Posts by Bruce Snavely
05/22/26 Intentional Multiplication Works!
Since the inception of Global Baptist Training Foundation in 2011, we have continually seen how multiplication of effort to spread the gospel is so much more effective than addition. In other words, by intentionally multiplying effort to spread the gospel by training national pastors and church leaders to train other national pastors and church…
Read More05/14/26 Andrew
This is a GBTF Class (Western Uganda) update sent from Uganda: We began our classes on Monday, and today is Day 3. The training sessions are going on well, but we have received a very shocking and heartbreaking report. One of our faithful students, Nuwataho Andrew, suddenly passed away. Andrew had already completed all GBTF…
Read More05/11/26 Beginning to Launch
Global Baptist Training Foundation began in 2011 as a dream to take college level theological training to pastors and church leaders in developing nations. God has grown that dream into a movement that is impacting 32 nations with the gospel of Jesus Christ. How does it work? Beginning: National pastors and church leaders are…
Read More05/02/26 GBTF and Women’s Training
In 2012, Grace taught the first group of women in Southeast Asia. The next year, she began teaching women in Africa as well. As she learned to understand the special needs of these women in cultures where women are often undervalued, she created a curriculum to teach women how to study the Bible in…
Read More04/27/26 First Quarter 2026
Global Baptist Training Foundation has many churches and individuals that give regularly, often sacrificially, to fund the mission of training nationals to train nationals with solid, Biblical theological education. Each quarter, we like to update our donors, and those following the work God is doing through GBTF, with results that encourage and motivate us…
Read More04/21/26 Good Words from GBTF Trainers
We are thrilled to share reports from two of our Global Baptist Training Foundation trainers. These national trainers have completed all of our curriculum and have graduated. In addition, they have completed additional trainer training and continue to be refreshed in class content. We love this picture of Brasswell Nkhonjera because it shows how…
Read More04/11/26 South Sudan, Malawi, and Children in Rwanda
South Sudan is inhabited by people who fled war in Sudan. We have shared many stories from South Sudan (refugees, wells, poverty, pallets of clothes, etc). Now the fighting is moving from Sudan down into South Sudan. In the north, the fighting is heavy, and people are fleeing into hiding. This includes many of…
Read More03/29/2026 Training in Congo, Building in South Sudan, and Women’s Training in Liberia
Training continues around the continent of Africa. Recently, Jackson Katebera, Global Baptist Training Foundation National Coordinator for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), traveled to Katanga in South Kivu County. Jackson says that, despite the severe rain every day, 56 pastors attended and completed several courses in a 10 day period. (We often complete multiple classes…
Read More03/18/26 Liberia Trainer Training
GBTF Christian Apologetics Training – Liberia, West Africa by Pastor Ntare Rodgers, GBTF African IT Director The Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) successfully conducted a Christian Apologetics training in Liberia, West Africa, from 16th–18th March 2026. A total of 183 participants were trained, including 105 men and 78 women. This training served as a powerful…
Read More03/09/26 Exciting Days Ahead
Report from Fidele SHINGA , GBTF Africa Director: GBTF Karongi (Rwanda) Class “The GBTF class in Karongi started with 67 students and ended with 96 students. The class was conducted from 2nd March to 6th March 2026. The lesson taught during this period was a survey of the Old Testament and the New Testament. The…
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