Source: Institutions = World Council of Churches, “Global Survey on Theological Education” % Change Map = World Christian Database, Accessed May 2023
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
Source: Population = World Christian Database, Accessed May 2023 School Count = World Council of Churches, “Global Survey on Theological Education”
# Of Institutions By Language
Source: World Council of Churches, “Global Survey on Theological Education”
