~ Ajith Fernando Peter was a person whose public ministry had a huge and wide influence on the history of Christianity. This is immortalized in his speeches recorded in Acts and his two Epistles. He was the leader of the first church. When Jesus restored him to ministry following his denial, he summarized his call …
Ajith Fernando’s 2019 CTS Graduation Address I am grateful to the Principal, Council and Administration of Colombo Theological Seminary for giving me this great honour of speaking today. I wish to congratulate the graduates and pay tribute to their friends and family for the sacrifices they made to enable these brothers and sisters to complete …
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Insights to help you . . . April 2003 “As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the …
Published in Sri Lanka in Sinhala, Tamil and English by Youth for Christ, in India in English by GLS, in Latin America in Spanish and Portuguese by RBC Ministries. Originally written in 2006. SENSIBLE BEHAVIOUR: HOW TO AVOID INDISCREET RELATIONSHIPS Ajith Fernando The city of Corinth was so degraded in terms of …
Written in 2006 SERVANTHOOD SPRINGS FROM GRACE By Ajith Fernando One of the most horrible things one could see is the sight of Christians who sit contented with life after receiving God’s grace but do nothing to alleviate the suffering in the world. As we follow our Servant Lord, we too must …
SOME PERSONAL CONVICTIONS Details of Your Ministry Call How did you come into ministry? As soon as I committed my life to Christ I felt a call to ministry. That was when I was 14 years old. I was very shy and didn’t tell anyone about it for some years. But I started …
An unedited version of an article subsequently published in Christianity Today. EMBRACING SUFFERING IN SERVICE Ajith Fernando I am writing this shortly after returning from a week of teaching pastors in the deep south of Sri Lanka. The experience of these pastors shows that when people pioneer in unreached areas, it often …
UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS FOR LEADERSHIP IN YFC by Ajith Fernando We sometimes find that gifted grassroots workers don’t always make good leaders in YFC. This is because leadership brings with it certain challenges that require gifts other than what we consider as essential for grassroots work. Below I have listed some …
January 2010 Dear friends, Just a note to tell you that I had a wonderful time in the Philippines. I felt much freedom as I preached. It was a joy to have good fellowship with lay people who really love and serve God while being in the marketplace. In three towns–Manila, Cebu and …
ADMINISTRATORS AS SERVANTS I have been thinking about some ideas for admin and finance workers that I want to share with you. I want to suggest that you discuss this the other staff when you have a staff meeting. One of the highlights of the past year has been that we have become …