In Africa, Asia, and Latin America, more than 80 percent of pastors have never received any formal training in leadership or theology. A severe shortage of training opportunities, coupled with the exponential growth of Christianity in the Global South, has created an urgent and growing need.
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In their first years of leading a church, Kathy was trying to think of ways to engage young people with the Bible when God brought Walk Thru the Bible to mind. “I attended a Walk Thru the Bible live event in my 20s and fell in love with the whole idea of learning the Bible in chronological order and getting your body involved,” she says.
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For the first time, Walk Thru the Bible instructors had traveled to the region to train and equip indigenous leaders. Some leaders made a journey of at least three or four days by boat to attend the training conference, according to Alejandro Colombo, Walk Thru the Bible’s regional director for South America. “One couple traveled 15 days from the Brazilian border to be here!” he marvels.
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After years of starts and stops, Walk Thru the Bible’s ministry in Vietnam is picking up speed again. “We’re reigniting relationships,” says Mark Schaaf, Walk Thru the Bible’s international training director. By reactivating old networks and seeking new opportunities, Mark will help lead an “intentional expansion across Southeast Asia.”
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Recently, Walk Thru the Bible hosted two training conferences at Compassion International’s child development centers in Tsevie and Lomé. Samuel Eklou, Walk Thru the Bible’s country director for Togo, reports that 86 people representing more than 20 churches received training to teach otLIVE. Every participant ministers to children in his or her local church and community, and some are Compassion International employees.
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