Todd and Patsy McGregor are currently serving as missionaries in
Madagascar, one of the poorest countries in the world. Todd was recently
installed as Bishop of Toliara, a region in southern Madagascar. Less
than 4% of the people in this area are Christian. As Bishop, Todd feels
that one of his primary goals is to train potential future workers in
his diocese. Since Evangelism is a key mission for the McGregor’s, they
want all workers, whether clergy or evangelist, to be trained. They
began training over twenty present evangelists, clergy, and lay leaders.
They have had two weeklong sessions last year. The first step of the
program is on evangelism, the second is on discipleship, and third is on
ministry leaders. Each phase builds on the last.In January, they
began training five evangelists who will finish in April. Afterwards the
students will have four to five months on the field then an eight month
internship in a local parish. Todd shares the teaching with arranged
teachers from the Campus Crusade, Children’s Evangelism Fellowship, and
other clergy from the Diocese. It is a good mix of training, and the
five students are gaining a lot from the program along with the clergy
who are learning about this new Diocese. The students live downstairs
from the McGregor’s apartment in Tulear. They have a few small rooms and
share common areas.
Project Opportunity: They are training five evangelists who
after initial education and field work will serve an internship in a
local parish through 2008. The cost to underwrite the training program –
including all living expenses - is $1,000 per student. To participate
contact Patsy McGregor at or our Missions Commission representative,
Karen Sizer. |