Seminary Students Experiencing and Supporting Adventist Education

Document Type

Video

Publication Date

5-9-2019

Abstract

Approximately 3 years ago the seminary began to understand that there needed to be greater collaboration between Adventist pastors their church schools. In light of this Dr Jiri Moskala, the seminary dean, worked together with Dr Allan Walshe, the Discipleship and Religious Education Dept Chair, to create a new course concept to teach on this topic. The course was eventually entitled, Collaborative Ministry: school, church and community, and has a great focus on discipling the children in our schools and also on making our schools centers for community outreach. One of the underlining beliefs is that healthy schools that are discipling children will become a magnet to draw unchurched parents/families to Christ. These schools will thrive and grow naturally in healthy ways.

Dr Scott Ward was brought in to the seminary to create the Collaborative Ministry course content and teach it as the seminary’s latest required class for all MDiv and MA students. The course is being very well received by students and is helping to create excitement and support for our church schools. Each semester the students get out in the field to visit thriving church schools with their professor and to study how these successful schools are discipling children. As a result, many seminarians are now hoping to have a church school ministry in their districts once they get back out in the field. Check out this short film of one of the Collaborative Ministry field school trips to the Oregon conference.

Journal Title

nadMinisteral

First Department

Discipleship and Religious Education

Acknowledgements

FAR Report 2020

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