Ministry Training

More than 90 percent of the world’s pastors—the leaders of Christ’s Church—are undertrained.
This is particularly true in regions new or adverse to the message of the Lord Jesus Christ. These pastors lack theological discernment, a strong undergirding of biblical spirituality, and a preaching method to communicate God’s Word in a faithful, deep and compelling way. They also minister in isolation.

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The GProCommission

The Global Proclamation Commission (GProCommission) is Dr. Richard’s strategic vision to train large numbers of pastoral leaders, especially of Asia, Africa and Latin America, to preach, live and think biblically. Three types of training events—the Dallas GProAcademy, national GProAcademies, and the GProCongress—intentionally grouped pastoral leaders in 25-member “cohorts,” which provided ongoing nourishment and equipping to strengthen additional pastoral leaders. Launched in June 2010, the GProCommission sought to connect, unite and strengthen 100,000 pastors from 200 countries by 2020. Learn more ...

Dallas GProAcademy

The Dallas Global Proclamation Academy is a three-week, annual, intensive institute designed to connect, unite and strengthen 25 young pastoral leaders from 25 countries, primarily in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Launched in 2005, the Dallas GPA is held on the campus of Dallas Theological Seminary each June. It features world-renowned Master Coaches, primarily presidents and deans of evangelical seminaries, who train delegates in biblical spirituality, theological discernment and expository preaching. Learn more...

National GProAcademy

National GPAs, ten-day versions of the Dallas GPA, are hosted in countries across the world by Dallas GPA graduates. Around 25 young, evangelical pastors from across regions and denominations inside a country are selected for training in expository preaching undergirded by biblical spirituality within a context of intentional relationship-building. Faculty is comprised of Dallas GPA grads and Master Coaches from the region. Learn more...

GProCongress & Follow Up

The Global Proclamation Congress for Pastoral Trainers was a specialized global event (the first of its kind) to connect, unite and strengthen those involved in pastoral training of any kind, anywhere. The GProCongress served as a launching pad for the Global Proclamation Commission for Trainers of Pastors—a four-year effort to follow up with delegates in order to extend the goals of the GProCongress. Learn more...

ENLARGE Fund

In honor of the heart and legacy of parents of Ramesh Richard, we established the Pastor’s Family Care Fund to strengthen such leaders in situations of extreme poverty, social persecution and natural disaster. We temporarily ease their personal financial responsibilities in defined, specific, measurable and accountable ways. This 2018 project is an enlargement of the 2014 naming the Pastors Family care fund in honor of my mother. You can learn about their enormous impact across generations and geographies by clicking the image. Enlarge your life and ministry. Enlarge their lives and ministries. Learn more...

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How can a pastor lead an old church with new vision | PASTORREACH.org

In this PASTORREACH episode, Dr. Richard explains that vision can be a tricky thing for a church, especially those that have deep history. PASTORREACH, a mentoring media digest addressing questions from pastoral leaders all over the world, was launched in 2017.

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