LEADERSHIP ISSUES (From an interview given to Keswick Convention in 2006) 7 – for the Keswick programme, I read your book on Jesus-centred leadership. Why do you think the church – particularly in the West – is so enamoured with the world’s style of leadership – we go for power, charisma, and bestow …
COLOMBO THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY CHARGE TO THE GRADUATES 2003 From the President of the Council What has happened today is a key step in your going to the church and the world as accredited servants of Christ. As ministers of the gospel you represent Christ as his ambassadors in this world. Many will form …
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 …
COMBATING WEARINESS WITH ALTERNATE FORMS OF EXERCISE. (Written after a short but hectic visit to Ukraine) Ajith Fernando A few decades ago the cricket-loving world was shocked when a popular and brilliant English cricketer said that the pressure of having to perform according to people’s expectations and the resulting stress often led him to …
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 …
29th December 2005; three days after the Tsunami disaster DISCIPLINES FOR EMERGENCY WORKERS Ajith Fernando Today I want to help you to do one of the most important things that are needed at a time like this: pray for the relief workers. This came to me strongly when I heard that one …
Cairo, February 2010 ON LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY His Burial Place Unknown (34:6, 9b). The record of the burial of Moses is also significant: “…and he buried him in the valley in the land of Moab opposite Beth-peor; but no one knows the place of his burial to this day” (34:6). …
Written in December 2003 E-MAIL AND SERVANTHOOD A Reflection after hearing that Carl Henry Has Died Ajith Fernando A few days ago I heard that one of God’s great warriors Carl F. H. Henry had gone home to his reward. He was probably the greatest Evangelical Theologian of the second half of …
Written in April 2001 Power Dear friends, Here are some rambling thoughts that I jotted down in response to a query from a friend about power. Ajith About Power–I simply do not know what to say. I have such negative thoughts about its impact on the church that I may …
Written in 2007 BEING FRUITFUL FAILURES Ajith Fernando What a challenge Stephen is to us! His ministry was so wise and so Spirit-anointed that people could not withstand his message (Acts 6:10). Yet they arrested him and brought him to the Council. And they found themselves confronted by a strange dilemma. The …