Integrating Faith and Work: A New Movement in Africa’s Marketplace
The Fellows Program is training a new generation of Workplace Instructors:
leaders equipped to bring spiritual transformation into business, education, government, and community life.
Across Africa, a quiet revolution is unfolding:
connecting faith, purpose, and profession. Marketplace Theology, championed by Dr. Gabriel Francis and Joy Bringers in partnership with the Institute for Marketplace Transformation (IMT), is redefining how believers live out their calling in everyday work.
In many parts of Africa, the church has struggled to empower the 99% of believers for ministry beyond its walls. This movement seeks to change that:
mobilizing pastors, couples, and leaders to model, mentor, and multiply emerging leaders across every sphere of society, driving lasting transformation in communities and cultures.
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The Africa Fellows: Pioneers of Marketplace Transformation
Our inaugural group of 15 Africa Fellows represents a vibrant cross-section of society, entrepreneurs, media professionals, farmers, educators, governance experts, pastors, and other marketplace leaders.
Though diverse in background, they share one mission: to integrate their spiritual calling with their everyday work.
Each Saturday for three months, this dedicated group gathers for three-hour sessions, diving into transformative themes that challenge, inspire, and equip them to live out faith with purpose in the modern marketplace.
Vocational discernment
Discovering meaning and mission
Mysticism in everyday life
Navigating morality in the workplace
Raising Leaders for Transformation
The program's vision is crystal clear: to raise marketplace leaders equipped to integrate their faith to work and life into their spheres of influence. Fellows are trained to become Workplace Practitioners - applying their learning in real-world settings. Workplace Facilitators fostering dialogue around theology of work and vocation in diverse environments – Workplace Instructors - developing and delivering Marketplace Theology training to others. Each Fellow is mentored to craft a unique topic aligned with their personal calling, allowing them to teach from a place of authenticity and conviction.
Workplace Practitioners
Applying their learning in real-world settings
Workplace Facilitators
Fostering dialogue around theology of work and vocation in diverse environments
Workplace Instructors
Developing and delivering Marketplace Theology training to others
Grateful for Global Support
We extend our deepest gratitude to the Institute of Marketplace Transformation for their unwavering support. Thanks to their generosity: - Our Fellows benefit from online training led by world-class lecturers based across the globe. Their sponsorship has allowed continuous learning and growth, long after the live sessions conclude. Marketplace Theology is more than a concept - it's a calling. And the African continent is ready to rise.
IMT Africa Canada
First IMT Africa Fellows
IMT Africa Retreat Lagos Nigeria
African Fellows Program :
Graduation Feedback & Testimonies
As the first cohort of Africa Fellows completes their transformative journey, their stories speak louder than words. These testimonies capture the personal growth, renewed purpose, and marketplace impact experienced through the program — a reflection of lives awakened to integrate faith, work, and leadership in a new way.