{"id":231047,"date":"2025-02-15T11:47:33","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T11:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coreyandkatie.org\/?p=231047"},"modified":"2025-04-09T11:53:58","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T11:53:58","slug":"pastors-book-set-in-the-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coreyandkatie.org\/index.php\/archives\/231047","title":{"rendered":"Pastor&#8217;s Book Set in the books!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/coreyandkatie.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ebbb146c-fb15-87db-ae56-90ee4995f68e.jpeg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; title_text=&#8221;ebbb146c-fb15-87db-ae56-90ee4995f68e&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>We are thankful for a wonderful four days with about 300 pastors from across Senegal from Tuesday to Friday this week. Thanks for praying with us!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"last-child\"><span>Our guest speaker, Dr\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?i=stripbooks&amp;rh=p_27%3AKeith%2BFerdinando&amp;s=relevancerank&amp;text=Keith+Ferdinando&amp;ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Keith<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk\/faculty\/dr-keith-ferdinando-b-a-m-a-pgce-ba-phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Ferdinando<\/span><\/a><span>, spoke on Christ&#8217;s victory over evil spirits. The treatment was a panoramic Bible exposition of the subject from across Scripture from someone deeply learned in the field. For the conference\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bpp.sng.al\/ressources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>audio<\/span><\/a><span>\u00a0and information (in French) check out\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bpp.sng.al\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>http:\/\/bpp.sng.al<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/867060dd7bc23af4ad5636c95\/images\/eb055f08-0a14-49b2-8617-a8a7a072c751.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Our teammate Andrew at left and Dr Keith at right<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>In between the plenary sessions, we had workshops led by folks who work in Senegal. We had sessions on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>How the Reformers battled superstition<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Understanding our civic rights and responsibilities as a religious minority in Senegal<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Christians, the church, and politics<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Sending and supporting missionaries from Senegal<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bpp.sng.al\/livres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">books<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>distributed at the conference in both physical and digital format, we also had asked a group of experienced Senegalese pastors to produce chapters for a new book on ministry in Senegal that we also distributed at the conference with chapters on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">The Gospel that Removes Shame<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">What is the Kingdom of God?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">How to Motivate a Congregation to Witness<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">Urban Ministry: Challenges and Opportunities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">How to Do Ministry Among Teenagers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">How the Church Can Better Help Singles<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">How to Organize a Sunday School for Children<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">Ministry Among Women<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">How the Church Can Better Help Widows and Those in Mourning<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">The Challenge of Contextualization: Remaining Both Biblical and Contextual<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">I am particularly excited to begin reading this book completely written by pastor-scholars from right here in Senegal!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">We also had of course wonderful times of seeing warm reunions of pastors who live far apart and don&#8217;t get to see each other often &#8211; and participating in those<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>retrouvailles<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>ourselves!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">Our team leader Andrew did a phenomenal job of setting up and hosting the conference. Many had a hand in the preparation but he has really guided the planning through the past year-plus. We had a very smooth four days without any emergencies or hiccups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">I led two sessions on how to use the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/livros.app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Livros<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>app that I made &#8211; and I learned a few things during the conference about things I need to change to make the login process easier for other SIM teams in other countries who will use the app in the future. But by and large it was a successful launch! Many of the pastors really appreciated the \u2018offline-first\u2019 functionality of the app that takes into account users who have intermittent internet access.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">A couple of quotes from participants:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 Thank you very much to all the organizers. We are so blessed by all the teachings and various resources received during the 2025 Pastor&#8217;s Book Set for our edification and improvement in our ministry.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\">\n<p class=\"mcePastedContent\"><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 I thank you with all my heart for the library. 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