01/08/26 To God Be the Glory!

As we enter 2026, let us share what God has done through Global Baptist Training Foundation in 2025 through training nationals to train nationals.  Classes: National trainers have held about 200 classes in 2025. With an average of 50 students in each class, that means that 10,000 pastors and church leaders had GBTF theological training…

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12/15/25 Classes in December

While we are getting ready to slow down for a couple of weeks to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, Global Baptist Training Foundation national trainers have stayed busy in the month of December.   Here are just a few of the classes from this month: Northern Burundi: This class was held in Musema. The…

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10/14/25 GBTF 3rd Quarter 2025

We have received the statistics from our GBTF network in Africa for the third quarter of 2025.   This report will give you information about the results of our joint efforts from July through September only!    This chart says it all!   We have 1,127 churches reporting.  We have almost 1,800 churches that have…

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07/09/25 On Mission

As usual, there is a lot of activity!  Classes, trainer training, church plants,  building repairs, well building, and Bible distribution are all under way in many nations across Africa.   GBTF’s philosophy of training nationals allows them to be equipped to do all of the above AND to multiply their efforts in the lives of…

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05/20/25 Sierra Leone, Buildings, Evangelism, Training

Fidele Shinga, GBTF African Director, Philip Willie, GBTF West Africa Director,  and James Togba, GBTF West Africa Field Representative, traveled to Sierra Leone to start classes in two separate locations. 

Add another country to the list of nations where Global Baptist Training Foundation trains national pastors and church leaders – Sierra Leone!!  Fidele Shinga, GBTF African Director, Philip Willie, GBTF West Africa Director,  and James Togba, GBTF West Africa Field Representative, traveled to Sierra Leone to start classes in two separate locations.  They were met…

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03/07/25 Burundi Graduation

Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) graduation in Burundi of 100 students. February 2025

BURUNDI GRADUATION On Tuesday, February 25, we were honored to attend a very special graduation for Global Baptist Training Foundation in Burundi.  A prop plane ride prepared us for the adventure ahead.  Like many other African nations, Burundi is struggling to recover from civil war among other internal issues.  But, like many other nations in…

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01/29/25 Oops! We were wrong!!

GBTF Malawi baptism January 2025

As we begin 2025, we have been reflecting on 2024 and what God has done through the nationals trained by Global Baptist Training Foundation.   What an amazing year we have just completed.   But, we made an error last year in reporting results from our church plants!    We only got reports from the…

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01/17/25 A Great Start to 2025

Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) Liberia class January 2025

We are thrilled to report that in the past two weeks, Global Baptist Training Foundation held five classes in 5 countries:  Rwanda, Liberia, Tanzania, Burundi, and Congo.   Hundreds of pastors have added to their course of training while working toward graduation.   What a joy! In Liberia, Shinga Fidele, GBTF African Director, taught a…

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10/12/24 GBTF New Babies – Physical and Spiritual

Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) trainer and church planter Brite and Mercy Atusasire new baby.

We are so excited to see Global Baptist Training Foundation growing in many ways – new countries, new classes, new staff positions, and new babies! Brite Atusasire, GBTF Trainer and church planter in Uganda, and his wife, Mercy, welcomed their first child last week.  Truth Malawi is also the first grandchild for Naboth (GBTF East…

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07/19/24 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…

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