No fewer than 300 out of thousands of pastoral admission seekers who prefer The Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso for ministerial training took matriculation oath on Monday 20th of August, 2018.
The successful candidates which include post graduates and under graduates who had scale the hurdles of interviews and entrance examination were admitted by the President of the institution, Rev. Prof. Emiola Nihinlola who charged them to see their calling into the ministry as a rear opportunity to serve God and humanity.
The event which took place at the Multipurpose Hall of The Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso had in attendance principal officers, Deans and Faculty officers along with representatives of the governing council and alumni officer of the seminary.
Rev. Prof. Nihinlola who challenged the new students on ministerial excellence described seminary as improvised desert and wilderness where God used to train people for the expansion of His kingdom and service to the entire creation.
He charged the entire students of the seminary to be fully involved in both spiritual and academic activities adding that ministers of the gospel need vibrant spirituality, sound academic and competent ministry to balance the work of the God.
Prof. Nihinlola who is the 2018 Scholar Leader Award winner assured that The Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary, Ogbomoso will continue to maintain its world class theological institution in Africa by embarking on more developmental projects of global standard without compromise on spiritual and academic trainings
While delivering Matriculation Lecture titled ‘The place of Theological Training in Church Growth’, Prof. Samson Fatokun of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Ibadan described the ministers of the gospel as the primary agent of church growth.
Prof. Fatokun explained that the church that promised church was not birthed until Jesus completed His ministry of calling (matriculating), training (teaching & practical aspects of ministry), equipping and commissioning (convocation) of the pioneering set of Jesus Itinerant University of Ministerial Studies.
Fatokun who is currently on sabbatical appointment as the Dean, School of Postgraduate Studies, Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa, Edo State, Njgeria maintained that for ministers of the gospel to make meaningful impact in church growth in both qualitatively and quantitatively, they must effectively combine sound theological education with deep spirituality.
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