David Stevens is APT Ministries’ primary trainer for developing church leaders to teach the Thompson Bible workshops in Francophone Africa. He is multiplying his ministry in Africa through those he trains as they assume responsibility to teach our workshops in their own countries. In David’s excellent book, God’s New Humanity: A Biblical Theology of Multiethnicity […]

Adjusting our plans in light of COVID-19 I find comfort in the truth that “we have a certain God in uncertain times.” In the current worldwide coronavirus uncertainty, APT Ministries is adjusting our ministry to continue training pastors and church leaders in Africa. Since there is no single social distancing or country reopening policy for […]

“As the Lord leads and provides” is a phrase I often use when talking to people about the growth and development of APT Ministries. I use the phrase every week when responding to emails for requests to bring the Thompson Bible training to a country in Africa that we have not yet been able to […]

African Pastoral Training (APT) Ministries crossed a significant milestone on the afternoon of Saturday, December 16, 2017, on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia, in West Africa. On that day we surpassed the mark of 10,000 pastors and church leaders trained through our Bible study and message preparation workshops. Through our ministry, over 10,000 graduates have […]

APT Ministries offers a great opportunity for a “mission-visioned” local church to become involved in pastoral training in Africa. The following quote is from an American pastor (Dr. David Stevens, Pastor of International Bible Church in Jurbise, Belgium) who is teaching the Thompson Bible training in Francophone Africa. “The training offered by APT Ministries on […]