Doctoral Scholarship Program

VISION: The Barnabas Venture seeks to promote the development of sound church leadership in French-Speaking Africa. Theological education is a necessary element in church leadership, since sound doctrine and practice are absolutely essential to a healthy church. There are numerous theological schools in French-speaking Africa, but they lack sufficient well-trained African faculty members.

PROGRAM: Since May, 2004, the Barnabas Venture has provided partial and full scholarships to African faculty in doctoral training in Western world. The church in French-Speaking Africa has limited financial resources due to the extreme poverty in the region. The cost of doctoral training in Western countries is beyond the ability of the French-African churches. Therefore, the Barnabas Venture lends a hand to our African scholars in the hopes they will later be able to provide doctoral training on Africa soil. Thus, our scholarship is designed to promote the highest level candidates, who will in their turn, be able to be mentors of students at the masters and doctoral levels.

SCOLARSHIP POLICY & APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Read this document to learn more about our policies and how to apply for a scholarship (doctoral.pdf).

CURRENT SCHOLARS: The Barnabas Venture is currently giving partial scholarships to following student.

GRADUATES:

SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE: Each member of the committee holds a PhD in theology or biblical studies and is able to speak French.

Gregory Bloomquist, PhD is a New Testament Professor at St. Paul University in Ottawa and resident scholar at St. Mark the Evangelist Church.

Peter Dunn, PhD is the director of the Barnabas Venture and a visiting professorof New Testament and Church History at Bangui Evangelical School of Theology (on leave).

Peter Robinson, PhD is the priest of Emmanuel Anglican Church, Richvale, and an adjunct professor of Systematic Theology at Wycliffe College and Tyndale Seminary