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A Ministry of Brampton West Alliance
SEAN NEWS
Church in cooperation with the Central
District of the Christian and Missionary
Alliance.
SEAN stands for Study by Extension to All
Nations. People all over the world are using
SEAN to grow in their faith. Through SEAN they
are also being trained and equipped as Church
Through SEAN we leaders and pastors especially in situations where
seek to develop and they cannot leave their homes, work or ministries
to go to Bible College. Through SEAN we bring
equip church and
Bible College to you!
ministry leaders who Joy’s Book 1 Class
will establish fruitful
reproducing ministries At Brampton West we have been offering the SEAN course for over 12 years.
in our city, across our A few years ago Dan and I attended a District Pastors/wives Retreat where a
nation and around the speaker challenged us concerning our passion in ministry. I shared with Dan
world. how I really wanted to see the SEAN course (Study by Extension to all Nations)
expand and once again be the dynamic equipping ministry it once was at
Canadian Bible College. Through much prayer, lots of revisions and
organization and with the help of Claudia Scott the SEAN tutor’s resources
were all updated and computerized
A short time later, leaders from 3 local church plants began taking SEAN as part
of their equipping for ministry and the Christian and Missionary Alliance in
Canada made a decision to recognize the completion of SEAN as a pathway to
fulltime ministry in a local Alliance church.
We look back at the past 10 months and
are overwhelmed by what God has been
doing;
In December 10 students from 4
churches graduated
In January 11 new students from
4 churches formed a new class
and began their 2 year journey
In June 10 students from 5
Lori’s Book 1 Class
churches graduated
We were expecting to have a semester off but then the unexpected
happened. During the month of August emails and phone calls began pouring
in and when all was said and done 22 students from 12 churches had
registered for the fall SEAN class.
The students were divided into two classes and began
meeting Sunday evenings at Brampton West. Then came
another surprise... a class of 6 started SEAN on Monday
nights at the Hope Centre, a drop-in ministry located in the
old Brampton Mall. Last June we thought there wouldn’t be
a class this fall and now we have 28 new students.
This year our SEAN Centre has a total of 37 students from
14 different churches. Why God has chosen Brampton
West for such a ministry is beyond us and where it will lead
only He knows. We still hope and pray that a South Asian
Book 1 at the SEAN centre will be established to help plant and develop
Hope Centre South Asian churches across the GTA. Meanwhile we
shall simply leave it with Him! Joy DeGaris SEAN Coordinator
SEAN
International News
Book 3 Class
China - In China the first SEAN “Life of Christ” graduation
took place. The 20 graduates are now leading 30 new With SEAN you don’t have to go away to
“Life of Christ” classes. a Bible College, take time off work or pay
SEAN also signed an agreement with the government’s high tuition fees for Bible and ministry
publishing department in connection with two SEAN training. In SEAN you study at home
Courses- “Abundant Life” and “Light of the Bible”. This using a book that becomes your teacher.
will help in the publication and distribution of both these Once a week you will meet with other
courses. SEAN students and be led by a qualified
North India –IN North India the SEAN “Life of Christ” SEAN instructor. Classes will be held in a
Course is used in a large TEE Program known as TAFTEE. location near you. Classes are free! There
The Director of the North India Leadership Initiative, Rev.
are no tuition fees. All you pay for is the
Dr. David Samuel writes, “As part of the first phase of
book and your expenses.
our North India Leadership Initiative we have used this
course to train about 6,000 grassroots leaders.” If you are interested in attending a SEAN
Phase 2 was launched in the Bimarou states (The Hindi class or establishing a SEAN Centre in
belt of India) in April 2008. 1,000 new students were
your church please contact Joy or Dan
enrolled for a total of 2,500 students in the area. One
DeGaris at;
students said, “The TAFTEE course has equipped me and
motivated me to witness. Through my witness 6 people seancanada@yahoo.ca
have come to know the Lord and have been baptized.”
or call - 905-840-2991
Through SEAN we seek to develop and equip church and
SEAN ministry leaders who will establish fruitful reproducing
ministries in our city, across our nation and around the
world.
OUR DREAM – The establishment of a South Asian
SEAN Centre in Malton
The Facts - 69% of the total population are visible minorities with 42.9% being South Asian.
24.9% of the population is Sikh and 11.3% Hindu. Less than 46% of the population list English as
their mother tongue.
Now imagine a SEAN Centre in the heart of Malton for the training
and equipping of South Asian church leaders, Pastors and Church
planters to serve in the GTA! Would you pray with us?
If you know anyone from India or Pakistan who may be interested in taking SEAN please let us know!
We’d love to hear from past, present and future students!
Please feel free to contact us at;
seancanada@yahoo.ca
or 905-840-2991
