Zimbabwe’s second African Pastors’ Conference was held from the 9th to 11th of December 2008 in Bulawayo. The Theological College of Zimbabwe kindly hosted the event, which came at a crucial time in the ministries and lives of approximately 45 pastors who attended. Such a number was most encouraging, considering the present circumstances in the country.
Dr Victor Nakah, president of the College, spoke very relevantly on Ephesians 5, Pastor Isaac Makashinyi (Emmasdale Baptist Church, Lusaka, Zambia) on “Preaching Christ from the Old Testament,” and Pastor Irving Steggles (Birchleigh Baptist Church, South Africa) on “What is a Christian?”, “What is the Church?” and “What is Revival?” Pray that the teaching the pastors received will result in lasting fruit, and that revival may come to Zimbabwe’s desperate people. This is certainly a chief desire in the pastors’ hearts. It was moving and humbling to speak personally to many of the men and to note their absolute dependency upon God for daily bread, and their confidence in His faithfulness to supply their every need – spiritual and physical. Although they face life and death issues every day, the pastors never showed a spirit of complaint or ingratitude before the Lord. Together with them, we expect great things of God, that out of the extremity of the situation He will show His glory!
During the Conference, books were sold at considerably reduced prices, thanks to the churches and publishers who made this possible. Free CDs of the Conference messages and Q&A sessions were given to each pastor. Douglas Marikanaa (administrator of the Christian Leadership Resource Centre in Zimbabwe) and John Stambolie were largely responsible for the organization of the Conference. We are grateful to God for their great help.
Audio Messages
Direct links to the good quality mp3′s are available here:
- Ephesians 5 Exposition Part 1 (By Dr Victor Nakah)
- Ephesians 5 Exposition Part 2 (By Dr Victor Nakah)
- Preaching Christ from the Old Testament Part 1 (By Isaac Makashinyi)
- Preaching Christ from the Old Testament Part 2 (By Isaac Makashinyi)
- Preaching Christ from the Old Testament Part 3 (By Isaac Makashinyi)
- Q and A Session 1
- Q and A Session 2
- What is Revival? (By Irving Steggles)
- What is a Christian? (By Irving Steggles)
- What is the Church?
To access the high quality files, please visit the sermon archive.