This interview is with Opio Samuel Francis, from the Church of Uganda, serving as Chaplain of St. Paul Chapel, Gulu University, Uganda. We share about the work of a chaplain and the challenges facing youth in Uganda today. Samuel shares about how churches can be better reaching out to young people. Interviewed October 22nd, 2025. (40 minutes)

This conversation is with John Njuguna Njoroge vicar of ACK St. Michael and All Angel's Ruiru church in Thika Diocese of the Anglican church of Kenya. He talks about building altars metaphorically in the sense of prioritizing personal intimacy with Christ and a rich prayer life as more important than other concerns of church programs and church buildings. He also touches on the intentional approaches his church has made to prioritize prayer and discipleship their lives. Interviewed September 18th, 2025. (37 minutes)

This interview is with David Fugoyo Baime from South Sudan, who is now pastoring in Uganda with the South Sudanese congregation at St. Paul Namirembe Cathedral, Kampala. Fugoyo is also the Vice Chancellor of Restore University. In this conversation, Fugoyo shares his experiences concerning theological education in Africa, especially formal education through Bible colleges. We discuss why some pastors don't desire theological training, and other obstacles that make theological education in Africa difficult. Fugoyo shares ideas for how Bible colleges can improve and encourages pastors to do further studies. Interviewed July 30th, 2025.  (68 minutes)

This conversation is with Philip Wandawa, principal of Kampala Evangelical School of Theology in Kampala, Uganda. We discuss how African Christians today view their culture and religious past in the light of Scripture. Philip especially notes the widespread belief in God the creator. He looks at how it is important to affirm what was already good and present within African cultures regarding their belief in and response to God. But he also explains why this belief was not salvific and still stained by sin, and that Africans need to hear about Christ to correct misunderstandings about God and to hear the good news of salvation. Interviewed June 23rd, 2025. (80 minutes)

This interview is with Pastor Chris Shiundu of Highway of Holiness Ministries International, in Nairobi, Kenya. Chris shares about the importance of having our hearts changed by Christ and the importance of living lives that follow the example of Christ. He wants Christians to be more concerned about the heart rather than external things like smart clothing and focusing on gaining money. Interviewed May 21st, 2025.   (41 minutes)

This discussion is with Rev. Bosire from Baptist Church Umoja in Nairobi, Kenya. We discuss the practical reasons why many African pastors need to be bivocational, largely supporting themselves and their families without relying on a lot of financial support from their churches. We look at the challenge of time management of a pastor and the challenge of churches not giving to support their pastors either out of not being taught about it or because of being materially poor. Rev. Bosire also gives some guidance to Western partners about factors to consider when they want to help pastors financially.  Interviewed April 24th, 2025.  (46 minutes)

This discussion is with Moses Zulu of the Dutch Reformed Church in Zambia, who pastors Kabulonga congregation in Lusaka, Zambia. Moses shares his passion for ministering to families. He believes healthy families lead to healthy churches and a healthy society. He believes that modern influences such as individualism have been eroding traditional family ties and cultural values. Moses shares advice for other African pastors about caring for families in their churches.  (40 minutes)  

This interview is with Chad Morreau, pastor of Lusaka Community Church in Lusaka, Zambia. This is an unusual interview for this podcast because Chad is not African, but Chad is indeed a pastor of a local church in Africa. The church is multi-national and interdenominational, also known in other places as an "international Church." Chad shares about his life and ministry, and we discuss the unique joys and challenges that go along with pastoring an international church that is so ethnically and doctrinally diverse. He explains how these churches preview the church in Revelation of people from all nations worshipping together.  (56 minutes)

This interview is with a Nigerian church planter who must remain unnamed because he ministers in a very dangerous region within Nigeria. In this episode you will hear how he was part of a prosperity teaching church in his youth, which led him to demand that God give him money miraculously through the ATM. He shares how he came out of that church full of false teaching and became a missionary. Now rather than prosperity, he sacrifices for Christ in trying to evangelize and start churches among Muslims in Nigeria. Interviewed January 31st, 2025.  (57 minutes).

This interview is with Rev. Bunga Bakari from City Ministries, a department of Evangelical Missionary Society from the ECWA denomination in Nigeria. Bakari shares about how he grew up as a Muslim, later came to know Christ, and then began evangelizing and church planting among Muslims. He discusses about the dangers and difficulties of church planting in Nigeria. But he narrates some very powerful stories of Muslims coming to know Christ, community transformation, and forgiveness. Interviewed January 30th, 2025. (65 minutes)

This interview is with Michael Byonanebye, Assistant Pastor of Soroti Calvary Chapel in Soroti, Uganda. Michael shares his passion about preaching in an expository way - book by book, verse by verse. He talks about how different this is from the way preaching is done in most churches and why it can bring challenges. But he shares about why this method is more fruitful and why it is so important. Interviewed January 7th, 2025.  (40 minutes)

This interview is with Pastor Getachew Abdi from Generation saving Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Getachew has planted over 80 churches around Ethiopia with several different denominations. In the conversation, Getachew shares a bit of his story, and talks about his evangelism efforts to Muslims and to those who belong to the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. He also shares about the persecution he and other evangelists face. Interviewed November 30th, 2024.  (37 minutes)

This interview is with Marvin O. Vah, pastor of Deeper Life Bible Church in Buchanan, Grand Bassa County, Liberia. In this conversation Marvin shares his testimony of how he came to know Christ. He also shares a little about his pastoral ministry. The majority of the conversation is about challenges in spiritual warfare Marvin has faced, including a physical demonic attack. Interviewed October 31st, 2024.  (53 minutes)

This conversation is with David Fugoyo Baime from South Sudan, who is now pastoring in Uganda with the South Sudanese congregation at St. Paul Namirembe Cathedral, Kampala. Fugoyo is also the Vice Chancellor of Restore University. In this discussion, Fugoyo shares about a former dissertation in which he studied the book of Judges. We talk about what he appreciates about the book, the leadership lessons that African leaders can learn from the book, and how he suggests pastors can preach through the book. Interviewed October 17th, 2024.  (46 minutes)

This interview is with Pastor Augustine Ocho from Calvary Chapel in Nazigo, Kayunga, Uganda. Augustine shares his testimony about how he came to know Jesus personally, after having been raised as a child in a Roman Catholic family who did not attend church regularly. He shares about church planting and reaching out to those from Roman Catholic backgrounds. He also answers a few questions about his life as a pastor and about some of the challenges facing African churches today. Interviewed September 26th, 2024.  (49 minutes)

This interview is with Rev. Stephen Omoko, pastor of Otucopi PAG church in Soroti, Uganda. Stephen shares about the very controversial topic of bride price. He first explains the practices in various African cultures, and the benefits or problems that result in society from these practices. Then we look at bride price from a Christian perspective and compare it to the idea of appreciation rather than a negotiated fee. Interviewed September 9th, 2024.   (65 minutes)

This conversation is with Joseph Antwi, pastor of Great Commission Church International in Gomoa-Nyanyano, Ghana. In addition to his pastoral ministry, Joseph works with The Chalmers Center to start and monitor savings groups in Ghana. He speaks about the history of savings groups, why they are so helpful to the materially poor, and analyzes common problems that arise in some savings groups. The curriculum he mentions is found here. Interviewed August 8th, 2024.  (61 minutes)

This conversation is with Conrad Mbewe who pastors Kabwata Baptist Church in Lusaka, Zambia. He also teaches at African Christian University and has written several books. Conrad shares his personal testimony about losing his son Mwansa and the process of grief his family went through. He shares what he learned about God during his grief, what Scriptures gave him comfort, and his wisdom for how to better care for others who are grieving. Interviewed July 23rd, 2024.   (60 minutes)

This interview is with Rev. Patrick Mapundula who pastors St. Agnes Anglican Church in Blantyre, Malawi. Patrick is now retired, but that has meant giving up a majority of his ministry while still being an assistant pastor at church. In this conversation, Patrick shares why he chose to retire, how he prepared for retirement, and he gives some tips and lessons to other pastors concerning retirement. Interviewed July 9th, 2024.   (33 minutes)

This discussion is with Pastor Rugereka Vincent from Cornerstone Fellowship International in Kigali, Rwanda. Vincent shares about his experiences with street preaching: his methods, the joys, the challenges, how people respond, and how he preaches differently from many other street preachers. Interviewed June 12th, 2024.  (34 minutes)