Strong HIV/AIDS ministry through Kenyan college

Scott Theological College (STC) in Kenya was founded in 1962. With 545 graduates serving in 13 African nations, STC has become the leading training program for the African Inland Church. With an extension program in Nakuru and two satellite campuses, STC aims to not only train those for church ministry but also help Christian professionals, businessmen and schoolteachers integrate their Christian faith into their professional and academic training.

Kenya provides shelter to 250,000 refugees, many Ugandan. Despite Kenya’s good will and relative economic stability, it is plagued with the HIV/AIDS epidemic ravaging Africa. Through the evangelical churches’ training institutions dedicated to the epidemic, STC plays a big role, offering courses to their students and reaching out to those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS through student hospital ministry, prevention training, counseling and teaching. STC also recently wrote an institutional policy on HIV/AIDS through the Commission for Higher Education.

Field education ministries, evangelistic campaigns, weekend challenges, internship programs and seminars are other ways that STC keeps in touch with the Church. The college strives to make the curriculum relevant to differing worldviews as well, since students and faculty come from diverse backgrounds.

Bachelor of Theology student Robert Musili Kaviti says, “I have learned evangelism approaches which I never knew before coming to STC. I have learned how to interpret the Bible and put the passage I read into context. Furthermore, I am learning preaching skills and how to interact with people from different backgrounds. This will help me be a committed minister in the future.