Training pastors is not just about teaching skills. It’s about shaping lives. It requires wisdom, patience, discipline, and a deep understanding of the call to shepherd. Bishop Dag Heward-Mills has been faithfully training pastors for decades—not just in his own country, but across the world.
He doesn’t just send people out to lead. He prepares them. He corrects them. He equips them to stand, to serve, and to finish strong. His training is not limited to a classroom. It happens in camps, conferences, private meetings, and countless hours of impartation through books, messages, and personal example.
From Africa to Asia, from the Americas to Europe, he continues to raise men and women who know how to rightly divide the Word, disciple the flock, and endure the pressure of ministry.
This is not a program. It’s a calling. And Bishop Dag has embraced it with all his heart.
Teaching That Forms Ministry Character
At the center of his pastoral training is character. Bishop Dag teaches that gifting can take a man far, but only character can keep him there. He trains pastors to be holy, loyal, humble, and full of the Spirit. He emphasizes obedience, integrity, and consistency—not as optional traits, but as non-negotiable essentials.
He does not glamorize ministry. He tells the truth. He talks about sacrifice, hardship, loneliness, and the need for spiritual discipline. But he also talks about the joy of serving Jesus, the honor of shepherding His flock, and the reward that awaits the faithful.
Through his training, pastors are not just given information. They are given formation. They come out stronger—not just in knowledge, but in heart.
A Model That Can Be Multiplied
What makes Bishop Dag’s training model so effective is its ability to multiply. He has created systems—Bible schools, lay training programs, books, manuals, and pastoral camps—that can be reproduced anywhere. And they have been. Churches in rural villages and urban centers alike are using his materials to train their leaders.
He doesn’t try to be everywhere. Instead, he raises others to carry the vision and run with it. This is why the ministry continues to grow—not just because of one man’s effort, but because of a multiplied army of well-trained leaders.
These pastors may have different faces, cultures, and languages, but they carry the same DNA—because they’ve been trained by the same spiritual father.
A Heart That Never Stops Investing
Even with thousands of pastors under his covering, Bishop Dag has not stopped investing. He still writes. He still teaches. He still hosts camps. He still answers the hard questions and gives the hard truths. He knows that if the pastors are strong, the churches will be strong.
That’s why he continues—because the future of the Church depends on the strength of its leaders. And leaders need training that’s not shallow, but spiritual. Not trendy, but timeless. Not emotional, but eternal.
Dag Heward-Mills is not just preaching across continents. He is training pastors. And through them, the work of the ministry is expanding, deepening, and bearing fruit that will remain.
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