A Pastor can
deliberately develop his church Sunday programmes and other weekly activities to be a real educational programme that covers a variety of spiritual
and existential matters. A good way of doing this includes monthly, quarterly or interval topical schedules that
may run through the year. Consider
the following examples:
(1) January - March
= Success/Break through lessons. This should
cover spiritual, material, family,
business, academic success blue-print.
(2) April - June = Knowledge and wisdom studies. This should highlight
knowledge
of basic Bible Doctrines, Holy spirit
gifts and fruit, principles of Christian life and essence of divine wisdom, etc.
(3) July - September =
Consolidatory lessons: This covers the first two schedules - laying
emphasis on some salient points.
(4) October - December
= Enlargement campaign. This has to cover educative and practical lessons on
Soul-winning-mass and personal, spiritual and material harvest, fruit
preservation and excellence in life and ministry, etc.
The above
is a mere illustration which may serve as mental frame-work for developing a
better plan. This should include special training programme for workers, committee
members and fellowship wing like Youths, Men and Women etc.
BIBLE
SCHOOLS/SEMINARIES
While we do not advocate profusions or
proliferation of formal Christian educational institutions, we cannot ignore the
indispensability of special training for the church leaders and ministers.
Hence Bible schools and seminaries are indeed prominent aspects of Christian education.
It has standard curriculum of multiple secular and theological values