Heilongjiang Holds Training Course for Pastoral Staff Recognition

Pastoral staff took a group picture while attending a training course for pastoral staff recognition and a pastor improvement class at the Mount Olive Theological Education Base in Harbin, Heilongjiang, from April 29 to May 3, 2023.
Pastoral staff took a group picture while attending a training course for pastoral staff recognition and a pastor improvement class at the Mount Olive Theological Education Base in Harbin, Heilongjiang, from April 29 to May 3, 2023. (photo: CCC&TSPM)
By John ZhangMay 9th, 2023

Heilongjiang CC&TSPM organized a training course for pastoral staff recognition to acknowledge their professional qualifications.

The event, which included a pastor improvement class, took place at the Mount Olive Theological Education Base of Heilongjiang Theological Seminary from April 29 to May 3, with a total of 116 participants, as stated by CCC&TSPM.

During the opening ceremony, Rev. Li Meilan, vice president of the Heilongjiang Christian Council, urged attendees to commit themselves to the process of sinicization of Christianity. She expressed hope that through this training, they would enhance their ideological understanding, serving ability, and problem-solving mentality.

Rev. Lin Manhong, deputy general director of the China Christian Council and academic dean of Nanjing Union Theological Seminar, and Dr. Wang Jiawei, associate professor of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, were invited as guest speakers to give lectures on Christian ethics and the history of Christian thought.

- Translated by Abigail Wu

 

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