Blogs
Developing Leaders in Kenya - Update from Celestin
Posted on December 05, 2011 by Celestin
Greetings from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya! This past week, Todd Wagner (Senior Pastor of Watermark Church) and I spoke to 600 church leaders and pastors of the Africa Gospel Church during their annual leadership conference. We were privileged to teach on Servant Leadership, Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation. Each participant received ALARM’s Ethnicity Manual ...
Leaders Being Transformed in Kenya - Update from Celestin
Posted on October 06, 2011 by Celestin
Pictured above are pastors and lay leaders in Eldoret, Kenya participating in a group discussion about the role of the church in national healing and tribal reconciliation. This region experienced some of the worst post-election violence in 2008. We planned for 50 leaders to attend but more than 80 arrived for the conference. We have run out ...
Are we remembering to pray for our brothers and sisters suffering for their faith?
Posted on August 23, 2011 by Celestin
“Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering” (Heb. 13:3). Early last week I received a text message requesting me to call a Bishop in the Nuba Mountains that I met for the first time in 2008 ...
Official Urges the Church in South Sudan to Remember the Church in Sudan
Posted on July 20, 2011 by Celestin
Official Urges the Church in South Sudan to Remember the Church in Sudan
This was my appeal to the General Assembly of the Sudan Council of Churches in Juba in May. I was invited to speak to the Council about the role of the church after political separation of the two Sudans. \ Read Full Article »
Free at Last! Celestin Reflects on Independence
Posted on July 09, 2011 by Celestin
"Free at last!" The words of the famous song were sung by many today as people gathered to celebrate the birth of a new nation- the Republic of South Sudan. I met three ladies early this morning on their way to the celebration who told me, "Today is a great day for our nation! It ...
