Posts by Bruce Snavely
09/09/2019 Liberian Pastor Training and Church Planting
Bruce is in Liberia again. Next week, a group of about 70 pastors will complete level one training. The following week, a group of almost as many new pastors, many of them new church planters, will begin the first course of level one. There is actually demand now for a third class in the…
Read More08/24/2019 Countdown to Liberia
It is now just two weeks until our classes begin in Liberia. And there is something new! A brand new class! While the existing class will continue, a new class is starting with an entirely new group of pastors, many of them new church planters! In just 18 months, we have seen over 100 new…
Read More07/19/2019 Uganda: I Have Decided to Follow Jesus
And just like that, another graduation day is here. This time it’s in Entebbe, Uganda. About 40 pastors complete TWO courses this week! The joy they feel at this accomplishment is best seen in the pictures of the pastors with their certificates of completion! Remember that these pastors must attend every class and pass…
Read More07/18/19 Ugandan Church Planting
As you follow the training of national pastors around the world, you know that we are partnering with Pastor Greg Dixon and Advance to see these pastors plant new churches pastored by more trained pastors. We are seeing amazing fruit from this partnership in several countries. This week in Uganda, we have had new church…
Read More07/14/2019 Uganda and False Teachers
We are in Week two of our Rwandan/Ugandan classrooms. Dr Larry Bazer and I landed in Entebbe on Saturday, and missionary intern Jamie brought us to the compound where we are staying after a quick meal and a few errands. Today we attended one of the churches that our hosts, Russ and Sylvia Daniels began…
Read More07/12/2019 GBTF Flourishing in Rwanda
The teaching week has flown by once again and, by this time tomorrow, we will be safely settled on the compound in Entebbe, Uganda, preparing for another week of study. This week could not have been much better. We accomplished all our goals, got all the material covered, and graduated 49 pastor-students early this afternoon.…
Read More07/11/2019 Double the Blessing in Rwanda
This week’s classes in Rwanda are almost completed. The blessing of this amazing class of nations pastors has been doubled this week in many ways. First, Dr. Larry Bazer has again joined Bruce in teaching. So, the pastors get double the blessing in teachers! Because of Dr.Bazer teaching alongside “Dr. Bruce,” as the…
Read More07/07/2019 Rwanda, Fidele, and Renewal
Rwanda is entering a new era of productivity and prestige. Twenty-five years ago nobody would have ventured a Rwandan dollar that the nation would ever come back from near extinction. In the summer of 1994, over a million Rwandan citizens lay slaughtered over the length and breadth of this small African state. Genocide had, in…
Read More05/31/2019 Intentional Multiplication
We are taking a couple of weeks off to celebrate our 41st wedding anniversary which will be this Sunday, June 2! While we are doing some work (as evidenced by this email), we are trying to rest and gain strength for the very busy teaching season that begins in about five weeks. We will…
Read More05/08/2019 Thank You!
One of the things that we get to see all over the world is how thankful the national pastors are for the education that Global Baptist Training Foundation is bringing to them. We often try to tell you about the thankful spirits with which these pastors and pastors’ wives receive training from GBTF professors. The…
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