Focused pastor training bears fruit in Haiti

Empowering Haitian Pastors: The Impact of BTCP Training in Haiti

In this article, we explore a powerful video transcript that highlights the journey of a Haitian pastor and his partnership with BTCP to train pastors in his country. Through this program, Haitian pastors are equipped with biblical foundations, resulting in improved ministry effectiveness and a desire to multiply the impact through mentorship and church planting.

1. Finding an Answer to the Call:

Three years ago, a Haitian pastor and his partner came across the BTCP training program. They felt a strong calling to train pastors in their country and were searching for a suitable program to fulfill their vision. BTCP emerged as an excellent answer to their question, providing the comprehensive training they sought to equip pastors with biblical knowledge and teaching skills.

2. Graduation and Testimonies:

After two years of training, the first class of Haitian pastors graduated in March. These pastors were leading churches ranging from 300 to 800 members, but their biblical education was minimal, often resulting in guesswork when interpreting Scripture. On their graduation day, these pastors celebrated with a grand parade, marching through the city for half a mile as a testament to the transformative power of the BTCP training. During the ceremony, they shared powerful testimonies of how the training had improved their pastoral and teaching skills, enabling them to better serve their congregations.

3. Multiplication and Mentorship:

The impact of BTCP training in Haiti goes beyond individual pastors. The success of the first class led to the formation of a new class, with 60 pastors applying for only 12 available spots. The two best pastors from the first class now serve as mentors in the new class, creating a multiplication factor for future training. As these pastors complete the course, they will go on to teach classes of their own, expanding the reach and impact of the training program.

4. Hope for the Future:

The testimonial highlights the transformative effect of BTCP training in Haiti and the hope for continued growth and multiplication. With pastors equipped with biblical foundations, there is a renewed sense of effectiveness and a desire to start new churches with solid biblical teachings. The vision is not just to add more trained pastors but to multiply the impact as pastors become trainers themselves, passing on the knowledge and skills they have acquired.

Conclusion:

The BTCP training program has made a significant impact in Haiti, empowering pastors with biblical foundations and improving their effectiveness in ministry. The testimonies of transformed pastors and their desire to multiply the training through mentorship and church planting reflect the success of the program. As we celebrate the accomplishments in Haiti, let us pray for continued growth and multiplication, knowing that the impact of BTCP training will extend far beyond the individual pastors and churches, reaching and transforming communities throughout Haiti.

Transcript:

Three years ago I came to the BTCP training program with a Haitian pastor named. We felt called to train pastors in his country and we were looking for a program to do that and this program has seemed to be an excellent answer to our question. So we began a little over three years ago in Haiti and we graduated our first class after two years of training in March of this year.

It was just a super day these men were pastoring churches of 300 to 800 in size with a minimal Bible education, in fact they were often guessing and what the Scripture meant.

On their graduation day, they got their gowns they wanted to have a big parade you march through the city for about a half of a mile as a testimony to the Lord in their City and during a graduation ceremony they gave tremendous testimonies of how the training had improved them as pastors and teachers and how much more they knew and how much more effective they felt they were in terms of teaching and giving the Word of God to their congregations.

In fact one of them was so impressed that he said he would like to start over again in a new city and plant a new church because now he could do it with the biblical foundations that he needed.

So we have started a new class in June and we had 60 pastors apply to get into that class and we're only taking 12. We took the two best pastors out of our first class and they are now mentoring in that class and they is going to be a multiplication factor once they get through this course. Then they're going to start teaching classes of their own so we're hoping that we won't just add that we'll be able to multiply through the training that we received here at BTCP.