Christian Service Training Institute

www.cstisandiego.com

Statement of Purpose:

1) To provide training in Christian service to members of the churches in Section 1 who are unable to attend a Bible College.

2) To assist Pastors of the section in the training and development of workers in their churches.

3) To enable those working in local churches to be more effective in their service by training them while they continue to be active in the local church.

4) To provide at affordable costs a comprehensive coverage of the Bible over a four-year period with a minimum of 324 hours of instruction.

Definition: Christian Service Training Institute is a combined educational effort of the ministers of Section One of the Western District of the United Pentecostal Church  International.  Its staff and faculty consist of ministers of the Section who possess pastoral, evangelistic, missionary, and educational experience.

Doctrine: Christian Service Training Institute abides by and fully endorses the Articles of Faith of the United Pentecostal Church International.

Preamble and History: Realizing a need for a comprehensive training program for members and workers in the local churches who are not able to go to Bible School,  the ministers of Section One of the Western District United Pentecostal Church International instituted in 1973 a coordinated effort called Christian Service Training Institute. This was only made possible by close cooperation and unified effort which has always characterized the ministers of this section.

Results were not slow in coming. From a small beginning of approximately 20 students, CSTI has consistently grown year by year. Through the years the quality of training has proven itself, with graduates in nearly every phase of the ministry, including pastors, assistant pastors, evangelists, missionaries, school administrators, and both Bible school and parochial school instructors, as well as fulfilling any and all offices in the local church from Sunday School teachers to music directors and youth ministers. Since training workers in the local church is our primary goal, it is gratifying that literally hundreds of those presently serving in our churches have been products of CSTI.

While the teaching of the Word of God is always uppermost, emphasis has consistently been placed upon training in the practical aspects of service. Thus a well-balanced and effective worker has resulted from this training program. Graduates are sound in the faith, established in doctrine and Scriptural principles, and at the same time trained to use the knowledge thus gained in active places of Christian service.

Ministers of Section One are dedicated to providing the opportunity for all who desire it to be trained for effective service through Christian Service Training Institute.