Reimagining Theological Education Together (RTET)

Church-based theological training is undergoing a global shift as TEE (Tools to Equip and Empower) and the Increase Association demonstrate how flexible, contextual, church-centered models can equip leaders more effectively than formal programs alone. Their bold vision: empower all Christ followers for mission, ministry, and leadership right where they live and serve. In this video, we will uncove...

Theological education is facing a global challenge—not because of lack of commitment, but because traditional models can’t keep pace with church growth. Formal seminaries alone cannot meet the overwhelming demand for trained pastors, especially in the Global South. So what’s the solution? In this video, we will uncover:• The history and vision behind TEE (Tools to Equip and Empower), a strategy bo...

True theological education goes beyond classrooms and seminaries—it’s a communal process that shapes people to know, love, and live faithfully before God in all of life. Around the world, believers are reclaiming theological education as shared learning for the church’s mission. In this video, we will uncover:• A fresh, biblical definition of theological education for today’s church• Why it must b...

Are seminaries and Bible colleges truly forming Christlike leaders—or just delivering content? Despite thousands of theological training programs worldwide, many remain overly Western, disconnected from local contexts, and weak in cultivating transformed character. In this episode, you'll discover:- Why more content isn’t the same as more transformation- How “polycentric” and indigenous models...

Most people still think of missions as something that flows from the West to the rest of the world. But that era is over. Today, the Global South, Latin America, Africa, and Asia, is not only receiving missionaries, it's sending them. From Ethiopia to Brazil, the church is growing, maturing, and leading global mission efforts in unprecedented ways. In this video, we will uncover:• Why “polycen...

Theological education is in crisis — not because of lack of passion, but because of deep fragmentation. Around the world, formal, non-formal, and informal training programs often operate in silos, unable to meet the overwhelming demand for equipped church leaders. Without collaboration, no single sector can keep up with the church’s explosive growth. In this video, we will uncover:• Why fragmented...

The global church is growing faster than leaders are being trained. How can theological education rise to meet this urgent need? In this episode, we unpack the ICETE Manifesto II and explore why theological education must be re-centered on God’s mission. Together we discuss:• What it means to integrate mission and theology• How COVID reshaped seminaries and training programs worldwide• Lausanne’s...

Most Christians in the U.S. don’t realize the crisis happening across the global church. Here, the ratio is about 1 trained pastor for every 230 people. But in much of the Global South, it’s closer to 1 trained pastor for every 450,000 people. The church is multiplying faster than leaders can be equipped — and the gap is only growing. In this video, we will uncover:- The data behind the global lea...

Welcome to Reimagining Theological Education Together! If you care about strengthening the Church through prepared leaders, this podcast is for you. As I engage with theological education around the world, I have become convinced that there are important global perspectives that help us rethink how we understand theological education. This podcast envisions a growing global community of theologica...