Theology of Work
In 2022 we awarded 35 Theology of Work (TOW) grants totaling $284,822 to seminaries and ministries in 13 countries. These grants enabled the training of a total of 7,720 seminarians, clergy and lay leaders in the theory, principles and practices associated with cultivating a strong theology of work that brings the same sense of calling to one's work in the world as one's work within the Church.
The Theology of Work grant program was established in 2007. The aim of this special grant initiative is to enable theological institutions and training organizations worldwide to instruct seminarians, pastors, and educators in a biblical basis of a theology of work. It is our desire to see those trained through our grants begin teaching and modeling this theological concept in their own churches and ministries. This theological understanding empowers lay people to infuse their Christian faith in the institutions, structures, and industries in which they work throughout the week.
TOW grants are awarded to theological institutions; both formal and non-formal, to create and offer courses that teach students a theology of work. The institutions are encouraged to integrate this theology into their core curriculum to continue to teach the course after the grant-funded classes are completed.
Access to the grant program is made possible through the International Theology of Work Grant website (www.theologyofworkgrant.com), including resources that can be downloaded.
Theology of Work: Grant Recipients 2022
Act Bible School
Nairobi, KENYA
$4,000
Action Regionale de Development Integre (ARDI)
Bujumbura, BURUNDI
$26,250
Africa Nazarene University
Nairobi, KENYA
$2,000
Angaza Charity Foundation
Kapsabet, KENYA
$4,500
Baptist College of Theology
Igede Ekiti, NIGERIA
$4,635
Baptist Theological Seminary, Eku
Eku, NIGERIA
$3,235
Brilliance Family Welfare
Kigali, RWANDA
$9,200
Bulpa-Builder's Path Africa
Accra, GHANA
$4,500
Center for Transformational Leadership
Jos, NIGERIA
$10,500
Champions Theological Institute
Berekum-Sunyani, GHANA
$6,630
Christian Integrated Ministries Health Initiatives
Kampala, UGANDA
$10,000
Daystar University
Nairobi, KENYA
$4,400
Eastern Uganda Baptist Association
Bugiri, UGANDA
$3,360
Ebenezer Spiritual Center
Masasi, Mtwara, TANZANIA
$4,500
Empower a Child Tanzania
Morogoro, TANZANIA
$7,000
Episcopal Church of South Sudan-Maridi Diocese
Juba, SOUTH SUDAN
$10,800
Equipping Bibles Association
Soroti, UGANDA
$11,250 (2 grants)
Ezra Rural Ministry Bible School
Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA
$2,500
Global Link Afrika
Kampala, UGANDA
$9,000
Mission Purse
Kanda-Accra, UGANDA
$5,000
Nelliac Nkatha Self Help Group
Njoro-Egerton Town, TANZANIA
$9,000
Oldonyosambu Theological College of North Central Diocese, Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Tanzania
Arusha, TANZANIA
$6,000
Pambazuko La Maendeleo Kiteto (PAMAKI)
Kiteto, Manyara, TANZANIA
$6,000
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference
Janesville, WI
$5,995
Share Burden International
Accra-North, GHANA
$5,500
Sonya Undugu Initiative Foundation
Nairobi, KENYA
$31,550 (3 grants)
Square Ministries Africa
Kampala, UGANDA
$10,000
St. John's University of Tanzania
Dodoma, TANZANIA
$6,000
St. Paul's University
Limuru, KENYA
$7,000
Tanzania Assemblies of God - Logindo
Logindo, TANZANIA
$7,000
Theology of Work Ministry
Accra, GHANA
$1,800
Women Development Ministry
Accra, GHANA
$1,900
Word of Life Mission
Nairobi, KENYA
$4,900
TOW Sunset Conference
$29,187
TOW Website Development
$9,730