AFRICA MILE DEEP: RESOURCE MOBILISATION
As part of our Africa Mile Deep Strategy, we regularly facilitate courses on Resource Mobilisation. Run by our Africa Director, Dr Nancy Njagi, the courses inspire Bible college leaders to take a fresh look at the resources under their control that could be unlocked and developed for greater financial stability. After taking part in these […]
UBTC Mongolia – Expanding Online into Rural Regions
Union Bible Theological College is planning to expand their reach into the rural areas of Mongolia by offering training courses online. This will be of great benefit to ministers in non-urban communities who cannot afford the time or money to travel into Ulaanbaatar city, but want good theological training. Local Leaders will be supporting this […]
PASIFIKA STRATEGY, BIBLE SCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
A key part of the Pasifika Strategy is to use the strength of the ‘hub’ college, Christian Leaders Training College, to assist smaller Bible schools to improve their work. Our Director, Dr George Mombi, is working to lift four such schools up to be able to teach at diploma level this year. It will be […]
ABTS LEBANON – TRANSLATION PROJECT
Theological commentaries in Arabic are scarce and there are very few scholars able to write new commentaries. Until more scholars are raised up, a coalition of colleges in the Middle East (including Arab Baptist Theological Seminary) are working together to translate key commentaries. The commentary for John’s Gospel is by the late Australian scholar, Leon […]
PASIFIKA STRATEGY: MASTER OF THEOLOGY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
The MTh program at Christian Leaders Training College has consistently included faculty members (with family members) from countries outside PNG and we want to continue to provide for these families to come for the two-year program. The MTh level of study allows participants to examine their culture and context in the light of good biblical […]
MAKING THEOLOGICAL STUDY MORE BIBLICAL
In many parts of the Majority World there is a dominance of theological study from a social sciences perspective. This is done for practical reasons, and sometimes to fulfill government requirements. Our consultants, Drs Richard and Caroline Seed, have already provided training to senior scholars in Indonesia and Uganda. This had great effect on these […]
St Paul’s University Kenya: Christian-Muslim Study Centre
With support from Local Leaders International, St Paul’s University began this centre in Kenya several years ago. The goal is to train faculty members in the three key concepts of defending the Christian faith against Muslim outreach, reaching out to Muslims with the gospel, and helping to build peace in conflictual communities. We provided scholarships […]
Masters in Transformational Development
Throughout the Majority World there are a myriad of Christian mission and non-government agencies working in aid and development. Local Leaders has been supporting the delivery of a Masters course (MTD) to promote Biblically based ‘best practice’ for leaders already working in the field. The MA is a field based program that reflects on the […]
AFRICA MILE DEEP: THE GENEROSITY PROJECT
To counter the growing corrosive tragedy of the prosperity gospel, we are working with leaders in Africa to establish an alternative. Through ‘The Generosity Project’, the biblical themes of stewardship, generosity and sacrifice come together to encourage African Christians to live out a genuinely biblical faith. The project began with African scholars gathering together to […]
Pasifika Strategy Expansion
The Pasifika Strategy is a 25 year plan to redefine theological training and church leadership in the Pacific. Now fifteen years into the strategy, Local Leaders has supported the training of more than 60 evangelical church leaders and faculty members from Bible colleges across the Pacific at Masters level. With your help we can realise […]