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Mission:
Timothy Training Institute is a Missionary Organization in South Africa with the calling (vision) to equip Church Leaders of the Africa Independent Churches (AIC) with a thorough, practical life oriented Theological training.
The Institute is committed:
to being responsive to the ongoing needs of Our clients, and the provision of lifelong career-oriented educational paths for learners from all walks of life.
to promoting an awareness of educational opportunities, and improving access to tertiary education by providing services in the following areas:
1. Training: The religious community will be trained through foundation and capacity building programmes from grassroots to tertiary levels through specially developed courses to address community needs.
2. Research: The needs, relevance and efficiency of programmes, including research generated clients, students and communities, will be researched.
3. Community enhancement: Integrated programmes for generating self-reliance and entrepreneurial initiatives will be facilitated.
The Institute strives for excellence by offering quality, market-related distance education and service to its clients which will:
* Facilitate access to tertiary education
* Serve the expressed needs of communities
All programmes are:
* Client-centred
* Project-oriented
* Responsive to client needs on a continuing basis;
* Committed to excellence
Vision :
To train African Independent Church (AIC) Leaders in their own vernacular, close to their places of residence, after regular working hours, by means of a tutor in a contact class. Thus enabling them to fruitfully serve their congregation with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Target Group:
Leaders of the African Independent Church (AIC). They have a membership of some 12,5 million people in South Africa, who are being led by people, who in most cases, have not had training at all. More than a century ago, they broke away from the mainline churches, they over time have developed into a church with untrained leaders. However, they are amongst the only churches in South Africa showing a noteworthy growth in numbers |
