Our Vision

Equip Those Whom God Has Called for

​Expository Bible Ministry in Zambia

In this video, Andrew Muwowo, founder of Proclamation Institute Zambia talks more about the vision for this project.

Our vision is to equip those whom God has called for expository Bible ministry in Zambia.  Our aim is to establish a college in order to train preachers that will grow churches.  Alongside this, the college teaches Bible handling skills to men and women who want to learn more about how to faithfully teach from God’s word in different contexts.  

We hold an annual preaching conference at the Bible College that models biblical expository preaching. 

Andrew Muwowo, founder of Proclamation Zambia Shares

How It All Began

Andrew Muwowo

Founder of Proclamation Zambia

​During my time as one of the elders and later as pastor of Kitwe Chapel in Zambia, the Lord helped us to plant five churches within Kitwe and one about 150 kilometres away. The elders, who were mostly from the mother church, initially oversaw the work before two of the churches found pastors.  However the challenges we faced in finding a pastor for the out-of-town church plant brought about a particular desire within me.  My passion was to one day set up a theological training institute that would train men in preaching for church planting work in Zambia and beyond.   

​This desire was rekindled many years later at our home church in the UK.  After I preached a sermon on church planting, a gentleman came up to me and asked about the need for church planting in Zambia.  Providentially, we had both read the book Revolution in Missions by K. P. Yohannan. This book argues for the training of nationals within their own country and cultural context. It was then some time after this that I wrote down the vision for Proclamation Institute of Zambia.  The strap line that I chose was: Training Preachers, Growing Churches."

The biblical mandate for us to raise up a new generation of faithful Bible teachers

“Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”

(2 Timothy 2:15)

​“The vision for Proclamation Zambia is not only a vision for Zambia, but it is a vision for Africa.  Training men and women for ministry is the most strategic endeavour that we can ever venture into. There are many churches that are being planted, but very few trained men and women to help grow those churches.” – Dr Lazarus Phiri

Doctrinal Basics

• There is one God in three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
• God is sovereign in creation, revelation, redemption and final judgement.
• The Bible, as originally given, is the inspired and infallible Word of God. It is the supreme authority in all matters of belief and behaviour.
• Since the fall, the whole of humankind is sinful and guilty, so that everyone is subject to God's wrath and condemnation.
• The Lord Jesus Christ, God's incarnate Son, is fully God; he was born of a virgin; his humanity is real and sinless; he died on the cross, was raised bodily from death and is now reigning over heaven and earth.
• Sinful human beings are redeemed from the guilt, penalty and power of sin only through the sacrificial death once and for all time of their representative and substitute, Jesus Christ, the only mediator between them and God. 
• Those who believe in Christ are pardoned all their sins and accepted in God's sight only because of the righteousness of Christ credited to them; this justification is God's act of undeserved mercy, received solely by trust in him and not by their own efforts.
• The Holy Spirit alone makes the work of Christ effective to individual sinners, enabling them to turn to God from their sin and to trust in Jesus Christ.
• The Holy Spirit lives in all those he has regenerated. He makes them increasingly Christlike in character and behaviour and gives them power for their witness in the world.
• The one holy universal church is the Body of Christ, to which all true believers belong.
• The Lord Jesus Christ will return in person, to judge everyone, to execute God's just condemnation on those who have not repented and to receive the redeemed to eternal glory.

​"I have no doubt that the greatest need of the hour in Zambia and right across Africa is biblical preaching.  It is this preaching that will keep the light of the true gospel shining in this dark place and it is this preaching that will bring true spiritual depth to believers. Since the stated goal of Proclamation Zambia is to train preachers to preach God's word faithfully, it is a most welcome initiative that is well worth our support." – Dr Conrad Mbewe

Facilities

Academic Block

There are three separate rooms in the classroom block. The first is a classroom where students will be taking courses; the second is a library; the third is a computer room.

Student Hostel

This is one of the areas where students will be housed while they are at the college.

The kitchen and the dining room facilities are attached to the hostel

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College Hall

Administration Block

In 2023 we began building a college hall. It is used for the conference and graduation ceremony. 

​The necessary administrative tasks take place in this building.

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One 4-Bedroom House

This is the Principal's house

Two 3-Bedroom Houses

The two 3-bedroom houses are designed for the lecturers at the college.

Four workers' semi-detached flats

These are for the workers who live on-site

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2 Ablution Blocks

The amenities in this block include showers, sinks and toilets. 

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These are our workers. They include the chef, cleaners, a driver, security guards and general workers.

​"PIZ seems to me absolutely crucial to get Zambian preachers who are really clear on the gospel and really clear on how to handle the Bible." - Nigel Styles

Looking Ahead

In order to achieve our vision, to equip those whom God has called for expository ministry in Zambia,  we aim to establish the Bible college so that it provides increasingly excellent training of pastors, church planters and others to preach the Word of God accurately and passionately.  We believe that this will be strategic in strengthening, growing and planting new churches across Zambia and beyond.  The work of the college is increasingly supplemented with other ministry including an annual conference to encourage and equip ministers of the gospel and conferences for alumni of the college and others to continue to encourage and strengthen them in their work.

PIZ has been blessed with a gift of land on which it has a small farm to help feed the staff and students.  The PIZ Board are looking into ways of using the land to provide long term self funding.

In the future we hope that the college can expand to provide for more students each year and eventually provide a conference centre for the use of local churches and other Christian organisations.​

The video shows the site in April 2021.