OUR CHALLENGE

​

Access to a comprehensive theological education varies greatly for leaders across our connection. In Africa, Europe, and the Philippines, organized as the central conferences, access to education is not keeping pace with the rapid growth of the Church in those regions.

 

For those living in central conferences, receiving a theological education poses significant challenges including:

• Seminaries are too far away or too expensive

• Seminaries struggle to find well-trained professors and to offer library resources in needed languages

• Courses of Study for initial and continuing education need to be developed

• Scholarships are needed for initial and post-graduate studies

 

These barriers prevent the formal education of future pastors that could transform congregations around the world. In order to minister effectively and be prepared to serve as leaders for the challenges of the world, we must provide our leaders with the necessary tools and resources to be successful through education in the Wesleyan tradition.