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APC Koinonia Conference Centre, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa (7 – 9 January 2009)

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APC: Koinonia Conference Centre, near Hillcrest, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa (7 – 9 January 2009)

Speakers

Choolwe Mwetwa, Raymond Zulu, Dennis Hustedt and Gary Morrison. See the speakers page for more information.

Since 1988 Choolwe Mwetwa has pastored the Central Baptist Church, Chingola, Zambia
Raymond Zulu is pastor of High Wycombe Evangelical Church, UK
Until recently Dennis Hustedt of the USA was pastor of the Durban Central Baptist Church
South African born Gary Morrison is pastor of Cornerstones Baptist Church, Bolton, UK

Chairman

Pastor Ernest McAmbi

Themes

Choolwe Mwetwa: “The marks of a faithful ministry”
Raymond Zulu: “The Word is our sure foundation”
Dennis Hustedt: “Understanding the parables”
Gary Morrison: “Marks of Biblical Church” and “Features of a sound ministry”

Registration

For any interested in further information, or enrolling for a Conference, please contact:

Programme

DAY ONE  (7 January)

Registration 8.00 am to 10.50 am

SESSION 1 11.00 –12.30  Choolwe Mwetwa

Lunch 12.30 – 1.30

SESSION 2 14.00 - 15.30  Raymond Zulu

Tea break 15.30 – 16.00

SESSION 3 16.00 - 17.30  Gary Morrison

Supper 18.00 – 19.00

SESSION 4 Dennis

19.30 – 21.00

DAY TWO

Prayer meeting 7.00 – 8.00

Breakfast 8.00 – 9.00

SESSION 1 9.00 – 10.30 Choolwe Mwetwa

Tea 10.30 – 11.00

SESSION 2 11.00 –12.30 Raymond Zulu

Lunch 12.30 – 1.30

SESSION 3 14.00 - 15.30 Q and A Ernest McAmbi

Tea break 15.30 – 16.00

SESSION 4 16.00 - 17.30 Dennis Hustedt

Supper 18.00 – 19.00

SESSION 5 Choolwe

19.30 – 21.00

DAY THREE

Prayer meeting 7.00 – 8.00

Breakfast 8.00 – 9.00

SESSION 1 9.00 – 10.30  Raymond Zulu

Tea 10.30 – 11.00

SESSION 2 11.00 –12.30  Gary Morrison

Lunch 12.30 – 1.30

SESSION 3 14.00 - 15.30  Choolwe Mwetwa

APC at Ora et Labora (South Africa): Mon 19th - Wed 21st January 2009

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Dates and times:

Arrival and Registration from 10.00 a.m. on Monday 19th January.
Departure from 3.30 p.m. Wednesday 21st January.

Topics:

Applying Christ-exalting principles in pastoring those who have been saved out of traditional African religion; restoring the biblical view of the family and church; and preaching that changes lifestyles.

Aim:

To equip Pastors and Christian workers working in the Townships and rural areas to teach and apply the word of God in distinctively African situations.

Books:

The Conference Fees include a free voucher for books for each Delegate, and there will be additional books available for purchase at a massive discount of up to 90%.

Speakers:

Choolwe Mwetwa brings to our conferences 20 years of pastoral experience at the Central Baptist Church in Chingola, Zambia. He is an associate editor for the magazine Reformation Zambia, maintains a weekly column in one of Zambia’s favourite newspapers and keeps a busy preaching schedule throughout Zambia and around Southern Africa. Pastor Choolwe is married to Marilyn, and they have two sons and a daughter.

Raymond Zulu, previously at Newcastle in Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, now pastors High Wycombe Evangelical Baptist Church in England. Many would testify to his helpfulness as pastor to pastors and his valiant stand for the truth.

Raymond’s previous conference messages are available here.

Gary Morrison (UK)

Registration:

Closing date for bookings:  9th January 2009

Those younger than 21 years of age will need to contact us to make a booking.  See below for contact details.

Please fill in the following form to complete registration (if you’re viewing this in an email or RSS feed, you will need to click here):

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Enquiries:

Pastor Irving Steggles (+27 82 889 0987) (info@africanpastorsconference.com) or
Nick and Sheila Court (Step Wise Youth Ministry) (+27 72 959 5743)

How to get there:

From the south:
From the R21, pass the ORT/JHB airport and come off on junction 32, (Bronkhorstspruit), and go east on the R25, at the junction with the R50 turn right and then at the four way stop resume travelling on the R25. You will pass the Welbekend Police station on the right and a petrol station near to the four way stop intersection with the M30 Garsfontein Road, turn right towards Witpoort. The turning to Ora et Labora is approx half km from the 4 way M30/R25 intersection. The name sign is on the left in a small cluster of trees (Right OPPOSITE is a Shooting Range Sign which stands out more!) Take the Ora et Labora dirt track, rough road, pass the first set of farm buildings on the right, proceed and take the right hand fork of the road into Ora et Labora.
From the north:
From Pretoria – take the M30 Garsfontein Road, pass the Pretoria East hospital and keep going for approx 20 to 25 km, until you come to the M30/R25 intersection. Cross over the R25 to continue on the M30. (there is a petrol station on the right), the road is signed for Witpoort.  The turning to Ora et Labora is approx half km from the 4 way M30/R25 intersection. The name sign is on the left in a small cluster of trees (Right OPPOSITE is a Shooting Range Sign which stands out more!) Take the Ora et Labora dirt track, rough road, pass the first set of farm buildings on the right, proceed and take the right hand fork of the road into Ora et Labora.

Invitation policy

The APC are not in a position to send a formal invitation to attend the Conference to any outside South Africa. Pastors are welcome at Conference but will need to deal with their own immigration and travel arrangements. They may quote this website for confirmation that there is a Conference taking place. Please contact us if you require more information

Botswana APC - November 2008 (Updated Information)

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DATES: 19-21 November 2008
VENUE: Orapa Conservation Center (located in the beautiful Orapa game park)
CONFERENCE FEE: P150.0
SPEAKERS: Pastor Ronald Kalifungwa (Zambia) and Pastor Irving Steggles (RSA) (See the Speakers page for more information)
THEME: The Nature of the Local Church
BOOKING INFO: Contact Pastor Lekoba at: +267 74513598 or email: cbc@bbi.co.bw
IMPORTANT:

Please send the following information to Pastor Lekoba via email if you wish to make a booking:

  • Your name
  • Your age (important for entry purposes into Orapa Conservation Center)
  • Your address
  • Your contact details (phone, email)
  • Your ID/Passport Number

CLOSING DATE FOR REGISTRATION: 15 November 2008
DRESS CODE: Smart casual

Evangelical Press Conference May 9-10, 2008

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Irving Steggles
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Theme: Biblical Counseling

“That the man of God may be competent,
equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:17)

Venue: Phumula Holiday Centre (formerly Tormar Ranch), Barberton

Dates: 9 – 10 May , 2008

Evangelical Press, in fellowship with the Emjindini Ministers Association, will be hosting the second annual Evangelical Press Conference for pastors and active Christian leaders. For years, Evangelical Press has encouraged conferences across Africa, Asia, Europe and America and we proudly announce the second EP conference in Barberton (located 50 km south of Nelspruit in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa)!

The Evangelical Press Conference is all about LEADERSHIP. As pastors, God calls us to be “equipped for every good work.” One of our chief works is to counsel – addressing God’s message to God’s people, with all their problems and difficulties. You visit, you preach and you lead. But are you equipped to counsel people in your congregation? What is the difference between truly biblical counseling and secular psychology? And is your pastoral ministry characterised by biblical faithfulness? These are the themes we will be addressing at this year’s conference.

Wayne Mack - Biblical Counseling:
- Learning How to Counsel from God’s Example
- Is the Bible Good Enough for Counseling?
- Why do People Behave and Feel Badly?

Choolwe Mwetwa - Marks of Faithful Ministry
- Devotion to doctrine
- Devotion to prodigious labour
- Devotion to holiness
- Devotion to humble service

This year we will host a RALLY Thursday and Friday evenings for ALL believers with no registration fee. Pastor Choolwe Mwetwa will preach messages from God’s word to the general public. All believers are invited to attend, not only conference participants. This will be held at the Alliance Church of SA, Emjindini Location at 18:30. Messages will be translated.

Unfortunately for those who have not registered, April 30 2008 is the cut-off date for registration. Contact Karl Peterson on 079-529-9384 or kgpeterson@telkomsa.net if you need more information about this conference.

Flood in Northern Namibia

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This is a letter recently sent by Laban Mwashekele. Please pray for the work of church planting in northern Namibia after the floods have forced a relocation of two churches. Pray the Lord will provide through His people the necessary resources:

Dear all, greetings in Jesus name.

I have just done with my sabbatical leave for three months from 1 January to 1 April. I had just begun my work with fresh mind and warm heart for the Lord whom I love very much, though still resettling; the first challenge faces us as a Mission Organisation is the flood which had affected the Northern part of the Country.

Here are some pictures of water flooding Oshakati, I haven’t include part of the Northern Towns and Villages:

“According to The Namibian (that is the national news paper) of Friday the 4th of April 2008, “The Oshakati Town Council has decided that all people living in the informal settlements of Oneshila, Evululuko, Oshoopala, Kandjengedi, Uupindi, Sky Location, Eemwandi, and Kalaula will have to be relocated to less flood-prone areas in the Northern part of Town. About 76 percent of the Town’s 42 000 inhabitants live in these informal settlements according to the 2001 national population census, Mayor Katrina Shilumbu told The Namibian…”

This means that all of our two churches in Oshakati have to be relocated, this will cost us great amount of money, time and energy. This year I have to spent most of my time to Oshakati and Ondangwa to minister to these affected and very needy people. Of course, I have established a group of people to start small businesses to assist us in this regard, since around about minimum of N$ 60, 000 is urgently needed to relocate our two churches, not mentioning many of our members who have left their homes, and are now relocated in new tents established by the government and private companies who sympathised with God’s people in general.

Walvis Bay Baptist Church seem to be interest to know more as to what is going on there, and I cannot report since I am badly affected by these, it is far better for you to come up North, and meet me their, than I will take you around to get a better picture as to how you should pray. Of course pray for us in our straggling and water situation

From Laban Mwashekele

Programme for Pastors’ Conference, 3rd - 4th April 2008

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PASTORS CONFERENCE 3rd – 4th APRIL 2008
THURSDAY 3rd April

  • 9:00-10:30 – Session 1 (Angus McKee – Keeping the focus of the church)
  • 10:30-11:00 – Tea
  • 11:00-12:30 – Session 2 (Ronald Kalifungwa – Leadership in the Church I)
  • 12:30-13:30 – Lunch
  • 13:30-15:00 – Session 3 (Irving Steggles – Nature of the Church I)
  • 15:00-15:30 – Tea
  • 15:30-17:00 – Session 4 (Ronald Kalifungwa – Leadership in the Church II)
  • 17:00-18:30 – Supper
  • 18:30-20:00 – Question and Answer session

FRIDAY 4th April

  • 8:30-10:00 – Session 1 (Irving Steggles – Nature of the Church II)
  • 10:00-10:30 – Tea
  • 10:30-12:00 – Session 2 (Ronald Kalifungwa – Leadership in the Church III)
  • 12:00-13:00 – Lunch

APC Invitation Policy

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Irving Steggles
on March 22, 2008
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General notice: APC are not in a position to send a formal invitation to attend the Conference to any outside South Africa. Pastors are welcome at Conference but will need to deal with their own immigration and travel arrangements. They may quote this website for confirmation that there is a Conference taking place.

Please contact us if you require more information or are interested in attending a Conference.

East London Conference (April 2008)

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Irving Steggles
on March 17, 2008
in Announcements, April 2008, Duncan Village (South Africa) and East London
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The Conference takes place on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th April.

The speakers will be Ronald Kalifungwa (Pastor Lusaka Baptist Church, Zambia), Irving Steggles (Pastor, Birchleigh Baptist Church, Kempton Park, SA) and Angus McKee (Pastor Beacon Hill Baptist Church, east London). The main theme will be The Local Church - its nature and its leadership.

Any interested in attending should contact Boyce Saleni on +27 82 625 8823 or nmayiya@ufh.ac.za

East London Conference Postponed

Published
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Irving Steggles
on February 14, 2008
in Announcements and General
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Dear Pastors,

We have had to postpone the upcoming APC in East London (Eastern Cape, South Africa) until April.  No fixed dates have been set.  Please contact me if you require more information.

Greetings in Christ Jesus,
Irving Steggles