The Goodhall-Nielsen Report and the Formation of the United Church of Zambia Theological College
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https://doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/2001Keywords:
Goodhall-Nielsen report, International Missionary Council, United Church of Zambia Theological College, Mindolo Mission, London Missionary SocietyAbstract
Following resolutions of the World Missionary Conference of May 1948, Norman Goodhall and E. W. Nielsen were assigned by the International Missionary Council to conduct a survey of theological education in southern Africa. The present article discusses the Goodhall-Nielsen report and its recommendations for theological education in Africa. It reflects on how the Goodhall-Nielsen report inspired the formation of the United Church of Zambia Theological College at Mindolo mission station in Zambia. The article traces the development of this college and its search for a paradigm shift in theological education and ministerial formation.
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