CFM Shinyanga Diocese (Tanzania)

by The Rev. Samuel Maduma

Dear my Sister Cris Fouse,

We used four days to conduct the CFM seminar in Shinyanga Diocese. The seminar was so very successful and all the pastors of this Diocese attended and they were so very happy for us to bring Christian Formation Ministries to their Diocese.

Participants

 1. The Right Rev. Bishop Charles Ngusa – (The Bishop, Diocese of Shinyanga)

 2. Rev. Joseph Gegela – (Diocesan Secretary)

 3. Rev. Canon H. N. Mfaume – (Vicar General)

 4. Rev. Canon John Masuka – (Dean, St. Stephen’s Cathedral)

 5. Rev. David Nching’wa – (Ibadakuli Parish)

 6. Rev. Jacob Samson – (St. Patrick, Meatu)

 7. Rev. Canon Charles Kasato – (St. John, Maswa)

 8. Rev. Jonas Yohana – (St. John’s Parish, Ndara)

 9. Rev. Baraka Kabezi – (Malampaka Parish)

10. Rev. Lucas Mwang’ombe

11. Rev. Canon William Zephania – (St. Peter Parish, Ng’wamakaranga)

12. Rev. Canon Daniel Mabula – (Solwa Parish)

13. Rev. Samuel Ntungilija (Iselamagazi Parish)

14. Rev. Thoma Ntungilija – (Mhangu Parish)

15. Rev. Joel Masesa – (Mhangu Parish)

16. Rev. Isaac D. Manene – (Mwamakaranga Parish)

17. Rev. Elias Iseke – (Lyuru Parish)

18. Rev. Godfrey Apollo – (Old Shinyanga Parish)

19. Rev. Philipo Mkina – (Kashishi Parish)

20. Rev. Nicodemus Wagala – (Ibadakuli Parish)

21. Rev. Jackson D. Iseke – (Nyang’ombe- Sub-Parish)

22. Rev. Reuben Mayala – (Mwasingu Parish)

23. Rev. Kenedy Saliji – (Lyabusalu Parish)

24. Rev Alphonce Sigule – (Lyabusalo B Parish)

Also there were five women from mother union that cooked for the participants. The seminar was conducted in a Bible college called St. John Bible College.

The seminar was opened by the Right Rev. Bishop Charles Kija Ngusa, the Bishop of Shinyanga Diocese. In his preaching he said, “I thank you God for bringing Samuel and his friend Daniel to come in Shinyanga Diocese and share with us in Christian Formation. In the night when I was sleeping I got a vision that these two people are like angels that bring good news to us”.  He used the gospel of Matthew 28:19-20. He told the pastors that it is our responsibility to fulfill the great commission that God gave us to make all people in the world to be disciples of Jesus Christ and teach them to understand more about Christian faith.

After the service for opening the seminar, I had a time to introduce the Ministry. I used the documents you sent to me. These documents were so very helpful for my Ministry in Shinyanga. I told the pastors what is Christian Formation mean, and I told them the goals and objective of Christian Formation Ministries. Also I told them that eight African countries now are using CFM, and I also I told them about some comments from African Bishops concerning CFM. The Bishop and his Pastors were so very interested in how I explained about CFM.

Also we taught the pastors on how they can teach their people. I told them that they have to make groups in their Parishes and teach them CFM. Also we taught them on how they can use the books in order to teach the Christians. These four days in Shinyanga were so very blessed to the people of Shinyanga and also for me and my friend Daniel.

The Bishop appreciated how I was teaching people. He told me that in the future he will invite me to stay some days in his college to teach his pastors. Many good things happened in Shinyanga. The Pastors were so very blessed in this seminar. I do not have enough words to explain how joyful they were.

The seminar was so very blessed by God.

Below: Pastors at the CFM seminar in Shinyanga

Below: Bishop Charles Ngusa preaching in the service at the opening of the CFM seminar in Shinyanga Diocese.

Below: The Rev. Samuel Maduma teaching the CFM seminar

Below: The Rev. Daniel

Below: One of the pastors in a practice teaching session

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