{"id":1645,"date":"2013-01-30T18:35:05","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T23:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/?p=1645"},"modified":"2013-01-31T17:10:29","modified_gmt":"2013-01-31T22:10:29","slug":"leadership-matters-to-the-congo-covenant-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/?p=1645","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Leadership Matters&#8221; to the Congo Covenant Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Five leaders of the Congo Covenant Church (CEUM) have come to Yaounde, Cameroon! \u00a0We are so thankful that they arrived safely at Wycliffe&#8217;s Training Center where they are attending a seminar (Jan. 28-Feb. 9) called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leadershipmatters.ws\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Leadership Matters&#8221;.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1646\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1646\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"196\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">5 CEUM Leaders: Rev. Mbewa, Rev. Vungbom, \u00a0Sheryl Noren, Covenant missionary to Congo, Dr. Lingili, Rev. Kikwiti and Rev. Sabuli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Participants from the CEUM in Congo include the Chief of Staff, \u00a0the denomination Vice President, Medical Coordinator, head of Women Ministries, and head of Christian Education.<\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to be in Yaounde to receive these Congolese colleagues in ministry. \u00a0Our fellow missionaries, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pete &amp; Cindy Ekstrand<\/a>, saw them off at the airport in Kinshasa. \u00a0Their flight took them to Douala, Cameroon where they caught a bus for Yaounde. \u00a0They kept us updated on their travels by phone so that Covenant missionary Paul Noren could pick them up at the bus station here and take them to their rooms at the Training Center just a couple blocks from our house.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1650\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1650\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-1-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-1-300x215.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-1.jpg 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rev. Kikwiti (Women&#8217;s Ministry) and CEUM Vice President Rev. Vungbom visit with Sheryl Noren at the Training Center in Yaounde<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 2 week intensive course focuses\u00a0on developing basic leadership skills for Christian workers and\u00a0covers the following skill areas:\u00a0 communication, management, relational, motivational, devotional, strategic planning for their vocation, training, public relations and leadership.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1647\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-7b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1647\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-7b-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-7b-300x189.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-7b.jpg 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janet visits with the head of CEUM&#8217;s Women Ministries, Rev. Kikwiti, during coffee break<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The training sessions include times of worship, lecture, discussions and presentations by participants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1648\" style=\"width: 294px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1648\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lively singing at times of worship during the seminar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1649\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rev. Kikwiti told me that she is so glad all five of these CEUM leaders came to the seminar. \u00a0&#8220;One of us may hear things the others missed. \u00a0When we get back to Congo we can discuss how to\u00a0implement\u00a0the things we are learning here.&#8221; (rough translation from Lingala)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1654\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/42\/2013\/01\/2013-01-LM-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"280\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The President of Congo Covenant Church understands the importance of this training, and made the decision that all 5 participants should come, even though the trip was not yet fully funded.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to contribute towards training these leaders, please send a check<br \/>\nwritten to &#8220;Evangelical Covenant Church&#8221;<br \/>\nindicate on memo line: \u00a0\u00a0<em>#5003-2056-72-30, Leadership Matters<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mail it to<\/p>\n<p><em>Covenant World Mission<br \/>\n<\/em><em>8303 West Higgins Road<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Chicago, IL \u00a060631<\/em><span style=\"font-size: 13px\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ziegelbaur?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1645&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five leaders of the Congo Covenant Church (CEUM) have come to Yaounde, Cameroon! \u00a0We are so thankful that they arrived safely at Wycliffe&#8217;s Training Center where they are attending a seminar (Jan. 28-Feb. 9) called &#8220;Leadership Matters&#8221;. 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