FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 31, 2026

CBTSeminary is pleased to announce a new partnership with African Christian University.

African Christian University (ACU) is an organization based in Lusaka, Zambia, that seeks to provide Higher Education from a biblical worldview. The vision of ACU is “to be an excellent tertiary educational institution that glorifies God through a training that is biblical, innovative, stewardship-oriented, and truly African.” The mission of ACU is “to educate students from the Christian worldview in the contemporary and historic body of truths through the classical liberal arts and sciences for all spheres of life and vocations by exercising students’ discernment, discipling holistically, and equipping with practical skills.”

This new partnership will enable students who graduate from ACU with a Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology to transfer degree credits into the CBTS M.Div program. This agreement also ensures that CBTS MDiv students abroad will be guided toward qualified pastoral mentors through the recommendations of the ACU School of Divinity.

ACU is led by Dr. Conrad Mbewe, who holds two primary positions:

• Founding Chancellor: He has served as the university’s first Chancellor since its inception (officially appointed in 2013). In this role, he acts as the titular head and “ambassador-at-large” for the institution.

• Dean of the School of Divinity: He provides academic and spiritual leadership for the university’s theological programs, overseeing the training of “pastor-theologians” and the development of a curriculum rooted in a biblical worldview.

Outside of his work at ACU, he continues to serve as the Pastor of Kabwata Baptist Church, a role he has held since 1987. He is widely recognized as a leading voice in African Reformed theology, often referred to as the “Spurgeon of Africa.”

For more information about ACU, visit: https://acu.ac.zm/

For more information about CBTS, visit: CBTSeminary.org