Background
EGST was jointly founded in 1997 by the Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church (EKHC), the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) and the Evangelical Churches Fellowship of Ethiopia (ECFE). EGST is a Christian institution registered in Ethiopia by the Ministry of Federal Affairs to equip Christ-like women and men through theological and related studies and to stimulate research for the service of Church and society in Ethiopia and beyond.
In addition to this, the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology (EGST) launched a community outreach approach (Mentor Mother Model) to sustainable development in Gender, Health and Theology in 2013. The key idea of the Mentor Mother Programme is to engage capable women in the task of improving the lives of families in their own communities, prioritizing mothers and children. It focuses on improving women and children’s access to preventive health and antenatal care by addressing structural, attitudinal and capacity challenges at three layers: policy, programmatic and grass root levels. EGST works on capacity development through various trainings to different members of the community, Faith leaders, Women Health development
army, health professionals, Mentor Mothers etc.
Currently, EGST wants to produce a best stories booklet to document the impact of the project and the capacity building activities being implemented over the past couple of years. Therefore, EGST needs a skillful interviewer, story writer and photographer.
Further details can be found in the pdf file below:
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We seek to subject our thoughts and actions to God’s Word and affirm the power of Scripture to effect change in individual lives, churches and society.
We come together as a community of learners not for our sake only but also for the sake of others. We seek to grow in our understanding of God and his ways, so that we may help others to acknowledge his governance over the world with its rich possibilities for both individual transformation and for social and cultural renewal.
We believe that theological education speaks to and out of its local context as a dynamic interaction between the local context, the global context and Scripture.
We strongly believe that unity among the churches of Ethiopia is important and can be fostered through cooperative, inter-denominational graduate-level theological education. We also seek to partner with individuals, institutions, churches and organizations within and outside Ethiopia.
We value learning alongside people from different traditions and churches. Exposure to varying traditions challenges thinking about God and the diversity of his work in the world. While EGST promotes unity, it also appreciates and respects diversity.
We value the importance of worshipping God with our minds and strive for excellence both in our rigorous study of Scripture and in our critical analysis of context.
We seek to be people who model Christ’s values such as love, humility, compassion, justice, integrity, self-control, and holiness.
We seek to promote ecumenical relationships among churches in Ethiopia in order to enhance mutual understanding.