Pastoral and Cross-cultural Leadership Training
Pastoral and Cross-cultural Leadership Training

Pastoral and cross-cultural leadership training is the critical component in the Church's growth, maturity and expansion in West Africa. With fully equipped leaders, there are no limits to the potential growth and influence of the church in every nation of the world. Without adequately-trained biblical leaders a local church will not reach its God-given potential, nor will it have its intended influence upon the culture or society of which it is a part.  To this end, pastoral training and cross-cultural education are imperatives in the NHMI missions efforts in West Africa. The ultimate goal of the training process becomes empowering national churches to assume the direction of evangelism, church planting, and leader training.

 

In partnership with the West Africa Theological Institute (WATI) NHMI provides pastoral and cross-cultural training at the church-based level, enabling pastoral students to live at home and serve their people while completing their education. 

 
Our Training Strategy
We believe that traditional model of Bible school or seminary training for several years is a good one – but not always very practical. We believe that training must be provided on-the-job and that teaching must take place close to home. It is central to NHMI church planting efforts that training should ultimately be provided by local leaders in their own cultural context.
 
West Africa Theological Institute (WATI): Basic Principles
  • Reformed and Evangelical but committed to teaching Reformed theology.
 
  • Grace-oriented and gospel-centered to transform individuals and cultures.
  • Pastoral training with priority to develop national church leaders and encourage church planting movements (CPMs).
 
  • Students receive intensive week-long courses and access to seminary-level training without leaving home or ministry work.
 
  • Offered degrees include Pastoral Diplomas & Bachelors and Masters Degrees.
 
  • Training Trainers. In addition to training national church leaders, WATI also wants to train nationals who will be able to take this pastoral training to their own countries and establish new  Reformed pastoral training programs.