A Necessity For A Paradigm Shift In Adventist Theological Education In West Africa

Emmanuel G. M. Kollie

Abstract

The West Central Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists records substantial membership growth. Its blueprint for theological education however, seems inadequate to meet the immense nurturing and leadership challenges. There is a lacuna between single-emphasis theological educational training for the pastors/leaders and membership nurturing and leadership needs. This paper suggests a paradigm shift towards Adventist Theological Education (ATE), which will provide skills for members’ nurture-ship, missional leadership and theological curriculum transformation (TCT). The paper integrates aspects of TCT within members’ nurture-ship and missional leadership challenges.