The Pastoral Training Program.
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Dawn Prayer: At dawn local community members of Kodaikanal pray for unity among the Churches. There are 50 churches here at Kodaikanal. Believers Classes: Believers classes are scheduled for believers to grow in faith and integrate their life in a day-to-day basis. People of all walks of life participate in these classes and are benefited. As and when they are challenged to consider full time ministry they are guided appropriately. Lay Leadership Classes: These classes are arranged by request in coordination with pastors of various churches to help lay leaders understand their roles and responsibilities. These classes help them develop Biblical tools and Preaching skills to be effective in their Church ministry.

Family Seminars: These seminars are for couples to integrate Life and faith as a team to be good role models at home, Church and Community.

Pastoral Care Programs: One Day One Topic Seminars are conducted to address areas on leadership, management church planting, understanding the Bible, preaching tools, contemporary trends, cross cultural communication and other requested topics. These Pastoral care programs are sequential and it builds one concept and application over the other. This program has received a welcoming feedback in urban cities, sub-urban towns and villages in India. Mostly the program is run at the hometown of the Pastors .Due to the growing need in this area a sharper focus on these programs have developed from 2000 AD.

Mission Field Studies: These studies are undertaken on request to evaluate and assess the cross cultural challenge in the respective fields to design suitable Cross Cultural Missionary Training programs for the field staff to build effective tools for the extension of the Kingdom.

Designing and Conducting: Staff Development Programs: This program is done on request from secular and sacred organizations. The theme is drawn form the needs of the participants, the level of their understanding, the time frame available and their backgrounds to incorporate training components that are in line with the organizational structure and policies.

Need Based Programs and Assistance: DLM offers monetary assistance to help those of low economic status in the areas of education, medical needs and family support needs. Different methods like Loan recovery plan, Loan clearance plan and assistance are available to meet the needs of the poor.

Partnerships: Partnerships are done in cooperation with various Christian organizations through consultancy, training and financial assistance to extend the Kingdom,

Seminary Training & Scholarships: This is to motivate youngsters for ministry and to facilitate students who are responding the call of God to go for Seminary Training & guide them with suitable - Scholarships. Trained DLM students are serving in various organizations and also in various states in India and also in the neighboring country – Bhutan.

Personal:

The Director-Visionary is a trained Missiologist. Trained in US and in India.
The associate staffs are all trained individuals.
All faculty involved in training programs, are all professionally trained Individuals.