raise up the next generation of pastors within the local church?
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Many churches have ministry trainees or apprentices, a sort of non-conformist curacy. In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director) is joined by Dan Green (Banstead Community Church) to talk about his experience of training up future pastors within the local church in such a way - the benefits, the costs, and the big picture.
00:00 - Introduction
01:08 - Training pastors in Independent churches.
06:56 - Challenges for training pastors within the local church
11:39 - The costs of training in the local church
12:54 - Preparing to serve in a smaller church
15:01 - What is and what isn't ministry training?
16:25 - Gifting and character
18:58 - Responsibilities for trainees
22:10 - How to end a traineeship
23:40 - Advice for leaders thinking about training a pastor
26:03 - Pitfalls to avoid
27:11 - Finding the right trainee
29:52 - Train the whole church
In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners.
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