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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07/22/25 Bibles!!

Bible Distribution in Malawi July 2025

Our primary mission at Global Baptist Training Foundation is to train nationals to train nationals.  This is Biblical, practical, and  it works!!!   The GBTF curriculum includes theological content as well as practical ministry training.    Once the GBTF students take the courses on church planting, they jump right in and begin starting new churches.  …

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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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03/14/25 Classes, Classes Everywhere

Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) completed classes in Zimbabwe in March 2025

Training nationals to train nationals means multiplication.  That is obvious through the number of churches being planted AND in the numbers of pastors and church leaders being theologically trained.  For example, here are a few of the Global Baptist Training Foundation classes this month alone.  Zimbabwe  Eswatini (Swaziland) GBTF is now operating in South Africa!…

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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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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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08/08/23 Zimbabwe Classes Open

Zimbabwe Pastor Training August 2023

We are thrilled to add Zimbabwe to the growing list of countries where Global Baptist Training Foundation is offering theological training to national pastors and church leaders.  Fidele Shinga, GBTF East Africa Trainer, had 35 pastors attend this class last week, and most completed all the requirements for a completion certificate.  We will continue to…

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04/04/23 Zimbabwe Course Completion

Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) Pastors Training in Zimbabwe April 2023

Last week, Global Baptist Training Foundation East Africa Trainer, Fidele Shinga, held the first ever GBTF class in Zimbabwe.  The class yielded great fruit with excited pastors and wives beginning their training and open doors into Botswana and Mozambique. One interesting fact about this class is that the weather was so hot, they actually had…

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03/29/23 Above and Beyond in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Pastor's Training Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF)

GBTF has its first ever class in Zimbabwe this week where Shinga Fidele is teaching a group of about 45. What a joy as they receive their training with great excitement and thankfulness. As usual, God is doing even more than we could ask or think. We have one pastor from neighboring Botswana and another…

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