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We are a movement that seeks to win the world for Christ by multiplying gospel workers through ministry apprenticeships. Ministry Training Strategy (MTS) began in Sydney Australia in 1978. By God’s grace, we have since seen the movement grow throughout Australia and internationally.

We want to see gospel work momentum created by a movement of trainers who are committed to having a multigenerational impact. A healthy gospel ministry trainer will train their apprentice and begin their formation to become a healthy gospel ministry trainer themselves.

How would you bring the gospel to an entire country?

We believe the best strategy is to create a movement of healthy gospel ministry trainers.

What does it mean for these trainers to be healthy? They are:

  • Christlike – Trainers who are submitting to the Lordship over Jesus everyday and becoming more like him.
  • Trusted – Train who act with integrity, discipline and consistency.
  • Courageous – Trainers who step out with gospel fuelled courage and have a right ordering of fears (fearing God over man)

    • MTS Headquarters is not the centre of the movement. Trainers are. HQ does play an important part though. Our purpose is to grow a movement of healthy gospel ministry trainers. We hope to do this by raising, training, and resourcing gospel ministry trainers through formation and fellowship.

    MTS Headquarters is not the centre of the movement. Trainers are. HQ does play an important part though. Our purpose is to grow a movement of healthy gospel ministry trainers. We hope to do this by raising, training, and resourcing gospel ministry trainers through formation and fellowship.

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    FAQs

    But Isn’t Training Gospel Workers the Job of Denominations?

    Yes and no. The New Testament has no knowledge of denominations, and places the responsibility for training and growth firmly with the local church. Local churches may decide to support external theological colleges, but the place where New Testament leaders are recognised and trained is in the local gathering.

    How can we afford this?

    A better question might be how can we afford not to do this? Nothing is more important than taking the gospel and passing it on to the next generation. Nevertheless, there are practical steps that can be considered as steps on the way towards the goal – voluntary apprenticeships, part-time apprenticeships, inviting motivated individuals to act as sponsors, and approaching MTS for further advice.

    Is MTS and this approach really necessary? I’m too busy already.

    There will always be ‘too much’ to do in ministry. There will always be people who need to hear the life-saving gospel of Jesus Christ. If we want to reach them we need to move beyond merely maintaining existing structures. We will need to recruit and train willing and able people to help us. Jesus, Paul and the other apostles spoke about this, did this, and encouraged us to pray that God would raise up workers for the harvest. Far from being too busy or an “optional extra”, this is the job that God gives us to be busy with.

    Why does MTS advocate ‘Apprenticeships’?

    Our view is that considering and ‘tasting’ the ministry of the Word – even well before enrolling in theological college – is a worthy and important thing to do. We think that the ‘apprenticeship’ approach makes good sense. Not only is it grounded on important biblical principles but also on active participation in evangelism and bible teaching, all under the leadership of a trainer. As ministry is conducted in relationship, a two year apprenticeship enables real learning, real experience and real relationships to develop, the value of which could never be captured/repeated in a classroom context. An apprenticeship can also be adapted to any ministry context and can be tailor-made by trainers to their apprentices. For more information about apprenticeships visit our Enquiring about an MTS Apprenticeships page.