Dear brethren,
We have again had our ordinary general meeting as a church, which is a great occasion to reflect on what the Lord has done among us and through us over a period of about four...
Author: Conrad Mbewe
The Centrality of Evangelism
The more I climb the ecclesiastical ladder the more I am disturbed by the discovery that many Christian leaders tend to abandon the gospel while still claiming to be faithful to it. They tip their...
Ministry Update: Kabwata Baptist Church (April 2018)
Dear praying friends,
Sorry that we have been silent as a church in sharing what the Lord has been doing among us for the last eight months. We failed to get our October 2017 prayer letter out...
Seven Lies I Once Believed about Missions
The work of missions is one of the most important that any church can engage in. It is the responsibility of every Christian. We are either supposed to go into the mission field or we should be...
Bible Texts Prosperity Preachers Wish Did Not Exist
Every so often, when engaged in discussion on the subject of the prosperity gospel, I hear voices sympathetic to this doctrinal poison say, “But surely God does not want us to be poor, does...
Ministry Update: Kabwata Baptist Church (July 2017)
Dear praying friends,
Isaiah 40:30–31 says, “Even youths faint and become weary, and young men shall fall exhausted: but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall...
Facebook and Me
Conrad recently added a blog post recalling how he first came to join Facebook, and reflecting on the benefits he has reaped over the years.
As I commence 2017, Facebook is among the...
Why Do Missionaries Take Such Embarrassing Photos?
I flew into Freetown last week. As I was escorted from the arrivals gate I found a sea of humanity outside the airport calling out to arriving passengers for the exchange of money into the local...
Where are the men?
I am on my way to preach at a men’s conference in Vancouver, Canada, and this question is bugging me: “Where are the men?” I am not asking where the men are who are supposed to attend the...
Xenophobia—South Africa’s Ticking Time Bomb
Xenophobia—South Africa's ticking time bomb
I have been listening carefully to...