Wesley Biblical Seminary

Project Information

• Initiative: Large-Scale Collaborative Grant (LSCG)
• Project Title: Vocatia Initiative
• Project Description: The vision of Vocatia is for every person called to shepherd a congregation to have a process to discern their calling and a pathway to formational training. The collaborative brings together four schools to focus on better reaching and supporting two groups of people toward this vision: co-vocational ministers and oral-preference learners. First, because ministerial training has sometimes assumed a default of "full-time" ministry that excludes co-vocation, we seek to create events that raise awareness of the missional possibilities of co-vocational ministry and create resources that support the unique challenges and opportunities such ministers face. Second, because many pastors who are oral-preference learners do not see themselves as "academic" and thus do not avail themselves of theological education, we seek to provide training to our faculty in oral-culture-informed andragogy to create programs that better serve these learners.
• Project Area: Business model innovation | Congregational and denominational collaborations | Non-residential education | Organizational partnerships and networks | Spiritual direction and student formation | Technological intervention | Upskilling pastoral and ministerial leaders | Diversifying students and curricula | Faculty development | Marketing and recruitment | Non-degree and continuing/lifelong learning
• Project Start Date: 25-Dec-01
• Project End Date: 30-Dec-31
• Project Amount: $10,000,000