#105: The Crisis of Untrained Pastors in the Majority World

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Dr. Chris McMillan spent 27 years pastoring churches in North Carolina, Maryland, and Virginia. Currently, he serves the global church as Vice-President of development at International Training and Equipping Ministries (ITEM), an organization committed to providing non-formal theological and leadership training to majority world pastors. His passion for missions has taken him to 25 countries, where he has trained pastors on three continents.

In addition to serving with ITEM, Chris also serves as Adjunct Professor of Homiletics at Pan African University in Nairobi, Kenya. He holds an earned Master of Arts Degree in Theological Studies from Liberty University and a Doctor of Educational Ministry from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Chris is married to his best friend, Allison, for almost 30 years, and together they have a daughter Carissa on the cusp of adulthood, and a son Nathan who resides in heaven. The McMillans make their home in Gloucester Point, VA.

On #MissionsPulse episode 105, @davidjoannes interviews @gcmcmillan, Vice President at @iteministries, an organization committed to providing non-formal theological and leadership training to majority world pastors.

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