THE CHALLENGE OF RESIDENT AND NON-RESIDENT TRAINING ON THE SPIRITUAL FORMATION OF LEARNERS IN BAPTIST COLLEGE OF THEOLOGY, LAGOS

Abstract

This paper titled The Challenge of Resident and Non-Resident Training on the Spiritual formation of Learners in Baptist College of Theology, Lagos argues that residential and non- residential training has impact on the spiritual formation of learners in the College. The paper argues further that residential learners are less distracted in their spiritual formation exercise or activity than the non- residential learners. It was further discovered that there are inherent challenges confronting resident and non-resident learners in their quest to satisfy the spiritual formation requirement in their theological education curriculum. There are other arguments discussed in the paper.  The paper was written from a descriptive point of view and the instrument used to gather information for the paper was graded interviewguide. The Baptist College of Theology, Lagos (Isolo campus) served as population for the study. The sample population for the study was drawn from the population through random sampling which allow for a representative selection of the learners comprising of both male and female students involved in resident and non-resident training. The paper was concluded with advice on strengthening spiritual formation activity in theological colleges.