Posts by Bruce Snavely
07/31/24 Mozambique, Uganda, and 2nd Quarter Update
We are thrilled to report that a generous donor has given funds to help repair the church building in Ethiopia that was washed out by heavy rains. The funds are now in their hands. We will get updates and pictures when they are available! We have exciting pictures and videos from Fidele Shinga’s Class…
Read More07/19/24 2nd Quarter Report – Part 1
We are beginning to get reports from the church plants that have been started by GBTF-trained pastors for the second quarter of 2024. While the results are incomplete, we could not wait to share these initial numbers. We will update again as more reports come in. This chart indicates that just 100 of…
Read More07/09/24 Youth Training in Liberia
We often use the little boy with the loaves and fishes as an example of what God has done through Global Baptist Training Foundation. From our original vision of training nationals and our surrender to this ministry, God has consistently done far more than we could have dreamed! The most recent example of this…
Read More07/02/24 Quick Updates
So much happens in such a short period of time with Global Baptist Training Foundation. Here are just some of this week’s highlights: First, as you know from previous updates, Global Baptist Training Foundation-trained pastors are in the process of starting 405 new churches in Africa this year. This brings the total church plants to…
Read More06/21/24 GBTF Training in Ethiopia, Uganda
At one time, Global Baptist Training Foundation celebrated when we reached 10 classes per year around the world. With the exponential multiplication of training nationals to train nationals, we now have at least that many classes per month!!!! Here are just two classes from this week! Pastor Gilbert Okecha has just completed a class in…
Read More06/06/24 Classes, classes, classes
Summer is not a time to take a break for Global Baptist Training Foundation. We often say we are in a period of intentional and intense multiplication. For example, here is just a partial list of classes being taught this month! Everything from Interpretation of Scripture to higher level courses like Soteriology are…
Read More05/15/24 Nationals Reproduce Teaching
Rwanda We continue to be encouraged as our 50 national trainers reproduce the training they have received. These classes occur every week all across Africa. Fidele had a large class in Rwanda. We have previously reported about the revival that broke out among these pastors. Below is a link to a video of these pastors…
Read More05/03/24 Classes, Buildings, and Opposition
Every week is full of news and updates from Global Baptist Training Foundation. This week is no exception! Rwanda Fidele has a class of 73 pastors in Rwanda. This is a completely new class from the recent Rwandan graduates. A third class is planned in the next few weeks. Fidele had a revival break out…
Read More04/18/24 Powerful Results for GBTF in Africa Increasing
Global Baptist Training Foundation exists to take theological training to pastors and church leaders with cost to them. The layers of results from that training continues to expand rapidly. We have now received a report for the first quarter of 2024 from East Africa where GBTF-trained pastor are currently planting 300 new churches. These churches…
Read More04/03/24 The Bottom Line
Global Baptist Training Foundation exists to take solid, Biblical, theological training to nationals around the world and then to develop nationals to train other nationals creating an intentional multiplication. So what is the bottom line? It is not to just have more highly trained pastors and church leaders, although this is a great asset in…
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