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African Enterprise exists 'To reach the Cities of Africa through Word and
Deed in Partnership with the Church.' This “Word and Deed” approach
is an attempt to understand the gospel as having a holistic impact on people’s
lives. To this end, we strive to reach the cities of Africa through our Core Competencies.
City Reaching
Reaching the major cities of Africa with the gospel is central to this
ministry. With more than 30 full-time evangelists, African Enterprise
is constantly conducting missions at the invitation of churches. These
entail many months of preparation and training culminating in weeklong
outreaches in national capitals to a few days in smaller.
In every mission, there is a strong emphasis on discipleship.
AE works closely with local churches to ensure that new believers are
properly cared for and nurtured in their faith. Life long discipleship
is the aim.
- Pan-African outreaches to major & mega cities
- Strategic outreach to city/ national leadership:
- Business, political, professional, young adults
- Smaller outreaches to suburbs & neighborhoods
- ‘Stratified’ evangelism in every sector of a city
- Offices, factories, hospitals, prisons, schools, parks, on buses & trains, marketplaces
- ‘Foxfire’ program: outreach to the youth:
- Schools, Universities, Cities
- Church Renewal weekends
- Serving seniors & the disabled
- Focus on life-long discipleship
Social Action
Africa
has many needs. African Enterprise, in partnership with the church,
undertakes and facilitates relief and community development projects,
including health care clinics, street kids, AIDS awareness, slum
rehabilitation, and widows and orphan programs. Emphasis is placed on
training communities to be self-reliant and to care for each other.
- Relief and community development projects
- Training programs in social empowerment and development:
- Emphasis is on training communities to be self-reliant and for economic sustainability
- Examples of projects includes:
- Water sanitation
- Community health care clinics
- Re-train former prostitutes and street kids in job-skills & business management
- AIDS orphan care & education
- Home based care for AIDS patients
- Micro-finance and loan plans to start sustainable businesses
Reconciliation
Political, racial and tribal conflicts foster deep and deadly hostility
among the people of Africa. African Enterprise works to tear down the
walls of hatred and build trust and respect through the power of the
Gospel.
African Enterprise was at the forefront of the struggle
against apartheid in South Africa, and very much part of the process in
leading South Africa away from the brink of a bloody civil war. The
magnitude of this miracle is revealed in Michael Cassidy’s book A
Witness For Ever.
African Enterprise is a bridge builder and mediator helping leaders work together for justice, reconciliation and peace.
- Preaching & Teaching Repentance, Reconciliation and Restitution in Biblical Justice
- Conflict Resolution and Restorative Justice promotion
- Major role in the dissolution of apartheid in South Africa
- Rebuilding Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Congo
- Leading inner-healing seminars (post genocide)
- Mediation and Peace-making ministries
- South African Christian Leadership Assemblies 1979 & 2003
- Pan African Christian Leadership Assemblies 1976 & 1994
- National Initiative for Reconciliation in South Africa 1985
- National Initiative for Reformation in South Africa 2008
Leadership Development
Training programs that incorporate biblical leadership principles and
Christian values are held for business, community, government and
church leaders.
We believe that if, through our ministry, leaders are changed
for Christ, they will use their influence and leadership to change for
the better the lives of those they lead. Leadership development,
therefore, is key to our future. Our leadership initiatives are part of
our Africa Leadership Development Institute (ALDI), the objective of
which is to develop godly leaders.
- Teaching godly principles
- African Enterprise Leadership Training Centre:
- International programs
- Theology courses for clergy & laity
- Diploma in Social Empowerment
- School leadership programs
- Short-term Volunteer Internship programs with any of 10 AE Teams across Africa
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