02/18/26 Training in Refugee Camp in Malawi

GBTF Pastor Brasswell Nkhonjera teaching at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi February 2026

Pastor Brasswell Nkhonjera, GBTF South Africa Director, recently held training classes in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi.  He writes: “From 2nd-5th February I conducted a training at Dzaleka refugee camp. I taught Hermeneutics and Anthropology. These people live a very difficult life. They are in need of food. UNHCR is planning to cease giving…

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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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12/03/25 Kenya and South Sudan

At almost any given time, Global Baptist Training Foundation theological training classes are ongoing in countries across the continent of Africa!  The class pictured here was in Kenya and ended about a week ago.  Among this group is almost undoubtedly one or two future trainers.  Trainers are those who have completed the GBTF curriculum and…

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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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09/28/24 Kenya Graduation

Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) graduation ceremony in Kenya September 2024.

We are rejoicing with our Kenyan graduates as they complete our entire Global Baptist Training Foundation curriculum of 14 college-level courses.    This is a lot of work under any circumstances.  But most of these pastors and church leaders are bi-vocational. They leave church, home, family, and usually fields to travel and study these week-long modules…

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09/24/24 Classes, Bibles, and Surgery

Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) is distributing Bible in Tanzania in September 2024.

We have always believed that Global Baptist Training Foundation has the best donors in the world!  The past couple of weeks have again shown this to be true. Here are some of the things our GBTF donors have done: Patrick Walyaula’s surgery was paid by a GBTF donor.  We are thrilled that the surgery was…

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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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07/02/24 Quick Updates

Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) pastors showing the Jesus film July 2024

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…

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04/18/24 Powerful Results for GBTF in Africa Increasing

Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) Ethiopia baptism candidates.

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…

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