Nyashimo (also known as Kijiji Cha Nyashimo), Tanzania lies on the shores of Lake Victoria and is the district capital of Busega District, Simiyu Region. With a population of 15,000 people, it is also a fitting place for a growing church that is engaged in outreach and church planting.

The pastor of Nyashimo Baptist Church is a church planter with Nyashimo Baptist being his sixth church plant in a wide area around Mwanza. Qualified men, called upon to pastor these local congregations, lack biblical training and it is difficult or impossible for them to get a good Bible training education. TLI is able to bring relief to a dirge of training needs to help equip these pastors, and many more in the area, to be able to more adequately shepherd their churches.

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DATES

June 12-22, 2026

LOCATION

Mwanza, Tanzania

CURRICULUM

Course 1

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course 1 provides the foundation and orientation for the entire 9 course curriculum. It introduces (1) God’s character, focusing on his sovereignty, wisdom, and goodness, and God’s nature as one and three (triune). It introduces (2) Scripture as our diverse and unified authority, with a fundamental hermeneutical question tied to its diversity, its unity, and its authority respectively. Additionally, it introduces (3) our own purpose and role as leaders within God’s church.