Our December book is The Resilient Christian Leader: Experiences, Strategies & Opportunities in Times of Crisis, which includes an essay about the arts in Africa by Daniel Dama (LeaderStudies) The President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, wrote the introduction The book offers wisdom on..... read more
It is six o’clock on a Friday morning in Bethlehem The sky is breathtakingly clear The bright sun has risen, but the streets are still quiet I acknowledge afresh how blessed I am that I can see, across the skyline, the Church of the Nativity – the site traditionally considered to be Jesus’s..... read more
Jacob Cherian (LeaderStudies) recently spoke on “Good News in a World of Fake News” as part of the Lausanne Movement Theology Working Group You can read a summary article or watch the whole webinar The webinar is the first in a three-part series..... read more
For November, we highlight three books to which Joshua Banda (LeaderStudies) contributed: Good News from Africa; Anthology of African Christianity; Human Sexuality and the Holy Spirit In each collection, you’ll find articles about practical Christianity in Africa Joshua’s chapters highlight..... read more
Alexander Belyaev (LeaderStudies) recently co-wrote an article on COVID and the apocalypse from a post-Soviet perspective The article illuminates eschatologies that are especially important for Christians in post-Soviet nations during this..... read more
Our October book is Being and Becoming African as a Permanent Work in Progress: Inspiration from Chinua Achebe’s Proverbs, to which Tekle Belachew (LeaderStudies) from Ethiopia contributed a chapter The book celebrates African proverbs and will help you understand African identity more..... read more
In April 1994, one of the most violent episodes in modern history took place in Rwanda In 100 days, over 800,000 people were massacred, many of them with machetes Journalist Ana Pais reported, “Those who survived the genocide… agree that the hostile rhetoric used for years by the ruling ethnic..... read more
Tekle Belachew (LeaderStudies) recently co-authored an article on African environmentalism He calls us to understand nature through African ideas of ubuntu and tabot, to regard nature as having inherent..... read more
Congratulations to Eva Wong (LeaderStudies), who’s now part of an Assemblies of God – Malaysia commission for developing a distinctively Malaysian..... read more
Congratulations to Luis Eduardo Ramirez, the new president of Biblical Seminary of Colombia (VSI) Please pray for God to equip him as he takes leadership of a seminary that ministers to many displaced and vulnerable people, as well as training Colombian..... read more
Congratulations to Hani Hanna, the new president of Evangelical Theological Seminary – Cairo (VSI) Please pray for God to strengthen him with wisdom as he steps into this new role at one of Egypt’s leading..... read more
Our September book is God of the Remnant: The Plight of Minority Ethnic Groups in Africa by Sunday Agang (LeaderStudies) From a uniquely African perspective, this book demonstrates God’s heart for the weak and suffering and calls the Church to uphold the..... read more
Our August book is Living the Gospel of Jesus Christ: Orthodox and Evangelical Approaches to Discipleship and Christian Formation Tekle Belachew (LeaderStudies) contributed a chapter If you’re interested in the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative and how diverse Christians can serve God together,..... read more
This summer, we invite you to reflect on God's faithfulness through a history of the early years of Faculté de Théologie Évangélique de Bangui (VSI), one of Francophone Africa's leading seminaries Written by Jack Robinson, who was intimately involved with FATEB’s founding, this history gives..... read more
Congratulations to Sofanit Abebe (LeaderStudies), who successfully defended her dissertation in July She returns to Ethiopia to serve as faculty at Ethiopia Graduate School of Theology..... read more