December 19, 2020
A Global Mission: Corban’s Pastoral Training Program in Africa
Back in 2010, Corban’s administration was looking for a way to expand the School of Ministry’s graduate program. They planned for something servant-hearted yet straightforward, and within the University’s current scope. A pastoral training program in Africa was not even on the table—it hadn’t even crossed anyone’s mind.
But when one of Corban’s representatives ran into Steve Van Horn, the Director of International Training and Equipping Ministries, at a conference, plans began to shift to prayer. Dean of Corban’s School of Ministry, Dr. Greg Trull, met with Van Horn to discuss the emerging need in Africa for pastoral training as demand for solid biblical teaching was far outstripping the current supply of capable trainers in the country. After a year of discussion and deliberation, eventually Trull flew out with Van Horn on a scouting trip to Cameroon.