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News and Views from the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology

April 2009

Headline

Sponsor the Ushindi Challenge and help launch Africa International University

Sponsor a lap of the Ushindi Challenge to help NEGST win the Africa International University Charter

You can help us cross the finish line!

NEGST is becoming part of a full-fledged Christian university: Africa International University (AIU).

Same passion to train leaders of integrity for Africa. Same green, peaceful campus. Same high academic standards. More students, more programs, and a greater impact!

We’re on the last laps of a race to win a university charter from the Kenyan government. To win the charter, we must accomplish certain tasks to fulfill Kenyan government inspection requirements and to make Africa International University (AIU) a reality.

To cross the finish line, we are asking you to partner with us to raise 22 million Kenyan shillings ($250,000 US) for the following:

- Land transfers and Read more »

Faculty Focus

Dr. Samuel Ngewa – “Know the Bible well and apply it relevantly”

Dr NgewaProf. Samuel Ngewa, Professor of New Testament Studies, was appointed interim academic dean for the duration of the current academic year. He holds a B.Th. from Ontario Bible College, an M.Div. from Trinity International University, an M.Th. and a PhD from Westminster Theological Seminary.

Dr. Ngewa’s philosophy of teaching is to know the Bible well and apply it relevantly. He is working on commentaries on the Johannine epistles, Galations and the pastoral epistles. He authored or co-authored the commentaries on Read more »

Friends of NEGST

Visitor unexpectedly donates needed software to the university

Cindy and Steve Lyle with Cindy and Pastor Seth RogersAs part of the effort to expand to become Africa International University, NEGST has been planning to purchase and install software to automate functions such as the registrar’s office, class scheduling and teacher/student interactions. But the expense of the software programs has been prohibitive.

Steve, as part of his church mission team, recently visited NEGST with his wife Cindy. They were accompanying his pastor, Seth Rogers and his wife. Steve wasn’t sure what, if anything, he had to add to the trip. But he was going to listen and learn.

At dinner with our own Mark and Lois Shaw, long-time workers at NEGST, the conversation went something like this: Read more »

Spotlight on Alumni

NEGST Grad Directs Modular Bible School

NeddyNeddy Mundia Nanjowe is director of the Kenya Free Methodist Modular Bible School and is director of the widows ministries of the Free Methodist Church of Kenya. Formerly a youth worker in the Free Methodist Church, Karen, Neddy graduated with an MDiv in Christian education from NEGST in 2008.

The NEGST Letter offers you an exclusive interview with her.

NL: You have been entrusted with so many responsibilities in church and in the Modular Bible School. How has your training at NEGST affected your work?

Neddy: My training at NEGST has taught me to Read more »

NEGST at work

NEGST student trains multi-church leaders

Shadrack RotichShadrack Rotich, tell us about your ministry.

I have been actively involved in training church elders with basic church ministry skills like preaching, counseling and church administration through a non-formal education model ministry called Multi-Church Pastor Institute (MCPI) since 2001. MCPI is a ministry started by Rev. Phil Morrison, a missionary with the Africa Inland Church and the chaplain of Rift Valley Academy in Kijabe.

What does Multi-Church Pastor Institute do?

We help pastors who Read more »

Campus Events

NEGST Hosts Langham Partnership Regional Council

langhamThe NEGST community was privileged to host the Langham Partnership Regional Council (LPRC) meeting for a second time. The council was chaired by NEGST vice chancellor, Dr. Douglas Carew.

The meeting was designed to solve evangelism issues in East Africa and provide strategic guidance for the development of evangelistic programmes. The countries represented in the meeting were Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Eritrea, Somalia and southern Sudan.

The NEGST vice chancellor, also a past beneficiary Read more »

In Brief

Kids at NEGST:

Christian in the children's library

Christian loves to spend time in the new children’s library that opened on campus on March 16. With thousands of books to choose from, Christian and his friends stay occupied for hours.

NEGST in History:

Dr Taylor Pearce

Dr. Taylor-Pearce, the first African principal of NEGST, served from 1986-1993. During a recent campus visit, he said, “When I came, NEGST looked like a farm. I had big dreams for NEGST and I am now looking at a dream come true.”

A Lesson Learned:

Karen

“As a missionary doctor in the Gambia, I realised that a purely scientific approach to diseases and their treatment did not address all my patients’ needs. The Power Encounter and African Traditional Religion courses helped me think about how I might respond to their spiritual needs when I return.”

Dr. Karen Forrest, 1st year, MA in missions learnt from Dr. Kim and Dr. Rasmussen.

Need to Read:

information-structure-and-sentence-form

Steve Nicolle, NEGST translation lecturer, recommends Information Structure and Sentence Form by Knud Lambrecht. “Lambrecht’s book is great for translators or translation advisers who want to translate the Bible so it sounds clear and natural in their own language. The book is comprehensive, clear and ground-breaking while keeping continuity with prior studies. “