Central Africa Baptist College & Seminary

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Notification of Postponement of CABC Opening For 2018

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January 5, 2018

To All Parents, Students, Faculty & Staff:

UPDATE ON ZAMBIA GOVERNMENT DIRECTIVE TO POSTPONE THE OPENING OF ALL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

INTRODUCTION

THE re-opening of schools countrywide has been deferred until further notice.

On Wednesday, January 30, 2018 the Ministries of Health and Education issued a joint press statement that was read by the Ministry of Health, Dr. Chilufya and I quote in part:

As part of the escalation of the response, I did issue Statutory Instrument N0. 79 of 2017 which evoked certain provisions of the Public Health Act to ensure that we spread of the outbreak and also prevent loss of life. This has also escalated the multi-sectorial response and in line with the presidential directive, we are strengthening our inter-sectorial collaboration. Today, we are discussing a key subject that is, the re-opening of schools at primary, secondary and tertiary level. So, we gather here today to make an announcement that the re-opening of schools at primary to tertiary level is being deferred countrywide country wide in order for us to monitor the evolution of the epidemic and we will review this decision on January 30, 2018.

He said deferring the re-opening of the schools countrywide was to avoid many gatherings in various educational facilities.

Remember that there are children who are coming from areas which we are describing as the epicentres of the epidemic and they will be mixing with children from other areas. There may be cross contamination and that may escalate the epidemic. There are also children that will be coming from the epicentres in Lusaka who may need to travel to boarding schools outside Lusaka to various parts of the country. So, we will suddenly be having a possibility of carriers and this disease will spread in various parts of the country and will spiral out of control, Dr Chilufya said.

In line with the Statutory Instrument, we are restricting this particular movement. We do not want school children to move outside the epicentres to various schools where they will co-mingle with other children. Or move out of Lusaka to other parts of the country so that we start fire fighting in different parts of the country. So, this is an important measure and will apply to all schools nationally and we will be able to review this decision by January 30, 2018. This period will allow us to work with the authorities in the schools to look at water and sanitation facilities, correct them where need be and so there is a task force that is working to ensure that water facilities, sanitation facilities in the schools is in good shape.

OFFICIAL RESPONSE BY CABC ADMINISTRATION

This morning I met with the administrative team of Central Africa Baptist College & Seminary to discuss how CABC will comply with this directive. The following is official notification to all parents, students, faculty and staff:

In compliance with the Government directive regarding the opening of schools, CABC will not reopen until the Government has lifted the ban. An announcement from government is scheduled for January 30, 2018.

This postponement of opening has the following implications:

  • Returning Third-Year Education students are not to report on January 5, 2018 but follow the timeline listed below.
  • The Masters of Ministry class scheduled to begin Tuesday, January 9, 2018, has been postponed. The Academic office will communicate a new date for the commencement of this class.
  • Bible Students should not report to campus as previously scheduled on January 23, 2018.
  • The Continuing Education Block Class on 1&2 Thessalonians scheduled for January 29 – February 2 has been cancelled. The next block class will be as scheduled in July.

Should the ban be lifted on or before January 30th, CABC students should plan to report to campus on Thursday, February 1, 2018.

The new adjusted schedule applies to all students and is as follows:

  • February 1, 2018 – Students report
  • February 2-3, 2018 – Student Orientation and Registration for classes
  • February 5, 2018 – Classes begin

Should the ban on reopening be extended past January 30th CABC will provide further information at an appropriate time.

If you have further questions please contact the office on +260 97 7415011.

 

Sincerely,

Philip S. Hunt, President

Central Africa Baptist College & Seminary

Our Class Visit to a Miracle Worker Campaign

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Heal Jesus Campaign, Kitwe Zambia

This semester I am teaching a 4th year class on Apologetics, in which we work through what a worldview is, how it affects our beliefs and behavior, and how to be more aware of our own and others worldviews as we engage in sharing the gospel. One of the most interesting parts of this class is finding clear examples of unbiblical worldviews for us to interact with to be able to better understand the worldview issues that we find all around us. Last week we were afforded a unique opportunity to get up close and personal with a very prevalent unbiblical worldview when we attended the Healing Jesus Campaign which had come to town for the weekend.

Evangelist Dag Heward-Mills is a London-born Ghanaian pastor who leads Lighthouse Chapel International, which has what is claimed to be the largest church campus in Ghana, along with 2,833 other locations in 84 countries. He explicitly teaches a health and wealth prosperity gospel (although his website makes great efforts to make his ministry seem doctrinally sound), and claims to be able to work miracles and offer deliverance from all sorts of demonic activities. His campaign travels around Africa every year, and his website www.daghewardmills.org states that he has held 168 campaigns in 20 countries, and that he has won a total of 10,872,343 souls! (For those of you who are wondering, that is an average of more than 64,000 salvations per weekend campaign!) So last Friday night four students from our Apologetics class and myself joined 4-5 thousand others in attending the service, hoping to be able to better understand the worldview from which he operates, and the kind of influence he has upon the vast crowds that he gathers.

We arrived after the song service had ended, as the offering was about to be collected. Right away the sow-a-seed theology was apparent, as the leader called out, We all came tonight expecting something from God, but I hope you all also came with something for God! In her prayer, she also asked that what was given in the offering be returned back manifold to the faithful who had sown in faith hoping to reap a miracle. After this Evangelist Dag began to preach for more than an hour. He wandered from one Biblical story to another offering his commentary, which was at times inspirational, humorous, and occasionally downright irreverent (recounting the fall, he said that after Eve ate and saw she was naked, she said to Adam, I want to show you some fashions. And then he concluded, Adam was happy that night, and thats how we all got here.)

After his message Evangelist Dag then led in a prayer service followed by miracles. He asked people if they wanted forgiveness from the sins which Satan has made you commit. He then proceeded to lead the entire assembled crowd in a prayer repentance and acceptance of salvation (this seems to be where his numbers of souls saved comes from). After this he instructed us to raise our finger and begin talking to Satan. We were commanded to bind him and declare our freedom from him. He told us to lay our own hands on our heads and he began to pray for us, casting out demons. Snake spirits, cobra spirits, wicked demon powers, kangaroo spirits, rhinoceros spirits, every animal spirit, I command you to come out! He then moved on to healing. Place your hand on whatever is wrong or doesnt work. He then began praying in tongues, after which he said, Whatever you couldnt do before, check yourself, youve been healed! Someone is supposed to die soon, but you are being healed. People streamed to the front to receive healing from him, and many fell down shaking as he cast out the demons.

The last part of the service was a testimony time for those who had been healed to share their miracles, and it started with a bang. The first lady to come up claimed to have come the night before straight from the hospital where she left her small nephew dying. But, according to Evangelist Dag, he had been raised from the dead! (There was quite a bit of confusion on stage about this, with some claiming that he had died, and some that he had not. Those who understood the Bemba of the ladys testimony said she never actually claimed that the boy had died). Next was a case of a young boy healed of severe epilepsy. Evangelist Dag, whose website says that he holds an MD and occasionally practices medicine at his ministry hospital in Ghana, actually concluded from this, We know that every case of epilepsy is always demon possession! There were also reports of deaf now hearing and cancer being healed.

On the way home, we discussed what we saw and heard. One student commented that his message demonstrated plenty of Bible knowledge but no sound theology or exposition of the text. He observed, His preaching and praying was all about creating fear of demonic possession and Satanic influence, which he then offered himself as the solution through the power that he had. Another one noted the explicitly African worldview of the spirit world in his casting out of animal spirits. We all discussed the easy-believism which called for everyone to an emotional response to the prayers but no changed life or meaningful follow-up or commitment (he left town two days later, after all), and then counted us all as decisions for Christ. It is likely that many of the same people attended every night of the campaign and got saved again each night.

Undoubtedly this was an eye opening and helpful exercise for the class as we seek to understand worldview and how it affects the lives and beliefs of the people all around us. But more importantly it gave us all a greater sense of the need and urgency of proclaiming the true life-changing gospel message. Most of the people there at the campaign would likely call themselves Christians, yet the faith they have seems not to be rooted in Christ at all, but is much more focused on fear of the spirit world and the search for a powerful man of God to deliver them from the spirit forces that cause all their problems. It was a sobering and powerful reminder of the task that still lies before us, even in this Christian nation, as we train and equip men and women for true gospel witness, and call all around us into true freedom that only comes from a relationship with Christ!

– Ben Straub, CABC Academic Dean

Announcing the Ekklesia Leadership Conference 2017

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You are invited to attend the 14th annual Leadership Conference at Central Africa Baptist College & Seminary being held in Kitwe, Zambia from 27 November – 1 December 2017. This year we are rebranding our annual Leadership Conference as the Ekklesia Leadership Conference. Ekklesia is a Greek word translated “church” in the New Testament.

Conference Theme: The Sufficiency of Scripture.

It has been 500 years since Martin Luther defiantly nailed a copy of his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church (October 31, 1517). This shot heard around the world launched an offensive for the sufficiency of Scripture. The Sufficiency of Scripture is the theme of our Conference this year.

This Conference is for every Christian who wants to grow in faith and be equipped to serve Christ and His church! Our desire is to see a reproduction of healthy churches across Africa through planting and revitalization. We long to help churches that have embraced a biblical vision for God’s people and have a gospel centered philosophy of ministry for the joy of all peoples and the glory of our God.

Our desire is to encourage healthy, reproducing churches across Africa by equipping the church through biblical & theological training, by providing resources and by encouraging local networks of like-minded pastors for the advance of Christs church in Africa.

OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

  • Dr. Steven Lawson – One Passion Ministries, USA
  • Dr. Sam Horn – Executive Vice President for Enrollment and Ministerial Advancement, Dean of the School of Religion and the Seminary, BJ University, USA
  • Dr. Conrad Mbewe – Pastor, Kabwata Baptist Church, Chancellor, Africa Christian University. Lusaka, Zambia

Other Workshop Speakers:

  • Bryan Osborne – Answers In Genesis, USA
  • Rodgers Atwembembeire – Africa Director, Africa Centre For Apologetics Research (AFCAR), Uganda
  • Shannon Hurley – Sufficiency of Scripture Ministries, Uganda
  • Mike Meadows – Pastor, Central Baptist Church, Livingstone, Tx. USA
  • Chopo Mwanza – CABC Faculty & Pastor of Faith Baptist Church Riverside, Zambia
  • Gerald Frye – Christian Businessman & Creation Apologist, USA
  • Ken Mbugua – Pastor, Emmanuel Baptist Church, Nairobi, Kenya
  • Gershom Chioni – Pastor, Kitwe Chapel, Zambia

OUR TRAINING MODULES:

  • Spiritual Growth & Ministry Track: All Christians are invited to enroll in this track. Great care is taken to equip saints for the work of ministry in the local church.
  • Expository Preaching Track: All men who are pastors (Elders) are invited to enroll in the Expository Preaching Track entitled – The Sufficiency of Scripture in Preaching. Lecturers for the pastor’s class will be Dr. Steven Lawson & Dr. Sam Horn. All men who serve as pastors (elders) are welcome to enroll for this class.
  • Chaplains Track: All military, police, prison and civilian chaplains are invited to attend the class – The Dual Role of the Chaplain. The lecturer for this class will be US Coast Guard Command Master Chief (Ret.) Tim Murdoch.

REGISTRATION DETAILS:

DATE OF CONFERENCE:27 Nov. to 1 Dec. 2017. Registration tables open at 10:00 on Monday, November 27th for those who have pre-registered and pre-paid. Registration tables open at 12:00 for those who have not pre-registered and not pre-paid the conference fees.
VENUE: CABC Campus, 8051 Lulamba Drive, Riverside, Kitwe, Zambia (off Jambo Drive in Riverside Ext.)
REGISTRATION FEE: K100 registration fee per person. (No discounts available).
  • Note: Late coming registrations will not be accepted after 10hrs on Wednesday, 29th November.
  • This will be the last year we can offer Leadership Registration at this discounted rate. Registration fee in 2018 will be k200 per person.

BOARDING FOR OUT OF TOWN GUESTS:

  • THERE ARE 140 BED SPACES AVAILABLE AT NO COST FOR OUT OF TOWN GUESTS. These will be given on a first-come-first-served basis to out of town guests who register and pre-pay the k100 registration fee. Boarders must bring their own bedding & toiletries. We cannot accommodate couples staying together and strictly no boarding children under the age of 16yrs old.
  • There are additional 65 bed spaces available off-campus at a minimal fee of K25 per person, per night. (Total Due k100 for 4 nights, includes evening meals Monday – Thursday night). Reservations for this discounted lodging will only be confirmed upon non-refundable pre-payment of boarding fee k100. Boarders must bring their own bedding & toiletries. We cannot accommodate couples staying together and strictly no boarding children under the age of 16yrs old.
  • All other attendees not accommodated in the above will be responsible for their own lodging. We can provide out of town guests with information for lodges in the area that have agreed to offer discounted rates to Conference attendees.

PRE-REGISTRATION & BOARDING PRE-PAYMENT REQUIRED

Due to the increased attendance at Leadership Conference, this year attendees must Register and Pre-Pay the Conference Registration Fee of k100 to secure the free bed space or the Discounted Boarding fee of k100. (See above for explanation).

Registration Payments:

Registration or boarding fee can be paid via Airtel Mobile Money or Zoona or SWIFT CASH by sending k100 pre-payment to:
  • +260973627544 – Airtel Mobile Money
  • Please include the name of the CABC Representative: Kangwa Mulenga.
  • Note: Transfer charges are the responsibility of the sender.
You may also pay the registration or boarding fee of k100 by depositing into the CABC bank account at Standard Chartered Bank. Please use the account details below:
  • Bank Name: Standard Chartered Bank
  • Account name: Central Africa Baptist College
  • Account Number: 0100141842700
  • Branch: Zambia Way
  • Town: Kitwe
  • Swift Code: SCBLZMLX
  • Sort Code : 060228
  • Include your name follow by “LC” on the deposit slip
  • Please forward to us a copy of your deposit slip via text, WhatsApp or email.

Expository Preaching From 1 & 2 Samuel: Learning From The Life of David

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All pastors and church leaders are invited to CABC’s campus from 10 July through 14 July 2017 to attend the next church leadership training block class.

This class will be taught by Brent Snook, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Glen Este in Batavia, Ohio, USA. The class is called Expository Preaching from 1&2 Samuel: Learning from the Life of David. Pastor Snook will walk us through the Old Testament account of the life of King David, the greatest King of Israel, a man of great victories and terrible failings. You will learn how to preach from OT Narrative and discover lessons you can take back to your church.

We invite you to join us for another great class on how to proclaim the Word of God!

Block Class Details:

When: July 10-14, 2017
Where: CABC Campus 1851 Lulamba Street, Riverside Extension, Kitwe, Zambia
Time: Monday at 14hrs-Friday at noon. Registration begins at 12 hrs. on Monday
Cost: K100 per person includes class material and hot lunches.
Other: Lodging is provided free of charge to out of town guest as space allows. Boarders must bring their own bedding and toiletries.

Register Today

Email: info@cabcollege.org
WhatsApp, Text or Phone: +260977415011
Web: www.cabcseminary.org

The Backstory Of Plot 5880

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In 2008 Central Africa Baptist College & Seminary moved her fledgling College onto a sliver of land next to Copperbelt University in Riverside Extension. In January of 2011 a letter was written to the late Registrar requesting for CBU to sell Plot 5880 to CABC for the development of our college campus. Again, on November 11, 2012 a letter was delivered to the Vice Chancellor requesting a meeting in regards to the possibility of purchasing Plot 5880.

The process of CBU offering the property for sale was long and involving but on February 14th the Copperbelt University advertised Plot 5880 for interested parties to make a bid to purchase the plot! We received the advertisement and prepared this document:CBU Proposal Plot 5880 that outlines our compliance to the very specific criteria of the advertisement and an amount that we would be willing to pay for the property.

On Friday February 17th at 15:00 our CABC representative was present for the public opening of the bids for the property. There were five bids received by CBU. Of the five only two were credible, the bid by Central Africa Baptist College & Seminary and the bid by G&G Bakery. It is interesting to note that we were witness to the fact that both CABC and G&G offered the exact same amount of money for the plot!

Of course we were extremely hopeful based upon our meeting the criteria of the advertisement that we would be notified our bid had been selected. On Tuesday, March 28th our President, Philip Hunt met with the CBU Registrar to enquire if the University had reached a decision regarding the sale. He was informed that the CBU Council had decided to offer the property to G&G Bakery.

We were informed that we could lodge an appeal if we felt the process was not fair and the information for where that appeal should be sent were provided.

31 March 2017

The Chairman CBU Development Committee of Council

C/O CBU Council Office

Copperbelt University

PO Box 21692

Kitwe

RE: APPEAL OF DECISION NOT TO GRANT PLOT 5880 TO CENTRAL AFRICA BAPTIST COLLEGE & SEMINARY

Dear Sir,

On behalf of the CABC Board of Directors I am writing to lodge an official appeal for CBU to reconsider the application of Central Africa Baptist College & Seminary and accept the bid made by our institution for Plot 5880 in Riverside Extension.

We appeal based upon the merits of our institution’s compliance with the terms of the advertisement for the sale of the plot published on 14 February 2017. Here is the quotation from the advertisement:

Preference will be given to bidders who espouse National and Community strategies and priorities as well as incorporating social responsibility in the overall development of the property.”

Our representatives were present at the public unsealing of the five bids received by Copperbelt University in response to this advert on 17 February 2017. We therefore know that the two parties who offered reasonable bids for plot 5880 were Central Africa Baptist College and G&G Bakery. We further witnessed the fact that G&G Bakery bid the exact same amount of money as did Central Africa Baptist College & Seminary.

Based upon the fact that the bids were identical, then certainly the specific terms of the advertisement provide a legal basis upon which to evaluate who should be awarded sale of the property. Your advert said, preference will be given to bidders espousing National and Community strategies.?It seems reasonable that the National and Community strategies of both bidders would be investigated, evaluated and compared to see who best met that very specific guideline. We appeal your decision to award sale to G&G Bakery because we do not believe that any impartial body could look at the public benefit and good being accomplished by a private, non-profit higher educational institution, and registered Zambia Teachers Training College and determine that a Bakery offers more national and community strategies and priorities.

As contained in our detailed 8 page bid: Central Africa Baptist College & Seminary espouses the following National & Community strategies and priorities and has a solid plan for incorporating social responsibility in the overall development of the property in the following ways:

We are a College offering a 4 year degree program for the training & equipping of local Pastors. As a Christian nation, the church is at the grassroots level of providing community services in the form of counseling, orphan care, youth programs etc.

Graduates having learned skills at CABC are serving in Orphanages, Street Kids Homes, pastoring churches, doing mission work, running community based programs. At the very core of our institution is the goal of impacting the community in Kitwe, across Zambia and into the 9 other countries represented by our student body.

We are a College offering a 4 year degree with a Chaplaincy emphasis. CABC has espoused an National Strategy in cooperation with the Zambia Army, Zambia Air Force, Zambia Police, Zambia National Service and Zambia Prison Service to train and equip Chaplains to serve our nation in this vital role. In addition we offer training to all chaplains in the Zambia Services by offering a Chaplaincy Certification Program in which 125 Chaplains from all the branches are enrolled and attend week long classes.

We are a College offering a 4 year degree with a Counseling emphasis. CABC is committed to training counsellors with the ability to minister to the hurting and most vulnerable in society including counseling for HIV/Aids.

As a College we are offering block classes where the Deaf Community is invited for training using sign language interpreters.

As a College we offer to the community and to our own student Sign Language Training where the hearing are taught to communicate with the deaf in society.

We are a Registered Teacher Training College with the Ministry of Education and an approved testing centre, what better commitment to both national and community development than the training of primary school teachers.

Our students are organized as volunteers?involved every week in the community through strategic youth outreach, sport events and other community based activities.

Our development plan is to construct much needed classrooms and a large multi-purpose sports gym & conference centre to meet the needs of our own student body, and also to provide sports to students at Copperbelt University and youth in the community.

Further, Central Africa Baptist College & Seminary employs 46 men and women. Many of the jobs at CABC?are higher paying skilled jobs that directly impact the Nation of Zambia and is a direct asset to the community. With the property and expansion of our campus we anticipate increasing our employee base by 50% in coming years.

Sir, I would like to meet with you at your earliest convenience to hear from you the CBU Council’s reasons for awarding G&G Bakery Plot 5880 to be used as a parking lot for trucks instead of CABC to be used to further the education and social development of the citizens of Zambia.

We further urge you to reconsider the merits of our application based upon the details contained in your advertisement. We believe that an impartial overwhelming case can be made to reverse your decision and award the sale of this property to Central Africa Baptist College & Seminary.

So perhaps you can see why we feel that the decision reached by CBU in the selection process is unjust. The future development of our College, Seminary and Teacher’s Training College is hanging in the balance. Our current plot is fully developed with no room for necessary expansion and construction.

We ask well wishers to get involved in the following ways:

  • First of all, please pray each day that God will intervene in this situation and that a favorable decision would be made.
  • Our many friends, alumni, students and the hundreds of pastors who have benefited from CABC can assist by spreading the word about this situation. Forward the details of what has happened, and where you are able appeal on our behalf.

Thank you for your care and concern for the ministry of God here at Central Africa Baptist College & Seminary. Please continue to pray for God’s intervention in this matter.