COVID–19 made the planning for this trip extraordinarily difficult. Travelers are required to have a negative COVID–19 test before entering each country, and each country also has its own timeframe for when the COVID test must be administered. Since our team had to go to Malawi, Uganda, and back to the United States, it meant […]
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There is an African proverb that says every day a gazelle awakens and realizes that if he does not outrun the lion, he will not survive the day. Every day a lion awakens and realizes that if he does not outrun the gazelle, he will not survive the day. Therefore, every morning, whether you are
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I’ve always loved flying. While navigating strange airports and sitting in a narrow uncomfortable airplane seat for hours on end can stretch the limits of my endurance, it has never quenched my love for flying and adventure. I’m always reminded when I fly that the things that seem so big to us on the ground
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There are times in life when God comes through in remarkable ways that both humble and amaze you. As my team and I made our connection in Washington, D. C. in route to Malawi, where we are conducting our very first ITEM training in Malawi, I was reminded in a fresh way that God is
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“ITEM training is changing the way I preach. I was preaching on the topics, but now I have started to preach using the expository method. In our church people tell me that when I preach they understand very clearly the message because I am going slowly verse by verse. I just finished 1 John. Thanks.
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“Through ITEM seminars, Kenyan pastors who could not afford to attend a Bible college have been trained and equipped for the work of ministry. Now they are able to study, understand, interpret, and apply the Word accurately. ITEM training warns people of error and helps them avoid the influence of unholy teachings.” Pastor Apollo Oluoch,
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Video: The Pastors Preaching Ministry A five part video series from Dr. Steve Van Horn, with Q&A https://youtu.be/Ubq5kRwGP7Uhttps://youtu.be/uROakkegNRUhttps://youtu.be/vQbEPlFkTxAhttps://youtu.be/osmr0OsfHe8https://youtu.be/ZYpSZ03uTvEhttps://youtu.be/FpglOr5vs7whttps://youtu.be/PpuadSkdrdohttps://youtu.be/Hd9gmbK_kX8 More ITEM Videos on Articles from ITEM and Dr. Steve Van Horn: What Africa Needs: Preaching Mentors (VOICE Magazine) The Missing Participle (VOICE Magazine) Contending for the Faith in Missions (VOICE Magazine, page 22) Training Curriculum: What
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SEMINAR 1: Institute in the Foundations of Church Leadership (IFCL) Overview: The purpose of the IFCL is to provide pastors and Church leaders with a biblical foundation upon which they can build their ministry. Using overviews of the Old and New Testaments, the theology in the books of Romans and Ephesians, and a survey of
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We believe: The Bible is God’s written revelation to man. It is verbally inspired in every word, and absolutely inerrant in the original documents. We affirm the infallibility, sufficiency, and authority of Scripture. That there is but one Living and true God, an infinite, all-knowing Spirit, perfect in all His attributes, one in essence, eternally
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