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. […]
Tanzanians learning afresh from the Bible
Posted on: 27th May 2021
CMS missionaries Mike and Katie Taylor have served at Munguishi Bible College for more than 10 years. They share the joy and blessing of a recent Bible intensive course and the benefits of learning from each other. Throwing the old plan out Our six-week intensive course has recently finished, and we’ve seen some real growth […]
An intentional approach to student ministry
Posted on: 27th April 2021
CMS missionaries Arthur and Tamie Davis are passionate about gospel ministry to university students. They work with TAFES—the Tanzanian Fellowship of Evangelical Students, which is part of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES). They share how TAFES workers are thinking strategically in their approach to campus ministry. How do you make an impact among students? This has been the question […]
Evangelism and discipleship continuing unhindered in rural Tanzania
Posted on: 12th March 2021
CMS missionaries Kevin & Karen Flanagan serve in Tanzania, where they are involved in evangelism, training and discipling. In some parts of the world, Coronavirus has placed many ministry activities on hold. In Tanzania, however, evangelism and discipleship continue unhindered. Here they describe their training as it looked towards the end of 2020. Evangelism continues […]
Mutual respect the key to long-term in Tanzania
Posted on: 26th February 2021
Godfrey Mbelwa is Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Lweru in Tanzania. Here he speaks to CMS missionary Judith Calf of the long-term relationship between CMS and the Church in Tanzania. I first met Godfrey Mbelwa in 1998, when I was at St Andrew’s Hall , where he had just arrived to commence his theological studies in Melbourne. Little could I imagine that more than 20 years later I would have the privilege of serving in […]
Not the retiring type
Posted on: 23rd November 2020
CMS missionaries Kevin & Karen Flanagan have been linked to CMS for over 40 years. Here they explain their most recent move, back to Tanzania, and challenge others to consider doing similarly. We’ve been associated with CMS for over four decades. During this time, we’ve often felt the ‘tug’ to cross-cultural work at CMS Summer […]
Living out dependence on God
Posted on: 5th November 2020
What do you do when specific, important and God-honouring prayers aren’t answered as you hoped? CMS missionary Judith Calf says, ‘keep praying’. Recently the rains arrived which mark the beginning of the new planting season in our part of East Africa. The weather is a bit more unpredictable, spells of hot sun, cloudy days and then rainy storms. Most people have planted their corn and beans, and […]
