Structures of Formation
Global Theological Education Institutes
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Institutional Imbalance
Africa and Latin America remain under-resourced with theological schools while North America, with a steady or declining Christian population, possesses an abundance of such institutions.
The larger network of institutions in Asia is likely due to over a century of Western missionary investment in countries throughout the continent.
Africa and Latin America remain under-resourced with theological schools.
More Christians speak Spanish than any other language, even though English-speaking institutions outnumber Spanish institutions two-to-one. Chinese and Tagalog are the fifth and seventh most prevalent mother tongues respectively among Christians globally. These two language groups demonstrate the need for contextualized structures of formation.
# Of Institutions VS Population
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# Of Institutions By Language
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