Vocational / Sustainability / Discipleship Program
Meet Pastor Peter Kooli
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Pastor Peter Kooli
Program: Vocational / Sustainability / Discipleship
Learn about Pastor Peter Kooli through the testimony above and pray for his ongoing ministry.
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Peter's Story
Pastor Peter is approximately 42 years old. He has been married to his wife Harriet for approximately 23 years, and together they have four children.
Pastor Peter was brought to Christ through the conduct of his Christian wife as she chose to love and submit to him despite his alcoholism. After his conversion, his aging pastor took a special interest in him and began discipling him for ministry.
Pastor Peter serves as an associate pastor in Kasodo Village in the Pallisa District. He was recommended to the Rural Pastors Institute Program through his lead pastor after the program was introduced at a village conference. He entered the program carrying significant responsibility as one of the future leaders of his church.
Peter has worked to provide for his family while serving in ministry. His original profile reported an annual income of $571.
Get to Know Peter
Pastor: Peter Kooli
Program: Vocational / Sustainability / Discipleship
Source: Original pastor testimony supplied for RPI profile conversion
A Personal Update from Peter
Peter expressed gratitude for RPI’s continued follow-up and encouragement. He shared that he and Pastor Kagodo were facing ongoing difficulties with some church board members. Despite those challenges, Peter was still occasionally being called upon to share the Word on Sundays.
The unresolved difficulties had left him discouraged, and at times he had considered leaving. He was waiting and praying for God’s direction concerning his next steps and asked that RPI continue praying for them.
Peter also shared that his work was fair but his income remained unstable. At the same time, he was thankful to God for enabling him to complete his house.
September 2026 Program Update
In September 2026, 20 RPI pastors and their wives completed entrepreneurship training in partnership with Ekisinga. The training provided practical instruction designed to help families develop sustainable sources of income while pastors continue faithfully serving their churches and communities.
The pastors also toured RPI's goat project as they prepare for future hands-on training. The project is one of the practical ways RPI is exploring opportunities that can help pastors and their families strengthen household sustainability.
Alongside vocational development, RPI continues providing discipleship, follow-up, encouragement, and practical training for graduate pastors as they apply what they have learned within their families, churches, and communities.
RPI’s Goat Project: Practical Skills for Sustainable Ministry
RPI's goat project is one way we connect practical vocational learning with our long-term commitment to rural pastors. Goat raising and livestock management can offer pastors skills to explore ways of providing for their families while continuing to serve their congregations.
Through the Vocational / Sustainability / Discipleship Program, RPI seeks to pair ongoing discipleship with practical training that can help pastors build more stable livelihoods. The goal is not to replace biblical teaching, but to help reduce financial pressures that can make rural ministry difficult.
The goat project illustrates the practical sustainability opportunities within RPI’s program; Peter Kooli’s individual involvement with the goat project has not been confirmed.
More Than a Training Program
RPI's relationship with pastors continues beyond their initial biblical training. Through ongoing discipleship, encouragement, follow-up, and opportunities for practical sustainability training, participating pastors can continue growing as leaders while working toward stronger families, churches, and ministries.
Help Equip Pastors for Ministry
Your recurring monthly gift supports the education and training of all pastors in the Vocational / Sustainability / Discipleship Program, not one individual pastor.