Empower’s executive director, Carrie Miles, was recently interviewed on the Mutuality Matters podcast. Her fascinating conversation with Mutuality Matters hosts Rev. Erin Moniz and Blake Dean focused on the theological basis behind Empower’s work on family and gender. We encourage you to listen to this fun and important conversation. Click here to listen. You might … Read more
Earlier this month, Pastor Frank Tweheyo was scheduled to attend a program in Kenya. Unfortunately, the training was cancelled. Frank however, was undeterred. Besides, his flight was non-refundable. So off he went, to network with Empower’s many new partners in Kenya, and share his inspiring testimony. He was happy to hear about how Empower has … Read more
Carrie/Donell/Pam Uganda/Kenya February 2019 Trip Report Part II After a too-brief time in Uganda, Carrie Miles, Donell Peck, Pastor Frank Tweheyo, and Dr. Zablon Mutongu flew to Nairobi, Kenya. Pam Frohreich had flown into Nairobi the day before and was waiting for us at the airport hotel (hooray, there is now a hotel at the … Read more
Many people wonder how we ended up teaching New Man, New Woman, New Life at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in Kenya. (Typically we teach at churches, or universities.) However, everyone needs healthy relationships, including recovering addicts. And Teen Challenge in both Nairobi and Nakuru welcomed Empower yet again this year. Here’s Frank’s report … Read more
By Frank Michael Tweheyo It is one thing to present information. It’s quite another to see people repent, and promise to change, based on that information. But that is what happened in Tanzania when our team traveled there recently. How does information lead to transformation? The Empower method engages small group study and discussion, in … Read more
In Genesis 2:25, we read this astonishing statement: “And the man and his wife were both naked, and were not ashamed.” The first man and first woman had no secrets, no desire to hide or manipulate, no shame. They lived in unity, face to face. It’s hard for us to imagine, because we live in … Read more
I was raised to believe that my duty as a Christian included a requirement: “be nice to everyone.” A problem within the “religious” community (whatever the religion) is being “too nice.” Nice sounds nice, but sometimes, it’s not. Why? As a young adult, I realized the flaw in attempting to be nice to everyone. First, … Read more
Exciting opportunities are opening up for Empower in Tanzania. The New Man, New Woman, New Life content has been turned into a college class that is part of the curriculum at a Bible school we partner with there. Empower ministers Dan and Francine Thomas of North Carolina are currently in Tanzania, working with (Anglican) Bishop Given … Read more
The next two months are full of opportunity for Empower, as God has opened doors for us to teach New Man, New Woman, New Life at several locations in Africa. Because of our “train the trainer” model, local pastor partners will be leading the seminars. We’ve found this is a very effective way to teach … Read more
In our work around the world, one of the most gratifying things to see is growth. We see it in the growth of healthy relationships, healed marriages, thriving churches. We see it in the spread of our message, when seminar participants adapt our material and use it in sermons, in training for other groups, and … Read more
We are delighted to share this report on the state of the New Man, New Woman, New Life seminars from Pastor Frank Michael Tweheyo, our African Program Director. We have currently brought the seminar to eager audiences in 11 African countries. Please pray that our work will continue to be fruitful. Pray also for peace, as civil … Read more
The arguments have gone on for centuries: what does Paul mean when he writes in the New Testament that Christ is the head of the church? What does he mean when he says a husband is the head of his wife? The typical battle lines on this have to do with translation: the word kephale … Read more