Training Christlike Leaders for the Harvest

What does it take to prepare Christlike leaders for a rapidly changing world? Discover how decades of wisdom and experience have shaped Dr. Manfred Kohl’s vision for equipping the next generation of workers for the harvest.

Main Points:

The Need for Humility, Integrity, and Simplicity: Dr. Kohl highlights how these Christlike qualities are essential for effective ministry and leadership.
Establishing Global Standards for Ministry: Through Re-Forma, Dr. Kohl advocates for standardized training to ensure leaders are biblically prepared for service.
Mobilizing and Training Harvest Workers: The Galilean Movement’s ambitious goal of equipping one million new Christlike workers annually addresses the leadership gap in global missions.
Overcoming Leadership Loneliness: Dr. Kohl stresses the importance of deep, trusting friendships for accountability and support to sustain moral and spiritual integrity.
The Role of Focus and Common Sense in Ministry: Leaders must learn to prioritize, avoid excuses, and apply practical wisdom to fulfill their calling effectively.

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Links & Resources:

Re-Forma: https://www.re-forma.global/
Galilean Movement: https://www.galileanmovement.org
A Global Standard for Ministry Training – https://lausanne.org/global-analysis/a-global-standard-for-ministry-training
Be Focused, Use Common Sense, Avoid Excuses and Stupidity by Dr. Manfred Kohl – https://www.amazon.com/Focused-Common-Overcome-Excuses-Stupidity/dp/1666745154
Lausanne Movement Website: https://www.lausanne.org

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Dr Manfred Kohl has served in many senior roles in theological education and has personally visited a total of 495 theological institutions. In his academic capacity, he has published over 120 books and articles. During the course of his ministry he established the Christian humanitarian organization World Vision in several European countries and founded Re-Forma, an institution that has set a global standard for non-formal theological education. He also founded the Galilean Movement, which calls for an additional one million women and men for biblical ministry each year. Kohl is catalyst for the Global Integrity Network (GIN), an issue network of the Lausanne Movement and the World Evangelical Alliance.