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The Role Of The Pastor In Equipping The Laity For Ministry In The West Jamaica Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Eldon Gosnel Walker
The Role Of The Pastor In Equipping The Laity For Ministry In The West Jamaica Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Eldon Gosnel Walker
Professional Dissertations DMin
Problem
In spite of the urgent need to train and equip the laity for ministry in the West Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, no serious strategy has been developed to prepare the pastors to meet this problem. This study seeks to evaluate the current practices that are being used by pastors and to suggest strategies that will help them to identify their role in equipping the laity for ministry.
Method
Current literature was reviewed on the principles, strategies, and programs related to equipping the laity for ministry. Valuable to this study were books and literature written in Jamaica which provided …