A glimpse of growth
Posted on: 17th February 2023
CMS Australia Regional Mission Director Glen Turner served as a missionary with his wife Dominique, teaching at Mara Anglican Primary School in Musoma, Tanzania for ten years. He reflects on an unexpected insight into God’s fruit in people’s lives. As missionaries go out and serve, faithfully planting and watering gospel seeds, there is no […]
Prosperity theology in Tanzania
Posted on: 13th February 2023
CMS missionary Tamie Davis, soon to return to Australia after ten years serving in campus ministry with Arthur in Tanzania, helps us to see how ‘prosperity theology’ can be about Bible application, not just greed. Michael Oh, Global Executive Director of the Lausanne Movement, recently said that as Christianity in Africa grows at an astonishing […]
Teaching trainers, reaching children
Posted on: 9th February 2023
CMS missionary Katie Taylor, ministering together with Mike at Munguishi Bible College, would love to equip every Sunday school teacher in their Diocese of Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, with gospel resources and training. Could you help? Children cheering, keyboards blaring, branches waving, voices lifted in tribal and gospel singing! The Cathedral in Arusha teemed with eager […]
The huge need for children’s and youth workers in Tanzania
Posted on: 9th February 2023
Half of Tanzania’s population—more than 30 million—are under 18, and their world is very different to the one their parents grew up in. Former CMS missionary Judith Calf, who completed her service in Tanzania in 2022, reflects on the opportunities for children’s and youth ministry in a country continuing to undergo significant social change. I […]
Playing our part
Posted on: 1st February 2023
CMS missionaries Arthur and Tamie Davis will soon head back to Australia after ten years serving in campus ministry in Tanzania. Here, Arthur explains why it made sense to get behind an existing ministry already working to grow a generation of disciples with a mission mindset. Ten years ago, when Tamie and I were first […]
Thankful for God’s faithfulness
Posted on: 27th June 2022
CMS missionary Judith Calf has recently finished her ministry with the Diocese of Lweru in Tanzania. Here she shares her experience of finishing well.
Embodying Faith
Posted on: 4th April 2022
CMS missionaries Arthur and Tamie Davis work in student ministry in Tanzania. In the lead up to Easter, they explain some of the different Christian practices they have encountered in Africa and how their family has adapted. How is your preparation for Easter? Do you set aside time to pray or fast? We have heard […]
Challenged to change: Applying truth in Tanzania
Posted on: 29th March 2022
CMS missionaries Mike and Katie Taylor teach at Munguishi Bible College in Tanzania. Here Katie tells of how God’s word is shaping and challenging the presuppositions of all who read it. Mike has been using a simple Discovery Bible Study Method with many classes: Read the passage; think about what is important; see what it […]
Checkpoint Autumn 2022: Understanding culture
Posted on: 16th February 2022
In Tanzania, CMS missionary Judith Calf trains pastors and evangelists for the Diocese of Lweru, while fellow missionary Tamie Davis (married to Arthur) serves with Tanzanians who work with university students in Dar es Salaam. Here they give two different perspectives on what ‘discipling’ can mean in the Tanzanian context. Judith writes: How culturally bound […]
One day at a time
Posted on: 12th July 2021
CMS missionaries Arthur and Tamie Davis serve with the Tanzanian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (TAFES). Their ministry over the past decade has focused on training and equipping student workers while caring for their two small sons. Tamie shares an excerpt from her diary of life in Tanzania for an Aussie missionary with the Eternity newspaper. […]
