Lay Pastor Training Program In 2006, ETSC began a Lay Pastor Training program in collaboration with the Synod of the Nile to prepare leaders to serve in village and small-town churches lacking pastors, and to begin to focus on new areas where there is no church present. Through this program ETSC trains 10-15 candidates annually with an intensive 9 month academic program. The trainees are subsequently prepared by the Synod of the Nile leadership to learn to evaluate the development, literacy and health needs of the communities where they serve. Follow-up and support is provided by the local Presbytery through its nearby pastors and leaders.
Continuing
Education for Pastors Every
year several continuing education events for pastors are held on the
ETSC campus. Pastors from all over Egypt come to the seminary for worship,
fellowship, renewal and growth of knowledge for ministry.
Every year about 30 pastors participate in courses and seminars offered through the seminary to update their skills and become refreshed.
Each year ETSC responds to the needs indicated by pastors to
provide what will be most helpful for their ministries.
Field Training for Lay
Leaders In
the last few years ETSC faculty have begun to take the classroom into
the field. Lay Leadership Training events have been held at strategic
churches all over Egypt accessible to hundreds of leaders from surrounding
churches who participate in day-long training events featuring worship,
lectures, discussion, and a common meal. Valuable books and educational
materials are provided to participants at greatly subsidized prices.
In Egypt the training of lay people is essential as more than 100
churches currently lack full-time pastors. Last year more than 1,600
church leaders in Egypt participated in these events.
Lay Training for Women While
most students are male since churches in Egypt do not presently ordain
women, ETSC seeks to provide training for women as much as possible.
In addition to a few full-time female students, ETSC offers a women's
training program preparing about thirty women per year for greater
church leadership as Sunday school teachers and directors, lay leaders,
Christian educators, and a variety of other leadership roles. The
women come from villages and cities all over Egypt for a week of intensive
training on the ETSC campus before returning to their homes, jobs,
and families, better equipped to serve as leaders in the church.
Every
year several continuing education events for pastors are held on the
ETSC campus. Pastors from all over Egypt come to the seminary for worship,
fellowship, renewal and growth of knowledge for ministry.
Every year about 30 pastors participate in courses and seminars offered through the seminary to update their skills and become refreshed.
Each year ETSC responds to the needs indicated by pastors to
provide what will be most helpful for their ministries.
In
the last few years ETSC faculty have begun to take the classroom into
the field. Lay Leadership Training events have been held at strategic
churches all over Egypt accessible to hundreds of leaders from surrounding
churches who participate in day-long training events featuring worship,
lectures, discussion, and a common meal. Valuable books and educational
materials are provided to participants at greatly subsidized prices.
In Egypt the training of lay people is essential as more than 100
churches currently lack full-time pastors. Last year more than 1,600
church leaders in Egypt participated in these events.
While
most students are male since churches in Egypt do not presently ordain
women, ETSC seeks to provide training for women as much as possible.
In addition to a few full-time female students, ETSC offers a women's
training program preparing about thirty women per year for greater
church leadership as Sunday school teachers and directors, lay leaders,
Christian educators, and a variety of other leadership roles. The
women come from villages and cities all over Egypt for a week of intensive
training on the ETSC campus before returning to their homes, jobs,
and families, better equipped to serve as leaders in the church.
