• 19-21 Nov. 2009            Botswana (Orapa)
• 8-10 Dec. 2009              Zimbabwe (Bulawayo)  (to be confirmed)
• 4-5 Jan 2010                 Port Elizabeth  EC, South Africa
• 6-8 Jan 2010                  Hillcrest  KZN, South Africa
• 12 Jan 2010                  Mseleni   KZN, South Africa
• 15-16 Jan 2010               Newcastle   KZN, South Africa
• 18 Jan 2010                   Welkom FS, South Africa
• 20-22 Jan 2010              Ora et Labora (Pretoria), South Africa
• April 2010                     Eastern Cape, South Africa
• April 2010                      Western Cape, South Africa (to be confirmed)
• 7-8 May 2010             Barberton, South Africa
• Sept.2010                     Limpopo, South Africa

General notice: Pastors from outside Southern Africa are not eligible for these conferences. Even if they apply online or by e-mail their registrations will be ignored with no further reply.

Invitation letters: 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.

Click here to register for any of the above conferences.

For those attending the African Pastor’s Conference in Polokwane, South Africa, please see below an image with directions (click the image for a larger version):

Further details for this conference are available here.  Unfortunately, the registration deadline has already been reached (31 Aug 2009).

• Registration Details for Limpopo APC, September 2009
• Upcoming APC in Polokwane, South Africa (14-16 Sept 2009)

The following is a post by Conrad Mbewe (a speaker at some of the African Pastors’ Conferences) who is pastor of Kabwata Baptist Church in Zambia.

“Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return. They will enter Jerusalem singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Sorrow and mourning will disappear, and they will be filled with joy and gladness” (Isaiah 51:11).

When I began to post recollections of past Reformed conferences in Zambia, I had hoped that I would do it in batches of five years. I managed the first ten years in two batches, but I failed to find the time to break the last nine years into two batches. So, here is their recollection in one serving!

Click here to continue reading the post.

Zambian Reformed Conference 2008

Registration Details for Limpopo APC

• Dates: 14th-16th September 2009
• Theme: The responsibilities of the Biblical Pastor
• Venue: Moletjie Moshate Tribal Office (This is 25km west of Polokwane on the Gilead Road)
• Times:
  • The conference runs from lunchtime on Monday  14th to lunchtime on Monday 16th September.
  • The conference will start with lunch at 1pm on Monday 14th.
• Registration deadline: For those requiring accommodation, you must register by 31st August 2009.
• Cost: R70 per person
• Click here to register for the conference.

Please note:

• It is assumed that most delegates will be men. However it will be possible to accommodate a few ladies if you register well in advance.
• All delegates being accommodated must bring their own bedding – blankets, pillows etc. and towels.  Mattresses will be provided.
• PLEASE REGISTER AS SOON AS YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP THE LOCAL ORGANISERS ENSURE ACCOMMODATION IS AVAILABLE FOR ALL WHO REQUIRE IT.

Organisers:

• Local Organisers:  Pastors Gilford Moloto and Philemon Maleka-Seshego
• For APC: Pastor Irving Steggles.  Contact him via the contact page:  Click here.

Dates: Monday 14th – Wednesday 16th September 2009

Location: Moletjie Moshate Tribal Office in Polokwane, South Africa. Details to be posted later

Timings: 1200 on Monday to 1200 on Wednesday

Theme:  The responsibilities of the Biblical Pastor

Sessions will include:

• The Pastor’s responsibility to himself
• The Pastor’s responsibility to his flock
• The Pastor’s responsibility to Christ
• The Pastor’s responsibility to his family
• The Pastor’s responsibility to his nation

Speakers:

• Dr.Victor Nakah, Theological College of Zimbabwe
• Pastor Irving Steggles, Birchleigh BC, Kempton Park and Chairman London Theological Seminary
• Sechaba Legoete

Please review our invitation policy before sending invitation requests.

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):

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