Bring the Word to pastors who had no way to study it
Free theological training for pastors in India — in Bengali, Odia and, soon, Hindi.
A calling of more than twenty years
More than 90% of church leaders in some regions of India lead their communities without ever having had access to a seminary — limited by the language barrier and lack of resources.
The story of this project began more than twenty years ago. Pr. Paulo Henrique served in India from early 2001 to the end of 2005 and, upon leaving the country, left local pastors and leaders with basic training material in English. Over time, it became clear that they needed something far more complete and comprehensive.
In November 2024, back in India, the conviction became firm: it was necessary to freely equip these men, in a deeply biblical and practical way.
The answer is the Interdenominational Theology Course — a complete and comprehensive course, able to give these pastors a better formation than most pastors in Brazil have.
Just as the 16th-century reformers wanted the simplest peasant to know the Scriptures more deeply than the clergy of the time, our goal in India is equally clear: to form native Indian pastors with a solid, deep and secure biblical and theological foundation.
It is not just about delivering content — it is about raising the standard of biblical teaching on the front line of the mission field.
From a calling to the first groups
This project is not a distant dream: the first class is already translated and the network of pastors already exists. What is missing is the support to set everything in motion — and sustain it.
Service in India
Pr. Paulo Henrique serves in the field and, upon leaving, leaves behind basic training material in English.
The return
A new trip to India confirms the need for complete training, in the pastors' own language.
Meeting with local leadership
Meeting with the leadership of the partner network of churches in India. The vision is received with joy and enthusiasm.
First groups
In the coming weeks, new meetings will define the details and launch the first groups of pastors.
This project does not start from zero
An already established mission
A missionary organization founded by Pr. Paulo Henrique in partnership with Indian pastors. It carries out broad work in evangelism, church planting and leadership training.
A network of local churches
Hundreds of pastors and independent churches were born out of this work and have come to walk with us — bound by the same missionary vision.
A field ready to receive
A network built over almost two decades will receive, coordinate and accompany each group of students — from the mission's workers to the partner pastors and churches.
A complete course, in their language, free of charge
Pr. Paulo Henrique has already produced, in Portuguese, a complete theology course — used today by students in Brazil. In Brazil this course is sold; in India, it will be offered free of charge to pastors who could never afford it.
The classes are on video, short and clear, narrated in the students' own language — with the voice of an Indian pastor from our network, who lent his own voice to the project.
The first class is already ready.
Why video, on a phone?
Because that is how these pastors can really study: without traveling, without expensive internet, without abandoning their churches and families — at the pace that life in the field allows.
Three languages, a growing reach
Bengali
West Bengalspeakers — the 7th most spoken language in the world
Odia
Odisha — requested by a partner pastorspeakers in the neighbouring state
Hindi
All of northern Indiamore than half a billion speakers
Because translation is done with technology already built and tested, each new language costs only a little more — the same investment opens ever bigger doors.
Simple for the pastor, serious in the training
Study on the phone, at their own pace
Each pastor watches the classes on their phone, at their own pace — no need for expensive internet or travel to study.
Monthly group meeting
Once a month, small groups of pastors meet in person with a local coordinator, to talk about what they've learned, ask questions and encourage one another.
Assessment and certificate
Upon completing each stage, pastors go through an assessment — and, at the end, receive a complete certificate of theological training.
One pastor reaches an entire church
One pastor reaches an entire church
Each student already leads a community — your support does not reach one person, it reaches congregations.
The investment is not wasted
The entire course is already finished in Portuguese. Now the work is translation and human follow-up in the field, month after month.
Built to grow
Pastors trained in the first classes will be able to lead new groups — in West Bengal, in Odisha and beyond.
These amounts are only suggestions. Give what you can and want to — any contribution is welcome.
Pray. Give. Share.
Pray
This is, above all, a spiritual project — pray for the Indian pastors, for the leadership of the partner network and for the decisions of the coming weeks.
Give
Any amount, monthly or one-time, makes a real difference. Every contribution sustains the training of pastors who could never afford it.
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Introduce this project to your church, your group, or someone with a heart to do more for missionary work.
Semeadores Missionários com Paixão pelas Almas
Project founder and missionary in Portugal
The door is open. You're what's missing.
The first class is ready and the network of pastors already exists. What is missing is the support to set everything in motion — and sustain it for years to come.
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