• What We're Doing

    There's a restaurant in our town that serves free cupcakes after your meal. Frequently, one of us (cough....cough...Gabe) will ask our server to bring the cupcake out before our food is even served. It's her favorite part. In a way, we are doing that here - It makes the most sense to tell you who we are first, but honestly, we'd rather rush to the part we are most excited about. So for those who want to get right to the good stuff, here goes...

     

    In short, we have been asked to create something that is virtually non-existent on the continent of Asia - a formal Christian counseling master's program. The best part of this endeavor is who's behind the request. The indigenous pastors and leaders around Asia are the ones asking, and they have been doing so for years.

  • WHY GIVE?

    That's a great question! Most schools are able to pay their faculty, so why can't ABTS?

     

    This is one of the many ways ABTS is unique; most schools recruit students from areas of affluence. ABTS , however, is intentionally targeting some of the least resourced areas in all of Asia - places like refugee camps and developing nations where pastors and leaders face some of the toughest challenges while often possessing the least amount of training.

     

    This is why your donations are imperative to this work. Many of these pastors and leaders save for years to afford ABTS's deeply discounted tuition rate (often between $10-30/credit hour). Without the help of donors like you,

    the cost of this education would be out of reach for the vast majority of these church leaders. About 30% of every dollar we raise goes toward helping ABTS' general operating expenses, resources, teaching costs, and other direct ministry expenses. We've also included a full breakdown of these financial needs for you to checkout.

     

    Would you consider praying about joining our team?

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    For more information on our fundraising needs click HERE

  • Financial Need - $102,000 Annually

    Ministry

    Expenses

    Approximately 30% of what we

    raise goes to the direct ministry

    expenses of ABTS and the

    starting of a counseling

    program

    Salary

    For our family of four, we are

    requesting a salary of $45,000.

    Other Expenses

    Self-employment tax (15.3%); health

    insurance & anticipated expenses;

    retirement; and life insurance

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