Over the last year, Acts 29 Africa has made a major shift in how church planters are trained and equipped. 

Rather than relying on large conferences, the team now prioritizes smaller, regional gatherings tailored to specific cultural contexts. This strategic change maximizes resources while strengthening relationships with local leaders who are best positioned to carry the gospel into their communities.

Recognizing the catalytic role of local leaders, Acts 29 Africa Regional Director One Mokgatle explains, “These training days recruit and equip local leaders to take the mantle. We want them to establish systems and structures that localize the work and multiply it—mentoring future planters in their regions.”

Since March 2025, Acts 29 has hosted training days across Uganda, Malawi, South Africa, Burundi, Mozambique, and Zambia. Each event helps build healthy, sustainable, flourishing, and multiplying churches that embody the gospel.

Training sessions are used as both a way to train Acts 29 church planters and recruit new ones. Each day focuses on two to three essential topics—such as preaching, evangelism, generosity, discipleship, cultural engagement, and leadership development—designed to strengthen churches in contextually relevant ways. By engaging these themes through the lens of Africa’s cultural and social realities, leaders are better equipped to disciple others and deepen gospel presence in their neighborhoods.

The impact is already clear. Participants have shared how much they’ve learned and how excited they are to implement new strategies in their churches. One pastor in Burundi noted, “The teaching was practical; we understood exactly what to apply as church planters.” Many left eager to apply what they learned and explore further partnership with Acts 29.

These gatherings are more than events—they’re catalysts for gospel transformation. As a network on mission, Acts 29 is committed to equipping leaders to plant, lead, and multiply churches that endure. This is why we do what we do.