October was rough, but November was much better. To read more (and for pictures), here’s our November newsletter (pdf).
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update: February 2018
What do Maasai Christianity and Celtic Christianity have in common? You might be surprised.
For details and pictures, read our February newsletter.
Expanding Christ’s Kingdom: June 2017 update
Last month we shared with you our team’s vision — unhindered disciple-making — and new mission statement: “to be a catalyst of God’s Kingdom Expansion in Kenya and the world through our own actions and partnerships with CCC and others.” (“CCC” is the Community Christian Churches with whom we partner — these congregations now number well over 200.) Then we listed the first four of our eight key values which provide the foundation for our mission strategies — Christ-centered, Prayer-powered, Empowerment of nationals, Holistic Ministries. Our other key values are Partnership, Church-focused, Community, and Culturally Appropriate.
To read more, including an update on our Community Christian Bible Training Institute (CCBTI) — now expanded to three campuses! — here is a pdf copy of June’s newsletter.
August update
The power of stories, a TBTI course, a Story-telling workshop, a new church plant & baptisms …
Click here to view a PDF of our latest newsletter.
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The picture is of part of the TBTI class in May 2012. Each morning we started with worship. For some reason or another I couldn’t add a caption today. Visit our Video page for a clip of this worship.
On our manner of evangelism
In my research for my Church History and History of Mission curricula (for teaching at Turkana Bible Training Institute and Mission Institute East Africa, respectively), I ran across this gem from Claudius Buchanan. He was addressing a meeting of the Church Missionary Society on January 7, 1814. The famous William Wilberforce was one of the speakers at the meeting. Dr Buchanan’s style may seem a bit old-fashioned now, but give it a listen:
“In your endeavours to convert the heathen, let your address be ever characterised by the meekness of wisdom (James iii. 13). Address them not in too impassioned a manner while they yet continue in an unconverted state. They will not understand you. They will not themselves be in the least affected by your vehemence, and will consider the use of it as a kind of intemperance or folly on your part. They cannot always perceive the truth of your arguments, but they will understand your courtesy of manners and can admire the beauty of Christian conduct.”
~ quoted by Charles Hole, The Early History of the Church Missionary Society:
for Africa and the East to the end of A.D. 1814 (London: CMS, 1896), 420.
