103 Pastors Trained in Central China

Trained pastors and lecturers took a group picture during a training course conducted at Seed Church in Jianli City, Jingzhou City, Hubei Province, from March 20 to 24, 2023.(Jingzhou CC&TSPM)

ByJohn Zhang March 30, 2023

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A five-day training course was held for 103 pastors in Hubei Province.

Hubei Provincial CC&TSPM conducted the third session of training courses for pastors from Jingzhou City at Seed Church in Jianli City from March 20 to 24, said Jingzhou CC&TSPM.

Based on the practical needs of grassroots pastors, the courses titled "Introduction to Theology," "Four Gospels," and "Analysis of Heresy" were given by the faculty of Zhongnan Theological Seminary. The courses also included "Policies and Regulations" from Jiang Yong, deputy director of the provincial ethnic and religious affairs committee; "Pastoral Counseling" from Rev. Hu Kaiming, president of the Hubei Christian Council; and "Excellent Chinese Traditional Culture" from Wei Guomin, director of the office of the Hubei CC&TSPM.

Each student also went through a written exam and an oral test.

- Translated by Abigail Wu

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