The office is also gradually developing materials for local Church based training programs. A course teaching good Bible Study Skills was developed early 1998. Men and women were trained as teachers and over 2000 individuals have received this training by March 1999. A course was developed teaching Church treasurers how to keep financial records. Teachers were trained and ledger books provided for the local Churches upon request.
More courses are in the making.
The office and the Coordinating Committee meetings have been funded almost entirely by the voluntary giving of the local churches. The churches are asked to take a special offering on the first Sunday of August to support this work. In 1997 the gifts equaled 2891.00 Kina, in 1998 the gifts equaled 6776.00 Kina. This income has been adequate to do a considerable amount of work. We are very pleased to see the local churches taking responsibility for their work.