Kajo Keji Theological Seminary was born in a refugee camp in the late 1990s. David Kaya, Edward Dima, and Kenneth Duku were convinced they needed to train church leaders. While they were exiled to a camp in Uganda, they began a structured program to teach biblical knowledge, sound doctrine, and God’s plan for outreach. Hence the bible school was born. In 2005, Sudan’s warring parties signed the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). With peace, the Sudanese repatriated Southern Sudan. After two years of getting settled back in to a home they had fled from 17 or more years earlier, the bible school took hold. e3 Partners came alongside these men and in 2007, the seminary resumed operations where it always belonged: Sudan. The school is 100% indigenously run. Students follow Bible Training Curriculum for Pastors (BTCP). After two years, the student graduates with a certificate. During those two years, the faculty stresses practical training as much as classroom instruction. In 2008, the faculty added a practicum requirement where the student must go on mission for one month. He lives in a tent or out in the open and plants a new church. Edward Dima, now President of KKTS, calls the school, “Our missionary and pastor factory.”

Fast Facts:

• In 2009, the first graduating class of 17 men graduated from Kajo Keji Theological Seminary
• In 2010 and 2011, a total of 36 men graduated
• The Bible School is a 2 year program that is currently training 105 men
• 34 Darfurians are enrolled in the program with the intention of returning home to share the gospel
• The students are following the Bible Training Curriculum for Pastors (BTCP) Program
• Each student must plant a church to meet graduation requirements