The lack of trainee pastors to replace those who are retiring is an ‘elephant in the room’ which evangelicals are neglecting, a former en editor is warning.
Writing on the London Seminary website, John Benton says: ‘The stark truth is that far fewer men are coming forward to train for the ministry than there are pastors coming up to retirement.
‘This is a big matter for the future of evangelical churches, but I am not hearing many conversations about it or plans to try to deal with it.
Bible colleges are closing and I think this is why...
The last few years have seen many of Britain’s Bible colleges – from specialist schools like the Nexus Institute of …