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May 2026

Q2 Newsletter

Doug’s Report from the Field

Exciting things are happening my friends! By the grace of God, TCWM is still growing. Our ten conference sites are already operational in 5 countries, and we will have at least two more within the next year: one more in Tanzania and one in Mozambique (both of which come at almost no cost to us, people are just motivated to teach the TBI material and make this happen for the sake of training pastors in Africa), amazing!

My time in Tanzania was sweet, after a board meeting the previous day, we had the graduation on Saturday, April 25th of 40+ students from the first four year cycle of non-accredited conferences in Kilimanjaro Region with 250+ in attendance at our newly dedicated campus!

My time in Kenya was split between Nairobi and Mombasa. In Nairobi, we met with Dr. Joseph Mutei, our Kenya site coordinator and moderator of the Africa Evangelical Presbyterian Church (AEPC). We shared mutual encouragement regarding our partnership, which now includes both conferences and an accredited extension site in Kithimani, Kenya.

In Mombasa, the Mombasa Pastoral Association—representing approximately 750 pastors—formally requested that we become their official seminary for local pastoral training. TCWM/TBI management will prayerfully consider this request throughout the year, with potential implementation in 2027 or 2028. Currently, Mombasa accounts for 15% of our students in Kapchorwa; we anticipate this number could at least triple with a local "City Center" model utilizing rental facilities for day students.

Pray for God to continue using TCWM to train many, many pastors in Africa! Would you consider an extra gift to TCWM’s general budget to help us continue this great work of training the next generation of Pastors and Church leaders in Africa?

-Doug McNutt, President, TCWM

Meet Caleb!

Please join us in welcoming Caleb Allen, from Flowery Branch, GA, as our new Story Teller in Chief! Caleb recently graduated from Covenant College with a degree in Psychology. In this role, Caleb will connect donors and ministry partners to the everyday stories of what God is doing through TCWM across Africa, helping share the impact of their generosity and invite others into the mission.

A DEVO FROM BEN:

By Ben Nelson, Vice President for Curriculum and Teaching

I recently read Jesus’ parable regarding the mustard seed. Addressing the crowds, Jesus states in Matthew 13:31-32,

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden pants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.”

Short and sweet…and profound! In this simile, the Kingdom of Heaven is compared to a small seed sown in the field. At first this may seem like an odd comparison. Most of us in the ministry world like to think of the Kingdom as big and glorious. Perhaps it is, but it begins small, very small. However, as it is sown this seed produces enormous growth such that is surpasses all the other garden plants and becomes a tree. From the small mustard seed a life-giving and life-protecting home has been created for the birds of the air.

What does this parable teach us about the Kingdom of God? First, we see the sovereign hand of God over Kingdom growth. We sow the seed of His Word and He brings the increase. Despite what we may see at times, despite how we may feel ministry is going, we can be sure that God is committed to building His Kingdom and so we press on with confidence knowing that His sovereign purposes will be accomplished.

Second, we learn that Kingdom growth is organic. The large tree does not appear overnight. It grows. It passes through phases of development. So too with the Kingdom of God. Man cannot manipulate it or coerce it. Man must not be given as Paul argues to, “disgraceful, underhanded ways,” or, “to cunning or to the tampering of God’s Word,” (2 Cor 4:2). We are to be patient, faithful, and steadfast with the task of telling the story of God from the Word of God and we can expect to see the Kingdom grow over time.

Finally, however, this parable also reveals the surprising nature of Kingdom growth. God is the one who brings the increase and He does so in an organic fashion. Yet He also has the knack of catching us off guard with Kingdom advancement. Those unaware of the potential of a mustard seed would have been shocked to see the size and capacity of the outcome. As we invest in sowing the seeds of the Kingdom, we often fail to appreciate or anticipate the impact that God brings from sown seed. We may think of our labor as being small or insignificant, yet it is often the case that the accumulative effect of the Word being sow produces Kingdom fruit that we could have never imagined. We should not be surprised, but so often we are. Perhaps such is the nature of the gracious Kingdom we proclaim.

What does this mean for TCWM? It means we press on. It means we sow the seed broadly. It means we continue to invest in the Kingdom purposes for which God has called us. We see what He is doing among us and yet beyond our seeing, we have confidence that the Sovereign Lord will use His Word sown to bring Kingdom growth, often in slow and overlooked ways, but never without surprise.

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