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Jun 13
Off to visit Vietnam tomorrow with a group of students! Very excited, will mainly be visiting Hanoi. I'll be posting some pics and updates here where possible.
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Jun 10
I spoke with several clergy who claimed their sickness or even death of a relative was due to poisoning. I went to a funeral where that was given as the reason for death. In 12 years I was never able to understand if this was genuinely a thing or just a slightly odd (to me) myth.
Jun 9
Uganda’s fear of poisoning is an interesting one. People fear poison both from their own and from without. So pervasive is the fear that even water served in media studios often remains untouched. Some media houses avoid serving anything, lest they make their guests uncomfortable. Sometimes a fan sees you on a talkshow with water in front of you and they immediately text you: ‘Spire don’t drink that water please and don’t speak close to the microphone’. Even at workplaces, many can’t eat what they haven’t served themselves from a common serving point or moved with. What are we really becoming! What is causing this environment?
#WhatDiedWhenWeLived
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Jun 10
I suspect in many cases it's (consciously or subconsciously) a slightly sanitised substitute for 'cursed' i.e the sickness/death had an observable cause... Someone to blame.
Accusations and counter-accusations of poisoning can tear apart families and communities. I saw it.
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Apr 9
It's rather little known in the UK, but worldwide over 250k people have taken the 15-unit 'Perspectives Course' on missions, and it's been used by God in some wonderful ways.
Significant news that the 800 page textbook is being revised/updated for first time in 17 years.
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Chris Howles retweeted
Grateful for a day to listen, reflect on and discuss the issue of class in the UK today, and especially how we can think about it carefully within our local churches.
Thankful to our contributors including @revjroach @pastorefrem @natwillnatter @NoddfaJohn @annaprice98629
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Jun 8
Wonderful to see our students being equipped to think through issues of class in mission and ministry carefully, humbly, and personally. So thankful.
It's been a deep and challenging first day of our impact week looking at Class and Ministry.
We're delighted to have such experienced practitioners and thinkers helping us reflect on such an important topic.
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Jun 4
Very much looking forward to this next week. A crucial topic. All of us here at college keen to listen and learn. Do join us if you can!
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Jun 3
Happy June 3rd everyone - Uganda Martyrs Day. This years' celebrations were cancelled because of ebola, but normally today would be carnage in Namugongo, with a million or more Christian pilgrims there.
We were there for 10 martyrs days. Do I miss that experience? Yes and no!
2 Jun 2023
Tens of thousands of African Christian pilgrims, many walking for days to get here, are in an overnight praise rally before tomorrow commemorating the deaths of 25 brave faithful young Ugandan Martyrs 140 years ago. It's a profoundly moving sight.
Friends, see this Christianity.
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Jun 2
Very sorry to hear of the death of Sherwood Lingenfelter this week. I greatly enjoyed an afternoon with him and his wife Judith at Fuller Seminary back in 2019, and have enjoyed several of his books since.
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Jun 1
This is an ignorant and lazy headline (at best).
This sort of thing has very real consequences for Ugandans in the tourist industries for years to come.
May 31
BREAKING: The Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda have reported 263 confirmed Ebola cases and 43 deaths as of May 30, according to Africa CDC Director-General Jean Kaseya.
🔴 More on aljazeera.com
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Projected population of European countries in 2100 - both with and without migration.
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By 2100, 46% of all people under 25 are projected to live in Africa, and a further 39% in Asia (leaving just 16% for every other continent combined)
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May 30
There are precious few recent missiology books from/for England, and even fewer (if any!) looking specifically at the North of England.
Some of you might be pleased/excited to see this!
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May 29
Fantastic project. Well done Jonny! May this serve mission and ministry strategy, practice and prayer for years to come!
May 27
This Friday is the end of a long process of mapping Irish churches to enable us to reflect missiologically in terms of reaching unreached towns on the island, and to support current work.
Want to know how it works, I've created a little video tutorial: youtu.be/KWHhG2x0Q_g
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Chris Howles retweeted
It's just 10 days until our School of Theology on Class and Ministry in the UK.
One of our plenaries, Class in the Local Church is being led by Jason Roach, Kevin Croft and Maegan Webb from @LondonCM - all with vast experience in this area.
Get tickets now (link below)
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May 29
The Irish Church Map is live! I’ll share reflections in the coming weeks, but for now: have a look, send corrections, and ask questions... Please share!
glunta.com/churchmap
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May 29
A very special day, one we must cherish...
...a new Paul McCartney album is released (maybe the last?)
That we still have the very greatest postwar songwriter still writing/performing new music aged 83 is something we should sit back & enjoy.
And...it's great!
Thank you Paul.
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