History

Taiwan Bible & Language Institute – TBLI is the title Richard & Jessie Roberts attached in recent years to a vision that has been slowly unfolding to them since 2003. At that time they were students at Faith Training Center in Walhalla, SC before going on mission to Taiwan March 24, 2004.

They acknowledge that ever since Jesus’ ascension 2000 years ago, this same vision has been given to many missionaries, evangelists, pastors and other Christian leaders. It’s an Ephesian 2:10 work prepared by God in advance long ago that continuously and systematically trains up generations of called believers to lay down their lives for the sake of spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a way that people can understand and make informed decisions to follow the Jesus. 

Richard and Jessie believe TBLI is a revelation from the Lord that has taken 20 years to fully realize and for which to prepare.  

Mission

Taiwan Bible & Language Institute endeavors to train those called to serve Jesus in all ministry but especially in the area of planting, leading and sustaining tomorrow’s churches. Furthermore, TBLI will emphasize:

•the basics of starting and sustain churches and other Christian ministries.

•knowing and relaying Truth,

•bringing about repentance and receiving grace,

•understanding justification, discipleship, sanctification & glorification, and

•applying justice and mercy.

Goal One & Strategies

Goal one - To educate, train & equip the called to start, sustain & lead Christian ministries.

Strategy for Goal one - The first course will be held in the fall, every Tuesday through Friday from September 17 through December 18, 2024. Students will worship the Lord for 30 minutes and take three classes each morning, followed by a one-hour lunch and four hours of practical training in northeastern Taiwan. Other instruction may be delivered through seminars, conferences, camps, retreats, events and  church functions. Students will exercise the gifts given them by the Holy Spirit while serving others.

Goal Two & Strategies

Goal two - To encourage Christian ministry startups mostly in northeastern Taiwan.

Strategy for Goal two - There are hundreds of small villages in northeastern Taiwan with no churches, no small groups, no Christian ministries, and no knowledge of Jesus Christ.  It is a fertile training ground with enormous harvest potential in need of hundreds of startup ministries right now! TBLI’s first focus will be to train students that will potentially start ministries in northeastern Taiwan.  However, so as not to put God in a box we want to offer our training to anyone called to do ministry anywhere, but are willing to learn from TBLI.

Goal Three & Strategies

Goal three - To use everything in our hands and within our reach to flip this region for Christ.

Strategy for Goal three - TBLI will place all trust in Jesus as the provider for it’s needs through prayer and by faith.  We will fundraise through interested and potential donors. We will also give the students opportunities to support TBLI through donations as well. As TBLI grows the school will apply for its Taiwan Education License, and students will be charged standard fees.  We’ll recruit and accept students mostly from Taiwan and USA but not limited.  In the future we will seek to establish a campus with brick and mortar spaces as God provides.