September issue Pastors Training This week marked our fourth cohort of pastors' training, held in partnership with Apollos Training. Most church leaders and pastors in our region lack access to basic theological training, and as a community project, we recognize that our community's needs go beyond the physical; they stem from the wholeness of who people are at their core. That's why our education, health, and community development work must be paired with an honest spiritual assessment of our community's foundation. Two years ago, we began offering training for pastors from the wider Busia community. Since then, we've developed a curriculum aimed at providing not just quality training, but training that is contextualized to our setting. When pastors and church leaders are equipped, the ripple effect reaches their congregations, members ...
As a community project dedicated to development work in our community, we endeavor to develop a holistic view of development. We offer a Christian-integrated approach to development that does not separate the spiritual from the community's holistic development. Community Leaders Workshop 2012 The Namutere Shalom community church began as an outcome of the annual community leaders summit, where we brought all community leaders together to discuss and build their leadership capacity. A large percentage of the leaders who attended were church leaders, and yes, this community is deeply Christian. Small group discussions As we continued hosting missionary volunteers who served in the project as medical workers and teachers, they initiated evening Bible study, mostly with young people. This evening Bible study grew steadily, and by then Pastor Patrick, our project coordinator, was completing theological education. After completing it, he began providing leadership and insi...
"Shalom Widows Hope Fund". August issue The Shalom Widows Ministry is part of the community development arm of Shalom Namutere Project. In 2022, we observed that a reasonable number of the women we were empowering were widows. We held our first meeting with the widows to listen to them and provide a space to process their grief. Read about the first meeting and findings from the widows' meeting. Over the last few years, we have been trying to come alongside the widows in response to their needs. Through our partnership with Apollos Training, we have conducted several trainings, ranging from basic Christian discipleship to skills development. We provided magnifying read...
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