Ethiopia Pastors College: Inaugural Class
Please pray for Trinity Fellowship Pastors College in Ethiopia and for Josh Pannell, Dean of the College, as they begin their first year.
From Josh Pannell:
“Michael and I have long prayed that Trinity Fellowship would be a training ground for the next generation of Ethiopian pastors. And to our joy, God is answering those prayers, and he’s doing it much quicker than we expected. He’s brought to our church many men who show giftings and qualifications for elders. After 20 months of praying, fasting, and seeking counsel, we’ve decided to establish a pastors college as a ministry of Trinity Fellowship. Similar to the SGPC in Louisville, the Trinity Fellowship Pastors College will seek to train future pastors in both “life and doctrine” (1 Tim 4:16).
Over a 12 month period, each student will complete 40 one-week block courses covering topics of both theological and practical ministry. God has given us professors from the US, Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia who will travel to Addis to teach these classes. We’ve also established a partnership with Union School of Theology in Wales which will allow our graduates to receive accredited diplomas as well as credits towards an MTh from Union upon graduation.
As Addis Ababa is a very international city, we’re glad that TFPC’s first class will host students from 5 different countries. Many of them are men Michael has been building relationships with for several years. If I were to speak of all the qualifications of these men, this email would easily double in length. Let it suffice for me to tell you a story of just two men: Brian and Mohammed.”
Dave Taylor is Director of Emerging Nations for Sovereign Grace Churches and serves as the lead pastor of Sovereign Grace Church, Sydney, Australia.
Josh Pannell is the Dean of the Ethiopian Pastors College and serves as a pastor at Trinity Fellowship in Addis Ababa.
The full post Launching Our Ethiopian Pastors College originally appeared on the Emerging Nations blog on July 6, 2021. Emerging Nations exists to serve the pioneering work of Sovereign Grace Churches around the world.