Mission Action Group

 
Across the world, we work closely with organisations and individuals providing practical and spiritual help, training and education. The group overseeing how we spend our money on these projects is the MISSION ACTION GROUP or MAG, chaired by Paul White.
 
 

Bishop Given and the Diocese of Kondoa: Tanzania


July 2021

Bishop Given and his team celebrate the ordination of eight new clergy, seven of whom have recently graduated from the Kondoa Bible College with a Provincial Certificate in Theology.  A number of these new Pastors were sponsored by folk from the Rochester Diocese.

The photo is taken in front of the Kondoa Cathedral – the Cathedral of St. Paul the Evangelist to the Gentiles.  Progress has been phenomenal, with the two-storey building standing out like a beacon for Christianity in the community of Kondoa.  Furthermore the NBC Tanzanian national broadcast of the Christmas Eve service in 2021 was held at the new Kondoa cathedral.
 
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June 2022

The Cathedral was completed. 

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June 2022

St P & P Primary School

The growth of St. Peter & St. Paul Primary School continues from strength to strength. Principal Conjesta has been overseeing the expansion of the school to over a hundred pupils, with a waiting list of a further thirty young hopefuls.  Bishop Given and Conjesta recently expressed their huge thanks to Tonbridge Parish Church for providing the half-school fee for the year to help parents, pupils, and the school to ease through the crisis of the pandemic.

This photo shows the five new classrooms being built on the St Peter and St Paul school in Kondoa!

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March 2023

It was a joy to learn more about Kondoa and hear from Bishop Given live on Zoom as he discussed his plans for the Diocese. 
If you missed this but would like to catch do see the following videos If you would like to contribute to the remaining cost of completion, around £30,000 please contact Ray on 07810 470100 or treasurer@tonbridgeparishchurch.org.uk
 
More information can found in this brochure which has been developed by Principal Conjesta and Canon Sue Chalkley to promote the school. Please click here for a donation form if you are interested in making a donation to support this project.


October 2023

Our team had a great time visiting St Peter & St Paul Primary School and supporting Bishop Given. 

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The new desks for the school - using money raised from the High Tea at St Philip's church

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Click here for our latest letter from Bishop Given: DECEMBER 2023



  

The Langham Partnership: Global


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Langham Partnership’s Vision is to see churches throughout the world equipped for mission and growing to maturity in Christ through the ministry of pastors and leaders who believe, teach, and live by the Word of God.

Langham Partnership’s Mission is to strengthen the ministry of the Word of God through:
  • Nurturing national movements for biblical preaching (Langham Preaching).
  • Fostering the creation and distribution of evangelical literature (Langham Literature).
  • Enhancing evangelical theological education (Langham Scholars), especially in countries where churches are under resourced.
Scholars – equipping theological leaders to reach their nations for Christ.
Preaching – training indigenous pastors and leaders to faithfully preach God’s Word.
Literature – developing biblical resources to equip pastors and leaders.
Chris Wright, a former curate at Tonbridge Parish Church, is Langham Global Ambassador and is much in demand as a lecturer and preacher all over the world.

Find out more about Langham Partnership here
 
Magnify Campaign
In May 2023 they launched the MAGNIFY campaign. It aims to raise enough funds (throughout the world) to:
  • Increase Book Distribution – for example by equipping 106,00 Langham Preaching participants with resource books.
  • Develop Preaching Clubs – for example by training 4,300 more pastors to enable them to preach with clarity, relevance, and faithfulness.
  • Maximise the Influence of PhD Scholars – for example by a 150% increase in further developing PhD scholars to produce 160 desperately needed books.
Find out more about the MAGNIFY campaign 
 
NEWS FROM LANGHAM – February 2024
 
  • Garfield Jacobs is a priest at St. Timothy’s Anglican Church in The Reeds, a suburb in outer Pretoria in South Africa. He has been ministering there for over eight years and got involved with Langham Preaching in 2021, having been drawn in to do the training and become a facilitator. However, Garfield had his concerns:
“I came into it thinking, 'It’s just training, I don’t have to really use it.' But what I’ve discovered is that as a facilitator, I must actually use it to be able to teach it. I found that it’s a valuable resource for me to implement in my preparation when I’m preaching.”

Read how Garfield's initial worries disappeared when he witnessed a transformation in his own congregation due to Langham Preaching in the February eNews from Langham. 
  • Books for Bible Colleges
How can we help equip tomorrow's Bible students today?

is a new initiative by Langham to promote library Books for Bible Colleges (BfBC) grants throughout the Majority World. We will be launching the campaign on 7th March to coincide with World Book Day.

Read more in the February eNews from Langham here


To read the latest Langham Transform magazine click here

March 2024 Prayer Diary here


Bishop Ken Barham: Cyangugu, Rwanda


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Bishop Ken has been instrumental in laying Cyangugu Diocese’s foundation much of which was during the years immediately follow the genocide in 1994.  Since his retirement in 2001, Bishop Ken and his wife Jill have worked continuously to raise funds to support the continued development of the Diocese. The Church has grown enormously with many churches created, guest houses built to generate income as well as schools and health centres.  Recognition of this work was given by the Rwandan Government and Bishop Ken was awarded an OBE.

Bishop Ken and his wife continue to raise funds for the Church in East Africa via Links International and this is currently working well for the donations made by this Parish.
 

 

Overseas Mission Fellowship: The Gelsthorpe family, Japan


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Family photo December 2021

The Gelsthorpes are missionaries from the UK based in rural north Japan
Read all their latest news, including family life, in their Feb 2024 prayer letter.
 


High Hopes: Tonbridge, UK


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High Hopes has links with 35+ schools in the Tonbridge area. They lead assemblies on a weekly basis in rotation, with the aim to introduce children to the person of Jesus Christ and His life changing teaching. 

More information can be found on their website

Click here for their Christmas message 2023