Dr. Keith Essex and Pastor Ryder Kumar are getting ready to leave on a 2 week trip to teach the Bible to 100 pastors in India. Two week-long Bible seminars will be held – one in Southern India and one in Northern India. Please pray for:
- Good health and traveling mercies for the Indian/Nepali pastors attending the seminars and Keith and Ryder as well
- Pastors to continue to make significant progress in the area of preaching and teaching
- Pastors to be consistent to attend all the seminars
- Our Regional Directors who will each be teaching one session during this Bible Conference
- STN India board meeting in March 2010 and administrative decisions
- Safety in travels as Keith and Ryder travel separately for the first time
- Unity and fellowship with the regional directors, participants, and seminar center personnel
Check back often for trip updates as they are available.
Ryder Kumar is serving as our International Director. As one of the founding members of Shepherding the Nations, it was Ryder's vision to see pastors trained and equipped for ministry that became the foundation of Shepherding the Nations.
Shepherding the Nations has identified qualified and called men who are already working in unreached areas of India and Nepal. We are providing the training to better equip them and the financial resources to support them in their ministries.
Our directors have been equipped to teach our ten-volume training curriculum. These key men are training indigenous pastors and church planters while also providing accountability, resources materials, and support. 
During our training program, we provide our ten volume set of curriculum from the Biblical Training Centre for Pastors (BTCP) in their local language. We also provide essentials resources such as Bible Concordance and Study Bible. We have been able to provide these books to all of our pastors through the generous donations of our donors. These books can be purchased for about $10 each or an entire set for $100.