Training Leaders in Their Own Land
Many pastors around the world do not have formal training to teach the Word of God. Through short-term trips and support of partner seminaries, we enable national leaders to train for gospel work among their own people.
College Church partners with 12 seminaries to train national leaders for gospel work—among their own people and among the least-reached peoples of the world. We seek to expand educational opportunities by providing scholarships, career missionaries and short-term teachers.
Partner Seminaries
Bangui Evangelical School of Theology was founded in 1977. BEST had 50 graduates on three campuses in 2021, and provides schooling for about 4,000 Kindergarten, primary- and secondary-aged children. They recently began an online practical theology program, offering learning opportunities to students and church leaders throughout the region who cannot come for in-person training. [uia.org]
Africa International University is committed to training Christ-centered leaders who will be agents of transformation for the world’s countries, societies and communities. They offer courses in theology, information technology, counseling psychology, business management, education, development studies and accountancy and financial management. [aiu.ac.ke]
New Theological College (NTC) is a university in Northern India whose programs are designed so that students will gain spiritual and theological training as well as practical ministry experience integrated with academic learning. The devotional life of each student and faculty member is a very important part of their spiritual formation as well. Throughout the last 30 years, they have had over 2,500 graduates, 96% of whom have gone into ministry. [ntc.edu.in]
Founded in 1966, Tyrannus Bible Seminary is one of the oldest interdenominational evangelical schools in the country. TBS is in a predominantly Muslim community and in a region of low socio-economic status. This school year the seminary is educating more than 130 new and returning students. [tiranus.ac.id]
The mission of Asian Theological Seminary (ATS) is to glorify God by providing quality theological education to prepare leaders who will affect biblical transformation in the church and societies in Asia and beyond. The seminary aims to become the leading evangelical seminary in Asia that produces outstanding servant leaders. [ats.ph]
Hanoi Bible College (HBC) had 40 students enrolled and offered two programs last year – a bachelor’s of theology and a bachelor’s of the Bible. Some have returned to their villages in the mountains to serve growing churches while others are planting churches in various parts of the country. [hbc.edu.vn]
Saint Trivelius Institute is an interdenominational school that seeks to train people to serve God through practical, Bible-based teaching. It is the only fully operating school of its kind left in the country. Students from different churches and denominations are trained and serve together as an expression of the unity of the church through both Bachelors and Masters programs. [trivelius.com]
Odessa Theological Seminary (OTS) is a Baptist theological institution of higher learning that helps local churches prepare Christians for church, missionary and educational ministry both in the church and in the world, in order to accomplish the Great Commission. For the 2019-2020 school year, the seminary had 330 students enrolled in two Certificates, five Bachelors degrees and two Masters programs. [en.odessasem.org]
Arab Baptist Theological Seminary (ABTS) equips servant leaders for the ministry challenges arising in the Middle East and North Africa – be it theology, apologetics, communication, pastoral care, ethics, society or culture. ABTS was founded in 1960, built on hills overlooking Beirut. [abtslebanon.org]
Forman Christian College (FCC) was founded in 1864 by a Presbyterian missionary from the USA. With over 8,000 students and 200 faculty, the university offers a wide variety of programs. They seek to impart, create and disseminate knowledge and to develop informed, ethical and responsible citizens who are prepared and committed to learn, lead and serve. [fccollege.edu.pk]
The primary goal of the Bolivian Bible Seminary (BBS) is to train pastors for the Evangelical Christian Union, the SIM-affiliated national church, in both undergraduate and graduate programs in Bible and Theology. BBS is vital to the spiritual health of the Bolivian church, since churches without good Bible teaching and mature leaders are in danger of losing their spiritual and biblical foundations. [sebiuce.org]
Word of Life (WOL) Seminary has seen God’s gracious hand clearly at work as over the years it has grown even during the country’s financial crisis. In the 2019-2020 school year, 819 students are enrolled in their programs. As of 2019, WOL is offering a Master of Divinity. [wordoflife.edu]
The Board of Missions oversees the Missions program, including sending missionaries and sponsoring seminaries through prayer and financial support.
