Seminaries
Degree-level theological education and leadership formation.
Seminaries provide degree-level theological education and leadership formation for those called to pastoral and missionary service across East Africa.
Ministry
Theological Education
Seminaries, Bible schools and ministerial formation — including the historic Arusha seminary opened in 1962.
Overview
Theological Education prepares pastors, missionaries, evangelists, educators, and Christian leaders for service across Tanzania and beyond.
Historical records note the establishment of the theological seminary in Arusha in 1962 for students from Kenya and Tanzania — a continuing foundation for ministerial formation in the Baptists' Church of Tanzania.
Objectives
- Form pastors and missionaries for faithful Gospel ministry
- Strengthen Bible school and seminary pathways
- Integrate academic study with practical ministerial formation
Programmes
Bible Schools
Certificate and diploma pathways for pastoral preparation.
Bible Schools offer certificate and diploma pathways that prepare pastors and church leaders with sound doctrine and practical ministry skills for local congregations.
Ministerial Formation
Practical training for pastors, evangelists and church planters.
Ministerial Formation integrates classroom learning with supervised practice — preaching, pastoral care, evangelism, and church planting — so graduates are ready to serve the Baptists' Church of Tanzania faithfully.
Take part
To join in the work of Theological Education, or to ask about it, get in touch.
- National office
- +255754768531