The Rev. Amon E. Kasambala, professor of theology at the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa and guest professor at Justo Mwale Theological College in Lusaka, Zambia, will give the 2004 Students’ Lectureship on Missions at Princeton Theological Seminary on Monday and Tuesday.
His topic is "’Partnership’ and ‘Empowering’ as Missional Concepts: Revitalizing Local Initiatives."
A native of Zambia, the Rev. Kasambala is nearing completion of his doctor of theology degree at the University of Stellenbosch.
He is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in Zambia. In addition to his academic life, he is the executive director of the Children Without Borders Trust in Durban, an international fund for pastors ministering to children in schools and on the street.
He also chairs the Network of African Congregational Theology and convenes the committee for HIV/AIDS of the Synod of Zambia, and he is a facilitator of HIV/AIDS workshops, conferences and seminars in the African countries of Malawi, Mozambique, Kenya, Namibia and Zambia.
The lectures, which will be held in the main lounge of the Mackay Campus Center, are open to the public free of charge, and are scheduled as follows:
Monday, 7 p.m. (followed by a reception in the Private Dining Room), Lecture I: "A Critical Diagnosis of Partnership in Light of Inequality and Independence: A Third-World Problem."
Tuesday, 1:15 p.m., Lecture II: "Empowering as a Missional Concept versus Empowering as a Political Ideology."
Tuesday, 7 p.m., Lecture III: "Engaging the Local Context: Toward a New Model in Doing Missions."
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