In 2005, while I was teaching Jeremiah and Lamentations at our Bible school in Kinshasa, it was becoming more and more clear to me that God was calling me to go into the war-torn interior of the country to see what could be done to help meet the need for ministry training there. I knew […]
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General Superintendent’s vision for missions
“The purpose of the training that will take place here [speaking of the Lubumbashi Bible School] is not just for missions in the Congo, but throughout Africa, and even to America—to bless you as you have blessed us.” Rev. Israël N’SEMBE General Superintendent, Assemblies of God, DR Congo
The impact of training
Wherever Bible school training has been established in DR Congo, there has been a dramatic multiplication of laborers, and an explosion of evangelism and church-planting in the surrounding areas. The same thing happened in the province of Asia when Paul spent two years training disciples in Ephesus. As the number of workers multiplied, the Word […]
Training missionaries to reach unreached pygmy tribes
“We are excited to be training missionaries to reach the pygmy tribes of the Kutu, Inongo, and Kiri territories of northern Bandundu.” Rev. Moïse Beyumu Academic Secretary, Nioki Bible School
Bible School Leadership Summit
Because of the enormous size of this country and its almost complete lack of infrastructure, it can be very difficult to gather leaders for important meetings. That is why this particular meeting was without precedent. For the first time, all of the academic secretaries of our Bible school extensions in the interior were able to […]
Former Muslim preparing for ministry in Bukavu
Joseph, a Muslim background believer, was in Saudi Arabia studying Sharia law when he began searching for references to Jesus Christ on the internet. Through his searching he became a Christian and is now preparing for ministry at our Bible school extension in Bukavu. Joseph’s mother is Congolese and his father is an Omani citizen. […]
A graduate giving back in Kindu
Pastor Kalunga and his wife were among the first national AG missionaries ever to go to the remote Maniema Province. When they first arrived in Kindu in 1980, he preached everywhere—traveling hundreds of miles on foot each week to reach remote villages in desperate need of the light of the gospel. Over the course of […]
A special gathering of alumni in Mbandaka
Since graduating from the Mbandaka Bible School, many alumni have gone on to lead successful ministries, plant new churches, and use their gifts and training to reach the lost and disciple new Christians. To date, more than 100 have graduated from this influential ministry training center. They recently gathered together in Mbandaka for a special reunion. […]
Pastor Timothée’s tent church
Pastor Timothée (pictured here with his wife, daughter, and missionary Bill Shaw) recently graduated from our Bible school extension in Goma. Two years ago he planted a church to complete his pastoral training. He owned property in town where he had planned to build a family home but decided to donate the land to the […]
Desperate for training, they walked nearly 20 miles a day for two weeks
We just received word from our Bible school in Kindu that a delegation of seven new students arrived from Kongolo, which is 264 miles away in the neighboring Katanga Province. Desperate for training and a deeper knowledge of the Word of God, they walked nearly 20 miles a day for two weeks!