Matías and Nerina Buldain live near Buenos Aires, Argentina, with their four children, Betsy, Josias, Lizzy, and Micah. Matías is Director of The Pastoral Training Center where he trains and equips indigenous pastors to preach the gospel and to plant biblical New Testament churches in the local region. He is assisted by his father, Eduardo Buldain, who has helped in both the work of planting churches, and in the expansion of the facilities of the Pastoral Training Center.
In addition to his work as Director of the PTC, Matías is also pastor of the San Justo Bible Church. His father, Eduardo is an elder at San Justo Bible Church, President of the Missionary Bible Alliance, and President of the Pastoral Training Center.
This ministry is a ministry that SGBC not only supports financially but also supports through our pastoral ministry as our pastors encourage and help equip, alongside Matías Buldain, those men training for ministry in Argentina. Dr. Marc Wragg often travels to Argentina to teach at their annual Pastors Conference.
Pastoral Training Center
By God’s grace, this growing Pastoral Training Center has students from Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Spain. Matías is not only director of the Training Center but also teaches classes, including Bibliology, Greek, Hermeneutics, and Church Planting. He also teaches in chapel each Tuesday. They have started an internship program, and one of his interns from Ecuador, mentored under Matias, is now preparing to return to his church.
Bible Conferences
They host the Ekklesia Conference each year! Their teaching sessions and 20 seminars are all available online. The have also hosted the “Alabadle Conference”, serving musicians and encouraging them to build ministries on God’s Word. They have held conferences in Cordoba, Corrientes, Peru, and Ecuador, equipping over 350 pastors. Matías has taught in both Peru and Ecuador, and is looking forward to a conference in Bogotá soon.
Jungle Ministry
They’ve been training pastors in the Amazon Jungle since 2020. They have had 19 pastors graduated from their program. One graduate, Alex, is studying in Argentina and plans to return to his river ministry. They have begun a new cycle of training on the Atabapo River, including teaching pastor’s wives. They’re also thankful to have translated their material into the tribal language. Two graduates are currently serving in the jungle, encouraging pastors and leaders.
Family
Their kids continue to grow and are a blessing. They’re all doing great in homeschooling. The Buldains now have four children. They’re also grateful to God’a provision for providing the resources to build a home that will accommodate their growing family. They’re excited to start that project soon.
Prayer Requests:
- Pray for the salvation of their children.
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- Pray that Matías and Neri will be faithful parents even during pressure and ministry challenges.
- Pray for strength and wisdom for Neri as she serves their family in many ways and their church with music, women's ministry, and counseling.
- Pray that Matías will be pure and faithful daily. The enemy is seeking whom to devour.
- Pray for wisdom for Matías to lead God´s people in all these areas.
- Pray for boldness and clarity to preach the truth.
- Pray for more workers: elders in their church, staff in their school, missionaries in the field.
Video Update from Matias Buldain February 2024
Pastor Matias Buldain
Ministry Update June 2024 - Ekklesia Conference / Pastoral Training Center