Wanjiru Gitau, a graduated LeaderStudies recipient from Kenya, thoughtfully analyzes terrorism in Africa in this article published by Lausanne Global Analysis this month. Her discussion guides us to give thanks and pray for peaceful communities. (Her book, Megachurch Christianity Reconsidered, won Christianity Today‘s 2019 Book of the Year Award for Missions/Global Church Building.)
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Eighty percent of the rural pastors in India, especially non-denominational or non-affiliated church planters and pastors, have very little knowledge of the Word of God because they enter ministry with no theological training or in-depth bible knowledge. They seldom have a spiritual mentor. With great passion, faith, and hard work, they successfully plant churches, but are not able to nourish new believers in the Word, since they cannot offer what they do not possess.
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We congratulate Enoch Okode on becoming Dean of the School of Theology at Scott Christian University in Kenya. Supported by LeaderStudies, Enoch graduated from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Chicago, IL this past summer — he’s just one example of how quickly young educated leaders must assume top-tier positions at Majority World institutions. We give …
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Maqsood is Vice Principal of Gujranwala Theological Seminary, which trains 80% of church leaders for all major Protestant denominations in Pakistan. He recently completed his PhD in Islamic Studies at the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (UK). His research on Christian-Muslim debates in 19th-century India will provide valuable insights for interreligious dialogue in Islamic contexts.
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Emmanuel Mukeshimana, a LeaderStudies recipient from Rwanda co-sponsored with Langham Partnership, just received his PhD. We praise God for him as he becomes a fulltime professor at Uganda Christian University, where he will guide the Church to apply Christ’s earthly ministry among the poor to poverty alleviation in Africa. You can learn more in his …
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If you’re interested in how Christians can work to overcome corruption, we invite you to explore “A Multidimensional Perspective on Corruption in Africa,” co-edited by Sunday Agang, a former LeaderStudies recipient co-sponsored with Langham Partnership and now Provost of JETS in Nigeria.
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Sunday Agang, a graduated LeaderStudies recipient co-sponsored with Langham Partnership, illustrates the long-lasting fruits of our work. Last month, he became Provost (equivalent of President) of the Evangelical Church Winning All Theological Seminary in Jos, Nigeria (a VSI school). You can read more about him in this story from Langham. In addition, he recently edited …
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Please pray for God’s wisdom in my leadership at Bandung Theological Seminary (BTS). It is a great opportunity to be able to lead in this God-given moment to develop theological education with a holistic vision, to bring the whole gospel to impact the whole society with the whole church.
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This week, the Sanneh Institute in Accra, Ghana holds its inaugural conference. The Institute will guide Muslims and Christians to seek peace and learn from one another for the common good. We give thanks for the many faithful scholars – especially Dr. Lamin Sanneh and Dr. John Azumah, a ScholarLeaders board member who will lead …
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