I am looking for information regarding the Gilead Missionary School.
1. Is its role limited to preparing couples for missionary work, or does it provide doctrinal teaching beyond that scope?
2. Is the syllabus designed and vetted only by members of the FDS?
3. Is the learning material verified by a member of the FDS?
4. Is the teaching provided only by members of the FDS?
5. Is the teaching audited only by members of the FDS?
6. Are there examinations, and if so, are they only assessed by members of the FDS?
Thanks,
Doug
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Doug Mason
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drew sagan
I don't have much experience with this, but have heard that it is very similar to MTS expect you don't get training for being oversees. The MTS grad that I knew said that many people who 'graduate' from Gilead are actually put in positions to run branch offices and such. From what I was told it really isn't about missionary work. At least not anymore.
As for the content of the teachings, it's ALL from the FDS. -
deaconbluez
The syllabus for the program is written by members of the Governing Body. It is a program that they use for years at a time, and then making changes where they see fit.
One of the most outstanding features of Gilead school is that each student goes through a rigorous study program of the Bible itself, and they are even required to memorize whole chapters and be able to recite them by way of exam. There is much language training that also goes on at the school, but its more of a supplemental training for people who are already semi-fluent in a specific language. The rest is like Pioneer School multiplied by 10. As you may know, Pioneer School is basically just like a year of Service Meetings crammed into 2 or 3 days, with organizational instruction given on every topic imaginable.
The goal of Gilead school is to prepare Witnesses for preaching overseas, mainly in developing countries.