Training church leaders in Madagascar

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Madagascar: Equipping Christian Leaders through PTC

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AFRICA:

Madagascar: Equipping Christian Leaders through PTC

With your support, Anglican Aid is partnering with the Anglican Church of the Indian Ocean in Madagascar to provide theological education to lay and ordained church workers. They use Moore College’s Preliminary Theological Certificate (PTC), and the course is taught by Rev Berthier Lainirina.

They can’t study at Bible college…

Many lay and ordained church workers serving in local parishes in Madagascar have not received thorough theological training. However, they are unable to leave their roles for extended study at a Bible college and so need access to flexible theological education.

The use of PTC in Madagascar began in 2020 where the course was taught in French. However, this was unhelpful as Malagasy, not French, is the common language of Madagascar. To overcome this barrier, the Centre for Global Mission at Moore Theological College worked with Rev Berthier to translate PTC into Malagasy.

…so they study within their diocese…

Now, the course is being taught to 25 students from five Anglican dioceses across Madagascar. Each subject is taught over one to two weeks, only requiring students to take a short absence from their ministries. With your support, Anglican Aid is providing financial support to students who do not have the resources to fully pay for their studies. This includes contributing to tuition fees, accommodation, and travel costs.

…to strengthen their churches

Through this course, students will form a sound theological foundation on which to lead their churches. It will also enable them to then train other church workers in the Bible, consequently strengthening churches and equipping more Christians in Madagascar to impact their communities.

Meline, a Catechist from the Diocese of Toamasina said: “This course is helping me in preaching the word of God. It gives me ease to communicate the word of God especially in teaching.”

When you give, you can help strengthen the church in Madagascar with theological education. This will help them to transform their communities with the power of the gospel.