Two pastors who could not look at each other are reconciled after months in class together
The Young Mothers of Bugaya
TRANSFORMATION
Young mothers who cannot read hear Matthew 1 and see themselves differently
$1.50 in coins — "you are a savior who has come to save me from ignorance"
The host pastor voluntarily surrenders his title of Bishop
Pastor Philemon on the Motorbike
TESTIMONY
"Thank you EBC for shading away my tears"
50 people give their lives to Christ at a trading centre
Pastor David — El Shaddai in Grief
TRANSFORMATION
A pastor grieving his son for a year finds comfort in learning God is El Shaddai
A Group Commits to Feed the Widows
WORD TAKING ROOT
A listening group hears Paul on widows and decides to act that week
A pastor who was beating his wife commits to building his marriage on Scripture
Pastors Abandoning Fortune Telling
TRANSFORMATION
Pastors who practiced divination under cover of prophecy commit to teaching God's Word alone
17 at Spring of Life, 7 at True Witness
GOSPEL FRUIT
24 professions of faith across two film showings in one week
33 at Miru Trading Centre
GOSPEL FRUIT
33 professions of faith as over 350 people gather at a trading centre
The Parable of the Sower Group
WORD TAKING ROOT
A group discovers why different people respond so differently to the same Word
Pastor Sebastian — Wife's Father Dies
TESTIMONY
A pastor's wife loses her father during training week — he stays until the last session
A single mother finds hope after a breakup through a listening group on marriage
Uninvited Guests at the Training
MOVEMENT
116 leaders expected — more than 300 show up including uninvited guests
Three scenes from the Prodigal Son stop a listening group in their tracks
25 years old, crippled in both legs, walking on one stick — he has not missed a session
20 at Kingdom Life Faith Church
GOSPEL FRUIT
20 professions of faith including prayer for a demon-possessed man
Pastor Kirya Plants a New Church
MOVEMENT
A pastor leaves a network of false teaching to plant a church on biblical truth
Four lead pastors kneel on the floor to confess sexual sin before their class
The Night the Power Went Out
GOSPEL FRUIT
A Muslim man's sound system fails, and over 100 people come to Christ in the dark
A man about to be married finally gets answers to questions no one had ever given him
"I have been in several trainings, but none has transformed me and my family like this one"
96 professions of faith in a village long ruled by a witch doctor
Pastors Who Were Hunting Satan
TESTIMONY
Pastors who used to chase and stone Satan discover the biblical way to resist evil
Surrounding Districts Request Training
MOVEMENT
Churches outside Buyende begin requesting training as transformation becomes visible
Four pregnant mothers give their lives to Christ during a care visit
The Kidera Group on Obedience
WORD TAKING ROOT
Members are reminded that success follows obedience even when it seems irrational
From cultic congregation to the largest listening group in the program
317 Churches with Proclaimers
MOVEMENT
317 churches across Buyende now have audio Bibles — EBC following up with all of them
A young husband learns that marriage is about what he gives, not what he gets
Mercy, Ndibaisa and Lovisa
WORD TAKING ROOT
Three women commit publicly to becoming peacemakers in their community
A man who believed God only heard prayers at specific hours reads Acts 10 with his group
82 people come to Christ across seven film showings in ten days
"Over 100 People Give Their Lives Every Week"
MOVEMENT
Pastor Philemon reports that over 100 people give their lives to Jesus every week through the film outreach
4,000 villagers gather and an district official gives his life to Christ the next day
"I cannot go back to how I was teaching before"
The Bishop Who Demanded 25 Million
REPENTANCE
A Kampala bishop threatened to curse Buyende unless paid 25 million shillings
A woman pastor ends a secret affair and resigns her position after training
The district overseer writes to personally ask the team to keep coming
90 three-person groups sent out into the community — 123 professions, 4,500 reached
"I am no longer alone in my walk with God"
A pastor confesses he has been an absent father and commits to telling his children he loves them
Pastors on the Floor in Serere
MOVEMENT
342 pastors show up for training — 78 sleep on the floor without complaint
Evangelism Week — Philemon's Village
GOSPEL FRUIT
123 souls in one day, and 8 women who came back the next morning
Joseph arrived at a village to find everyone at a funeral, walked to the grieving father and asked to show the film there, and 11 people gave their lives to Christ.
A pastor who tried and failed a marriage seminar before now wants to try again
"The greatest opportunity that has ever come to Buyende"
The Churches That Renamed Themselves
TRANSFORMATION
Congregations shed their old names to signal a break from false movements
A former drunkard decides to start testifying publicly about what God did in his life
200 Proclaimers Distributed
GOSPEL FRUIT
150 new churches receive their first Proclaimer — the Word now playing in 317 villages
"I never knew the significance of Jesus' baptism and temptation until now"
An elderly woman who cannot read learns the gospel chapter by chapter
Pastors kept discussing what they had learned long after class ended
The team expected 30 church leaders — over 500 showed up
337 hands went up in repentance when he stood before his peers and said “we have been lost and misleading God’s people.”
A pastor who called himself Apostle lays down the title after studying what an apostle actually is
Pastor Charles Fired for Standing on Truth
MOVEMENT
A pastor is dismissed by his overseer for refusing to compromise Scripture
She had no money for transport — so she walked 60 kilometers
Joseph shows the Jesus film at a funeral ground and 11 people come to Christ
Seventeen church leaders give their lives to Christ in a single session
A pastor who turned his home into a war zone apologizes to his family
"My congregation will be set free from the bondage of works-based salvation"
Pastors Resolve to Visit Each Other Monthly
MOVEMENT
After evangelism week, pastors resolve to do community outreach together every month
Pastor Philemon and Joseph Double the Outreach
MOVEMENT
The field outreach doubles as Philemon joins Joseph in the villages
Victory Church Bukungu Group
WORD TAKING ROOT
Members learn that God can turn routine struggles into life-changing encounters
Hundreds of pastors learn for the first time that a believer cannot lose their salvation
57 people give their lives to Christ in a single Jesus film showing
“I realized I had been giving poison” — a pastor who resisted training opens Scripture for the first time and repents before his congregation.
A pastor who had been preaching for years gives his life to Christ after hearing Philippians 2
60 pregnant mothers receive mama kits — 40 people including escorts give their lives to Christ
Pastors' Preaching Transformed
TRANSFORMATION
From stories and topical talks to letting the Bible speak for itself
A blind pastor walks to a neighboring church every week to prepare his Sunday sermons
The Women Pastors of Buyende
REPENTANCE
"We are under spiritual surgery and it is painful, but it is the truth that gives life"
Pastor Igaaga Peter Kikoma
TRANSFORMATION
A pastor who once carried everything alone now raises others to carry with him
48 pastoral couples covenantally restored as pastors submit to Scripture
"There is no better place to be than where God wants you to be"
A pastor stops a class of 100 to confess he has never been born again and gives his life to Christ on the spot
"Learning about meekness helped me trust God's timing with my anger"
"I promise to always take the Father's way"
Three years of silence ended by God's Word
The Nakabembe Group on Romans 6
WORD TAKING ROOT
A group commits to living as weapons of righteousness after studying sanctification
36 professions of faith across four film showings in four days
A pastor who believed Mary was sinless encounters what Scripture actually says
A pastor who lost his sight five years ago walks every week to a neighboring church’s listening group because it is the only source of Scripture he has to prepare his Sunday sermons.
A witch's daughter hears God's Word in her own language and gives her life to Christ
A group leader's struggling marriage becomes the group's prayer — and Pastor Philemon schedules a meeting
"Many times we say we are sinners, but we fail to name the specific sins"
A man walks forward holding a bottle of local wine and addresses the crowd
Born with a disability, she planted three churches and stood before a class of pastors
"This verse has changed my entire perspective on leadership"
"The fire will burn the whole village through this program"
27 at Church of Christ Nangala
GOSPEL FRUIT
27 people give their lives to Christ at a single film showing
"There is no priority above the priority of sitting under this training"
26 at Busumba, 18 at Namusita
GOSPEL FRUIT
44 professions of faith across two churches in a single week
Pastors Freed from Demonic Fear
TRANSFORMATION
Pastors who feared demons more than God discover their security in Christ
A man learns to think about consequences before sinning
The Beatitudes move a woman to plan a prison outreach
Eastern Uganda Pilot Trip
MOVEMENT
In six districts across Eastern Uganda, every leadership team unanimously embraced the vision
