A Bold Move for More Realistic Theological Training

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Are some of our American and British structures for ministerial training inadequate for the younger churches? Are the schools on the mission field really facing the social, cultural and spiritual problems that are innate to their soil? Does our theological education effectively aid a virile and effective growth in…

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