National Leadership

The ingredients in forming a true church must include believers and at least one godly man. A Bible translation is probably the next most vital, and then songs and a meeting place. Habits of confession, reading, and teaching should come in the course of discipleship.

Since 2006, Paul Schlehlein has been laboring in the village of Mbhokota (and you can listen to his story) evangelizing so as to bring together all the Book-of-Acts ingredients mentioned above. Last Saturday, Tiyani Reginald Ntuli made a public declaration and defense of his faith to the satisfaction of 8 pastors. Tiyani has already been carrying on many pastoral duties at Trinity which he will now continue with the laying on of hands of other pastors.

Tiyani is a special joy because he was led to Christ as a child by young men who had been converted through a youth group ministry. For more than a decade, he has slowly grown in grace, showing the virtues marked in 1 Timothy 3. Each week he is involved in prayer meetings, youth evangelism, and leading the services at the church along with his role at Miseve Classical School started by the Schlehlein’s.