Posts by Bruce Snavely
01/22/2021 Graduation Day in Gbarnga, Liberia
The teaching week here in Gbarnga ended today with a total of 70 Liberians graduating from the latest level two classroom. Our study this week was in the New Testament book of Acts, and it proved to be a challenge to work through the entire 28 chapters in just five days! I took a picture of…
Read More01/19/21 – Liberia 2021 kicks off!
Armed with a negative Covid test, Bruce took off for Liberia. When he arrived, he experienced chaos and long lines. After about 2 hours in the airport (after already traveling for 27 hours), he had to pay for and take a new Covid test. When that test was negative, he was finally released.He was able…
Read More01/11/2020 Liberia 2020 class #1 Graduation
On Friday afternoon we saw 71 pastors and 1 pastor’s wife receive their certificates for finishing the coursework in Pastoral Leadership and Church AdminIstration. This had been a requested course, so it was well received and, consequently, the work level was heightened. The total number of participants was about 80, so the success rate was…
Read More01/06/2020 Kick off 2020 with Liberia
Today we began our eighth Liberian classroom. It remains one of our most vibrant and exciting classrooms globally. We have been anticipating anywhere from 65 to 100 pastors from all over the country and won’t know our total until Tuesday at day’s end. As we taught Pastoral Leadership and Church Administration today, I was reminded at…
Read More11/15/2019 Graduation in Mexico
Our second week of classes in southern Mexico is now complete. We had about 40 pastors, but only 27 completed the required assignments to receive a completion certificate. This group of pastors is comprised almost completely of bi-vocational men. This means they work a full-time job in addition to their ministry obligations. For this reason,…
Read More11/13/2019 GBTF in Mexico
We have had some technical difficulties getting out correspondance, but we want to give you an update on our classes in the south of Mexico. Last week, we held both men’s and women’s classes in Oaxaca! We had a great week, and we are looking forward to building on the foundation of these classes in…
Read More10/26/2019 Uganda Graduation October 2019
Today in Entebbe, Uganda, Global Baptist Training Foundation had the privilege of completing its fifth classroom with 26 pastors from the four corners of this state known as the “Pearl of Africa.” What a joy to experience what these pastors feel as they work toward the completion of Level One of their theological studies. This…
Read More10/23/2019 Hump Day in Uganda
The transition to the Ugandan classroom here in Entebbe has been fairly smooth. The pastors are enjoying the classes and working hard to keep up with the demands of both. This year we have nearly the full complement of pastors present but a few were not able to be here. One of them is a…
Read More10/19/2019 Rwanda Graduation October 2019
Our October classroom in Rwanda is completed! As we watched our 52 pastors graduate today from two more courses, I realized just how close they are to completing Level Two in their training. Just three more classes and they will have over fourteen subjects in their respective academic portfolios! This is an amazing accomplishment for them…
Read More10/17/2019 Rwanda Mid-Week Update
Today is hump-day for us here in Kigali, Rwanda. After today it will be all downhill to our finish on Friday afternoon for graduation. This year we will have held four separate classes (two in July and two this week) in Kigali for the pastors who are progressing rapidly. Everything is changing very rapidly in…
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