Blog: Encountering Christ Conferences

Kigali, Rwanda. Dr. Jonathan Burnham conducted a special training event on Encountering Christ, part 1, in Kigali, Rwanda. The event was hosted by the BMI Rwanda Ministry Partner Rev. Pascal Ndagijimana. The participants came from Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. This was the second training event for this group of Christian leaders. All of them are…

NEPAL AND THE NEPALI DIASPORA 2022 Rev. Sonam Kabo – BMI Regional Director for Nepal and the Nepali Diaspora Rita Kabo – BMI Women’s Director for Nepal and the Nepali Diaspora We are so thankful for the over 25 year relationship we have with Rev. Sonam and Rita Kabo. They are warm-hearted, faithful servants of…

RUSSIA, UKRAINE, BELARUS With careful planning and caution, Jonathan has begun traveling again. He conducted five conferences this fall in Ukraine, Russia, and Turkey. Multiple training events are planned throughout 2022. In January, Jonathan will hold 3 events in Africa. Our Regional Directors, Ministry Partners, and Women’s Ministry Directors have also been busy this year,…

NEPAL: Rev. Sonam Kabo is beginning a new online teaching session for Christian leaders of Encountering Christ, Biblical Themes Focused on Christ (written by Jonathan Burnham). The pandemic has crippled Nepal, and they have had many lockdowns. Please pray for their country and the Covid situation. We are thankful for the technology that provides pastors…

Currently, BMI has ministry occurring in Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.   Last January and February, Jonathan was in Zambia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Ghana. BMI appreciates our Rwanda ministry partner, Emmanuel Ndolimana, who facilitated all the conferences. In Lusaka, Zambia, Jonathan held a 7 Steps conference with 16…

NAIROBI, KENYA: February 2020 Encountering Christ Conference, Part 1 with Dr. Jonathan Burnham, Rev. Emmanuel Ndolimana, and Dr. Vitaly Sorokun. We were blessed this year to have new to the group, Archbishop Mussa Magwesela, Archbishop of Africa Inland Mission, Tanzania, and Dr. Mateusz Wichary, President of the Polish Baptist Union and the Polish Evangelical Alliance…

We are grateful for a wonderful group of leaders and pastors who can, together in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia study Encountering Christ, Biblical Themes Focused on Christ, written by, and taught by Jonathan Burnham.

Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Poland 2018 In November 2018, Dr. Jonathan Burnham and Dr. Vitaly Sorokun traveled To Voronezh, Russia, to conduct a Seven Steps of Christian Living conference for pastors and district superintendents from different areas of Russia. The group was also able to Skype with Rev. Sonam Kabo, BMI Regional Director for South…

Kuala Lumpur, MALASIA: Ten nations were represented at the Encountering Christ Conference (Part 1) with Dr. Jonathan Burnham! It was a blessing and a privilege to have Rev. Sonam Kabo (BMI Regional Director for South Asia) and his wife, Rita, along with Dr. Joshua Nguyen (BMI Regional Director for SE Asia) and his wife, Linh,…

KIGALI RWANDA Encountering Christ (Part 1) and 7 Steps of Christian Living Conferences were held in early February with leaders from many countries in Africa, including Rwanda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Nigeria, and Ghana. Dr. Jonathan Burnham, Dr. Vitaly Sorokun, and Rev. Emmanuel Ndolimana are leading the group. Many of these men…