About Us

TANZANIA ASSEMBLIES OF GOD –DEPERTMENT OF EDUCATION

P.O.BOX 8427 DAR ES SALAAM

The idea to start the department of education came towards the end of 1980. The executive committee of T.A.G. which included Rev Emanuel Lazaro (who was the arch bishop), Rev Enos Kameta (assistant arch bishop), and Rev Solomon Mwagisa (general secretary) proposed to have such institution to supervise the education system of the Tanzania Assemblies of God Church. Upon their decision Rev. Nicodemus Mwaisabila was appointed to be the first director of education at the end of 1980. He served the appointed post for a short time then Rev Christian Kiwia was appointed in his position. Rev. Kiwia being one of the national evangelists could not hold the post for a long time, therefore the executive committee appointed Rev Ranwell Mwenisongole to be the national education director.  It was at this time that the department captured the vission and got momentum to move forward. Rev. Mwenisongole led the department till 1992 when he was appointed for the first time to be the General Superintendent of the Tanzania Assemblies of God.

Bishop Mwenisongole together with his committee members appointed Rev. Oral  Sossy to lead the  department . He could not stay long in the title because his burden was in missions than this department. Therefore the leadership wisely transferred him to the mission department and his position was given to Rev Jotham Mwakimage. Special appreciations be to missionaries, Mike McClaffin, and Ron Hansen for their contribution which helped the establishment of this department to be possible. We thank God that during the leadership of Rev. Jotham Mwakimage much has been accomplished. He led the department up to 2008. During the transition period the arch bishop Rev. Dr Barnabas Mtokambali became the director of education some months before the appointment of Rev Oral Sossy once again to the post in January 2009. Rev Oral Sossy stayed in position up to December 2009. From January 2010 to date the department of education is under Rev. Jonas Mkoba as the national director, Rev. Oral Sossy as the assistant director and Rev. Joel Hamuli as the general secretary.

The department at her inception in 1980 had three Bible colleges, that is Mbeya Bible College which started in 1954, Arusha Bible College which started in 1957, and Dodoma Bible College which started in 1980. Now the department runs six main Bible Colleges and twenty Church Planting Centres across  the country. The three other main Bible Colleges are Mwanza Bible College which began in 2001, GLOBAL Harvest which is located at Dar es Salaam which started in 2008, and Mtama Bible College which is located at Mtama village in Lindi Region which began in 2010. Our Church Planting Centres are found in each of the 20 former TAG districts in Tanzania main land. The twenty first Church Planting Centre is expected to be inaugurated at Kiboje Zanzibar early 2011.

Our Bible schools offer variety of programs. Mbeya, Mwanza, and Mtama offer a three year Diploma in Bible and Church Ministries program. The media of communication in these colleges is Kiswahili. Arusha Bible College from 2010 offers Diploma program like the above mentioned, but English is their media of communication. Global Harvest Bible College offers B.A. in Bible and Theology program. Dodoma is our Major Seminary in the country. At Dodoma we offer three different programs. We have a Diploma in Bible and Church Ministries program, B. A. in Bible and Theology program, and M.A. in Biblical Studies Broad-field program. All programs at Dodoma are conducted in English language.. We also offer English preparatory classes at Dodoma and Arusha which is a one year program to help those who are not conversant with the English language. We have industrial principals and competent instructors in each of our Bible Colleges. We have a total of 33 full time instructors and 22 visiting teachers.

VISION

Our Vision is to have well educated ministers, with high standard of integrity, capable for effective pastoral, evangelistic, teaching, apostleship, prophecy and other ministries in the national church and the body of Christ in general.

MISSION

The department of education exists to plan, monitor, and supervise the implementation of the vision and plans of the National Church (T.A.G.) in developing effective servant leaders  who are obedient to fulfil the Great Commission by reaching out to the nations and establishing indigenous churches, viable of experiencing spiritual, geographical, and numerical growth by the power of the Holy Spirit.

CHURCH PLANTING CENTRES

These centres are owned by T.A.G. respective districts. They are governed by a cooperate team of the district executive committee members, all presbyters within the respective district, the principal of the main Bible college located in a particular zone, and members of the district education committee of that district. Local Churches within a particular district is the main sponsor of church planting centres. Church planting centres offer a certificate program of four months. A student who performs well in church planting centres will after graduation pioneer a church to prove his call and have wide knowledge of pastoral work. Then after two years or more the pastor can apply to join any of the six main Bible Colleges for two years to finish his or her diploma program.

REQUIREMENTS FOR JOINING OUR BIBLE SCHOOLS

A person who desires to join any of the above mentioned Bible schools must have the following qualifications

• A born again Christian
• Have experience of the baptism of much water and the Holy Spirit.
• Have a call from God for service
• Must be a mature Christian
• Can be a woman or a man
• Must have his or her pastor’s recommendation.
• Must have good testimony from people who know him or her
• Must have the required level of education depending on the college of his /her choice.

Assemblies of God Bible Colleges offer excellent Theological and Ministerial trainings. Whoever wants to be an effective minister for the Lord’s harvest field, make Assemblies of God Bible Colleges   be your favourite. Our colleges operate in a three session (term) plan per year and our costs are affordable to people of all statuses.

CONTACTS

Principal Dodoma Bible College – 0754-201541/0785-970743/0654608204

Principal Mbeya Bible College_ 0754865880/0789200835

Principal Arusha Bible College_ 0766304937/0716774112

Principal Mtama Bible College_ 0754258755/ 0789290670

Principal Mwanza Bible College_ 0756-627800

Principal Global Harvest Bible College_ 0754-554881

WELCOME!

Rev. Jonas Petro Mkoba

Director Education Department.