NON FORMAL NON FORMAL PASTORAL TRAININGPASTORAL TRAINING

HighlightsHighlights Trainees who have experienced Christ in their Trainees who have experienced Christ in their

lives and received the call for ministrylives and received the call for ministry Requires 20% of class room studies and 80% of Requires 20% of class room studies and 80% of

the time is spent on the fieldthe time is spent on the field Facilitates the trainee to verify what is learnt in Facilitates the trainee to verify what is learnt in

the class on the field immediately. the class on the field immediately. 2,330 hours of pastoral training in 7 years. (It is 2,330 hours of pastoral training in 7 years. (It is

50% class room learning of an intense 3 years 50% class room learning of an intense 3 years formal theological education).formal theological education).

In 7 regional languages : Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, In 7 regional languages : Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Gujarati and NepaliOriya, Hindi, Gujarati and Nepali

On the job ministerial training.On the job ministerial training.

Trainees who have experienced Christ in their Trainees who have experienced Christ in their lives and received the call for ministrylives and received the call for ministry

Requires 20% of class room studies and 80% of Requires 20% of class room studies and 80% of the time is spent on the fieldthe time is spent on the field

Facilitates the trainee to verify what is learnt in Facilitates the trainee to verify what is learnt in the class on the field immediately. the class on the field immediately.

2,330 hours of pastoral training in 7 years. (It is 2,330 hours of pastoral training in 7 years. (It is 50% class room learning of an intense 3 years 50% class room learning of an intense 3 years formal theological education).formal theological education).

In 7 regional languages : Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, In 7 regional languages : Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Gujarati and NepaliOriya, Hindi, Gujarati and Nepali

On the job ministerial training.On the job ministerial training.

Pre-Missionary Training InstitutePre-Missionary Training Institute

Purpose – Discipleship trainingPurpose – Discipleship training Duration : 210 hours in 30 daysDuration : 210 hours in 30 days Subjects covered: Subjects covered:

– Basic DoctrineBasic Doctrine– Bible survey Bible survey – Spiritual GrowthSpiritual Growth– Jesus FilmJesus Film

Pre-Missionary Training InstitutePre-Missionary Training Institute

Outcome:Outcome:

– Leading for a commitment Leading for a commitment – Memorizing verses Memorizing verses – Sharing their personal testimonies Sharing their personal testimonies – Involving in personal evangelism.Involving in personal evangelism.

Missionary Training InstituteMissionary Training Institute Purpose : Train them as evangelistsPurpose : Train them as evangelists Duration : 80 days in two years @ 10 days in Duration : 80 days in two years @ 10 days in

every three months. Consists of 8 seminars, 32 every three months. Consists of 8 seminars, 32 subjects taught in 560 hours @ 18 hours per subjects taught in 560 hours @ 18 hours per subjectsubject

Subjects : Subjects : – Evangelism and methods of evangelism Evangelism and methods of evangelism – Stewardship Stewardship – Bible study methods Bible study methods – Special ministriesSpecial ministries– Bible SurveyBible Survey– Basic DoctrinesBasic Doctrines

Missionary Training InstituteMissionary Training Institute Outcome: Outcome:

– Shares his faith, Shares his faith, – Equipped to identify 5 receptive villages among 20 Equipped to identify 5 receptive villages among 20

villages surveyed, villages surveyed, – Skilled to use various methods of evangelism,Skilled to use various methods of evangelism,– Develops an ability to defend his faith.Develops an ability to defend his faith.– Develops a Bible study group,Develops a Bible study group,– Plants first church – mother churchPlants first church – mother church– Identifying and training lay leader in each targeted Identifying and training lay leader in each targeted

villagevillage– Becomes a leader and steward in Christian ministry,Becomes a leader and steward in Christian ministry,– Learns to use social projects such as adult literacy Learns to use social projects such as adult literacy

program, child development centers etc. , program, child development centers etc. , – Develops skills in Child evangelism and starts 5 Sunday Develops skills in Child evangelism and starts 5 Sunday

school centers school centers – Receives a diploma on completion of training.Receives a diploma on completion of training.

Onsite TrainingOnsite Training

Outcome : Outcome : – Trainee’s ability, skills and giftedness identified Trainee’s ability, skills and giftedness identified

and sharpened. and sharpened. – Trainee learns the value of working as teamTrainee learns the value of working as team– Trainee is skilled to be a church planterTrainee is skilled to be a church planter– Trainee is oriented towards people group Trainee is oriented towards people group

conceptconcept– A church emerge in every onsite trainingA church emerge in every onsite training– Trainee is skilled to use the projector for Trainee is skilled to use the projector for

screening the Jesus filmscreening the Jesus film– Trained to plant churches Trained to plant churches

Onsite training Onsite training

Purpose : To train them as church plantersPurpose : To train them as church planters Duration: 300 hours, in 16 times in two Duration: 300 hours, in 16 times in two

years @ 5 days once in 3 months.years @ 5 days once in 3 months. Subjects: Subjects:

– Team concept – provides to work as a team,Team concept – provides to work as a team,– Personal evangelism, Personal evangelism, – Family evangelism, Family evangelism, – Evening gospel meetings, Evening gospel meetings, – Spiritual gifts, Spiritual gifts, – Jesus filmJesus film

Missionary Bible InstituteMissionary Bible Institute Purpose: Equips the trainee in various pastoral leadership skillsPurpose: Equips the trainee in various pastoral leadership skills

Objectives: equipping the trainees in understanding God’s Objectives: equipping the trainees in understanding God’s revelation and in the effective methods of communicating God’s revelation and in the effective methods of communicating God’s word. word. – To equip the trainees in principles hermeneutical To equip the trainees in principles hermeneutical – To develop skills that will disciple people into communities of To develop skills that will disciple people into communities of

believersbelievers– To train in Biblical counseling methodsTo train in Biblical counseling methods– To train in administering church ministriesTo train in administering church ministries

Duration : 180 days in three years @ 10days once in two months. Duration : 180 days in three years @ 10days once in two months. 26 courses of 7 departments in 1,260 hours @ 35 hours per course26 courses of 7 departments in 1,260 hours @ 35 hours per course

Subjects :Subjects :– Biblical theology, Biblical theology, – Hermeneutics and Homiletics, Hermeneutics and Homiletics, – old testament and new testament – in-depth studies, old testament and new testament – in-depth studies, – contemporary religion, contemporary religion, – Leading and mobilizing the church, Leading and mobilizing the church, – Cultural anthropology, Cultural anthropology, – Cross cultural communicationsCross cultural communications

Missionary Bible InstituteMissionary Bible InstituteOutcomes: Outcomes: Trainee is skilled in understanding the Bible Trainee is skilled in understanding the Bible

in counseling, in missions and leadershipin counseling, in missions and leadership Trainee is skilled in effective methods of Trainee is skilled in effective methods of

God’s wordGod’s word Trainee is skilled in discipleship process and Trainee is skilled in discipleship process and

mobilizing the church in the ministry of mobilizing the church in the ministry of discipleship.discipleship.

Trainee is skilled to concentrate on church Trainee is skilled to concentrate on church growth and missionsgrowth and missions

Trainee is able to give Biblical counseling to Trainee is able to give Biblical counseling to his congregation and help them to grow in the his congregation and help them to grow in the knowledge of God.knowledge of God.

Trainee becomes a matured pastoral trainerTrainee becomes a matured pastoral trainer

I learn from and with the I learn from and with the people. If I know people. If I know

something it is inspite of something it is inspite of the Universities…the Universities…

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