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When I returned from West Africa earlier this week, and told a friend what we’d been able to do among the poor there, he said, “Do you realize that you would not have been able to do this even ten years ago?”

He was referring to the new educational technology that can provide seminary-level courses, translated and culturally contextualized in French, to West African indigenous leaders using cell phones, tablets, and computers–without access to the internet or cell service.

Do you realize that you would not have been able to do this even ten years ago?

I do realize how amazing this is and how this is causing far greater change in our world than the printing press. I’m humbled and honored to be a small part of what many are calling an educational revolution in how the next generation of church leaders will be trained–especially in the developing world where most Christians live today.

Thomas Friedman wrote, “Big breakthroughs happen when what is suddenly possible meets what is desperately necessary.” We’ve known for a long time that it is desperately necessary to bring practical, seminary-level education to church leaders who have no access to it.

What is suddenly possible, due to recent advances in technology and education, is a global revolution in learning that is enabling almost universal access to high-quality education.

Big breakthroughs happen when what is suddenly possible meets what is desperately necessary. –Thomas Friedman

Pathway Learning is applying this same breakthrough in learning to help meet the needs of underserved church leaders around the world. For the first time in history we can successfully provide affordable, seminary education for church leaders in their language and contextualized to their culture.

Come Help Change the World

With your support, Pathway Learning is opening a door never before available to underserved church leaders–the opportunity to receive the training and tools they need to develop churches that transform lives and communities.

For most church leaders around the world, a high quality, seminary level education is out of reach. Pathway Learning has developed an innovative online and onsite learning platform that can bring practical, high-quality, seminary-level education to leaders where they live, in their language, and adapted to their culture.

Pathway Learning is opening a door never before available to underserved church leaders–the opportunity to receive the seminary-level training and tools they need to develop churches that transform lives and communities.

This year we launched new courses for underserved church leaders in West Africa, China (persecuted church), Japan, Western Europe (Italy), and North America. And we’re looking for partners to help us bring this solution to thousands more.

Come join us and help change the world.

For the King!

steve

PS: Your support makes all this possible. Together we can continue providing underserved church leaders the education and practical tools they need to transform lives and communities around the world in 2018. To donate, Click Here.

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Reformed Theology and the Mission of God in the 21st Century is the theme of the World Reformed Fellowship 4th General Assembly meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil March 23-27, 2015.

Plenary speakers, gospel preachers, worship leaders, workshop teachers, and discussion facilitators will be gathering from around the world for this 5-day global conference being sponsored by MacKenzie University and the Presbyterian Church of Brazil. Church leaders will be focusing on “Critical Issues Facing the Global Church.” Countries represented include Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Mexico, Nepal, Northern Ireland, South Africa, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uganda, USA, etc.

Plenary speakers include (in order):

  • Sam Logan: World Reformed Fellowship International Director
  • Luder Whitlock: History of World Reformed Fellowship 1
  • Paul Gilchrist: History of World Reformed Fellowship 2
  • Christopher Wright: The Langham Partnership
  • Doug Birdsall: The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization
  • Thomas Schirrmacher: The World Evangelical Alliance
  • Ligon Duncan: The Gospel Coalition
  • David Baer: The Overseas Council
  • Christine Schirrmacher: The Challenge of Islam 1
  • Stephen Tong: The Challenge of Islam 2
  • Diane Langberg: The Abuse of Women
  • Jim Gamble: The Trafficking of Humans
  • Boz Tchividjian: The Sexual Abuse of Children in Religious Environments
  • Phil Monroe: Ministering to Victims of Sexual Trauma
  • Flip Buys: The Prosperity Gospel
  • Sheryl Haw: The Biblical Response to the Poor
  • Steve Childers: The Vision for Global Church Planting

Live Streaming and Recording

Although registration is closed, Mackenzie University will arrange for live Internet streaming of all Assembly plenary sessions (with the possible exception of Dr. Christine Schirrmacher’s presentation on Islam). Mackenzie University will also record (audio only) all plenary sessions.