GWC exists to train students to take the message of the gospel into all of Africa. In this sense, we want to heed Jesus’ Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20).
At its core, the gospel is the astonishing news that though God has appointed Jesus as the judge on the last day of all men and women who have ever lived, he has sent this judge into our world ahead of that day to die on the cross so that anyone hearing about that judgement-removing-death, can believe it and be saved from hell. However, the good news doesn’t stop there; we all have the opportunity to serve our Lord and Saviour in this life. This gospel can easily be understood even by a child, but in the cut and thrust of Christian ministry, the essence of the gospel can be lost by a denomination, its pastors and its local churches.
Three years of training in the gospel can aid future gospel workers to hold fast to the foundations of the Christian faith. A clear grasp of the gospel will aid theological preservation and undergird faithful proclamation. Crucially, those things work together. To preserve the gospel means to preach it, for Jesus came that people might hear, repent and believe. GWC strives to prepare its students to defend and boldly declare the gospel.
The training received at GWC also prepares gospel workers to disciple others. Over the years, that ministry has greatly aided in student recruitment. People converted and built up in the faith through our graduates enjoy a foundational understanding of the Bible. When sent by our graduates to college, these students tend to gain even more in their own preparation for ministry. We praise God for the work he’s doing, not only during the three years of a student’s undergrad and beyond it but even in the years preceding their studies.
by The Rev. Dr Mark Dickson (GWC Principal )