Webinar #220 Dr Alex Bolek - The State of the Church in Africa

Recorded on 17 October 2024 for ICMDA Webinars. Dr Peter Saunders chairs a webinar with Dr Alex Bolek Africa has a special place in the Bible. For instance, Patriarchs like Abraham visited Africa and Simon of Cyrene who carried Jesus’ cross were African. The first European missionaries arrived in the continent as early as 1490. Africa is emerging as the “Centre of gravity of Christianity”. Research predicts Africa to have the largest majority of Christian population by 2060, with four in ten Christians living in the continent. The Church in Africa is currently facing challenges like growth without depth, threats from other religions, political instability, economic disparity, infectious diseases, contemporary issues etc. However, the church in Africa is responding to the socio-economic and health issues and more importantly, fulfilling the Great Commission. Brother Alex studied medicine at the University of Oradea in Romania and has a Masters in Public and Tropical Health. He has worked as a GP and Medical Director in Khartoum, Sudan, and also for JHPIEGO and other international NGOs. He is the chairman of the CMDA in South Sudan, is the Africa Coordinator for ICMDA, and is the ICMDA Regional Secretary for East Africa. He is married to Helen and together they help care for 14 nephews and nieces. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To listen live to future ICMDA webinars visit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://icmda.net/resources/webinars/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠