2010 ABLI Forum: Gen. Yakubu Gowon from ABLI Forum on Vimeo. General Dr. Yakubu Gowon served as the President of Nigeria from 1966 to 1975. He is the founder the the Yakubu Gowon Centre (YGC) for National Unity and International Cooperation and non-denominational prayer initiative, Nigeria Prays.

2010 ABLI Forum: Justice Esme Chombo from ABLI Forum on Vimeo. About the Speaker: Esme Chombo is a Justice in the Supreme Court of Malawi.

2010 ABLI Forum: Rev. Michael Cassidy from ABLI Forum on Vimeo. About the Speaker: Michael Cassidy is the Founder of African Enterprise (AE), and has been involved in evangelism, teaching and leadership ministries since 1962, the year he launched AE with a mission to Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Since then, he has led numerous missions to cities throughout Africa, including reconciliation work in South Africa after the fall of Apartheid, as well as in other parts of the world.

2010 ABLI Forum: Prof. Wilfred Mlay from ABLI Forum on Vimeo. Professor Wilfred Mlay talks about the Biblical Response to Poverty and Social Exclusion at the 2010 African Biblical Leadership Initiative Forum held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from January 29-30, 2010. About the Speaker: Wilfred Mlay was born on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. He was educated at the University of Dar-es-
Salaam and the University of London. A former professor and academic dean in Tanzania, Professor Mlay is currently Regional Vice President for Africa with World Vision International... || Continue Reading →

The ABLI Forum Declaration was produced to synthesize the sentiments expressed by the participants in the 2010 African Biblical Leadership Initiative (ABLI) Forum that was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on January 29-30, 2010. Please read the statement and use the “leave a response” box below to add your name and title to the declaration. (Please also include your title, organizational affiliation and the place where you live in the ‘Comment’ box.) THE ABLI FORUM DECLARATION, 2010 We are a gathering of leaders, women and men, from across Africa and its.. || Continue Reading →

Welcome to the ABLI Forum website! We hope you will enjoy your digital experience of the Forum as you explore: • Videos of the presentations given at the 2010 ABLI Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. • Original articles that tackle discuss strategic issues related to Biblical leadership and African society. • Links to our sponsoring organizations, partners and other relevant organizations and news sources focusing on the Bible and Africa. • An archive of Biblical texts that speak to the most pressing issues in Africa today. The site is completely interactive, so please.. || Continue Reading →

ABLI FORUM IN THE NEWS: Press Release from The British & Foreign Bible Society, Jan. 25, 2010 “Political and national leaders from across Africa will be meeting for a unique conference this weekend (29-30 January) which raises the profile of the Bible in the public square. Up to 150 leaders will be joining the forum, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend seminars, debates and talks on what the Bible has to say about poverty, good governance, conflict and reconciliation…” To read the full article, click HERE. Keep checking this page for up-to-date media.. || Continue Reading →

Historically, Christians have not interpreted or used the Bible as a magic book or powerful charm, unlike many other holy books. Within the Christian faith, the mere quoting of biblical verses is not what the Bible itself asks for and certainly not what this conference is aiming to promote. As we shall see in the pages below, the Bible itself sharply critiques the empty use of religious language and, instead, proposes a profound ethical challenge for a transformed way of life in the world. In other words, the passion of Scripture and the passion of this conference is to explore,.. || Continue Reading →

CONFLICT, RECONCILIATION AND THE BIBLE: Selected Scripture Passages Matthew 5:1-10: Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount has been historically understood as Jesus’ “ethics of the Kingdom”, that is, a compact articulation of the upside-down values of the Kingdom of God such as a thirst for justice, mercifulness, and peacemaking. Matthew tells us that Jesus gave this sermon in public in front of a large audience, a group of people like Jesus who knew all-too-well the oppression and poverty of living under a colonial empire. Nevertheless, Jesus presents to this alternative community.. || Continue Reading →

GOOD GOVERNANCE AND THE BIBLE: Selected Scripture Passages Genesis 1:1, 31: This opening biblical passage presents us with a picture of sovereignty (“governance”) defined by generosity and creativity. We meet a God that gives life and freedom to his creation, who embodies a limitless imagination and initiative for multiplying goodness. This is the God of all life, and this must set the pattern for all of our dealings with sovereignty/power and world-engagement as creatures made in this God’s image. Moreover, this passage calls us to care for God’s world as his good.. || Continue Reading →