Church Life Africa teams up with Augustine Institute to Evangelize Africa

The Augustine Institute is announcing a strategic, multi-year partnership with Church Life Africa (CLA), a nonprofit apostolate dedicated to forming lay Catholic leaders across Africa. This collaboration marks a significant expansion of the Augustine Institute’s worldwide efforts to help Catholics more deeply understand, live, and share their faith.At a time when Christianity in Africa is often framed through the lens of persecution, the continent is also experiencing extraordinary growth and vitality. Nigeria alone is home to more than 35 million Catholics, with an estimated 94% attending Mass weekly. Yet this rapid growth has outpaced access to structured catechesis and ongoing theological formation for the laity, many of whom have long viewed theology as reserved exclusively for priests.Fr. Ken Amadi is Director of Church Life Africa and Assistant Professor of Theology at the Augustine Institute. A priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, Nigeria, he is completing a Ph.D. in liturgical studies at the University of Notre Dame. Fr. Amadi’s research focuses on sacramental theology, ritual studies, African Christian imagination, and global Catholicism, with particular attention to how local expressions of worship enrich the Church’s liturgical tradition. Through this work, he helps lead the Augustine Institute’s outreach for the New Evangelization in Africa. He is developing the Theology for Service Leadership program to equip lay leaders for mission and human development. Get full access to Epiphany at epiphanyradio.substack.com/subscribe