07/30/23 Uganda Graduation

Graduating Class of 2023 from Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) in Uganda July 2023

We had a second graduation last week in Uganda. While this was a smaller graduation than Tanzania, it was just as meaningful. We had several testimonies from men who had prayed for training and see GBTF as the answer to that prayer. Several of these pastors, including Gilbert Ochecka (see attached video) and Pastor Naboth…

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06/25/23 GBTF Work Going Forward Across Africa

Pastor Atusasire Rwabaryongo (AKA Pastor Naboth) with Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF)

We are thrilled at what GBTF-trained nationals are doing all over the continent of Africa. Global Baptist Training Foundation’s mission is to train nationals to train nationals. We call this intentional multiplication. We train one pastor thoroughly and watch him go out to train others, plant new churches with pastors who are GBTF trained as…

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03/12/23 Uganda Class Completion

Uganda Class Completion March 2023 Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF)

The GBTF classes in Uganda have wrapped up. These were the final two classes in our curriculum. Most of these 50 pastors will graduate in July.  To say they are excited is an understatement!  Now Dr Bruce Snavely and Dr Larry Bazer are on to Tanzania where this week,  the pastors will also finish two…

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3/6/23 Uganda and Beyond

Bruce Snavely Training Ugandan Pastors, Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF)

Bruce is in Uganda with the largest group of pastors ever in this East African nation.  Both he and Dr. Larry Bazer have travelled to Uganda to teach, and next week they will travel on to Tanzania for another week of classes. Next week, Fidèle will teach in Malawi followed by a week in Zimbabwe, a brand…

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11/01/2021 Uganda Graduation

We completed our classroom in Entebbe last week. It was a productive week in every way. Friendships were renewed, new relationships were begun, and two new classes were completed in the training of these Ugandan pastors. It is the rainy season in Uganda, but we only had rain early in the mornings. Afternoons and evenings…

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10/21/2021 Uganda Class and the Importance of National Hosts

Ugandan pastors are nearing the end of a week in which they will complete two classes – Pastoral Administration taught by Dr. Larry Bazer and Acts taught by Dr. Bruce Snavely. This has been another big step forward for a group of pastors who have previously had little to no ability to study the Scriptures…

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10/26/2019 Uganda Graduation October 2019

Today in Entebbe, Uganda, Global Baptist Training Foundation had the privilege of completing its fifth classroom with 26 pastors from the four corners of this state known as the “Pearl of Africa.” What a joy to experience what these pastors feel as they work toward the completion of Level One of their theological studies.  This…

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10/23/2019 Hump Day in Uganda

The transition to the Ugandan classroom here in Entebbe has been fairly smooth.  The pastors are enjoying the classes and working hard to keep up with the demands of both.  This year we have nearly the full complement of pastors present but a few were not able to be here. One of them is a…

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07/19/2019 Uganda: I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

And just like that, another graduation day is here. This time it’s in Entebbe, Uganda.   About 40 pastors complete TWO courses this week!  The joy they feel at this accomplishment is best seen in the pictures of the pastors with their certificates of completion! Remember that these pastors must attend every class and pass…

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