Local churches across the country are asking a sobering question: Who will shepherd the next generation? Recent research highlights a real challenge in the leadership pipeline: § Barna reports that 71% of senior pastors agree they are concerned about the quality of future Christian leaders. § Barna also notes there are now more full-time senior pastors over age 65 than under age 40. § Christianity Today reports that about one in four pastors hopes to retire before 2030. Christ has promised to build His Church, and He will remain faithful to that promise. Yet Scripture also teaches that God ordinarily works through calling, affirmation by local churches, and careful preparation for ministry. God has already been using Cedarville to help meet the need. Since the 1953 merger with the Baptist Bible Institute, Cedarville has offered undergraduate Bible education. In 2014, we began a Master of Ministry degree, and in 2016, we launched a Master of Divinity degree. This fall, of the 390 students in the School of Biblical and Theological Studies, we had 211 students in graduate theological programs. To date, we have graduated 186 students with graduate ministry degrees and thousands with undergraduate Bible degrees. Continuing our long-time commitment to serve the local church and enhancing our efforts to meet growing needs, we enthusiastically announce the launch of Cedarville Theological Seminary. BY THOMAS WHITE BUILDING ON A FAITHFUL FOUNDATION ANNOUNCING CEDARVILLE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 2
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