The Institute of Church Planters
opened it's doors in August of 2007.  
It is a two year training program
administered by ABWE
missionaries working in
collaboration with an association of
Nicaraguan Baptist Churches and a
Nicaraguan Bible Institute.

Nicaraguan men accepted into our
program have formal Bible training
(usually 3 years), are leaders in their
local churches, believe God is
calling them to start a new church,
and must have the blessing of their
pastor to join the program and start
this new work.

Using "The Omega Course", which
is a practical guide to church
planting (click here to view the
course), we train these men to go
out and start a new church in a
needy area of Nicaragua.

The combined classroom training
and mentoring by ABWE
missionaries, guidance and help of
the mother church and pastor, and
Bible training and zeal of the student
create an amazing foundation for the
start and growth of new churches.
Institute of Church Planters
Description and History
Our Goal
Our goal is that every person in
every town, in every city, of every
department in Nicaragua has the
opportunity to hear a clear
presentation of the Gospel
message through the means of a
local church.
Our Goal
Our goal is that every person in
every town, in every city, of every
department in Nicaragua has the
opportunity to hear a clear
presentation of the Gospel
message through the means of a
local church.
Our Goal
Our goal is that every person in
every town, in every city, of every
department in Nicaragua has the
opportunity to hear a clear
presentation of the Gospel
message through the means of a
local church.
How it works
Over a 2 year period these men will
attend monthly training sessions at
our ministry center receiving around
130 hours of classroom training.

When they are not in the classroom
they will be mentored, encouraged,
held accountable, and actively
involved in the church planting
process.

The goal is that, at the end of the 2
year program, several of these men
will have a viable, self-supporting,
Biblically based, nationally pastored
new church or "new church in
process" in a targeted location in
Nicaragua.
Our 1st group of
church planters
Our 2nd group
of church
planters
Results So Far:
Our first group of students graduated in December
2009, there were around 20 men that graduated and
there are  close to 14 active church plants resulting
from the work of these men.

The 2nd group which started in the spring of 2010
graduated 12 students, and several of these men
currently are leading active church plants that meet
several times weekly.

As a result of Bible studies, door to door evangelism,
outreach events and efforts of these men, along with
the blessings of God, many, many people have come
into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ.
Church Planting Pictures Shown Below