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African Forum on Religion & Government 2
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THE CHURCH IN MISSION AND TRANSFORMATION
Limuru, Kenya • August 18–21, 2009
“Good leadership puts the people first. Good leadership is servant-leadership—committed to the service of the population.”
—H. E. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, Vice President of Kenya
The mid-August gathering of government and religious leaders was unlike any held before in Africa. Delegates from 30 African nations met in Limuru, Kenya from August 18–21, 2009 to discuss issues and formulate plans that could lead to the transformation of the continent.
The Church in Mission and Transformation
The second African Forum on Religion and Government (AFREG), under the theme “The Church in Mission and Transformation,” was both a call to action and an initiative designed to sensitize and equip the Church for playing her role as salt and light in society. AFREG 2 sought to provide the strategic engagement and on–going network of church leaders, in partnership with government leaders, for spearheading the holistic transformation of every sphere of African society.
The consultation was visionary, intensive and in-depth. During plenary sessions, speakers encouraged participants with insightful statements on leadership, governance and the key role played by the Church. On the opening day of the conference, His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of Burundi, and His Excellency Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka, Vice President of Kenya, engaged the participants by sharing their hearts, examples of successful transformation and their continuing desire for positive changes across the vastness of Africa.
Workshops to Develop Plans and Strategies for Transformation
Much in-depth work took place in the group workshops, with lively discussions and brainstorming sessions on topics of such continental importance as leadership and integrity, economic development, government, youth and children, gender and development, the church in societal transformation, and the environment. One participant stated that during these workshops he sensed a real “yearning for the work to begin now” and not for time to slip by before beginning. The connections made among key African leaders in attendance at AFREG 2 has enabled work to begin at the national level in several countries.
- In October, key leaders held a “mini–AFREG” conference in South Africa to develop regional strategies of transformation.
- In Zimbabwe, a delegate has already implemented a seminar series designed for churches to teach and equip their members to learn more about their important role in governance.
- In 2010, AFREG national initiatives in Ghana, Togo, Uganda and Cote d'Ivoire, are gathering leaders for national and/or regional AFREG consultations.
Inspiration Leading to National Initiatives
In the months following the conclusion of the second African Forum on Religion & Government, leaders in business, government and religion began sharing the vision of AFREG with counterparts in their respective home countries.
AFREG is now a growing movement among African leaders. AFREG participants are making vigorous strides to effect positive transformation, good governance, servant-leadership and the promotion of national development.
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