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03/07/25 Burundi Graduation
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…
Read More01/29/25 Oops! We were wrong!!
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…
Read More01/17/25 A Great Start to 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…
Read More10/12/24 GBTF New Babies – Physical and Spiritual
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…
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 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 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 More12/01/23 What Do Your Donations Accomplish?
As we begin the last month of the year, we want to thank our donors for faithful, generous, and sacrificial giving to help train nationals and spread the gospel! What do your donations accomplish? 2. Supporting national trainers who are taking the GBTF training into nations, some of which we could not even get into…
Read More10/28/23 Burundi Class
Global Baptist Training Foundation honors those church leaders who are working to complete their training in Burundi. Fidele Shinga has two separate classes in different parts of Burundi. A total of 150 will graduate in the next few months. Fidele is carrying on the GBTF theme verse found in II Timothy 2:2 where Paul told…
Read More09/22/23 A Very Busy Week!!
A lot is going on this week with Global Baptist Training Foundation. When we talk about intentional multiplication, this email will show you just how wide and quickly that multiplication is taking place with training, new trainers, church plants, and people coming to the Lord and being baptized. LIBERIA Bruce is in Liberia giving advanced…
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