Christian organizations such as theological training institutions are started with the aim of achieving certain objectives. For example, one of the objectives of Africa Inland Church (A.I.C) theological training institutions is to equip men and women who have been called by God with the necessary biblical and leadership skills to minister in the church. This will result in the conversion of more people to Christ and the spread of the gospel in preparation for Jesus' second coming. However, previous research studies had indicated that majority of theological training institutions and especially in Africa had not been adequately preparing church leaders for this noble task. Some of the reasons for this failure has been inadequate curriculum, lack of financial support from donors, declining number of students who are joining theological training institutions and styles of leadership. This study was anchored on strategic direction which is an aspect of strategic leadership. Data was collected using both open and closed ended questionnaires from management members, employees and third year students of A.I.C theological training institutions in Kenya. The study established that strategic direction had a positive effect on the performance of A.I.C theological training institutions in Kenya with a correlation of r = 0.465, a β value of 0.465, a significance of F = 25.349 and that it explained 21.6 percent (r 2 = .216) of the variability of organizational performance. This study is necessary because the performance of theological training institutions is not known in the Kenyan context. The study recommends that top leaders of Africa Inland Church theological training institutions be strategic as they leading their organizations into the volatile business environment.