A missiological initiative that started inauspiciously with a dream, will likely have a profound impact on the Baptist Churches of New England for years to come, according to Hal Haller, the associate executive director, who was awakened in the middle of the night by a divinely inspired idea to multiply existing training options to cultivate a new generation of pastors and leaders.
On Feb. 7 Haller led the first seminars of the BCNE Multiplication Center. The Center plans to “equip and encourage church leaders to engage in missionary activity in New England by facilitating and resourcing churches to multiply disciples in their specific ministry context,” according to the online purpose statement.
A small group from the United States and Brazil, with whom the BCNE has a partnership, participated in the first two seminars and discussed the issues of contextualization and cooperation. In March Lierte Soares Jr., the center director and the BCNE president, will train participants on the topics of leadership and missiology.
Helping believers find their unique calling
Future topics, Haller noted, will include prayer, spiritual conversations, understanding one’s sphere of influence, aspects of self-leadership and strategies for leading others towards their unique area of ministry service.
All the seminars will feature practical exercises in a local church or in the community where God is calling the participant to serve.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Dan Nicholas and originally published by Baptist Churches of New England.
