About Josh
A pastor who trains pastors.
Dr. Joshua Montague · Training Strategist, Training Leaders International · Teaching Elder, Cross of Grace Church (Chaska, MN)
His story
After pastoring for fifteen years in Michigan and Wisconsin, Josh began serving as a US-based missionary with Training Leaders International in 2014, training global church pastors without access to theological education. Josh travels regularly overseas to teach and train pastors to understand and communicate Scripture while serving as a teaching elder in his local church.
Josh and his wife, Mary Ann, live in Carver, MN and have two sons and two daughters. If you can't find Josh at home or overseas, he's likely paddling a canoe in the Boundary Waters of northern Minnesota.
Education
Trained for the work.
B.A. Political Science
Michigan State University, 1997
M.Div.
Multnomah Biblical Seminary, 2000
Doctor of Intercultural Studies
Western Seminary, 2024. Dissertation: Training Expository Preachers Among Oral Learners.
Formal teaching
Seminary & college courses.
Novi Sad, Serbia
Baptist Theological School
Evangelism and Discipleship · Church Planting
Lomé, Togo
West Africa Baptist Advanced School of Theology
New Testament Interpretation · Ezekiel and Old Testament Prophecy
Buloba, Uganda
Africa Renewal University
Basics of Biblical Interpretation
Tarime, Tanzania
East Africa Christian College
Biblical Leadership
Non-formal training
Courses taught around the world.
Through TLI's non-formal training, Josh has walked pastors through the whole sweep of Scripture — genre by genre, book by book — across Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas.
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Knowing God, Scripture, and Ourselves
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Moldova, Nepal, Philippines, UAE, Uganda
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Knowing the Bible's Story
Philippines, Romania, UAE
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Understanding and Communicating OT Narrative and Law (Genesis & Exodus)
Bhutan, Ethiopia, Jordan, Mongolia, Philippines
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Understanding and Communicating Gospels (Mark)
Jordan, Greece, Philippines, South Africa, Uganda
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Understanding and Communicating OT Poetry (Psalms & Proverbs)
Jordan, Philippines
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Understanding and Communicating NT Letters (Ephesians)
Philippines
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Understanding and Communicating OT Prophecy (Isaiah)
Jordan, Philippines, Uganda
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Understanding and Communicating Apocalyptic Literature (Revelation)
Jordan
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Doing the Ministry of the Word (2 Timothy)
Greece
Next steps