African Pastoral Training Ministries is a short-term, high impact training ministry to pastors in  continental Africa. Using the Thompson Chain-Reference Bible, pastors are encouraged and equipped to study and preach God's word effectively.  The result is congregations that are mature, reproducing followers of Jesus Christ who in turn live according to His Word.

The need to equip pastors to teach the Word of God faithfully is clear. Many of those who have the great responsibility of ministering in the urban and rural areas of Africa have received little training, have few, if any, books and receive little ongoing teaching support for their ministries.

The old adage, "Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today.  Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime", is never more true than in the African pastorship.  Many have been "taught at" but very few have been "taught to" and so APT Ministries is stepping in to provide the tools for these pastors to properly conduct their ministry. This is where the Thompson Chain-Reference Bible comes in to be that "pole" to fish for a lifetime.

This valued study Bible has more than 600 pages of study helps.  One of its greatest strengths is that there is no commentary found on the pages of the Bible.  This allows the pastor to solely depend upon the Holy Spirit, drawing out from the text FRESH messages that meet felt and real needs.

2010 Trip will be to Central African Republic!  We are planning on training 200 pastors this year in the November/December time frame!