Prepare Them to Shepherd: Test, Train, Affirm, and Send the Next Generation of Pastors

What is the Biblical model for preparing the next generation of pastors? Who is truly responsible to affirm those called? And how does the local church work with those who sense a desire to pursue this difficult role? In the past, the training and sending of individuals into full-time pastoral ministry and missionary work was viewed as the responsibility of the local church. Today, much of that responsibility has been passed on to Bible colleges, seminaries, and parachurch and mission organizations. The aim of Prepare Them To Shepherd is to challenge local churches to recover the biblical model for ministerial training and assume responsibility to identify and prepare gifted and godly individuals for service in Christ's body. Part of the Practical Shepherding series of books by pastor Brian Croft, this insightful book provides pastors and ministry leaders with the practical help they need to test, train, affirm, and send those who are called into ministry.