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5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols

A Most Intriguing Event with Ken Mbugua

5 Minutes in Church History with Stephen Nichols

Ligonier Ministries

Christianity, History, Religion & Spirituality

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

God did not give us His Word so it would be known only by elite scholars. On this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Rev. Ken Mbugua joins Dr. Stephen Nichols to remember the foundational efforts made during the Reformation to translate the Bible into the languages of everyday people.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome back to another episode of Five Minutes in Church History.

0:03.0

It's a pleasure once again to welcome back Reverend Kenneth Embugwa.

0:07.0

He is the pastor of a manual Baptist Church in Nairobi, Kenya,

0:10.0

and the director of Ecclesia, Africa,

0:13.0

providing biblical resources for the Church in Africa.

0:17.0

We caught up with him at Ligonier's National Conference in Orlando

0:21.0

and had a chance to talk to him about books that he would take with him

0:26.0

on his deserted island and your back.

0:28.0

Thanks for being back with us.

0:30.0

Thank you for having me.

0:31.0

So let's talk about an event in Church History that you think has been impactful for you

0:37.0

or for your ministry setting there.

0:40.0

You know, we talk about the posting of the 95 Theses and the American Church

0:44.0

are talking about the great awakening all the time.

0:46.0

Let's think of another event, or can you help us think of another event?

0:50.0

Do you just want to shine a spotlight on that has been impactful for you and your ministry?

0:56.0

Excellent.

0:57.0

So it would be the translating of the Bible into the vernacular languages.

1:04.0

So whether that's Luther trying to get it into German

1:07.0

and just doing so much together done,

1:10.0

taking a language that's not being codified, organized,

1:14.0

and doing all the necessary work to...

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