Good Soil E+D

A theology of evangelism based upon three distinctive emphases that Jesus made regarding the identification of “good” in His parable of the soils.

Pastor’s Consultation

We are inviting pastors from across the United States and Canada to sit in counsel with us at the ABWE International Administration and Training Center.

Candidate Seminar

Candidate Seminar is held at the ABWE International Administration and Training Center in Harrisburg, PA (July 8-18, 2010).

CEIMCenter for Excellence in International Ministries

The Center for Excellence in International Ministries (CEIM) is the department within ABWE that is most often associated with training. The CEIM has been commissioned with the noble task of equipping ABWE missionaries and staff members to serve Christ with a high distinction of excellence. Thus, the CEIM plays a vital role in the career-long development of all members of ABWE's global team.

But ABWE departments other than CEIM also organize and lead training events in their quest for excellence in ministry, because at ABWE we believe:

“If we value excellence, we must value training.”

Wayne Haston

Executive Administrator of International Training and CEIM Director

After six years as Director of ABWE Media Ministries, in July 2001 Wayne was appointed to lead ABWE’s international training efforts. Prior to his ministry with ABWE, he served for twenty nine years in a variety of local church staff roles, primarily in the areas of Christian education and youth ministry. Wayne was a seminary teacher for twenty two years and chaired a seminary Christian Education department for twenty of those years. He holds graduate degrees in theology and education.

John Morgan

Associate CEIM Director

John served for two terms as a medical missionary in Togo, W. Africa and two terms as a USA church planter. He joined the Center for Excellence in International Ministries in November 2008. He is presently completing work toward a PhD in intercultural studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, IL.

Jim Ruff

Associate CEIM Director

After 4 terms of serving as a missionary in Japan, Jim returned in 1999 to serve as an associate in developing the Intercultural Training Center at the ABWE Home Office. He has recently been asked to develop a Missionary Resource Center at ABWE. Jim completed a D.Min. at Baptist Bible Seminary in May of 2009.

Dale Marshfield

International Theological Education Director

For twenty six years Dale and Karen Marshfield lived and worked in Durban, South Africa. Their ministry focused on church planting and leadership development. Dale has served as principal, teacher and board member of the Baptist Bible College of KwaZulu Natal. He did his doctoral work in a government university in South Africa, and taught part time at that institution for two years. In 2004 Dr. M. Loftis asked Dale to head up the ABWE’s International Theological Education division. In this role he seeks to help those who are educating and training a new generation of missionaries and pastors on the mission fields of the world.

Gil Thomas

Good Soil Evangelism and Discipleship Director

After 22 years of serving in Portugal as a church planter, 14 of those years as the Team Leader, Gil brings his experience in working with teams and training missionaries to Good Soil Evangelism and Discipleship. For years Gil has used chronological Bible teaching as his principal form of evangelism and has discipled and trained missionaries all over Western Europe.

Sharon Haston

CEIM Administrative Assistant

Sharon’s ministry at ABWE began in the Media Department, where she served as an administrative assistant for several years. At the request of ABWE administrators, she became the Administrative Assistant of the CEIM training division during the summer of 2002. Sharon is an MK from Central America, where church planting was a family affair. She has experience as an elementary school teacher and an educational therapist for the learning disabled.

Carolyn Haskell

CEIM Administrative Assistant

Carolyn began her ministry with ABWE in 1990 in the President’s Office, soon after she and her husband joined the ABWE administrative team. She moved to administrative assistant for the training division when it was established in 1997. Carolyn served as a college instructor for 14 years prior to her ministry with ABWE.

CEIM Purpose

The Center for Excellence in International Ministries (CEIM) exists for the purpose of creating a corporate culture of career-long, ministry-related learning in order to assure optimum effectiveness and efficiency for every member of the ABWE Global Team.

Target Needs

  • ABWE pre-field missionaries who need to become adequately equipped for their appointed ministry roles.
  • ABWE administrative personnel who need organizational, leadership, and other types of administration-related training.
  • ABWE support staff members whose job skills and knowledge need further development for optimum productivity.
  • ABWE career missionaries whose ministry skills and knowledge need to be updated or expanded in order to maximize their effectiveness.
  • ABWE theological educators who need assistance in developing academically credible programs of theological education on their fields.

Training Objectives

  • Guide pre-field missionaries in developmental processes designed to prepare them for their on-field ministry roles.
  • Provide training for administrative personnel.
  • Provide training for support staff personnel.
  • Assist missionary administrators as they provide appropriate and adequate in-service training on their fields.
  • Provide or facilitate career-long, ministry-enhancing training for all ABWE career missionaries.
  • Provide assistance in the development and enhancement of theological education programs throughout the ABWE world.

Upcoming Training