Leadership Training Program

Bangladesh is a secular country where people from different ethnic groups and religions live side by side in harmony and peace. However, the Christian community, representing only 0.4% of the total population, is one of the minorities among all religions and has limited social and political participation in the country. It is widely believed that the main reason for their under-participation is the lack of effective and charismatic leadership. However, Bengali Christians have made significant contributions to culture, commerce and society as a whole. The region is home to venerable Christian missionary institutions and other faith-based organizations.

In response to this shortage of community leaders in Christian communities, the Leadership Training Program (LTP) came into existence to build future leaders who would lead by example and demonstrate the qualities of good role models. The project activities of LTP are designed in such a way to bring out the best in tomorrow’s leaders. The program is directly linked with the Community Based Education Program and serves as a continuation for meritorious boys and girls to continue up the ladder of higher education. At the same time the program also supports other Chris- tian students from all over Bangladesh who have the hunger to climb further. In fact, LTP supports these students by providing financial subsidy through a monthly stipend to help them continue their study. For their spiritual development and direction, LTP every year arranges two comprehensive seminars with the participation of all beneficiary students. These are called “Summer School” and “Winter School”, which are facilitated by an experienced trainer and the students are imparted with biblical teaching and knowledge. LTP also organizes local gatherings throughout the year by forming location-based cell groups across the country.