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The Evangelical Presbyterian Church of MalawiWRF REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2008 AND JANUARY 2009
The World Reformed Fellowship Conference on Global Theological Education March 21 - 22, 2009 The Reformed Millennium Center Jl. Industri Blok B 14 No.1 Kemayoran Jakarta, Indonesia
We are in the beginning stages of launching a new work called the International Fellowship of Evangelical House Churches. The focus of this ministry is to provide a spiritual covering, encouragement, and support to independent house churches and house church networks around the world.
Martin Bucer Seminary Celebrates the Calvin Jubilee with a New German Edition of the First “Institutes.”
Biblical Seminary of Hatfield, Pennsylvania, is an intentionally "missional" institution. For us, this means that we seek to "follow Jesus into the world" by bringing the eternal Word of God to bear on the culture around us which itself is ever-changing.
Announcement from WRF member Dr. Phil Monroe: Hazardous to Your Health --- Pastoring through Church Challenges
January 13, 2009 -- Outreach into the Church's Local Business Community (Report from Rev. Calvyn Jonker of Howich Baptist Church in Aukland, New Zealand):
The month of November had been a very busy one for the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Malawi (EPC Malawi) since we have managed to open 3 New Congregations.
A good friend and supporter of the World Reformed Fellowship who lives and ministers in Israel sent in the news report below and urged all WRF members to be diligent in prayer for the situation described below.
WRF (Africa) – Heritage Day Conference: September 2008 -- Closing Statements
Five Reports on "Women in the Word: A Workshop" October 29, 2008
Église réformée du Québec (ERQ) -- 2008 Report to World Reformed Fellowship
Report from WRF member Jonathan Bruce Muwanguzi of Wakiso, Uganda
A Report from WRF Member Dr. John LaShell
DVD's and Books Available Through the Ministry of Norman De Groot September 13, 2008 -- Reaching Out to the World from Sioux Center, Iowa: DVD’s and Books
WRF Member Haddington House Makes Preaching Materials Available [FREE] to Colleges in the Developing World
Dear friends, I wish to enlist your pray support for this project. The first FREE pastoral training materials are beginning to be mailed out to Pastors in Africa. Most of you know the connection of TNARS and EPI [both WRF members] in providing untrained pastors a seminary education.
Greetings from Calvary Reformed Presbyterian Chapel and Geneva Institute in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Report from WRF member David Ward of Tampa, Florida - I have been involved in hosting semiannual retreats at our ranch in central Florida for the men’s Bible study which meets weekly at our church. We have a faithful group of 12 regular attenders, ranging from 85 years of age to 30 years of age, from baby believers to more mature ones and from our church, Holy Trinity Presbyterian of Tampa, and other churches nearby.
WRF member Covenant Fellowship Church (http://www.Covfel.org), which is part of the Sovereign Grace network of churches (http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org) and is located in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, has developed an evangelism course that may be helpful to other WRF members. The course is called “Proclaim,” and the website which describes the course is www.proclaimcourse.com. For further information, contact Erin Sutherland at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
On October 3 and 4, in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of southwest Virginia, NiceneCouncil.com will be hosting its 2008 Conference on Reformed Theology "Against Dispensationalism: Israel, the Church & Bible Prophecy."
The Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, a member of the World Reformed Fellowship, is beginning a Biblical Counseling Institute. Its design is to supplement what we do in the classroom in the field of Biblical counseling. In some ways, it is modeled after the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF) in Philadelphia, which was started in conjunction with Westminster Seminary.
United States Legislators Concerned about Violence Targeting Christians in Orissa HYDERABAD, India September 8, 2008
On September 12, 2008, Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dedicated the Elizabeth and David Koop Memorial Organ—a four-manual digital AEolian-Skinner organ built by the Walker Technical Company of Zionsville, Pennsylvania.
"An Uncommon Grace" exploring the truth of God's Grace through Art, Music, Literature, Film and Everyday Life