Vocational / Sustainability / Discipleship Program
Meet Pastor Zachary Byansi
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Pastor Zachary Byansi
Program: Vocational / Sustainability / Discipleship
Learn about Pastor Zachary Byansi through the testimony above and pray for his ongoing ministry.
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Sponsor NowZachary's Story
Before coming to Christ, Pastor Zachary Byansi struggled with alcoholism. He came to faith in 1990, despite ridicule from former drinking companions and some relatives. In 1993, he began serving in pastoral ministry.
Zachary and his wife, Keletesia, have nine children. His family has faced health challenges, and he has experienced financial limitations while seeking to provide for them and serve in ministry.
As a pastor, Zachary wanted to understand Scripture more deeply and grow in confidence as he preached. Formal Bible school had been beyond his financial reach. When RPI staff visited his village, he saw an opportunity to receive biblical education and strengthen his ability to teach and lead.
Get to Know Zachary
Pastor: Zachary Byansi
Program: Vocational / Sustainability / Discipleship
Source: Original pastor testimony supplied for RPI profile conversion
Prayer Requests
Family Health: Pray for Pastor Zachary’s wife and children, asking God to continue strengthening them and caring for their health.
Church and Community: Pray for the churches that have gathered together for prayer, that God would strengthen their unity and use their shared commitment to prayer to encourage believers.
Encouraging Other Pastors: Pray for opportunities for Pastor Zachary to encourage and strengthen other pastors in biblical understanding and ministry.
Family Provision: Pray for God’s provision for his children’s educational needs and for wisdom in meeting his family’s financial responsibilities.
Singing and Celebrating Together
RPI pastoral students singing and celebrating together in their local language during biblical training.
Following His Journey
Pastor Zachary has expressed gratitude for continued contact with RPI and a desire to encourage other pastors in training. His church has brought believers from different congregations together for prayer, reflecting a commitment to unity and mutual encouragement.
Vocational / Sustainability / Discipleship 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 and is one example of how RPI seeks to strengthen pastors and their families through sustainable ministry.
RPI Chicken Project
RPI also shares examples of practical poultry raising within its vocational sustainability work. The photos and video below illustrate this area of learning and are program-wide media, not confirmation of Pastor Zachary’s personal involvement.
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.