Education

After completing his matriculation (tenth standard), he sensed God’s calling to serve as an evangelist. He served in that capacity for two years. Desiring to serve God more effectively, he was granted the opportunity—through God’s grace—to study the Word of God in Bible schools for a total of seven years.

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1. From 1987 to 1989, Samuel studied at Gospel Baptist Bible Seminary in Myanmar, completing the first and second years of the B.Th. program.

2. From 1989 to 1991, he continued his theological studies at Calvary Baptist Bible College and Seminary in India, where he completed the third and final years of his B.Th. program. By God’s grace, he graduated with academic and theological excellence during the 1990–1991 academic year.

3. In the 1991–1992 academic year, he completed the Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.) program at Calvary Baptist Bible College and Seminary in India.

4. From 1992 to 1994, Samuel earned his Master of Theology (M.Th.) degree at Asian Christian Academy / Evangelical Theological Seminary in Bangalore, India.

 

Ministry

During his time in Bible colleges and seminaries, Samuel frequently engaged in open-air preaching, youth training, salvation camps, and evangelistic crusades during summer holidays. Through these ministries, God brought people to salvation. Beginning in his third year of B.Th. studies, he also began training ministers of the Gospel Baptist Churches of Myanmar.

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After completing his M.Th. degree, Samuel served as a pastor at his home church, Gospel Baptist Church in Falam Township, Chin State, Myanmar, for two years. During his time as a pastor, he continued to organize crusades and salvation camps. As a result, many souls were saved and new members were added to the local church. When he began pastoring in 1994, the church had approximately 250 members. By 1996, God had increased the membership to about 375. Samuel credits God's faithfulness for this growth, acknowledging that though humans are often unworthy, God remains steadfast and faithful.

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In 1996, Gospel Baptist Bible Seminary was in urgent need of a lecturer. In response, the seminary board and leaders of the Gospel Baptist Churches appointed Samuel as Dean. In 1999, he was appointed Vice Principal, and in 2002, he became the Principal of the Seminary, a role he held until 2010. Since 2015, he has resumed service as the Principal of Gospel Baptist Bible Seminary. In this role, he teaches several theological subjects, including:

• Systematic Theology I (Theology Proper & Pneumatology)

• Systematic Theology IV (Christology & Soteriology)

• Systematic Theology V (Ecclesiology & Eschatology)

• The Books of Daniel & Revelation

• Hebrew Grammar I

• Hebrew Grammar II

• Hebrew Exegesis I

• Hebrew Exegesis II

 

Family

On January 3, 2001, Samuel was blessed with a godly life partner, Mang Tum. God has graciously blessed their marriage with a daughter and a son.

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Other Contributions

In 2006, a group of leaders committed to Biblical fundamental doctrines and passionate about evangelism founded the Bible International Myanmar Society (BIMS). Samuel was privileged to be one of the founding members. BIMS was established by leaders of the Biblical Conservative Baptist Churches of Myanmar with the vision of translating and interpreting the Bible into various ethnic languages. The organization aims to reach the lost and to equip pastors and leaders to serve the needs of local churches in Myanmar. Samuel served as the President of BIMS for four years.

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Samuel Zung Bawi Thawng
Principal
Gospel Baptist Bible Seminary
529B, 530C, Aungthapya Street, Laydauntgan Ward,
Pale-Mingalardon, Yangon, Myanmar
Phone: (95) 92450263
Email: samuelpathawng@gmail.com