Theological Education
OMS Theological Education ( TE ) serves the global church by raising up Spirit-led and biblically astute disciple-makers whose lives reflect God ’ s holiness . TE works through strategic partnerships with Bible colleges , seminaries , and ministry training institutes around the world . The team also equips national partners and missionaries .
In 2022 , 9 TE members worked with 38 schools across 23 countries to teach intensive courses , offer consultations , mentor and coach leaders , provide needs assessment and training opportunities , serve as board members , and cultivate partnerships . TE celebrated 936 graduates from 35 schools . ( Photo : Latin America partner seminaries met together in Costa Rica in October 2022 to discuss collaboration .)
OMS Ministries
The ministries on pages 10-13 represent OMS ’ global outreach , serving people worldwide .
Every Community for Christ
Every Community for Christ ( ECC ) is OMS ’ church planting ministry . OMS remains committed to equipping disciple-makers and church planters around the world . New Village Church Planting ( NVCP ), one of ECC ’ s largest training programs , trains village church planters in Africa to multiply disciples , leaders , and churches .
Through NVCP , village church planters learn to find persons of peace , share the Good News , teach obedience to Christ , organize worship , develop and name elders and deacons , and multiply cell groups and churches .
By God ’ s grace , NVCP functions in 31 African countries . In 2022 , nearly 9,000 first-generation church planters were enrolled in the four-year training program , attending classes in 650 training centers . These devoted followers of Christ receive weekly training from experienced church planters and are equipped to plant new churches in villages where there are none .
Many denominational partners in Africa use NVCP to spread the Word of God to villages that have never heard the Gospel .
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