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Today, slightly more than 11% of the world’s population resides in Africa. By 2025, Africa will be the world’s most Christian continent, with an anticipated 633 million Christians.1 Home to 640 million people, Africa’s population is growing rapidly and will top one billion by 2030.2 While Africa faces some of the greatest problems in the world in the form of poverty, inequality, disease and conflict, there is hope in Africa. The Christian Church is poised to exercise great influence on the continent. What this influence includes will largely be determined by the kinds of men and women who lead the Church. Our African partners are finding new and creative ways to train leaders for African realities, from rural ministry to senior theological leadership.

1 Philip Jenkins. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. (Oxford: Oxford Univ Press, 2001), 3.

2 All population data is drawn from the CIA Worldfactbook with population estimations for July 2005. Projected population growth is drawn from the US Census Bureau’s International Data Base. Religion figures drawn from Operation World (Evangelical figures).

AFRICA PARTNER SCHOOL LIST (as of January 2008)

ANGOLA ETSL – Evangelical Theological Seminary of Lubango
CENTRAL AFRICA REP. BEST – Bangui Evangelical School of Theology
CHAD ESTESESTES School of Evangelical Theology
CONGO PTSB – Protestant Theological Seminary of Brazzaville
COTE D’IVOIRE FATEAC – Alliance Seminary of West Africa
DEM. REP. OF CONGO SUBShalom University of Bunia
ETHIOPIA EGSTEthiopian Graduate School of Theology
ETHIOPIA ETCEvangelical Theological College
ETHIOPIA MYTSMekane Yesus Theological Seminary
GHANA GCU – Ghana Christian University
KENYA ICM – International Christian Ministries
KENYA KHBC – Kenya Highlands Bible College
KENYA NEGST – Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology
KENYA NISTNairobi International School of Theology
KENYA STCScott Theological College
LIBERIA LBTS – Liberia Baptist Theological Seminary
MOZAMBIQUE MGST – Mozambique Graduate School of Theology
NAMIBIA NETSNamibia Evangelical Theological Seminary
NIGERIA ETSI – ECWA Theological Seminary - Igbaja
NIGERIA JETSN – Jos ECWA Theological Seminary
NIGERIA NBTS – Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary
SIERRA LEONE TECTThe Evangelical College of Theology
SOUTH AFRICA ASMAfrica School of Missions
SOUTH AFRICA BISA – Bible Institute of South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA CCC – Cornerstone Christian College
SOUTH AFRICA CTBS – Cape Town Baptist Seminary
SOUTH AFRICA ESSA – Evangelical Seminary of Southern Africa
SOUTH AFRICA GWCGeorge Whitefield College
SOUTH AFRICA SATSSA – South African Theological Seminary
TOGO WABASTWest African Baptist Advanced School of Theology
UGANDA KESTKampala Evangelical School of Theology
ZAMBIA JMTC – Justo Mwale Theological College
ZAMBIA TCCATheological College of Central Africa
ZIMBABWE TCZ – Theological College of Zimbabwe

Africa - Regional Director Highlights
Bill Houston, Africa RDBill Houston, Africa RD, notes the region’s opportunity to overcome the “digital divide” and gain access to electronically-based information resources with their IT revolution. Africa’s challenges continue to be the reality of poverty, AIDS, violence and war, and Bill emphasizes the importance of modernized curriculum that addresses these issues. Bill’s hopes for the future include a group email system to facilitate discussion among Africa partners and create a sense of African identity, as well as playing an active role in support of the new Mozambique Master’s program.
Africa - Current Project Needs
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