Dr. Delron & Peggy Shirley
Teach All Nations Mission (TAN) is a global evangelical educational ministry birthed from the teaching ministries of Delron and Peggy Shirley. The name Teach All Nations Mission was chosen to carefully indicate exactly what the heart of Delron and Peggy’s mission is.
TAN’s commitment is to establish a solid foundation in the national pastors and leaders so that they can help enrich the people. The vision is Christian teaching materials (in English and the local languages) in printed form and on audio and video, providing scholarships to Christian colleges and Bible schools for promising students, assisting in establishing and building of Bible schools, and broadcasting via the internet, radio, and television.
2025 was a very exiting year for our family with the biggest event being the addition of a new member – August Christopher Shirley, born to our middle son Christopher and his wife Megan on April 30. Unfortunately, Grandma and Grampa were not present for the momentous event because we were ministering in Florida at the time. His due date was on the day that we flew out, and we were hoping that he would arrive before our flight; however, he came a few days late, making us wait to welcome him into the family until after our return.
Other exciting news this year included the dedication of the new addition to the Bible college in Nepal (January), a pastors’ conference in the Dominican Republic (February), the grand opening of the clinic in Liberia (April), a pastors’ conference in Sri Lanka (June), the leadership conference in Nigeria (September), outreach among tribal groups in the Philippines (October) and two leadership conferences in Honduras (November). Other special projects this year included opening of fifty-church-based libraries in India and Nepal, earthquake relief in Myanmar, and purchasing of five camels for evangelists in a Muslim-majority country in the Saraha Desert region who had to give up their ministries on motorcycles due to a shoot-on-sight order prohibiting motorcycles due to terrorism activity in the region. Full reports of all these missions are available at our website
The story of how Paul selected Timothy is recorded in the sixteenth chapter of Acts – which, as we have already observed, immediately followed the council in Jerusalem in which Paul played a major role in helping the early church leaders come to the conclusion that it was unnecessary for gentile converts to receive the ritual of circumcision that was a major tradition for Jews and anyone who would desire to convert to Judaism. Although Timothy was Jewish from his mother’s side of the family, he was Greek from his father’s side of the family and had, therefore, not been circumcised as a newborn. When Paul selected Timothy to become his traveling companion, he decided that his young companion should be circumcised so as to defuse any challenges that might arise against him. Although he had just fought a valent battle to win liberty for his converts, Paul felt it necessary to set a high standard in the life of this one individual – likely because he knew that Timothy was destined for a very significant role in his own life and in the establishment of the church. In other words, Paul set the bar high so that he could obtain Olympic-quality performance from this unique man. And world-class results did come out of the relationship between Paul and Timothy. In fact, Paul described Timothy with unparalleled accolades, “I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state. For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s. But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.” (Philippians 2:20-22)
2025 was a very exiting year for our family with the biggest event being the addition of a new member – August Christopher Shirley, born to our middle son Christopher and his wife Megan on April 30. Unfortunately, Grandma and Grampa were not present for the momentous...
The story of how Paul selected Timothy is recorded in the sixteenth chapter of Acts – which, as we have already observed, immediately followed the council in Jerusalem in which Paul played a major role in helping the early church leaders come to the conclusion that it...
The Philippines 2025 By Delron Shirley When he shuffled into the dirt-floored tabernacle, I immediately knew that God was about to do something miraculous in his life. With his left hand clinched into a fist, his arm drawn close to his body, and his leg dragging as...
A number of years ago, I ran across an article that is now probably safely filed away in an extinct cabinet at the university where I no longer teach. Although I can’t get my hands on the original document today, I distinctly remember that it listed the conversion of...
Chapter Twenty-threeThe Violent Take The Kingdom by Force In Matthew 11:12‑15, Jesus said, And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until...
Nigeria Report According to Global Christian Relief, an organization that “keeps its finger on the pulse” of Christians around the world, Nigeria has replaced North Korea as the world’s worst persecutor of believers. Their report included a calculation that almost...
