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Christian Leaders for Africa is a U.S. nonprofit organization started in 2002 to promote theological education in Africa and to represent
Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology. The board, executive director and donors of CLA consider themselves to be partners with
NEGST in developing pastors, teachers and missionaries on the African continent. CLA seeks to raise funds for student scholarships and
African faculty support as well as other special projects and initiatives at NEGST.
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Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology (NEGST) is a seminary in Nairobi, Kenya, that was started by the Association of Evangelicals in Africa in 1983 and which has produced over 800 graduates. NEGST offers M.A., M.Div. and Ph.D. programs for pastors, teachers, Bible translators and missionaries. Students from outside Africa are welcome to apply.
To visit the official website for NEGST, click the link below.
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The World Evangelical Alliance, a worldwide fellowhip of evangelical churches and associations, produces an e-Newsletter for theological
educators and pastors. For more information and instructions for signing up, please follow the link below.
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There are almost 1000 theological and Bible schools and colleges on the African continent. Many have met the standards set by the Accrediting
Council for Theological Education in Africa. Vice-chancellor of NEGST, Douglas Carew, is one of ACTEA's key leaders. If you wish to be informed
about recent developments and new resources for theological education in Africa, send a blank email message to subscribe to their e-Newsletter,
ACTEA Forum, by clicking on the link below.
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Katho Bungishabaku - Eastern Congo
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Katho Bungishabaku represents the future of the church on the African continent. He is one of those courageous, totally dedicated young
church leaders emerging in Africa who will lead and educate church leaders of the next generation and whose service for Christ will
impact us as well. In a new publication, Profiles in African Leadership, writer and missionary Lois Shaw
features graduates of NEGST.
To read her story of Katho, click on the link below.
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Caleb Kim
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REACHING MUSLIMS BY UNDERSTANDING THEIR CULTURES
Dr. Caleb Kim teaches in the Missions department at Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology in Nairobi, Kenya. Caleb and his colleague, Dr. Stephen Sesi, are pioneering an Islamic Studies program at NEGST that will equip missionaries to serve in Muslim communities. Caleb is also an adjunct professor at Fuller Theological Seminary where he teaches Korean students in missions. A recent article summarizing his research in African-Muslim contexts was published in the Lausanne World online publication. . .
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In 2003 the Governing Council of Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology in Nairobi, Kenya, determined to launch a doctoral
program in Biblical and Translation Studies in order to meet the need for African scholars trained in Africa to educate the future
pastors and teachers for the church in Africa. This doctorate will be one of the first for an evangelical seminary in sub-Saharan Africa
and represents the maturing of theological education on the continent.
This doctorate addresses two critical needs of the African church, one for biblical scholars in Old and New Testaments, and the other
for linguists who can train future Bible translators in Africa. NEGST itself will recruit a number of the first graduates from this
program for its own faculty to replace retiring professors, many of them Westerners. There are almost 1000...
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The African church is now larger than the church in North America. The great need of the church in Africa is for godly, educated men and women to serve as leaders and teachers. The greatest service the church in North America can perform is to support the African church in its efforts to train and equip its leaders. . .
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Dr. Titus Kivunzi is a church statesman in Kenya, now sharing his pastoral experience with students at NEGST who will be the next
generation of pastors. CLA seeks support for the African faculty at NEGST that includes men like Dr. Kivunzi. CLA also tries to introduce
NEGST professors to U.S. churches.
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See NEGST for yourself. Witness the growing church in Africa. Share meals with students and faculty at NEGST. Stand in awe at God's
glorious creation. All this you can do on a Spirit if Africa Safari. A one-week life-changing trip to Nairobi.
Safari dates for 2009!
Click below to learn more.
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