{"id":148,"date":"2019-06-06T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T11:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/seminary\/?p=148"},"modified":"2019-06-03T15:17:19","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T20:17:19","slug":"4-vital-factors-in-modern-pastoral-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.faithlafayette.org\/seminary\/4-vital-factors-in-modern-pastoral-training\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Vital Factors in Modern Pastoral Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Estaban Garcia is a June 2019<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithlafayette.org\/seminary\/master-of-divinity\">M.Div.<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">graduate of<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithlafayette.org\/seminary\">Faith Bible Seminary<\/a>. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">His testimony highlights 4 areas that Faith Bible Seminary believes must be distinctives in training men for pastoral leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u201cMy Preparation for Pastoral Ministry\u201d: Esteban Garcia\u2019s Story<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithlafayette.org\/seminary\">Faith Bible Seminary<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">has played an integral role in my preparation for future ministry. This is particularly evident in four areas that make FBS a unique place for training for ministry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pastoral Training Emphasis #1: Focus on the Local Church<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In the summer of 2012, the Lord gave me a passion to pursue full-time ministry, particularly in reaching the lost in places where the gospel has not been preached. Back then, I had no plan or trajectory for accomplishing that purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thankfully, my church and my senior pastor at Bloomington Bible Church helped to steer much of my youthful zeal, pride, and naivety, into productive work in the ministry of the church. Through my involvement at the church, I saw the central place of the church in the display of God\u2019s glory\u2014especially as it relates to missions. I realized that I needed further training if I wanted to be faithful to God\u2019s call on my life. Whatever ministry God called me to, <em>I wanted it to be focused on God\u2019s church<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This is where Faith Bible Seminary came in. My pastor, Josh Knipp, was a graduate from the first cohort of FBS and encouraged me to apply. Thanks to Faith Bible Seminary\u2019s emphasis to provide training to men as they serve in their local churches, I was <em>able to attend seminary full-time while remaining at my local church that I had grown to love<\/em>. I got the opportunity to work on staff at my local church, gaining valuable ministry experience. My church was able to disciple me in my steps forward and help me grow in maturity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pastoral Training Emphasis #2: Practical Preparation for Ministry<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">FBS was instrumental in my preparation for future ministry. Before seminary, there was much growth that I still had to do. The main way in which I became better prepared for whatever God may have for my future came through my internship at my church. My church and elders spent countless hours pouring into me, training me in maturity, in order that I would know how to care for God\u2019s church.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through my internship at Bloomington Bible Church, I grew in my capacity to disciple, lead, and teach. I had several opportunities to learn about church life and see the joys and difficulties of ministry first-hand. <em>FBS prepared me for future ministry because it allowed me to gain three years of ministry experience in the context of my local church<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pastoral Training Emphasis #3: Training in God\u2019s Word<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Through the teaching I received at FBS, I am better equipped to be faithful to God\u2019s Word in my ministry. With the pressures of society to abandon and reject God\u2019s authority, I am thankful for the emphases at FBS that I received as I sat in the classroom. Through my coursework, I have grown in my ability <em>to understand, teach, and apply God\u2019s Word<\/em>\u2014both in my own life and in the lives of those God gives me the opportunity to shepherd. FBS does this through emphasizing the biblical languages, the sufficiency of Scriptures, and sound theology and exegesis. I have grown much in my capacity to handle God\u2019s Word accurately, and though I still have much to learn, FBS provided me a solid foundation for future growth and study.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It has been a joy and a privilege to study and grow through Faith Bible Seminary over the last three years. I thank God for how he equipped me through my internship and coursework. My prayer is that Faith Bible Seminary would continue in its commitment to training men in sound doctrine in order that God may be glorified in all the world. If God grants me the privilege to serve him through international church planting, I will be more equipped to be faithful, with God\u2019s help, thanks to my training at FBS.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Pastoral Training Emphasis #4: Debt-Free Education<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The other way FBS prepared me for ministry is by helping me to be financially prepared for ministry right after seminary. <em>FBS is committed to tackling the high costs of attending seminary, and therefore provide high-quality training at an affordable cost<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This reality allowed me to attend seminary in this season of life, and I am extremely thankful that <em>I can graduate debt-free and focus on my future ministry without financial hindrance from seminary<\/em>. Because of Faith\u2019s commitment to equipping men, I am better prepared to do full-time ministry upon graduation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Join the Conversation<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What do you think the most vital areas are for training pastors for ministry today?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Estaban Garcia is a June 2019 M.Div. graduate of Faith Bible Seminary. His testimony highlights 4 areas that Faith Bible Seminary believes must be distinctives in training men for pastoral leadership. \u201cMy Preparation for Pastoral Ministry\u201d: Esteban Garcia\u2019s Story Faith Bible Seminary has played an integral role in my preparation for future ministry. 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