Theological College and Church Cooperation

Abstract There should be no separation between the church and theological education. They should act together for global missionary efforts. Many of the church’s young have deserted it, its leaders and administrators have behaved as secular agents of God, and the Gospel has ceased to be preached as a result of a reduction in missionary work. In what ways does the church’s understanding and application of theology and education contribute to the fulfillment of its role as God’s servant? Using descriptive quantitative methods, twenty-four individuals specializing in missiology, who work in Charismatic, Pentecostal, and Protestant churches, are interviewed. First, there were missionary service activities in Protestant (62.5%), Pentecostal (75%), and Charismatic churches (37.5%). Difficulties in carrying out missionary were identified: 20.8% of respondents lack an introduction and understanding of missionary services, 16.7% of respondents lack mission personnel, and 12.5% of respondents lack missionary funding. Second, benefits of the collaboration of the Theological College and the church in facing the difficulties of missionary service were named: missionary church and theological education increased the performance of the servant of God as a mission strategy developer, and theological and church education helped develop mission learning. This research contributes to strategies for improvement in missiology.