ABC Mission Partners Podcast

On this final episode of 2022 we have the blessing of hearing from Nell Chinchen, co-founder of African Bible Colleges. Nell and her late husband Jack Chinchen established African Bible Colleges in 1976 in Liberia. Since then ABC has spread to Malawi and Uganda and has grown to include three colleges, three radio stations, a tv station, a K-12th grade academy, a mission hospital, and a business institute. On this episode Nell shares stories from her years of ministry in Africa and casts a clear vision for the importance of the ministries of ABC. Nell talked about ABC's Bible College by Radio; you can listen on ABC's Bible College by Radio Podcast.Nell's husband Jack's  book - Faith in Action God in Motion: A Devotional Commentary on Joshua - is available on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble.We depend on the prayer and financial support of our partners to make our ministries in Africa possible. If you would like to make a donation, just click HERE, or you can mail a check made out to “African Bible Colleges” to African Bible Colleges, P.O. Box 103, Clinton, MS 39060: The music on the podcast is by Psalm Project Africa.For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.Or send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

On this episode of the ABC Mission Partners Podcast we will receive a challenge to get involved in ministry, a challenge to “DO SOMETHING.” We will pay tribute to Dr. Paul Chinchen by sharing with you a portion of a sermon that he preached last year at The Grove Church in Chandler, Arizona. The sermon is entitled, “Do Something.”If you would like to watch the sermon in its entirety, just click HERE. We depend on the prayer and financial support of our partners to make our ministries in Africa possible. If you would like to make a donation, just click HERE, or you can mail a check made out to “African Bible Colleges” to African Bible Colleges, P.O. Box 103, Clinton, MS 39060: The music on the podcast is by Psalm Project Africa. For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.Or send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net. Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABC Producer: Drew KaySupport the show

This is the first of two episodes on the topic of short-term missions. Podcast host Tim Kay has a conversation with Rev. Gorden Fleming, Pastor of Hope Community Church - Cotswold campus in Charlotte, North Carolina. Gorden and Tim reflect on their shared experience of a short-term missions trip to Uganda in 2012, and the impact it continues to have on their lives to this day. On the next episode we will hear from Levi, Bess, and Vanndel Chinchen as they share about Project Juembo, an annual ABC short-term missions project that blesses the lives of primary school children in Malawi each year. Click this PROJECT JUEMBO link to learn more about this ministry and find out how you can get involved, including how to make a donation toward this year's Project Juembo.The music on the podcast is by Psalm Project Africa.For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.Or send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

This is our second "ChangeMaker Snapshot" - shorter episodes featuring ABC students or alumni and the stories of how is at work through them making a difference in the lives of people in Africa.On this episode Dr. Jeremiah Pitts, Vice Chancellor of African Bible University (ABU) in Kampala, Uganda, interviews ABU alumnus, Dr. Rogers Atwebembeire. Rogers is pastor of New City Community Church in Kampala, which meets for worship in the Chapel on our campus. He is also the East Africa Regional Director of the Africa Centre for Apologetics Research (ACFAR), a ministry equipping believers in Africa for the defense of the faith, biblical discernment and cult evangelism.To find some of Rodgers' sermons and videos on the webpage of The Gospel Coalition, Africa Edition - CLICK HERE.For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.Or send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.If you would like to make a donation to ABC, here is the donations page of the ABC websiteThe music on the podcast is by Psalm Project Africa.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

On this episode of the ABC Missions Partners Podcast you will have the opportunity to get to know ABC graduate, Bwanika Deo.  Deo was part of the most recent graduating class from ABC's Uganda campus - African Bible University (ABU) in Lubowa on the outskirts of Uganda's capital city, Kampala. Deo was born and raised in the central region of Uganda in Kampala. He finished at ABU with a Bachelor's of Biblical Studies with an emphasis in Communication. He hopes to attend seminary soon, after which he would like to enter into church planting and/or pastoral ministry in a local church in Uganda.Deo has his own podcast entitled "The Changing Times." You can listen to it HERE.For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.Or send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

On this episode of the ABC Mission Partners Podcast, you will get to know Joshua Agonya. Josh graduated from ABU in 2016 and then was part of the pioneer class of African Business Institute (ABI). Since graduation from ABI Josh has helped start a small business - Pearl Trek Adventures - with business partner and now wife Lucy Isoke Marunga. He has worked for ABI, and now serves as Marketing and Content Director for AVODA Institute of Entrepreneurship. Listen and hear Josh share his heart for gospel tranasformation in Uganda through missional businesses.For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.Or send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.To make a donation to ABC... The donations page of the ABC websiteThe music on the podcast is by Psalm Project Africa.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

This is our first "Changemaker Snapshot." These are short episodes in which we hear the story of the difference one of our ABC students or graduates is making. We will use this format from time to time throughout season 2 of the ABC Mission Partners Podcast.On this episode Paul shares with us about the difference ABC Malawi graduate, Richard Tendwa, is making in the lives of primary school children in Zomba, Malawi, in partnership with a ministry out of Mississippi called TAG Kid's Club.For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.Or send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.To make a donation to ABC... The donations page of the ABC websiteThe music on the podcast is by Psalm Project Africa.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

As we resume the ABC Mission Partners Podcast after a longer than expected hiatus, we launch Season 2 with an update on all the ministries of ABC. Podcast host Tim Kay, Vice President of ABC talks with ABC President, Paul Chinchen who shares all the latest news from each of our universities in Liberia, Malawi, and Uganda, as well as our hospital and Academy in Malawi and our Business Institute in Uganda and Malawi. Listen in to hear how God is at work through the staff, students, and alumni of ABC all across Africa.NOTE: Since the time of recording this episode, the COVID situation in come parts of Africa has changed significantly for the worse. We added a brief COVID update at the end of the episode to fill you in on the current situation. For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.Or send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.To make a donation to ABC... The donations page of the ABC websiteThe music on the podcast is by Psalm Project Africa.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

On this final episode of the ABC Mission Partners Podcast for this year, we will get a brief update on the ministries of ABC. We will resume with new episodes of our podcast in the Spring of 2021.Please keep ABC in mind as you, if you are considering your options for end of year giving. There are many ways to get involved. To learn more just click the following links...The donations page of the ABC websiteThe ABC page on the DonorSee website.For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.Or send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.The music on the podcast is by Psalm Project Africa.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

How has COVID-19 affected the ministries of ABC over the past 6-7 months? What is happening this Fall in Liberia, Malawi, and Uganda? On this episode we will receive an update on all these matters from ABC President, Dr. Paul Chinchen. If want to learn more about the difference ABC is making through the graduates we are sending out year after year, CLICK HERE to watch our new 11 minute ABC Change-makers Video!If you would like to make a donation towards the needs of ABC, including those mentioned on this episode, here are two quick easy ways to do so...1) Visit our online donation website HERE.2) Visit our page on the DonorSee website HERE.For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.Or send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

On this episode of the ABC Missions Partners Podcast you will have the opportunity to get to know another ABC graduate. Clement Tendo is currently a student at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He began his studies at Westminster in the Fall of 2019 after graduating earlier that year from African Bible University, the Uganda campus of ABC located in Kampala. Clement was born and raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and throughout most of his childhood experienced life in a war-zone with the repeated conflicts in Congo as well as the genocide in neighboring country, Rwanda. Clement's desire is to return to Congo for a life of Gospel ministry when he has completed his degree at Westminster. For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.Or send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

Gret Glyer is the author of If The Poor Were Next Door and the founder and CEO of DonorSee. On this episode our podcast host, Tim Kay, talks with Gret about the impact Gret's time as a missionary with ABC had on the trajectory of his life. They also discuss the partnership between ABC and DonorSee, and the many opportunities DonorSee is providing for people to make a difference in the life of a person in need somewhere on the other side of the world.  Listen in to hear Gret's story and learn how to get involved and make a difference.The following links will provide you with more information:Gret's BlogThe DonorSee websiteThe ABC page on the DonorSee websiteThe Facebook page of Girls Shine AcademyPick up a copy of Gret's book on Amazon here, or at Barnes and Noble here.And to contact us, you can send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

Our guest on this episode of the ABC Mission Partners Podcast is Blessings Chibambo. Blessings graduated from ABC Malawi in 2011 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Since his graduation from ABC Blessings has worked for LIVE LOVE MALAWI, a Christian wholistic community development organization serving in rural areas of Malawi. Blessings is now Country Director for LIVE LOVE Malawi; he leads of team of ABC students and alumni as they build self-sufficient sustainable communities. LIVE LOVE was founded by Paul Gunther, the missions pastor at The Grove Church in Chandler, AZ. The Grove is one ABC’s most committed strategic Church partners, and their Lead Pastor is Palmer Chinchen, twin brother of ABC President Paul Chinchen.Find more information about Live Love Malawi on their website or on their Facebook page. And here is the website of The Grove Church.To make a donation to any of the needs or ministries of ABC, click HERE.And to contact us, you can send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

On this episode of the ABC Mission Partners Podcast you will get to know Bentry Mhango. Bentry graduated from African Bible College in Malawi in the early 1990’s after which he came to the US and received his Master’s of Divinity Degree at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, MS. Bentry then returned to Africa to teach at ABC. He spent seven years teaching Bible and theology at ABC’s Uganda campus ABU before returning to his home in Malawi where he is now the head of the Bible and Theology Department at ABC Malawi. Bentry’s wife Hluphe is also an ABC alum; she graduated from our Uganda campus in 2015. Bentry and Hluphe have two children, a boy and a girl: Bongani (age 12) and Thando (age 7).And to contact us, you can send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

On previous episodes of our podcast you have been hearing the music of Psalm Project Africa. On this episode you will hear the story of Psalm Project Africa, how it came to be and how God is using it to make a difference in the church in Africa. You will hear from three of the members of the Psalm Project Africa team: Migisho Gady, Kalenzi Robert, and Inge van den Berge. Gady and Robert are graduates of ABC Uganda, and Inge taught at ABC during her time as a missionary in Uganda.Gady, Robert and Inge all share great insights into the importance of worship music, and the singing of Scripture in the context of the African Church. Psalm Project Africa have produced three albums all of which are available on Spotify, iTunes Music, and Youtube.         - Listen on Spotify here.   - Purchase on iTunes here: Sing Psalms;  Sing Psalms 2; Sing Psalms 3.  - Listen on Youtube here.We also have a limited supply of cds available for purchase. If you would be interested in purchasing one, send us an email to: podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.Or send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

What is a “Kingdom business,” and what kind of impact can a Kingdom business have in places like Uganda and Malawi? This is the second of 2 episodes on Business as Mission (BAM). This time the focus is on ABC’s own BAM initiative - African Business Institute (ABI). You will hear from both the the President and the Vice President of ABI - Jun Shiomitsu and Marcelo Vieira - on training African business men and women to start Kingdom businesses in Africa. To learn more about ABI, visit www.africanbusiness.institute where you you can find out how to get involved, including supporting ABI financially, investing in one of our ABI start-ups, or teaching a course and mentoring our young African businessmen and women. Or to communicate with our ABI team, send an email to info@africanbusiness.insitute. You can also follow ABI on social media... Instagram: @africanbizinst.  Twitter: @africanbizinst. Facebook: African Business Institute. LinkedIn: African Business Institute.The music on the podcast is by Psalm Project Africa.For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.And you can send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

This is the first of two episodes on the topic of Business as Mission (BAM).On this episode Tim talks with BAM expert Mike Baer to lay a foundation on what exactly is meant by the term Business as Mission, and then on the following episode we will get into the specifics of ABC’s own BAM initiative – African Business Institute (ABI) – as we hear from the President and Vice President of ABI, Jun Shiomitsu and Marcelo Vieira. Mike Baer is a pioneer and innovator in the contemporary business as mission movement going back to the early 1990’s. He is the author of several books on the subject including: Business as Mission: The Power of Business in the Kingdom of God; 2IC: Business as Mission for the Rest of Us; Gospel Entrepreneur: How to Start a Kingdom Business; Breaking Down the Sacred-Secular Divide; and Business as Mission When You’re Not the Boss: BAM for the Rest of Us. Mike is the founder and CEO of Third Path Initiative which equips business leaders all around the world for starting and running Kingdom businesses.“Business as Mission is the natural extension of your relationship with Christ into the sphere where God has placed you.” —Mike BaerThe music on the podcast is by Psalm Project Africa.For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.And you can send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

Today's episode is a conversation with ABC student Ikaka Emmanuel. Emmanuel is in his 3rd year at African Bible University, ABC's Uganda campus, located in the capital city, Kampala. Emmanuel shares about how he was called to ministry at a very young age, began serving the local church as a teenager and also about his ministry plans for after he completes his studies at ABU.Tim also gives another brief coronavirus update. To make a donation to help ABC's response to COVID-19, click HERE. You can also give toward our project to get laptop computers into the hands of every ABC student or toward our scholarship fund.The music on the podcast is by Psalm Project Africa.For more information about ABC, visit our website: www.africanbiblecolleges.com.And you can send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

On this episode Tim talks with ABC President, Dr. Paul Chinchen about how the the vision for ABC began in the early 1970's with Paul's parents' ministry to rural pastors in the jungles of Liberia. ABC now has Christian universities in three African countries as well as a hospital, a Christian Academy and other Christ-centered ministries. Year after year ABC continues producing some of Africa's best Christian leaders, making an impact for the Gospel in the church as well as in the spheres of education, business, communications, and government. On this episode there is also another coronavirus update. To make a donation to help ABC's response to COVID-19, click HERE. You can also give toward our project to get laptop computers into the hands of every ABC student or our scholarship fund.The music on the podcast is by Psalm Project Africa.Host: Tim Kay, Vice President of ABCProducer: Drew KaySupport the show

Today's episode is a conversation with ABC student Adriano Allan Murr. Allan is in his 3rd year at African Bible University, ABC's Uganda campus, located in the capital city, Kampala. Allan has an captivating story. God has preserved him through many amazingly difficult challenges in his life. As you listen you will learn about: 1) his passion for the American sport, baseball; 2) his even greater passion for the Gospel of Jesus; 3) how he is now using his baseball and softball club - The Nile Hammers - as a tool for ministry, particularly among South Sudanese youth in Refugee Camps in Northern Uganda; and 4) his connection with Fellowship of Christian Athletes. For more information about ABC, visit our website... www.africanbiblecolleges.com.And you can send us an email at podcast@africanbiblecolleges.net.Support the show