from Shanthi,
We praise God for this year’s 2nd seminar, BTCP Course 7. All the participants arrived safely from different parts of the State well prepared to receive the inputs. The opening day’s topics were the Portrait of the church, and purpose of the church, topics of utmost importance. The participants listened with rapt attention, as the portrait of the church was unveiled by Bro.Randy and Bro.Ryder. 29th October being Jeff’s Birthday, we celebrated it with a cake cutting.
The second day’s topics are concerned with the practice of the church and family ministry. The participants actively involved in interacting with the resource persons, getting clarifications. They were introduced to new concepts, which would promote growth and unity in the church.
The chain prayer started yesterday evening at 6 p.m and it went on till today upto 6 a.m. We had a wonderful time praying for a long list of prayer requests. All the pastors were put in different groups who took turns to pray the whole night. Praise God! More about it in today’s report coming up in the evening!
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.