Please click here to view the program for the recent APC in Limpopo (Sept 2011).

The conference theme was Biblical Manhood and Womanhood with the following general outline:

1. Male and female he created them
Genesis 1:27; 2: 20-23; Genesis 3

Creation and fall. The original intention. Complementarity. The deformed relationship.
Judgment. Restoration. Men and women in the image of God.

2. What is marriage?

Leaving and cleaving. No longer two but one (after no longer one but two!). NaturreRole of
sec in marriage. Polygamy. Same sex unions. Biblical responsibility v cultural norms.
Marriage designed to show relationship of Christ with the church. Mutual love

3. Roles without relegation
(Part 1 – within the marriage)

Male headship. Christ-like servant leadership. Wives submit to your husbands – the nature of
biblical submission. Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church. Responsibilities of
wives and husbands. The creation basis of roles. Male-female equality of status. Trinitarian
roles and equality. Decision making

4. Roles without relegation
(Part 2 – within the church)

Male leadership in the church. Teaching responsibility. What it means for women to keep
quiet. Head –coverings. The meaning of the man being the head of the woman. Galatians
3:28. The meaning of authority.

5. The gift of marriage and the gift of singleness 1 Corinthians 7

Our present state is the gift of God to us. Renouncing singleness. Different categories of
singleness – never having been married, single while young, single with the immediate
prospect of marriave, widowed, divorced... . The examples of Jesus, Paul etc and those much
used in history. Missionaries. The family of the church. God’s purposes. Biblical theology of
singleness. Self-control.

6. Women’s ministries in the local church

Teaching ministries approved by Scripture. Spiritual gifts. Harnessing the gifts of every
church member. Joint ministries with husbands. Evangelistic ministry.

7. The Christian Family

Fatherhood and motherhood. Raising boys to be men and girls to be women. Spiritual
leadership within the family. Family devotions. The family and the church – division of
responsibility. Qualifications for Eldership. Decision making. Caring and shepherding.
Family-integrated churches.

8. Marriage, divorce and remarriage

The importance of the marriage being the picture of Christ and the church. Old Testament
and New Testament teaching. Divorce is never God’s will – legal divorce does not destroy
the marriage bond. The so-called exception clause in Matthew .Divorce, remarriage and
Eldership. Pastoral concerns.

9. Conference sermon

Genesis 2: 24-25

Ephesians 5: 22-33

1 Timothy 2: 11-15

Titus 2: 3-5

2 Corinthians 5:21 – 6:9

Mark 10: 1-12

Please click here to access the programme for the Port Alfred Conference from 29 – 31st March, 2011.

We have just discovered that Ora et Labora, the conference centre outside Pretoria is not available for this year’s APC – the access road is impassable and building / renovation has restricted accommodation on the site.

By God’s grace and their generosity the Afrikaans Baptist Church in Commissioner Street, Kempton Park, have come to our rescue and are able to provide accommodation and what will be an excellent conference venue – indeed delegates will be more comfortable than they would have been at Ora et Labora.

A map will soon be posted on the website. The church is near the centre of Kempton Park and is easily accessible by car or public transport.

We are grateful to God for the Pastor and Elder of the church for their kindness and support in this matter. May God be more glorified than he would have been at Ora et Labora. Please let anyone you know who is attending the conference about the change of venue.

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR THE UPDATED REGISTRATION FORM.

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR A DETAILED MAP.

Irving Steggles for APC

Please click here to see the programme for the upcoming African Pastors’ Conference in Limpopo from 23-25 September 2010.

For those who have not received the following documents via email, please click the following links for more information:

Evangelical Press Conference

Registration Form

Nelspruit Seminar

Manzini brochure