The Jack E. Schmid Institute of Church Leadership is a training ground where ministerial wisdom and practical application meet, in order to help students advance in their ministry journeys. Whether you are confident in your calling to vocational ministry, or curious as to whether the Lord is moving your life in the direction of full-time church work, our goal is to provide you with resources and opportunities to fulfill this calling.

In Luke 10:2, the Lord Jesus Christ said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into the harvest.” Here, Jesus is referring to the fields of ministry, which were ripe for harvest. At First Baptist Garland, we believe that we are to play a foundational role in equipping laborers to be sent by the Lord out into the harvest. The Institute is how we intend to accomplish this goal.

Over the course of three semesters, our desire is that you grow together as a learning community, receive ministerial wisdom from some of the best speakers in the Southern Baptist Convention, and invest in opportunities to grow in your ministry calling or potential calling. Class is now in session!

The fall semester of The Jack E. Schmid Institute began on Tuesday, August 26

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Jack E. Schmid Institute