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Marks of an African Indigenous Church

Beginning somewhere around the early 1900’s Africans began forming their own congregations outside of the official denominations of the Europeans. Historians and missiologists now classify this group as the African Indigenous Church (AIC). These independent assemblies have become the most … Continue reading

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2011 Update Letters

27 January 2011 FRUIT FROM THE MOUNTAIN In 2007 I followed a path that led to the top of a mountain a few kilometers from our house. A score of homes dotted the mountainside facing our house in the valley. … Continue reading

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2010 Update Letters

8 January 2010 THE RESOLUTIONS OF TIYANI SHIHLOMULE Last Thursday we organized a Christian New Year’s Party complete with soccer, food, and a time of reflection on Jonathan Edwards’ Resolutions. (See picture.) The 20 or so young men really responded … Continue reading

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2024 Update Letters

1 January 2024~Aiming for Men The Sons of the Prophets More like a blob than a circle, our chairs curved around the shade provided by the two trees in the back of Jomo’s yard. It is 15 minutes later than … Continue reading

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2022 Update Letters

13 January 2022 New Sunday Services For the last two Sundays, we have met in the village of Nwamatatani with about a dozen people attending. Meeting in the shade of two scrubby trees, there is an art to choosing where … Continue reading

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The Birth of a New Church

An Indigenous Church In roughly 15 years of preaching, Paul the apostle visited over 20 places that are listed in Acts leaving churches in each place. Our calling is the same though our gifts and godliness are a shadow of … Continue reading

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Ethical Dilemmas of a Missionary

Ethical Dilemmas of a missionary Over the past few years, these lists have slowly emerged from our personal experience. At the least, these questions remind us to pray for pastors in general and missionaries in particular that they would have … Continue reading

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Ethiopia Then, Cambodia Now

Guest post by Forrest McPhail, churchplanter among the Khmer of Cambodia The Winds of God: How the Gospel Swept the Four Corners of Southern Ethiopia by Raymond Davis is an interesting little book. God works different ways at different times … Continue reading

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2016 Update Letters

4 January 2016~ Pleasing Providence UNSCREWING THE INSCRUTABLE Believers going through difficult times commonly trust that their Father is working out wise and holy purposes for their eternal happiness. During 2015, we experienced a number of sharp turns that caused … Continue reading

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