Looking at the demographics the missionaries soon realized that only by developing a base of African Clergy could they hope to serve the thousands of African Christians they longed for.
Lakini juu ya hivyo, wingi wa wakiristo hawa wapya na mahitaji yao maku bwa yalikuwa ni changamoto kwa raslimali na subira ya wafadhili wao. Wakiangalia demografia wamisionari waliona njia pekee ya kuwahudumikia wakiristo wapya ni kuanzisha chimbuko la Padri wa kiafrika.