TCCP Leadership

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Mike Talley is the current president of Training Centers for Church Planters (TCCP) where he has served as the East Africa Director since 2007. Mike has been on staff with e3 Partners Ministry for 26 years, serving as the e3 Strategy Coordinator for Malawi, Tanzania, Dominican Republic and Venezuela at various times since 1998. Mike has led more than 100 short-term mission teams to various countries throughout the world to evangelize, disciple and help start new churches and home groups. Mike lives in Duncanville, Texas with his wife, Darla. They have three children and five grandchildren.

Danny Cleave is the Vice President of TCCP. Danny has been working with E3 Partners and TCCP since 2013 with his wife Carissa Cleave. Danny and his wife have helped start hundreds of churches and have preached the Gospel of Jesus to thousands of people in Malawi and Tanzania, Africa. Danny is the Administrative Pastor and Apologetics teacher at the Altar Church in North Idaho where he and his beautiful wife have six wonderful children.

Rev. Paul Buhwahwa is the current TCCP Director for Tanzania. He has been a country Director for 16 years when TCCP was introduced in Tanzania. Since 2007 he has helped to open more than 800 training centers throughout Tanzania which have graduated more than 10,000 students. Rev. Buhwahwa has been instrumental in introducing TCCP in other African countries, including Malawi, Kenya, Burundi, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique. 

Rev Paul Buhwahwa has also been serving as a Country Director for e3 Partners in Tanzania since 2006 where He has been organizing and hosting e3 Partners teams from the USA, whose main goals are to equip God’s people to evangelize and establishing new churches.

Rev Paul Buhwahwa is married to his wonderful wife Eva Maisala Buhwahwa, and they have four children and six grandchildren.

Paul McCarthy is currently serving as a director of Training Centers for Church Planters.  Paul has served as a previous director at TCCP as well as Baptist Medical Dental Missions International (BMDMI).  Paul has been working with E3 Partners as a missionary in countries such as Tanzania, Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Colombia at various times since 2006.  In addition, Paul has worked in Honduras as a missionary through BMDMI since 2010.  In all countries Paul has worked as an evangelist and disciple maker.  Paul lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi with his wife Sherry.  They recently celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary together.  Paul and Sherry are animal lovers and currently have 2 dogs, Sadie, and Oliver as well as three cats, Little Alley, Daisy and Ms. Kitty.  All animals were strays and are living a great life of being loved and spoiled. 

Robert Johnson is honored to serve as a board member for Training Centers for Church Planters (TCCP).  Robert is a graduate of Criswell College and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical Studies with a Minor in Evangelism and Missions.  Robert has been involved in missionary support and short-term missions at various times throughout much of his life.  His missionary journeys have taken him across five continents.  Robert is currently teaching Video Production and Graphic Design at Life High School Waxahachie south of Dallas where he currently lives with his wife and two sons.