https://www.able2teach.org/folder daily 0.75 2021-04-13 https://www.able2teach.org/home daily 1.0 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/8d04a515-2b57-4a23-aecb-b8d24408f24e/EP+Final+Color+%281%29.pdf.png https://www.able2teach.org/the-martins daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/c47299c9-7020-406b-8068-ff8174c0ee37/6158972279602661712.jpg The Martins Motivated by a desire to train Cambodians to evangelize and disciple their own people, Joe and Veronica moved to Cambodia in 2012 to help at Phnom Penh Bible School. Because there are many first generation Cambodian Christians who are passionate about the gospel but lack biblical training, the ministry of PPBS to educate young Christians in biblical truth excited the Martins. Joe used his English teaching experience to develop the PPBS English department and advance the academic standards of the programs. Through the work of Joe and the other faculty, the bachelor’s degrees of Phnom Penh Bible School are now accredited through the Asia Theological Association. About Joe Joe has been working at Phnom Penh Bible School in various capacities since 2012. Joe currently serves as Academic Dean where he oversees the academic programs including accreditation through the Asia Theological Association. He also teaches exegesis courses and biblical interpretation. He also oversees the develop of the new Master of Arts in Christian Ministry at Phnom Penh Bible School. About Veronica Veronica serves at PPBS primarily serving in public relations as well as through teaching ESL to the students at the Bible School. In addition to serving at PPBS, she is also is homeschooling the Martin kids. https://www.able2teach.org/donate daily 0.75 2023-11-16 https://www.able2teach.org/contact-us daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://www.able2teach.org/gallery daily 0.75 2021-07-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/a3d80156-0f08-436d-bfe1-cd1022f6c990/chapel+photo+front.jpg Gallery Chapel service at PPBS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/f7195a38-fc99-42ab-9b0b-01bfd1a10197/Students+-+Exam.jpg Gallery Exam time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/2acae5c3-e53d-44f9-8e1e-08645af5876e/classroom+photo.jpg Gallery Class group work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/e62853a2-dd3e-4913-bb06-0e32aae24975/Students+Posed+Standing.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/610f6a87-ca7a-43c2-8886-3d6e54051789/chapel+photo.jpg Gallery Celebrating the founding of Phnm Penh Bible School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/17a88b44-4c8b-4000-8de8-1508abd294ab/Student+with+Laptop+2.jpg Gallery Studying https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/f1891c3e-655c-4da8-a2eb-b4e8166111d9/Students+in+cafeteria.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/2c26aec9-70f8-4fd7-840a-02af67ba36e4/Chapel+-+Communion.jpg Gallery Celebrating the Lord's Supper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/80ab8060-679f-4ac2-9196-3c04ba7774a1/Students+Posed+on+Grass.jpg Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/4ac8de07-527c-461c-a73d-809841ad0523/Ping+Pong.jpg Gallery Playing ping-pong after schol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/e2636911-dae8-4243-ac29-988a378d9abd/Students+-+Badminton.JPG Gallery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/edbba621-2c5a-4839-a036-5a6a4d968067/Students+-+Studying.jpg Gallery Studying in the PPBS Library https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/a0a95dd6-6ac4-4480-ace2-704199112c33/Traditional+Dance.jpg Gallery Pictures from the graduation celebration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/df8b914a-af06-4dd4-b3f9-d8f4ced24c2d/Students+-+Selfie.jpg Gallery https://www.able2teach.org/our-role daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/bdb97033-e8b8-4a73-bf72-c26e6f5f6fd9/_A748327.jpg Our Role - Our Role Able to Teach supports the work of institutions of theological education in Cambodia that are accredited through the Asia Theological Association which provides additional financial accountability. Able to Teach currently provides financial assistance to students studying at Phnom Penh Bible School as well as scholarships to assist in developing future teachers. Able to Teach also plans to support the staff salaries at Phnom Penh Bible School. https://www.able2teach.org/history daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/db6aade8-9ec1-41dd-a662-96158ed3e21e/alexandre-brondino-0YW2hs6bo_U-unsplash.jpg History - History The first evangelical missionaries to Cambodia in the modern era arrived in 1923 with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. The first missionaries faced a lot of resistance to the gospel from the Cambodians and the French colonial government and only a few people became believers. However, they were able to establish a few small churches as well as translate the Bible into Khmer. During the turmoil of the late 60’s and early 70’s the church really began to grow reaching about 10,000 before the Khmer Rouge takeover. During the turmoil of the Khmer Rouge and subsequent civil war, most Christians were killed. By 1991 when religious freedom returned there were probably about 2000 Christians in Cambodia. Phnom Penh Bible School was established in 1992 to help train leaders for the Cambodian church. Since the early 90’s the church has grown quickly and most experts estimate that there are 250,000-400,000 Christians in Cambodia today. The purpose of Phnom Penh Bible School is to provide Bible training for these young people to be godly leaders for the Cambodian church—young people who will be instrumental in fulfilling the Great Commission in Cambodia. https://www.able2teach.org/degrees daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/acc3169f-e402-4119-aee8-23a7c182dc02/1C9A5851+%282%29+%284%29.JPG Degrees - Degree Programs Phnom Penh Bible School offers a four year college level program which prepares young men and women to serve the Cambodian church. Phnom Penh Bible School offers a Bachelor in Christian Ministry as well as a Bachelor of Theology. All of the undergraduate classes at PPBS are taught in Khmer (the Cambodian language) to help the students understand the Word of God more clearly in their heart language. The bachelor’s degrees are accredited by the Asia Theological Association (ATA). Phnom Penh Bible School offers a Master of Arts in Christian Ministry in the evenings for those who are working and serving full-time in Phnom Penh. The Master of Arts degree is also accredited by ATA. https://www.able2teach.org/students daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/d8fd324f-acd2-4219-b83e-bceea6fe4b54/photo_2025-10-20_11-42-42.jpg Students - The Students The students at PPBS are all Cambodians who have been Christians for a few years and who have been recommended by their pastor for study at the Bible School. The majority have experience working and serving in the church before coming to PPBS; some are even serving as pastors while studying at the Bible School. Most students are between 19 and 30. https://www.able2teach.org/subjects daily 0.75 2025-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/a5a41069-7ce1-44c7-884a-770ab4cc01c0/photo_2025-04-03_11-48-15+%281%29.jpg Subjects - The Subjects The students study six survey courses covering the whole of the Bible as well as a number of courses which focus on exegeting key books of the Bible such as Genesis, Romans, the Gospel of John, and Hebrews. Students also learn how to study the Bible as well as theology. Practical ministry skills in the Cambodian context are taught in the classroom. These subjects include evangelism, children’s ministry, discipleship, as well as teaching and preaching. 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Because there are many first generation Cambodian Christians who are passionate about the gospel but lack biblical training, the ministry of PPBS to educate young Christians in biblical truth excited the Martins. Joe used his English teaching experience to develop the PPBS English department and advance the academic standards of the programs. Through the work of Joe and the other faculty, the bachelor’s degrees of Phnom Penh Bible School are now accredited through the Asia Theological Association. https://www.able2teach.org/the-martins-centered daily 0.75 2021-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/1617271797231-9CC5TF2ZZ1UKWFPCXIOM/Joe+Fam+at+School+-+Repaired%2B%2B.jpg The Martins Centered Motivated by a desire to train Cambodians to evangelize and disciple their own people, Joe and Veronica moved to Cambodia in 2012 to help at Phnom Penh Bible School. Because there are many first generation Cambodian Christians who are passionate about the gospel but lack biblical training, the ministry of PPBS to educate young Christians in biblical truth excited the Martins. Joe used his English teaching experience to develop the PPBS English department and advance the academic standards of the programs. Through the work of Joe and the other faculty, the bachelor’s degrees of Phnom Penh Bible School are now accredited through the Asia Theological Association. About Joe After completing his M.A. in Biblical Studies in 2013 Joe began teaching Bible classes in 2014, including courses such as Hermeneutics, Wisdom Literature, Ezekiel & Daniel, Hebrews, Gospel of John, Romans, and Systematic Theology, etc. Since completing his M.Div in 2018, Joe has been serving as the Principal’s Assistant for Academics overseeing the academic programs at PPBS. Joe also teaches English and is helping to develop the Master of Arts in Christian Ministry at PPBS. About Veronica Since graduating with a B.A. in Psychology in 2004 and completing ESL training education in 2007, Veronica has 15 years experience working within entrepreneurial teams to train and educate families in home education, establishing an online ESL company, and has been teaching ESL in PPBS classrooms since 2013. In addition to teaching English at PPBS, she is also in the process of taming their 4 children as the education process continues in the Martin home. https://www.able2teach.org/dorm-renovation-project daily 0.75 2025-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60642c8e71d42e75fcc197a2/29f458f1-f11f-440c-a4da-fe2b2d8c0761/collage+ppbs+3.jpg