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Book Review: Megachurch Christianity Reconsidered, by Wanjiru M. Gitau
In 'Megachurch Christianity Reconsidered', you have a Christian who is also a social scientist using her professional tools to understand why one church in Nairobi, Kenya has flourished among and impacted a generation of millennials.
Article
Five Reasons to Preach Through 1 John
The more I studied 1 John piece-by-piece, the more my appreciation grew.
Video
Pastoring in a Pandemic Episode 2: How COVID-19 Exposes & Embarrasses the Prosperity Gospel with Conrad Mbewe
Jonathan Leeman chats with Conrad Mbewe, a pastor from Zambia, about how COVID-19 has provided a unique opportunity to expose the lies of the prosperity gospel, and to reach out to those people deceived by it.
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How Does COVID-19 Expose the Lie of the Prosperity Gospel?
What COVID-19 has done is to show us our need of the glorious biblical gospel, which satisfies us whatever circumstances we may be in.
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“Jesus Died for Sinners”: Do Your People Know What This Actually Means?
Some professing Christians don't know what it means when we say "Jesus died for you." Pulpits are to blame for this serious confusion.
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Five Reasons to Preach Through Malachi
Malachi was the last voice of God to the people of Israel before the heavens went silent for about 400 years. Such a voice must be significant, even if only for that reason.
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How Calvinism Makes Fewer Burnt-Out Pastors
Instead of only giving pastors commonsense counsel about how to prevent burnout, let us go one step further and encourage them to regularly refresh themselves in the strong old Calvinistic doctrines.
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Why There’s No Such Thing as African Christianity
Strictly speaking, there is no such thing as African Christianity or Asian Christianity or Western Christianity. The Christian faith is one, and it’s portrayed for us as such in the Scriptures.
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Five Lessons after 30 Years of Pastoring in Zambia
I have neither felt underutilized nor overburdened. I am neither bored nor burnt-out. I am only grateful.
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The Pastor’s Personal Life: A Source of Power in the Pulpit
The day you lose your godliness is the day you lose your power in pastoral preaching.
Book
Is God Really Sovereign?
A Short Introduction to the Sovereignty of God for the Christian Life God’s sovereignty is difficult for most people to wrap their minds around even when they’re not going through difficult times; the topic raises many questions about salvation, evangelism, sin, and suffering. But when difficult circumstances arise, many believers ask, “Is God really in […]
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God’s Design for the Church
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Christians in Africa numbered approximately nine million—by the end, that number had grown to more than 380 million. As the number of Christians continues to grow, African pastors are often overwhelmed and in desperate need of guidance. Drawing from three decades of pastoral experience in Zambia, Conrad Mbewe […]