You’ve trained thousands who are destined to reach millions: Let’s train more!
Most of these students in the Congo (DRC) serve as pastors or associate pastors. All are leaders in their local churches, collectively representing tens of thousands of Congolese. By 2050, there will be 750 million French speakers, predominantly multilingual Africans. French serves as a unifying medium to raise leaders across multiple continents from diverse language groups, empowering them to transmit the Word in French and/or indigenous vernaculars, reaching countless more people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Will you help train more nation changers like these?
Year-end Goal: Congo Bible School
Nations180 trains hundreds of church leaders yearly at the Bible College in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the world’s largest French-speaking country. These leaders impact tens of thousands in the DRC and beyond. Student fees cover a fraction of the actual cost for their training. The generous support of our partners allows us to keep tuition low and train more laborers for the harvest!
100K year-end goal represents:
Summer 2024 Highlights
Reflecting on what the Lord has done over the last few months, I remember the Apostle John writing, “And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written...” John 21:25. Our Lord Jesus is still doing great things, including what He accomplished through your partnership with nations180 over the summer. It would take volumes to report the full impact. To Him be all the glory!
CONGO (DRC) :
A new intake of Congolese students began ministerial training in September. The testimonies are humbling. A pastor/theologian with 25 years of experience shared, “Yesterday, when we started the courses, I was blown away, absolutely amazed. I told myself, ‘the 25 years of ministry don’t count anymore’, I have so much more to learn… I’m speechless!” The quality of training your partnership is providing cannot be overstated!
In July, the second graduating class of the Bible school in Kinshasa, Congo (DRC) celebrated their commencement with over 2,000 in attendance, including officials from the President’s cabinet and the Congolese Ministry of Higher Education.
FRANCE: Strategic expansion team meetings
In early September, our international expansion team met in Paris to seek God, pray and plan strategic next steps to train more leaders for the 34 nations, 11 territories of the French-speaking world. We’ll soon share the results of this powerful time in the Spirit during which the team received important direction to reach further, wider and deeper into these nations. There’s a fresh wave of the Spirit and the best is yet to come!
Ken & Tonja Taylor were honored to minister at the Bible school campus in Paris, the first week of September, to a powerful group of students from all over the French-speaking world, including New Caledonia, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Congo. (DRC), Guadeloupe, Central African Republic to name a few.
HAITI
The Bible school in Haiti continues training at three locations. In the face of continuing chaos in the nation, leaders of excellence are being raised up in the power of the Word and the Spirit. Inspiring testimonies of grateful students continue to pour in.
Pastor Philippe du Roy from France teaching Haiti Bible College students at three campus locations in August, 2024.
QUEBEC, CANADA
The church we pastored for 23 years in Quebec is healthy and growing under the leadership of our successors as is the Bible school which held graduation ceremonies on June 10. Both are reaching increasing numbers the international diaspora communities, especially from the many French-speaking African nations.
There are only 6/10 of 1% Evangelical Christians in the the French-speaking province of Quebec, Canada making it one of the least evangelized parts of the Western hemisphere.On June 8, the Quebec Bible school celebrated its 13th graduation. These men and women are making a difference!
Why We Train French-speaking Leaders
For nearly 40 years, we’ve followed a strategy of the Spirit to train French-speaking leaders destined to impact entire nations. The French language flows across 34 countries and 11 territories, and by 2050, there will be 750 million French speakers, primarily Africans. French serves as a unifying medium to raise up leaders on multiple continents, representing 100’s of languages, empowering them to retransmit the Word in French and/or their regional vernaculars, ultimately influencing even more people with the Gospel.
Become a 180partner:
Join the ranks of 180partners who are making it possible to facilitate church planting movements, establish ministry training centers, and provide faith building publications and media for the nations of the French-speaking world!
Thank you, again, for your partnership which has already helped train over 1,500 nation changers like these you’re reaching in Haiti. Will you help train more in 2024? More seed = more leaders trained = more nations changed!
Nations180 is a 501 (c) (3) charitable organisation with a vision to:
Facilitate church planting movements
Establish ministry training centers
Provide faith-building publications and media
For the 34 nations and 11 territories of the French-speaking world.
Ken & Tonja Taylor, nations180 Founders/Directors