New thinking on addressing the collapse in ministry recruitment and training? with Orlando Saer

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges in ministry recruitment and training in the UK and Australia, featuring insights from Orlando Saer.

In the UK there are serious signs of a narrowing pipeline into ministry recruitment and training. Fewer people are coming forward through some of the traditional routes. Traineeships are under pressure. Residential theological education is changing. And churches are asking: where will the next generation of pastors, evangelists, church planters and ministry leaders come from? In Australia, it is not the same story, but there is a similar question. Geoff Folland has argued that the old m...

People in this episode

Host: Dominic Steele

Guest: Orlando Saer

Topics covered

• ministry recruitment
• theological education
• church leadership
• training
• evangelism

Keywords

• ministry
• recruitment
• theological education
• training
• church leaders

Mentioned in this episode

Places: UK, Australia

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