This is one of the major events in the annual academic conference organized by the Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology (EGST). The conference is named after Saint Frumentius (Abba Selama Kesate Birhan), a great teacher of Christianity in Ethiopia.
From its inception until now, renowned global theologians and scholars such as Dr. John Stott, Professor Richard Bokam, Professor Kwame Bediako, Dr. Chris Wright, Dr. Tukunboh Adeyemo, and Professor Craig Keener have participated and provided teachings at this lecture series.
This year, the lecture will be delivered by Professor Edward L. Smither, PhD, who is a professor of World Christian History and Dean at Columbia International University (CIU).
The lecture will focus on the theme: “The Global Trends and Constants of Christian Mission: Lessons from Early Church Mission for Today.”
Today, in the opening session, he began his teaching under the sub-theme: “The People of Early Christian Mission.” Over the next three days, he will continue to provide teaching filled with great spiritual and academic insight.
The EGST community and all Christians are invited with great respect to participate and benefit from this valuable and significant event.
We seek to subject our thoughts and actions to God’s Word and affirm the power of Scripture to effect change in individual lives, churches and society.
We come together as a community of learners not for our sake only but also for the sake of others. We seek to grow in our understanding of God and his ways, so that we may help others to acknowledge his governance over the world with its rich possibilities for both individual transformation and for social and cultural renewal.
We believe that theological education speaks to and out of its local context as a dynamic interaction between the local context, the global context and Scripture.
We strongly believe that unity among the churches of Ethiopia is important and can be fostered through cooperative, inter-denominational graduate-level theological education. We also seek to partner with individuals, institutions, churches and organizations within and outside Ethiopia.
We value learning alongside people from different traditions and churches. Exposure to varying traditions challenges thinking about God and the diversity of his work in the world. While EGST promotes unity, it also appreciates and respects diversity.
We value the importance of worshipping God with our minds and strive for excellence both in our rigorous study of Scripture and in our critical analysis of context.
We seek to be people who model Christ’s values such as love, humility, compassion, justice, integrity, self-control, and holiness.
We seek to promote ecumenical relationships among churches in Ethiopia in order to enhance mutual understanding.
