Kentucky Reaches Goal of Helping Younger People Enter the Ministry
Two years ago, Bruce Rabon, administrative bishop for the Church of God in Kentucky, conducted a study of ministers in the state and discovered that only one ordained bishop was under the age of 40. Bishop Rabon talked with the Division of Education about his strategy for increasing the number of younger ordained bishops in Kentucky. Part of his strategy was a strong promotion of Calling and Ministry Studies and the Ministerial Internship Program. He believed these two ministries would help increase the number of younger people in ministry, as well as increase the number of ordained bishops in the state.