The Program
The MVBI has designed a three year study program adapted to the needs and life style of the Mazahua people. Since the majority are self-employed as farmers, masons, small business owners, and traveling vendors; they have chosen to meet for classes once a month for a full week.
Requirements
Completion of ninth grade is required for entering the Institute, but exceptions are made, especially if someone is already serving as a pastor. Those who do not have a primary or secondary certificate are encouraged to enroll in the on-line education program through MVM.
Graduates
Most graduates work in the churches as pastors, Sunday school and Bible teachers, worship leaders, or missionaries in various denominations around the Mazahua Valley, in other indigenous communities of Mexico, and even in foreign countries. Graduating students need to be passionate about church ministry since the majority are un-salaried in the churches and are obligated to find alternative sources of income to sustain their families.