The Gospel and Africa's Expansion - The Gospel and Africa's Expansion, Part 1
Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast
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🗓️ 24 June 2024
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
For many believers today, Africa is thought to be the ‘Dark Continent’ – without the saving light of the Gospel. However – in this program, you’ll discover why that’s no longer true. Join us as two members of the Living on the Edge International Team break down how Christianity has exploded across the Global South and highlight what believers worldwide can learn from the faith of those in Africa.
Main Points- Western Missionaries Helped Africa: Missionaries from the West brought the Gospel to Africa and also provided important services like schools and hospitals.
- Life of Pastors in Africa: Pastors in Africa live simply, often walking long distances and relying on God for their needs. They pray a lot and are resilient in tough situations.
- Good Leadership Matters: Healthy pastors are important for healthy churches. Some pastors lack proper training, leading to challenges with false teachings.
- Lessons from Ministry: Patrick learned a lot from his time working with youth and starting churches. He stresses the importance of learning from others and building relationships.
- Challenges for Youth: Young people all over the world face similar challenges with identity and a desire for justice.
- Supporting Africa is Important: Investing in ministry in Africa is important because it can make a big impact, not just in Africa but globally.
Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.
About Living on the EdgeLiving on the Edge exists to help Christians live like Christians. Established in 1995 as the radio ministry of pastor and author Chip Ingram, God has since grown it into a global discipleship ministry. Living on the Edge provides Biblical teaching and discipleship resources that challenge and equip spiritually hungry Christians all over the world to become mature disciples of Jesus.
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| 0:00.0 | If your mind and heart is weary of hearing about evil and corruption and wars and bad |
| 0:08.0 | news and you feel worn down and discouraged today we're going to share some news that will brighten your day, |
| 0:15.6 | move your heart and deeply encourage you. Stay with me. |
| 0:20.3 | Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram. |
| 0:26.0 | Living on the Edge is an international teaching and discipleship ministry focused on helping Christians live like Christians. |
| 0:33.2 | I'm Dave Drewy, and for the next two programs |
| 0:35.4 | we're stepping away from our regular Bible teaching |
| 0:37.7 | to celebrate how God is moving in our world today |
| 0:40.8 | and share the work this ministry is playing in that movement. |
| 0:44.3 | So our Executive Vice President of Global Ministries Andrew Cardi is here in studio right now |
| 0:49.1 | to guide us through this important topic. |
| 0:51.6 | Today he and a special guest will highlight a place |
| 0:53.9 | where the gospel is shockingly spread like wildfire and what we can learn from |
| 0:58.4 | their enthusiastic testimony. But before we dive into this conversation let me quickly tell you that if this is your first time listening to living on the edge or you want to learn more about what we do, go to living on the edge.org. |
| 1:12.0 | You'll find resources on tons of topics and countless programs |
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| 1:19.9 | with our ministry. Okay here here now is Andrew Akardi |
| 1:23.2 | to introduce today's talk and his guest. |
| 1:26.8 | Thanks, Dave, great to be with you today. |
| 1:29.4 | You know, I think many of our listeners don't know |
| 1:32.1 | that living on the edge has a ministry that spans the globe. |
| 1:36.6 | Literally we're in 20 countries around the world. |
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