Really helpful piece from Peter Muturi on the danger of ‘purpose’ language turning inward. What is your purpose? I have been trying to figure out where the idea of “living your purpose” began in Christian circles. At face value it sounds good and is true because we are greatly loved and cherished (not because we … Continue reading
In the last issue of Conversation Magazine, Mary Njeri puts the spotlight on some shocking data. According to International Bulletin of Missionary Research’s most recent ‘Status of Global Mission’ report, less than 2% (somewhere around 1.8%) of the income of Christians is given to the church or para-church organisations. Of this small fraction, the way … Continue reading
The Bible starts with a garden but ends with a garden city. The biggest Gentile mission of the Old Testament was to a city – Nineveh. In the most recent issue of Conversation Magazine, Gerald Mwangi looks at the issue of urban mission. Perhaps the strongest contemporary proponent of God’s focus on cities is Tim Keller and his … Continue reading
Our 6th issue of Conversation (Volume 2 Issue 1) engages the recent debate in Kenya regarding the Religious Societies regulation. The issue that was claimed to have made the increased regulation necessary – “rogue preachers” – is a tricky one as it often connects with a whole theological-cultural-aspirational system. As a wise older pastor commented, even … Continue reading
It was great to meet together again for the First Priority prayer meeting to pray for mission and revival and particularly to intercede for the 90 million souls of Vietnam. It’s always good to have our prayers guided by the Word so it was brilliant to hear Harrison preaching for us from Nehemiah 1. I was particularly … Continue reading
Mtumishi reports: The Orma are a semi-nomadic people who live in the south eastern part of Kenya: Tana river and Lamu districts. They are a remnant of the once powerful Gala nation in Ethiopia. They mostly occupy Garsen, Tarasaa and Witu areas where they are mainly herders of cattle with small pockets of subsistence farming. … Continue reading
In the first of a series of posts on largely unreached people groups, Mtumishi reports on a Swahili group of 73,400 people, the Bajun of Lamu, and leads us in prayer for them. Faza Island off the Kenyan coast is the dwelling place of the Bajun people. They are the result of intermarriages between Arabs … Continue reading
We’ll be reviewing the recent movie release, The Distant Boat, in the forthcoming issue of Conversation, but for now do check out the film webiste, the trailer (below), and if you’ve seen the movie already, leave your review below… Continue reading
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