Didasko Project · India
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Bring the Word to pastors who had no way to study it
Free theological training for pastors in India. The lessons are already on YouTube in Bengali; Odia and Hindi come next.
A need we saw up close
A calling of more than twenty years
90%
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.
Our vision
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.
The door has opened, and it is now
From a calling to the first groups
This project is not a distant dream: the first lessons are already on YouTube, in Bengali, and the network of pastors already exists. What is missing is the support to set everything in motion and keep it going.
2001 – 2005
Service in India
Pr. Paulo Henrique serves in the field and, upon leaving, leaves behind basic training material in English.
November 2024
The return
A new trip to India confirms the need for complete training, in the pastors' own language.
March · July 2026
Meeting with local leadership
Meeting with the leadership of the partner network of churches in India. The vision is received with joy and enthusiasm.
September 2026
The course reaches YouTube
The first lessons of Subject 1 are published in Bengali on the Theology Course channel, open to everyone.
Now
First groups
In the coming weeks, new meetings will define the details and launch the first groups of pastors.
A network that already exists
This project does not start from zero
Since 2005
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.
Fruit of the mission
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.
What this means
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.
What we are doing
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 lessons are already online. Watch them below.
Start here: lesson 1.1, “What is theology and why it matters”
The course already speaks Bengali
The theology course Pr. Paulo Henrique wrote in Portuguese is already on YouTube, narrated in Bengali. It is the material that will train pastors, leaders and believers in India. Odia and Hindi come next.
The lessons are free and open to anyone. The pastors' training, however, happens in supervised study groups. Only those who finish the course in a group receive the certificate.
Theology Course · ধর্মতত্ত্ব কোর্স
- 16 lessons published
- 22 subjects in the full course
- Free for every student
Latest lessons · Subject 1 · Systematic Theology I
All 16 lessons →
Lessons are in Bengali. The original title appears below each English title.
The vision does not stop at Bengali
Three languages, a growing reach
Now
Bengali
West Bengal and Bangladesh · lessons online+230 M
speakers, the 7th most spoken language in the world
Next
Odia
Odisha (Orissa), at the request of a partner pastor35 M
speakers in the neighbouring state
In the future
Hindi
All of northern India+500 M
more than half a billion speakers
Because translation is done with technology already built and tested, each new language costs only a little more, and the same investment opens ever bigger doors.
How it works in practice
Simple for the pastor, serious in the training
1
Study on the phone, at their own pace
Each pastor watches the classes on their phone, at their own pace, with no need for expensive internet or travel to study.
2
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.
3
Assessment and certificate
Upon completing each stage, pastors go through an assessment and, at the end, receive a complete certificate of theological training.
Why your support multiplies
One leader reaches an entire church
Each student already leads a group of believers
Some are pastors; others care for local groups and congregations. Your support reaches entire communities.
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 (Orissa) and beyond.
US$ 30
Helps cover the monthly meeting of a group of pastors
US$ 90
Covers a group's full monthly meeting (travel + meals)
US$ 350
Sustains the ongoing translation and preparation of classes
US$ 700–1,000
Sustains the whole project. Can be shared among several partners
These amounts are only suggestions. Give what you can and want to. Any contribution is welcome.
How you can help
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.
Share
Introduce this project to your church, your group, or someone with a heart to do more for missionary work.
SEMIPA
Semeadores Missionários com Paixão pelas Almas
Pr. Paulo Henrique P. Cunha
Project founder and missionary in Portugal
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The door is open. You're what's missing.
The first lessons are on YouTube 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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