BFBS Chairman James Featherby was a business lawyer in the City of London during the financial crisis that brought the world’s monetary system to its knees. But that trial by fire forged important lessons of integrity for church leaders. Read more
The ABLI Forum began its second day with a call to live a life of integrity against the culture of corruption. Read more
The church has also been tainted by corruption endemic in Africa. According to one of ABLI’s keynote speakers, Rev Mfanaleni Mkhatshwa, the only solution to greed and the abuse of power in churches would be to adopt Bible-based servant leadership. Read more
Case studies on greed and corruption from Africa. Read more
Africa is being held back by the inequality of women, which is a drag on social and economic development, argued ABLI Forum speaker, Rev Mfanaleni Mkhatshwa. Gender inequality is said to have cost sub-Saharan Africa some US$105 billion in 2014. Read more
Some hard questions have been asked at ABLI this year. Among the toughest were: ‘Why, when Africa possesses a wealth of resources, is ours still the poorest and most underdeveloped continent on earth? – What is wrong with Africa?’ Read more
Africa’s women are calling for change. The role of women in leadership is a prominent theme of ABLI 2018. Women have played a major role in hosting and presenting the sessions at the 8th African Biblical Leadership Initiative in Eswatini (formerly ... Read more
Sport, media and the role of women will be the main focus for the Bible Society of Eswatini over the next three years as it seeks to become a major influence in its country. ‘Our post-ABLI vision is to see the Bible as central to the whole country... Read more
A prince of Eswatini has publicly celebrated a forthcoming study Bible in the local language, Siswati. Opening the ABLI Forum, His Royal Highness Prince Masitsela Dlamini said: ‘It was the king’s pleasure in 1997 to officially launch the first tr... Read more
A prince of Eswatini has affirmed Biblical values as essential to the growth of his nation. He said those values were at the forefront in recent elections – and called on future MPs to lead their nation with integrity. Read more
