glen & rita chapman | democratic republic of the congo ... · proverbs 1:7 k ikongo has been...
TRANSCRIPT
Glen and Rita have been instrumen-tal in moving the Kikongo pastoral training school up to university level. The new university has three majors: theology, agriculture and teacher training. Glen is the academic dean of the school of theology and teaches Old Testament, Hebrew and Baptist distinctives. Rita is in charge of the li-brary, teaches English and works with the wives of theology students. In his Powered Parachute minis-try, Glen has helped transport audio-visual equipment to villages to show evangelistic and educational films. The Chapmans are also active in conservation and environmental ministries. They are known for their work with the very rare and endan-gered Congo clawless otter. To pro-mote economic development, they have introduced beekeeping, raised rabbits for agricultural training and planted trees for reforestation, lum-ber, firewood, charcoal and fruit.
Glen & Rita Chapman | Democratic Republic of the Congo
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Impact Areas: Evangelism, Discipleship, Theological Education, Economic Development and Education
Adult children: Marcie, Tim and Elena
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. PROVERBS 1:7
Kikongo has been known since 1950 as the place where pastors are trained. For many years, the
level of training had remained the same. The certificate offered was specialized, but not considered post-high-school. Any high school grad-uates who wanted to pursue higher education would move to the city, where there are several universities. And once someone has migrated to the city, it is difficult to move back into a rural setting. With the educated and ambitious young people moving to the cities, Congo is experiencing a real rural exodus.
Birthdays: Glen-Oct 29; Rita-June 26
C H A D
S U D A N
C E N T R A L A F R I C A N R E P U B L I C
C A M E R O O N
G A B O N
C O N G O
B U R U N D I
A N G O L A
N A M I B I A
Z A M B I A
M A L A W I
Z I M B A B W E
B O T S W A N A
M O Z A M B I Q U E
S W A Z I L A N D
S O U T HA F R I C A
R W A N D A
U G A N D A
T A N Z A N I A
D E M O C R A T I CR E P U B L I C
O F T H E C O N G O
Kinshasa
KikongoKimpeseLusekele
Location: Kikongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo Languages used in ministry: French, Kikongo,
Lingala and Kituba
Glen and Rita have been instrumen-tal in moving the Kikongo pastoral training school up to university level. The new university has three majors: theology, agriculture and teacher training. Glen is the academic dean of the school of theology and teaches Old Testament, Hebrew and Baptist distinctives. Rita is in charge of the li-brary, teaches English and works with the wives of theology students. In his Powered Parachute minis-try, Glen has helped transport audio-visual equipment to villages to show evangelistic and educational films. The Chapmans are also active in conservation and environmental ministries. They are known for their work with the very rare and endan-gered Congo clawless otter. To pro-mote economic development, they have introduced beekeeping, raised rabbits for agricultural training and planted trees for reforestation, lum-ber, firewood, charcoal and fruit.
Glen & Rita Chapman | Democratic Republic of the Congo
Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
Impact Areas: Evangelism, Discipleship, Theological Education, Economic Development and Education
Adult children: Marcie, Tim and Elena
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. PROVERBS 1:7
Kikongo has been known since 1950 as the place where pastors are trained. For many years, the
level of training had remained the same. The certificate offered was specialized, but not considered post-high-school. Any high school grad-uates who wanted to pursue higher education would move to the city, where there are several universities. And once someone has migrated to the city, it is difficult to move back into a rural setting. With the educated and ambitious young people moving to the cities, Congo is experiencing a real rural exodus.
Birthdays: Glen-Oct 29; Rita-June 26
C H A D
S U D A N
C E N T R A L A F R I C A N R E P U B L I C
C A M E R O O N
G A B O N
C O N G O
B U R U N D I
A N G O L A
N A M I B I A
Z A M B I A
M A L A W I
Z I M B A B W E
B O T S W A N A
M O Z A M B I Q U E
S W A Z I L A N D
S O U T HA F R I C A
R W A N D A
U G A N D A
T A N Z A N I A
D E M O C R A T I CR E P U B L I C
O F T H E C O N G O
Kinshasa
KikongoKimpeseLusekele
Location: Kikongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo Languages used in ministry: French, Kikongo,
Lingala and Kituba
Kikongo has never seen such pomp and ceremony as it did on the day of the inauguration of the University
For many years, the youth have asked us if we could help them get a higher education here at Kikongo. We were comfortable with our routine of training pastors, but the enrollment kept going down. We realized that we needed to respond to the need around us in order to stay relevant. In 2015, we made a big stretch forward by inaugurating the first university in this area. The school has three majors: theology, agriculture and teacher training. Our enrollment
immediately jumped tenfold. The average age of the students became much younger, too. One gets the impression that we are working with the brightest and best that this part of rural Africa has to offer. Stretching forward has been and continues to be a real challenge for us. Having heard the cry of those around us, and responding to their need, the result has been a whole new spirit of enthusiasm and hope for the future of rural Africa.
To learn how to join their network or to give to their ministryvisit www.internationalministries.org today!
You’ll also find the latest stories, journals, videos and prayer needs.
HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED
¨ Join their Mission Partnership Network
¨ Share information about their ministry with others
¨ Go on a mission work team to their country
¨ Give to their ministry individually or through your church
¨ Send emails and birthday and Christmas cards
¨ Pray for their ministry
¨ That education at the University would not be treated an end in itself, but that we would be dedicated to training biblically grounded Christian leaders for a new generation.
¨ That we have the discipline to prepare a curriculum that is relevant to rural pastoral ministry for both men and women.
¨ For a new understanding of our Christian role in the care and management of our environment.
PLEASE PRAY
Kikongo has never seen such pomp and ceremony as it did on the day of the inauguration of the University
For many years, the youth have asked us if we could help them get a higher education here at Kikongo. We were comfortable with our routine of training pastors, but the enrollment kept going down. We realized that we needed to respond to the need around us in order to stay relevant. In 2015, we made a big stretch forward by inaugurating the first university in this area. The school has three majors: theology, agriculture and teacher training. Our enrollment
immediately jumped tenfold. The average age of the students became much younger, too. One gets the impression that we are working with the brightest and best that this part of rural Africa has to offer. Stretching forward has been and continues to be a real challenge for us. Having heard the cry of those around us, and responding to their need, the result has been a whole new spirit of enthusiasm and hope for the future of rural Africa.
To learn how to join their network or to give to their ministryvisit www.internationalministries.org today!
You’ll also find the latest stories, journals, videos and prayer needs.
HOW YOU CAN BE INVOLVED
¨ Join their Mission Partnership Network
¨ Share information about their ministry with others
¨ Go on a mission work team to their country
¨ Give to their ministry individually or through your church
¨ Send emails and birthday and Christmas cards
¨ Pray for their ministry
¨ That education at the University would not be treated an end in itself, but that we would be dedicated to training biblically grounded Christian leaders for a new generation.
¨ That we have the discipline to prepare a curriculum that is relevant to rural pastoral ministry for both men and women.
¨ For a new understanding of our Christian role in the care and management of our environment.
PLEASE PRAY