Events
EVENGELISM TRAINING WEEKEND
The course and material of Tell the Truth, by Will Metzger reinstates the truth framework necessary for the survival of evangelicalism. Biblical illiteracy among evangelicals is on the rise. Theological discernment between truth and error is increasingly elusive. We need to be recalibrated not to the changing times but to the changeless gospel. As useful as it is passionate, our goal for the Tell the Truth weekend is an attempt to get a new regeneration of refocussed and re-energized a Christians to communicate the whole gospel, wholly by grace, truthfully and lovingly. Includes a study guide and new training materials for personal witnessing!
TELL THE TRUTH
Venue: Lynnwood Baptist Church
Cost: R100 in-person | R50 online
Date: 19-21 June 2026
Time: 17:00 Friday – 12:00 Sunday
Preseminar Assignment
1. Read the preface to Tell the Truth.(8-10 hours)
2. Write out your personal testimony (7 mins.), using appendix 1.D.
3. Study (2 hrs.) procedure for learning the gospel outline “Come Home, two versions, in appendix 2.
4. Checkup: How am I doing in telling the gospel (appendix 1.C)? Important: Allow four hours total.
“This may be the single best book on evangelism that I’ve read. It clarifies both theologically and practically that our evangelism should not be ‘man-centered,’ but ‘God-centered.'” MARK DEVER, senior pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church, and director, 9Marks Ministries
“This book soars with a fresh passion for the supremacy of God in truth-driven evangelism. May God use it to move thousands to make much of Christ among the perishing.” JOHN PIPER, founder, Desiring God Ministries, and author, Future Grace
ONE YEAR BIBLICAL COUNSELLING TRAINING
SMTI is an ACBC training centre in Africa that enables individuals to pursue certification with the Association of Certified Biblical Counsellors (ACBC). In fulfilment of the ACBC certification requirements for Phase One, SMTI will now be offering a One-Year Biblical Counselling Training Course (SMTI-ONE). This course has painstakingly curated and streamlined the essential Biblical Counselling principles for their optimal application to the South African context.
We believe this training will equip members to effectively use Scripture in one another ministries in the church and among family and friends. Church members will learn to engage with various counselling issues, working to identify both the causes and biblical solutions to resolve them. This course will give you confidence that the Scriptures are sufficient, understandable, and practical in the achievement of their intended goal.
This online course is presented on a rotational basis. Students can enrol at the beginning of each unit. The course can be complete in one year from the start date.
MASTER OF BIBLICAL COUNSELING
From its inception, Strengthening Ministries Training Institute (SMTI) has desired to offer an accredited graduate degree programme for the African context. This desire was recently realised when the SMTI training programme became accredited. In association with SMTI in Pretoria, South Africa, a Master of Biblical Counselling degree will be offered through Brookes Bible College in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
The Master of Biblical Counselling degree is a 33-credit hour (and thesis) programme that is able to equip Christians with advanced Biblical Counselling training. This online degree will enable Christian workers to biblically identify and describe the problems people face. Students will be equipped to counsel a wide variety of life’s problems using the solutions that God offers through His all-sufficient Word.
Highlights of the programme include premier graduate-level counselling training with a cross-cultural counselling emphasis. Further, the master’s level research supplies students with lifelong learning skills, church-focused service, and contributions to the discipline of Biblical Counselling. The programme also leads to certification with the Association of Certified Biblical Counsellors (ACBC).
Please note that because it is a graduate-level programme, an Honours degree (in any field) is needed to successfully apply.
If you are interested in auditing this course, you can request more information here.
If you are want more information about the master’s programme, click here.