We are very excited that what began in South Africa as the Disciple Bible Academy (DBA) is now the Ministry Training Academy (MTA)! The renaming was to bring ourselves inline with the worldwide teaching program. This program runs simultaneous to Bible academies within our churches around the world. The Teachers Service Team of the International Churches of Christ has set forth a consistent curriculum so that our ministers are being educated with common material. At this point, we are running two classes a year in South Africa. One takes place around July and the other in October. Each course requires reading before class begins with a couple summary papers from the reading material, sixteen hours of class time, a final paper and exam.

Full participation is compulsory. There has been great excitement in Southern Africa with the inception of this academy and a high demand for spots in the classroom. As these classes are interactive, class participation is mandatory. For those that are interested in learning but are unable to attend the class in person, materials may be made available, but these people will not be considered students and will not have access to the teachers or grading.

Costs for each class will vary depending on teacher availability. Students will be responsible for obtaining their own textbooks. Books will be chosen that are widely available in hard copy and electronic format. Additional readings may be assigned by the instructor via PDF postings on the Ministry Training Academy website. Costs will cover teaching materials, meals and snacks during class time, and other related expenses to run the academy.

We certainly intend on having a certification of completion at the end of this program. At this point, we are unsure of how long the program will run. We do intend for classes to eventually be repeated so that students that join the program after its inception will be able to complete the academy as well. We believe this will be a monumental time in the Southern African churches to dig into God’s word together.

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