What happens when African churches begin to recognize and mobilize what God has already placed in their own hands? What if the resources a church needs to strengthen its ministry are already there? That question was at the heart of a three-day TLAfrica Pastoral Leadership Initiative training held August 10–12, 2026, at Signers Baptist Church. [...]
What does it mean to build a church that doesn't simply gather people—but makes disciples? That question brought together 22 pastors and church leaders from across Musanze, Rwanda, for a two-day discipleship conference hosted by TLAfrica Rwanda on June 18–19. Led by Rev. Dr. Tamara Mitchell, Associate Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole [...]
The journey towards the Vihiga Pastoral training began in August 2024 after the Marriage Enrichment Conference for pastors and their spouses. After hearing about The TLAfrica Material Production Project, the pastors requested training in Counseling Skills. The mobilization exercise began in January 2025, led by our host pastors Eric and Violet Indende of IPHC (International [...]
The Wendo wa aka Ndiwa Women Group in Makueni consists of 15 widows from different denominations. When we visited them for the first time in 2023, the women expressed a desire to support each other in their widowhood and to help each member to be economically stable. To achieve this goal, they desired to meet regularly for [...]
“TLAfrica imeleta uponyaji mahali hapa” (Translation: TLAfrica has brought healing to this place) EVENT DATES: August 29TH TO 30TH 2024 EVENT VENUE: International Prayer House (IPH) Church Banja in Vihiga County, Kenya PARTICIPANTS: 47 Attendees (Over 20 pastors and their wives) FACILITATORS: Benson & Lynette Weru (Friends of TLAfrica) We celebrate our first Marriage Enrichment [...]
TLRwanda had the privilege of hosting the Back to the Bible Conference for the second time this year. The training was in two parts. On November 4, Dr. Renner, the new chairman of the International Board, trained the members of the TLRwanda Board. The following week, from the 6th to the 10th, Dr. Renner, along [...]
From October 16th to 20th, we hosted one of our largest pastoral conferences in partnership with the Living Word Fellowship Church in Houston, TX. The event brought together 41 men and 32 women to learn about theology, the Bible, leadership, and counseling. There were five classes running simultaneously, allowing participants to select classes that aligned [...]
Pastoral Leadership Marriage Conference 2021 Continued.... FRIDAY SESSIONS: Morning session, we examined what servant leadership from Jesus’ perspective. We understood that servant leadership is service to God and others. We discussed true spirituality vs fake spirituality and we had engaging group discussions. In the afternoon session we examined servant leadership from Paul and Peter. [...]
Pastoral conferences have officially resumed! TLA hosted 32 couples from June 17-19, 2021 for a three-day marriage conference in Musanze, Rwanda. These couples traveled from Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda and came from four main denominational backgrounds: Baptist, Pentecostal and Evangelical Church and Ministries International. For three solid days, each pastor and their spouse dove [...]