Nepal Leadership Development Project
Nepal Leadership Development Project was started in 1960 to unite the scattered believers of Nepal for fellowship, prayer, and encouragement. The uniting body also seeks to strengthen the churches by providing pastors and lay leaders with training in the Bible, theology, and ministry skill. This ministry is now the largest coalition of indigenous churches in the country with 4,000 churches, though active members are less.
Nepal Leadership Development Project was started in 1960 to unite the scattered believers of Nepal for fellowship, prayer, and encouragement. The uniting body also seeks to strengthen the churches by providing pastors and lay leaders with training in the Bible, theology, and ministry skill. This ministry is now the largest coalition of indigenous churches in the country with 4,000 churches, though active members are less.
Nepal is one of the developing countries. Nearly one-fourth of Nepal’s people live below the poverty line, making a subsistence through agriculture. Once known for being the only Hindu Kingdom in the world, Nepal was declared a secular country in 2008. That year it became a Federal Democratic Republic, dethroning a 240-year-old monarchy.
Despite being 81 percent Hindu, Nepal has 9 percent Buddhist and 4.4 percent Muslim populations. The country was closed to the Gospel until 1991 when a multi-party democracy was formed within the constitutional monarchy system. An insurgency by Maoist extremists broke out five years later and led to a 10-year civil war.
There has been dramatic growth in the Christian population after 1991 and today there are an estimated 2 million Christians in Nepal. The Nepalese Church is one of the fastest growing in the world today. However, the rapid growth has resulted in an insufficient number of spiritual leaders for the new churches. Church growth became rooted when the Nepali church was still underground facing persecution, and the church continues to face persecution in different ways.
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Hope and Worth from Training Centers
April 24, 2020
Thousands of men pursue overseas jobs due to the ever-increasing unemployment in Nepal. It has become a growing concern for Nepal. This has resulted in more women congregations in the…
Report on Flood Relief for South Asia
August 17, 2019
Deadly monsoon floods and landslides took the lives of several hundred people in parts of Nepal, India, and Bangladesh in July, 2019. As of August 1, 117 people were…
Update From the Field: Flood in Nepal
July 17, 2019
I hope you are fine and well by the grace of God. I’m sure you’ve heard news updates of heavy rainfall causing flooding, land sliding, and disordering the life of…
Equip Women for a Healthy Church
May 18, 2019
The Church of Nepal Many Nepal citizens leave the Country to work in neighboring Countries that have more opportunities for them to generate income for them to survive. Majority of…
One Man’s Training Impacts a Village
February 13, 2019
Gurratan’s Family Gurratan* is from a low-income family that lives in the area where an earthquake hit Nepal in April 2015. Society looked down on him and his family, because of…
A Man Turned His Life Around
January 9, 2019
Gaven*, a sixty-year-old man graduated in the 23rd group of the ministries three-month leadership training. Before taking our leadership training, Gavan* used to drink alcohol and argue with his family….
Leadership Seminars Expand to Reach Rural Churches
October 12, 2018
Our ministry understands the need to train up pastors and leaders of remote, rural, and hilly areas – those who often have very few chances to attend any regular training…
A History of an Impoverished Community
August 10, 2018
Three years ago, a deadly earthquake shook the country of Nepal. Most of the affected people were either at home or in public places since it was a Saturday, and…
Leadership Training Changes a Woman’s Career Path
July 3, 2018
By the grace of God, we were able to conduct an advocacy training for the alumni, in partnership with Women in the Window International (WIW). Almost one hundred people were…
Inaugurating a New Community Building
May 25, 2018
When the earthquake hit Nepal on April 25th three years ago, one of the most affected areas saw nine thousand people dead, ten thousand people injured, and another half a…
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Nepal Leadership Development Project was started in 1960 to unite the scattered believers of Nepal for fellowship, prayer, and encouragement. The uniting body also seeks to strengthen the churches by providing pastors and lay leaders with training in the Bible, theology, and ministry skill. This ministry is now the largest coalition of indigenous churches in the country with 4,000 churches, though active members are less.
