Abstract
This study examined the role of theological education in building a mission-oriented church in Ghana in the 21st century. The study sought to find answers to the goal of theological education in Ghana; the motives for the church in embarking on missions; the models of theological education in Ghana; the structure and content of theological education in Ghana; how theological education in Ghana could be mission-oriented. The qualitative research methodology was employed with a focus on a case study of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and the Anglican Church of Ghana. Observation, Interview and Content Analysis of documents were used for data collection. The findings were that the goal of missions was to alleviate poverty, ignorance and hardships. The motives for missions were cross-cultural, international, co-operative and holistic. Different models of theological education were used. The study recommends theological education be provided for pastors and lay leaders in fulfilment of UN SDG 4, which seeks to provide equitable quality education; and equal opportunity be given to females to receive theological education, in fulfilment of UN SDG 5, which seeks to achieve gender equality.
Highlights
Theological Education is a subject that has been dealt with extensively by a number of theologians at the global level
This study examined the role of theological education in building a mission-oriented church in Ghana in the 21st century
The study recommends theological education be provided for pastors and lay leaders in fulfilment of UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4, which seeks to provide equitable quality education; and equal opportunity be given to females to receive theological education, in fulfilment of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDG) 5, which seeks to achieve gender equality
Summary
Theological Education is a subject that has been dealt with extensively by a number of theologians at the global level. This author is of the view that theological education must be given to all members of the church who are willing to study, without necessarily becoming ministers of the gospel This move will in turn throw a challenge to theological institutions to design programmes that could adequately resource and equip the lay people in the church to enable them participate fully in the work of mission. To promote the building of a mission-oriented church in Ghana in the 21st century, theological institutions should work towards addressing the issue of gender parity and give equal opportunity to females to be trained, in order to ensure gender equality, in fulfilment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5.51. These may include the issue of governance, globalization, poverty eradication, population growth, migration and multi-culturalism, rapid urbanization, environmental crises, religious and ethnic conflicts, HIV/AIDS, Sexual and domestic violence, and Trans-gender issues, among others
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
