VODDIE BAUCHAM COMPOSES NEW LORD’S SUPPER HYMN
This hallowed ground we consecrate With sorrow turned to praise For Christ our sin and shame did take And full atonement made
LUSAKA MINISTERIAL COLLEGE HAS A NEW PRINCIPAL
The Lusaka Ministerial College (LMC) grew out of the Reformed Baptist Preachers College, which was established in 1994 under the Kabwata, Lusaka and Mount…
LBC LAUNCHES CHURCH PLANT IN MUMBWA
The vision of planting a church in Mumbwa was born a long time ago among the elders of the Lusaka Baptist Church (LBC). In the year 2008, two mission trips…
MIDLANDS REFORMED BAPTIST LADIES RALLY FOR 2019
he Midlands Reformed Baptist Ladies Rally traces its roots to the Copperbelt back in 1997 when the first ever such gathering was hosted by Central Baptist…
A Biblical Survey of the Parental Role in Child-Upbringing
One of the most neglected sections amongst the people of God today are children. Often, they are regarded as an inconvenience to the adults during their…
The Challenge of Raising Children in Today’s Church
Sometime back, on Thursday 8th May 2003, I preached on 3 John 4 and the sermon was entitled “Children.” The apostle says, “I have no greater joy than to hear…
Children in the Puritan Home
Many Christians today have little appreciation of the history of the Christian church. As a result, we are unable to learn from the past and, in the process,…
Children As Worshipers
Children are often viewed as sweet little animate toys given to gratify our quest for entertainment. In many ways, they are. But they are more than that. They…
NEWS FROM ZAMBIAN REFORMED BAPTIST CHURCHES: Zambian Baptist Historical Society 2019 Annual General Meeting
Coming into 2019, the ZBHS steering committee re-printed the autobiography Paul the Leper—Apostle to the Lambas by Olive Doke. This is an amazing book carrying…
NEWS FROM ZAMBIAN REFORMED BAPTIST CHURCHES: Covenant College Visits Kabvuma Chisomo Reformed Baptist Church
On the 12th of May this year, our college staff consisting of myself, Charles Mwanza, and Samba Kangwanda, and in the company of my wife, visited a new church…
NEWS FROM ZAMBIAN REFORMED BAPTIST CHURCHES: Kabwata Baptist Church Ordains Three Missionaries.
The Holy Spirit’s work manifests in varied measures. At each and every point it is according to his eternal plan. As human recipients of his work we bless his…
NEWS FROM ZAMBIAN REFORMED BAPTIST CHURCHES: Kabwata Baptist Church 2019 Missions Conference.
The great and necessary work of missions at Kabwata Baptist Church is celebrated as a dynamic living reality that captures, for the most part, the church’s…
REFORMATION ZAMBIA INTERVIEWS: Gladys Sunkutu (Widow of the Late Pastor Kennedy Sunkutu)
I first met my late husband in 1990 at a youth meeting where he was preaching at Lusaka Baptist Church. Our courtship was good. We were open with each other…
Zambian Reformed Conferences Thirtieth Anniversary
The six sponsoring churches of the Zambian Reformed Conferences (namely Lusaka, Kabwata, Evangel, Mount Makulu, Crossway and Emmasdale Baptist churches) wish…
Two Lessons from The Puritans
The “Puritans” as the name suggests were an incomparably godly and influential group of minority leaders who emerged during the sixteenth and the seventeenth…
What Would Today’s Puritans Look Like?
Providence has from time to time responded to moral spiritual decay by raising a movement to reverse the tide. In the first century there was a movement called…
The Story of The Puritans
This article is a brief research undertaken into the rise, growth, and dominance of the Puritans from the United Kingdom to the whole of Europe. The Lord Jesus…
News From Zambian Reformed Baptist Churches: PASTOR LAWRENCE LAMA’S TESTIMONY
[Late last year, Pastor Lawrence Lama made a pastoral move from Bethel Baptist Church in Kabwe to Ndola Baptist Church. Below is the testimony he gave during…
News From Zambian Reformed Baptist Churches: A TRIBUTE TO DR DUNCAN MUGALA
On Tuesday, October 16, 2018, we woke up to the heart-wrenching news of the crossing over from this earthly life to the realms of the blessed of Dr Duncan Dan…
News From Zambian Reformed Baptist Churches: BETHEL BAPTIST’S FIRST MISSIONS CONFERENCE
The leadership of Bethel Baptist Church in Kabwe decided to start holding missions conferences every year in October after they sent Pastor Samuel Kasonde to…
International News
The 2019 annual Sola 5 Conference will be hosted by Manzini Fellowship in Manzini, Swaziland, from 4–6 September. The theme of this year’s conference is “A…
News From Zambian Reformed Baptist Churches: INDUCTION OF PASTOR ISAAC MAKASHINYI
Pastor Isaac Makashinyi was inducted to the pastorate of the Emmasdale... The leadership of Bethel Baptist Church in Kabwe decided to start holding missions…
Training for Transition
The best-case scenario for some leadership positions such as pastoral ministry would be for leaders to stay in their roles indefinitely. There are benefits to…
Biblical principles on leadership transitions
The failure of continuity in most churches is often due to lack of a deliberate plan to develop leadership while the incumbent leader is in office.
Leadership Transition: How To Do It
The leadership baton must be passed on to the men we have trained over the years. The passing on of the baton is a metaphor from a relay race, where a round…
The Practicalities of Leadership Transitions
Among transitioning mortals, need for change of leadership is inevitable. Promotion, realignment, relocation, demotion, resignation, dismissal, incapacitation,…
Sinda Reformed Baptist Church
The books I read and lectures I listened to about the Reformers and the Puritans were a real challenge to me. I learnt about how they worked hard to purify the…
Paul The Leper – Zambia’s First Baptist Preacher
I am often saddened at the realisation that we Zambian Baptists know so little of our own spiritual history. As I have recently studied this history I have…
Preaching and Worship
What is the place of preaching in worship? Preaching holds centre stage in public worship. It is the focal point. Being central, it becomes regulatory of all…
The History of Preaching
The apostles, energised by the Spirit from on high, also preached the kingdom of God (Acts 28:31). They preached Christ as divine Lord and Redeemer. There was…
What is Preaching?
Preaching is the primary vehicle that God has chosen to deliver his gospel message to sinners, calling them to repentance and faith, and to deliver his word to…
International News
He also wrote a popular book on church life called God’s Plan for the Local Church, published by Grace Publications. He then came out to Africa as a…
News From The Churches
The aim of having the conference at Evelyn Hone College this year was to minister to the students. Over 800 invitations were distributed to the students.
John Calvin and Christian Piety
John Calvin’s thoughts on this important subject are reflected mainly in his comments in the Pastoral Epistles. But before we turn to that, we must read…
Cultivating Piety in Ministry
He must watch his life in relation to his domestic sphere. The entire pastoral calling rises and falls on this very point. The apostle Paul in writing to young…
News from Zambian Reformed Baptist Churches
To be sure, there are perhaps other Reformed Baptist pastors who have served as long as they have done—if not longer. So, why pick on these two men for this…
A Defence of Calvinism
It is a great thing to begin the Christian life by believing good solid doctrine. Some people have received twenty different “gospels” in as…
Arminianism
This belief is guilty of syncretism in many ways. It adds human thoughts and practices to the clearly taught doctrines of Scripture.
Hyper-Calvinism
Charles Spurgeon was right when he said, “I have my own opinion that there is no such thing as preaching Christ and him crucified, unless we preach what…
Theological Identity
Philosophically defined, Arminianism is the humanistic extreme of Calvinism. Hyper-Calvinism is the fatalistic extreme of Calvinism.
Editorial: Arminianism, Calvinism and Hyper-Calvinism
In fact, most often, when people are fighting against a Calvinism that does not believe in evangelism they are actually fighting Hyper- Calvinism.…
DEMON POSSESSION: An Overview And Biblical Assessment
Many years ago, I worked for my parents who own a video production company. Because it is a family business, you inevitably end up wearing many hats and being…
Spiritual Warfare Catechism
Many years ago, I worked for my parents who own a video production company. Because it is a family business, you inevitably end up wearing many hats and being…
The Charismatic Aberration Of Spiritual Deliverance
Just the other day I happened to wake up early. That is unusual for an engineering student. After a long time I could witness the sunrise. I could feel the sun…
Men of God or Gods of Men? A Critique of 21st Century False Prophets
When you are alone for days or weeks at a time, you eventually become drawn to people. Talking to randos is the norm. I’ll never forget the conversation with…