CMS launches appeal to train church leaders

Church Mission Society is appealing for donations to fund the training of more church leaders around the world.

The organisation said that in some of the places it was working, 95 per cent of ordained ministers had only had a few weeks of training.

"It seems unthinkable – yet, around the world, far too many churches have leaders not yet properly equipped for their God-given role," said Reverend Joseph Steinberg, Director of Mission Stewardship at CMS.

The funds raised will be used to give more ordained ministers a biblical grounding and practical knowledge to help them in building God's kingdom. Read more