JSM-Langham Kenya preaching programme Report
For 5 days in early September, some 80 delegates attended the preaching seminar at St Paul’s, Limuru in Kenya. Esther Mombo and the faculty members at St Paul’s gave a great deal of energy to arranging the seminar, having previously hosted a similar Langham preaching event two years ago. It was encouraging to see a further level 1 program attract pastors and lay preachers keen to develop in the area of Biblical preaching.
Here are some of the comments from participants:
A pastor from the northern part of Kenya: “You have really helped me. Now I feel I can go back and feed my church. After all these years I now see what I am supposed to be doing.”
Diane has preached for many years in her church and elsewhere: “I came here thinking that I won’t preach any more. For years I was preaching so much. They always asked me to preach – MU, women’s fellowships, church, young peoples groups, everywhere! But I got so tired, for the last year I have hardly preached at all. I came really burnt-out. Now after this week, I am thinking that I might preach again after all. I have been so refreshed. Now I feel equipped to preach again.”
We are very grateful for the strong team at St Paul’s who served the event so well. In the light of the warm response, a day workshop was held in November, and plans are underway for a week-long event in May. This will be a level 1 and 2 event, with participants from the last conference returning for further training, and a fresh group joining the level 1 track.
The dates proposed are May 22-27, 2006, and the hope is that some 150 participants will attend. For further information please contact Jonathan Lamb (email: preaching@langhampartnership.org).