05/11/26 Beginning to Launch

Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) Central African Republic Graduation Class April 2026

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…

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04/27/26 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…

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04/21/26 Good Words from GBTF Trainers

Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) new class in Myeba, Tanzania April 2026

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…

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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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06/27/25 Life-Giving Water is Flowing in South Sudan

GBTF trainer and church planter, Samuel Mambo is working in South Sudan June 2025

***As we begin this very exciting email, we ask for prayer for Pastor Ntare Rogers and another Ugandan pastor who were involved in a motorcycle crash yesterday.  Bruce was on the phone with Ntare just an hour before the crash.  [We were also able to talk to him in the hospital.  We even were able…

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06/19/25 Ghana and Niger

Hezron, GBTF Tanzania trainer, is holding quite a few smaller classes in rural areas

Global Baptist Training Foundation continues the march toward covering  all of Africa!   In September Fidele Shinga, GBTF African Director, has confirmed classes will begin in Ghana.  In October, Niger will be the site of a new class!  Watch for pictures and reports from these countries in coming weeks.  Meanwhile, our national trainers continue to…

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05/29/25 Bibles, Training…

Pastor Brasswell Nkhonjrra, GBTF South Africa Director, taught a large class of pastors and church leaders in Kyela. 

Pastor Brasswell Nkhonjrra, Global Baptist Training Foundation South Africa Director, recently traveled from his home country of Malawi to neighboring Tanzania to teach a large class of pastors and church leaders in Kyela.  You’ll have to look at a map of Africa to see why Brasswell was closer than our Tanzanian trainers to this remote…

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