What would it look like if no one was admitted to a Bible college or seminary until they had made and multiplied a small group of disciples?
Enrollment would take a hit, of course. But imagine the quality of the leaders that would be graduated. These would be people whose theological training came on the heels of making disciples rather than in preparation for it.
If you’re not a leader going in, you won’t be a leader coming out.
We have strict requirements for entrance into our seminary, but not that one. So we struggle to develop them. In the few years we have, we do the best we can, but the results are not always satisfactory.
When it comes to developing interns and church planters, we require more from them. And we know the Holy Spirit is developing them. Yes Bob, this is a great struggle for us.
Thanks for this post.