Ministers are Mobilizers, not Managers

December 02, 2011 by J. R. Rozko

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Cultivate Disciple-Makers and Mobilizers

Finally, a mobilizational theological education would focus on equipping leaders to be disciple-makers and mobilizers of God's people for mission. However a particular person might be individually gifted, a fundamental marker of his or her fitness for Kingdom ministry is his or her ability to leverage that giftedness in concert with the biblically unifying commission to "go and make disciples of all nations." Put differently, a basic requirement for the completion of any seminary program should be a deep understanding of one's giftedness and a correspondingly profound track record of the exercise of that giftedness as a means of making disciples and mobilizing people and communities for mission.

In short, as the Church is pressed further and further to the margins of society, it has (we have!) the opportunity to rediscover what was eclipsed within Christendom: the missional nature of God, the Gospel, and the Church. This rediscovery requires a complete restructuring of our systems of theological education, as we seek to equip leaders who can serve the Church out of missionary rather than managerial perspectives and skill-sets. We offer additional thoughts along these lines in the full paper, available here, and the video and other resources at thefutureoftheologicaleducation.com.

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