About Us

CWAY ACADEMY is a biblical-based leadership training project of the religious trust, “CWAY TEAM,” registered in Bangalore, India. God laid a great vision in our hearts to equip the members and pastors of rural churches in India as frontline leaders.

Vision

Our vision is to equip the disciples of Christ as frontline leaders through theological education, leadership training, and ministerial practice to fulfill the great commission of Christ.

Mission

Our mission is to serve as a companion and one-stop solution for creating and developing Christian leaders, by nurturing each individual with holistic and hands-on training, providing hybrid and experiential learning, for the attainment of God's purpose and goodness of the community.

A challenge for today’s Indian Church:

There are many ethnic groups and languages in India, making Christian leadership training the most challenging task for churches and theological institutions. Thousands of untrained pastors and lay leaders in the remote villages in India have never had the opportunity for formal leadership training or theological education, making them an easy target of wrong teachings. The primary challenges that these pastors are facing in India are:

  • Most of the pastors in the villages in India have a family dependent on their work to make a living, which hinders them from going anywhere for an extended study period.
  • The financial status of most of their churches is not good enough to support theological training. The pastors cannot afford the costly fees of theological education in India, and it just remains a dream for a majority of them.
  • The formal theological training is in English, but most of them speak only their local languages.

Our Response to this Challenge:

CWAY ACADEMY is a vision of some dedicated Bible teachers, Pastors, Media, and other Professionals, who are willing and ready to reach and serve the church and missions in India. We envision responding to the crisis of insufficiently trained Christian leadership in the remote villages in India by providing biblically-based leadership training to pastors and lay leaders in their places or locations. The objectives are:

  • To focus on developing leadership in the churches in India by identifying, preparing, and nurturing leaders for the local missions and ministries.
  • We aim to provide theological education and hands-on leadership training in local languages at their place, pace, and time.

It is a world-class theological education and leadership training program through video lectures, learning materials, lesson evaluations, live sessions, and seminars. Through online platforms, visitations, and workshops, the team is committed to challenging and encouraging the local churches and leaders to fulfill the great commission of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This training program is an accredited Certificate Program of six to fifteen months. The participants can attend this training while they continue to be involved in the ministries or work. We will provide theological education and training in the local languages. After completing the training, the graduates can receive a globally-recognized certificate.

Leadership and Administration

Dr. Reeju Tharakan

Executive Director

With a Ph. D. in Christian Studies and 19 years of experience in theological education, Dr. Reeju forged a great vision to take an optimized theological learning opportunity to every possible Local Church and Leader.

As a theological educator, he served at Southern Asia Bible College, Bangalore, as Assistant Professor for 13 years. While engaged as an international faculty at SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary, California, and Dean of M.Th. studies at Bethel New Life College, Bangalore, he is actively involved in teaching, training, developing curriculum, and new theological programs. He is also the President-Trustee of the CWAY Team Religious Trust, Bangalore.

Pr. Robin Ninan

Director of Training & Outreach

Holding a Master of Divinity and encompassing a considerable experience in leadership, management, and media, Pr. Robin envisions utilizing his experience to reach and organize learning and training programs for the Pastors and leaders of the Christian community and local churches. 

He served as the Broadcasting and Production manager at a Christian channel for 11 years and initiated leadership training and skill development programs for the youths in the rural regions of India. He continued to enrich, especially, the rural Pastors and leaders through the media. He is also the Secretary-Trustee of the CWAY Team Religious Trust, Bangalore.

Mr. Finny Philip Varghese

Director of Operations

Education in IT and computers and a very engaged Christian upbringing allowed Mr. Finny to register more than a decade of professional experiences, including roles in multi-national companies like Dell, forming and administering trusts for skill development, and forming Church gatherings.

He is the Founder and Operations head of the ARTnTEQ GLOBAL SERVICES and subsidiaries. He is an entrepreneur with a vision to equip and emancipate lay leaders, with a genuine emphasis on the Kingdom’s purpose. He is also the Treasurer-Trustee of the CWAY Team Religious Trust, Bangalore.

Pr. Syam Sasidharan

Administration

As the Pastor of Gilgal AG Church, Uttarahalli, Bangalore, and the Youth Camp Director of Lifelight Ministries, Bangalore, he has been engaging in youth ministry for the past seven years. After completing his M.Com., he worked as an accountant at Conduent LLC, Info park, Kochi, and later resigned for theological studies. Since then, he has graduated with M.Div. from Southern Asia Bible College, Bangalore, involving in teaching and training. He works in the administrative and training team of CWAY Academy.

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