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Past activities
Church leadership engagement
We held a one day church leadership engagement workshop themed Bible, Science and Development on Saturday, August 24. There were 40 church
leaders in attendance. The workshop focused on biblical perspectives on science and development; Environmental Health; Personal hygiene and
church response to Artificial Intelligence
The Output
Awareness creation on the need for church leadership to engage more deeply on biblical science as a tool for social transformation. Church leaders extended invitation to ECLAS Africa team to carry out similar workshops in local churches.
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Church leadership needs assessment
A two day needs assessment visit to Nomiya Fweny Maler Church in Western Kenya (9th -11th August 2024). The archbishop had contacted ECLAS UK for
assistance and they were referred to the Africa Hub. Established the need for basic pastoral training and a program for women’s personal hygiene.
The Output
Development of curricula on two areas is underway:
1. Community based pastoral training on Church leadership and development
2. Biblical approach to reproductive health and personal hygiene
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Stakeholder engagement
ECLAS-Africa collaborated with Heroes and Heroin foundation and awarded 25 heroes and heroin in Christin ministry from different denominations. The award was in two categories; 10 for transformative leadership and 15 for long and faithful service. (see attached list) The event was graced by the second lady of the republic of Kenya, H.E. Pastor Dr. Dorcas Rigathi who was also awarded under the transformative leadership category. This served as an entry point for ECLAS-Africa to different Pentecostal denominations through their senior church leadership who attended the event. This is evidence by the number of senior church leaders who attended the ECLAS-Conference.
It was an Entry point to more than 50 denominations
The story was covered in main stream media:
https://kutv.co.ke/government-spokesperson-isaac-mwaura-pastor-dorcas-rigathi-feted-in-eldoret/
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ECLAS AFRICA HUB Science for Seminarians & Church Leadership Conference
THEME: ‘Church Orthodoxy and Pragmatic Responses to Emerging Socio-Scientific Issues in the Present Age’
TOPICS: Reproductive health and Vaccination, Church response to Artificial intelligence, Theological Perspectives on Climate change, Raising Boy child in the age of Science, Biotechnology and Biomedical engineering, witchcraft and faith in postmodern Christianity, Scientific response to the Miraculous, Church regulations
Keynote Speakers:
- 1. Prof. Dionysious Kiambi
2. Prof. Diphus Chemorion
3. Dr. John Peter Bwire
4. Mr. Harrison Mahinda
Publications
Ms Annah Makau: "The Creation of Eve and Contemporary Surgical Processes"
"Ms Annah Makau, a doctoral student at St Paul's University in Limuru, Kenya, draws parallels between the Biblical account of the creation of Eve and contemporary surgical practices. "
"A missionary quandary in the age of science and reason: from dogmatics to dialectical hermeneutics”
Revd Dr John Kiboi from St Paul's University, Limuru, Kenya spoke at the ECLAS senior retreat 'Reading the Bible in an Age of Science' in November 2024.
The Rt Revd Dr Emily Onyango & The Rt Revd Dr Richard Cheetham
Summary reflection by The Rt Revd Dr Emily Onyango & The Rt Revd Dr Richard Cheetham
The Revd Prof Diphus Chemorion
The Revd Prof Diphus Chemorion: Reflection
The Right Revd Dr Emily Onyango
The Right Revd Dr Emily Onyango, Assistant Bishop of Bondo Diocese, Kenya, in conversation with the Right Revd Dr Richard Cheetham.
