Dear supporters of New Fields Ministries, as we wrote in the previous letter, God put in our hearts to open a school for church leaders in Blantyre – Malawi. Our people are very open but without training and instruction, it will be difficult for them to remain clear to the doctrine of the Gospel. To open new churches in remote areas and rural areas, we need educated pastors.
To sponsor pastoral training, we will need financial support of $100 per month for 2 years. We plan to train up to 20 pastors a year to plant new churches.
Currently, we have announced to the churches our first group 20 pastors who are willing to open up churches in northern Malawi. We believe that in January 2020, they will begin their training. We pray that the Lord will encourage you to participate in this matter!
By teaching church leaders, we are able to grow quantitatively and qualitatively. Churches opening in rural and very poor areas. Here, most people live off farming and their livestock. New believers will need to learn to support the pastor. When the church grows stronger and can support the pastor, we will need help with sponsoring the pastors, and help with the rental of premises. For 2 years we will need the support of $100 per month for each pastor. We plan to train up to 20 pastors a year to plant new churches.
We currently have 10 pastors who are ready to open churches in northern Malawi in the districts of Dove, Chitip, Chikangawa, Chintech, Nyungwi, Rumphi, Borelio, Kasante and Karong.
Please help us to begin this work for the glory of God! We will pray that the Lord will encourage you to work with us!
The Zambezi Gospel Church was founded by an Australian missionary, Joseph Booth, in 1892. In 1964, the leadership of the church was transferred to the indigenous people. From 1964 to 1986 there were only 35 ministers. They served in 50 mother churches and in 100 subsidiary churches.
In 1987, a biblical college was established to prepare leaders of planting new churches. Every year we graduate around 20 to 30 pastors. They received a diploma with the contingent to open a new church. Every 2-3 months they went to evangelize. Thanks to this training our union has grown several times. At the moment, funding for the Bible college has stopped, and we were forced to close it. But since we still have the building, we want to provide courses for pastors who want to plant new churches.
We have 5 districts in the north of Malawi where Islam dominates. Here we would like to establish new churches. We wish to train 20 pastors during the year, who will begin this ministry in Malawi and Mozambique. The cost of accommodation, food and tuition per person will be $ 100 per month. We believe that this ministry is pleasing to God!
