Training Church Leaders in Africa

I am teaching a worship course at the Baptist Seminary in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital city. But there are other ways to develop church leadership. On Thursday night, I went with IMB missionary Franklin Kilpatrick to his twice-weekly class with lay preachers. Franklin invited me to teach on sermon preparation. The men pose for a photo with Franklin here:


Franklin got a shot of me in action here:


On Friday, I traveled with another IMB missionary, Van Thompson, on his weekly trips to rural villages for TEE: Theological Education by Extension. It was a 6-hour round trip to get to two villages down roads like this:


This church building will house about 50 people each Sunday for worship:


On Friday, church leaders met with Van for weekly lessons on theology, Bible knowledge, and practical issues of leading the church. Here is Van teaching the lesson:


Here are some photos of deacons, children’s workers, and youth leaders attending TEE: