Church planting in the townships is one of
the main things at the heart of Township Reformation. We believe that the
church is a mission station and a sounding board for the gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Since most of us are from the townships, we long to see the true
gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ proclaimed to our brothers according to the
flesh. We have been severely grieved to see the church being infiltrated by
false teachers and charlatans.
Considering the fact that a majority of South Africans live in the
townships, it should be a great concern that townships have few biblically
sound churches.
This workshop seeks to bring all those
concerned about the state of our townships with regards to the advancement of the
gospel through the planting of healthy churches. Churches that would be centered
on the uncompromised gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. There have been signs of an
awakening among young people, albeit on a small scale, to the true teachings of
Scripture about God’s sovereignty in all things including salvation. God has
been pleased to use all sorts of means, including internet sermons of men like
Conrad Mbewe, Paul Washer, Al Martin and John Mac Arthur to name a few, to
bring this awakening about.
What has been an issue though is that these
young people struggle to find churches that teach biblical truths in their
townships. Many have to travel long distances to suburban churches to find faithful
preaching. It is at the heart of
Township Reformation to see this issue being attended to. Our deepest prayer is
that God would raise a generation of young men that would dedicate their lives
to seeing healthy churches being planted in the townships, to seeing
like-minded churches in affluent areas rise to the occasion and support
township church planters and also plant there themselves.
This workshop will be focusing on the
present state of our townships. It aims to look at the biblical imperatives of
church planting, as well as at the challenges faced by those who have led the
way of planting in the township. We will also hear the
view of suburban churches on what are the challenges they face as they long and
seek to go across and plant in townships.
If this resonates with you in any way, you
are welcomed to join us on the 12th of April 2014.
