Dates: 7-12 April 2003
Location: Evangelical
Bible College of Malawi
Participants: 70+ pastors and third year students
Leader: Rev Timothy Alford. Tim, who lives in Stowmarket,
was UK Director of AIM until he retired four years ago. He previously pastored Churches in Felixstowe, East Horsley and Belfast. Before Christmas he visited
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CONTENT: four sessions are planned for each day as follows ~
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'The Christian Ministry', dealing with such subjects as: The divine call, The true pastor, Biblical preaching,
Avoiding failure, and Pastoral responsibilities.
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Workshop on 'What Christians believe', based on the doctrinal section of The Christian Handbook which
is in the bookset.
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Teaching session on the main themes of the epistle of Titus.
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Seminar presentation as an introduction to Mark's Gospel, based on Let's Study Mark (also in the bookset).
AIMS:
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to encourage pastors and deepen their spiritual lives
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to furnish them with Biblical material to help in various aspects of their ministry
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to provide a set of devotional and study books and give advice on how best to use them. (The Malawi Update for December 2002-February 2003
has a full list of the books).
FOR PRAYER: Please keep these matters before the Lord in the coming weeks ~
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Abraham Folayan, EBCoM principal - as he continues to make preparations and send out invitations amidst all his
other responsibilities.
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Pastors - that all those invited will be able to attend. Help is being given with travel costs where necessary
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Booksets - they are on their way to Malawi thanks to the kind help of Robin Bird and Christian Books for Africa.
An e-mail from Abraham this weeks says, "The Clearing Agent in Blantyre has just informed us that the container of books for the Pastor's Conference
is expected March 10th. Please pray that there will be no delays in arrival and in clearing with customs".
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Tim Alford - for his study and preparation in the coming weeks - for good health and the strength to fulfil
a demanding programme
- for seminars to be held the week after the conference (ZM's Bill Wilson writes to Tim : "We are grateful for your willingness to condense some of
the material for shorter seminars held at local Church level during the second week of your visit to us - we will make the necessary arrangements for this.
These could be one-day events with a maximum of 4 Sessions or less as you wish")
- for his wife, Pansy, who will accompany Tim.
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Bill Wilson - as he deals with many of the practical details and takes Tim & Pansy around in the second week.
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The Church - that God's people across Malawi will benefit as a result of this venture and that it will be possible
to eventually get book sets out to many other pastors and leaders.
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