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ABOUT GAAMT

GAAMT (Global Accreditation Association for Ministries and Training) is a registered non-profit organization that accredits church-based non-formal theological education and ministry training programs in the Majority World. GAAMT was established in 2020 to provide accreditation for non-formal theological education programs that fall outside the scope of traditional academic institutions. It grew out of the South Asia Non-Formal Theological Education Forum, where church network leaders and theological educators recognized the growing need to support and strengthen what churches themselves are doing to train their own members for ministry, in their own contexts in their own language. GAAMT is registered as a non-profit organization in the United States, but its focus and partnerships are all in the Majority World.

WHO WE SERVE

We serve local churches and church networks in the Majority World who are raising up their own leaders for ministry. We believe local churches are best placed to train ministers for their own context, language, culture, and community.

WHAT WE OFFER

GAAMT offers accreditation for the ministry training programs conducted by churches or church networks for the following ministry qualifications:

  • Certificate of Ministry (Cert. Min)

  • Diploma of Ministry (Dip. Min)

  • Bachelor of Ministry (B.Min)

  • Master of Ministry (M.Min)

  • Doctor of Ministry (D.Min)


We do not accredit formal theological programs offering academic theological degrees such as Bachelor of Theology (B.Th), Master of Divinity (M.Div), or Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D). 

GAAMT also offers consultancy services to Majority World leaders/pastors, curriculum developers, and teachers. 

HOW WE WORK

We strengthen what churches are already doing. We walk alongside them with support. We connect them to a global fellowship of like-minded non-formal training movements. We do not compete with seminaries or formal theological education.