Our Story
Born out of a burden for pastors who were never equipped, and growing, one small group at a time, into a movement across Africa and Asia.
HOW IT BEGAN
Like sheep without a shepherd
Everywhere our President travels across Africa and Asia, he meets vibrant congregations and eager new believers, and exhausted pastors carrying burdens they were never properly equipped to bear. CTN was born out of that burden.
Established as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2019 after training began in 2018, CTN equips pastors with solid biblical knowledge, practical ministry skills and Christ-like character, not by importing foreign models, but by equipping indigenous leaders to shepherd their own people.
95%
of the world’s estimated five million pastors lack formal theological training.
THE JOURNEY
From one partner to a global movement
Training begins
CTN starts equipping pastors, with a first denominational partner in Ethiopia.
A non-profit is born
CTN is established as a 501(c)(3) to serve the global body of Christ.
A church movement owns its training
With EKHC, 13,000 pastors graduate from a four-year diploma, and 10,000 more complete advanced leadership development the following year.
Rwanda
Launched in the Anglican Church of Rwanda: 36 coaches and 504 facilitators across all 13 dioceses. 7,005 pastors and lay leaders have since completed two courses.
Church of Uganda
About 10,000 clergy and laity complete the Pastors Equipping Network course over three years.
India
The Indian Pastors Network launches: 100 coaches equip 500 facilitators, who equip 5,000 pastors from three denominations.
Thirteen partners
From one partner in Ethiopia to thirteen across Africa and Asia, with about 20,000 graduates and 65,100 leaders in training.
One million leaders
A decade-long initiative to equip one million leaders, including an agreement with the Association of Evangelicals in Africa to reach all 54 African countries.
670
COACHES
7,000
FACILITATORS
65,100
LEADERS IN TRAINING
41M
BELIEVERS SERVED
A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT
We are a Christ-centered organization that loves God and people and believes the local church is God’s primary means of transforming communities.
WHAT’S NEXT
Equipping one million leaders by 2035
Together with churches, alliances and partners, we are preparing to equip one million strategic church leaders across the Global South, so growing churches are never left like sheep without a shepherd.