11/17/23 Training Trainers in East Africa
Last week, Global Baptist Training Foundation hosted 14 trainers from Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Malawi. The training was held in southern Rwanda. This week’s new trainers received information and equipment necessary for their training sessions. Look for updates in the near future about these trainers. Some clips of their teaching are below.
Here are some things to consider about GBTF’s Trainer Training program:
1. Our trainer training is done in regions. In January, we will hold trainer training in Liberia in February in Uganda, and in March, Tanzania. And that’s only the first quarter of the year! At each of these training sessions, potential trainers from surrounding countries gather. In all, GBTF has about 50 trainers in the process of being prepared.
2. These are pastors who have either completed the entire GBTF program and graduated or are finishing up the program now.
3. Once trained and approved, each trainer will use GBTF produced and translated materials to hold training classes in their areas and regions.
4. We currently have about 10 regional trainers holding classes in addition to the widespread training some by our full-time East Africa Trainer, Fidele Shinga.
For example, within the past 10 days, Gilbert Okecha has held a class in rural Uganda. Gilbert also travels into Sudan to train pastors and church leaders.
Pastor Naboth also held training classes in a different rural part of Uganda.
At the same time, across the continent of Africa, Fragley Motor was holding training in Liberia.
This is INTENTIONAL MULTIPLICATION! Not only are hundreds of pastors and church leaders being trained and grounded theologically and Biblically, they are motivated, equipped, and encouraged to plant new churches and continue the process of training and church planting in new areas and new countries.
5. Each of the trainers will need some level of financial support. Most will travel within their own region and maintain their pastorate but may need travel expenses, material duplication, or other vital class expenses. Some will eventually require a salary so that they can travel full-time opening up more of the 54 countries of Africa. We currently hold training in 15 of those 54 countries.
This is a God-sized goal! Only God can do a work like this. Shinga Fidele says it difficult to explain what God is doing all across Africa! As you consider your end-of-year giving strategy, GBTF is an excellent way to see the gospel spread across the world by training nationals to train nationals. Go to www.globaltrain.org to give and read more updates.
Your Fellow Servants,
Bruce and Grace Snavely
Global Baptist Training Foundation
P.S. Look for an email in the coming days about our exciting women’s ministry in Rwanda last week!