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Where is English spoken in Africa?
English is spoken as the official or as a very influential secondary language by 27 out of 54 countries on the African continent. These include Burundi, Botswana, Cameroun, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. This means English is the language or an influential language used in government, business, and education. However, several countries have more than one national language, and some even have more than one national language of non-African origin. Furthermore, in many countries, the number of people who speak English fluently is very low.
Bible Teaching Resources from Every Child Ministries–
Bible Lessons—Old Testament in Chronological order:
E2 Genesis 1 for Preschoolers
E4 Genesis 2 for Preschoolers
E5 Job
E6 Genesis 3
E7 Genesis 3 for Preschoolers
E8 Genesis 4
E9 Genesis 5
E10 Exodus-Leviticus
E11 Numbers-Deuteronomy
E12 Joshua
E13 Judges-Ruth
E14 1 Samuel
E15 2 Samuel, Psalms
E16 Life of Solomon, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
E17 Divided Kingdom
E18 Last Days of Judah
E19 Daniel & Ezekiel
E20 Nehemiah, Ezra, Haggai, Esther, Zechariah
Not in chronological order:
E22 Jonah (one lesson)
E23 Jonah (9 lessons)
Bible Lessons–Inductive Bible Studies for Youth
(Listed in Biblical order)
E29 Exodus, Selections
E30 Nehemiah
E33 Proverbs, Selections
E37 Jonah
E39 Zechariah
E40 Matthew 6, The Lord’s Prayer
E41 Acts of the Apostles, Selections
Bible Lessons—New Testament in Chronological order
E26 The Life of Jesus 1—Early Life
Bible Lessons—New Testament, Other
E25 Let’s Think about Jesus—Who Is He?
E27 Parables of Jesus 1
E28 Parables of Jesus 2
Bible Lessons—Biographical:
E46 Priscilla and Aquila, God’s Roving Workers
E47 Titus, Run an Errand for Me
Bible Lessons—Special Days:
Christmas:
E305 Three Christmas Lessons—Let’s Celebrate Jesus Our Savior
Easter:
Bible Lessons—Topical:
E306 Sometimes God Answers our Prayers No, I Have a Better Idea
E63 Why not ask the spirits? Or the stars?
Character Building from the Bible:
E51 Conservation not Wastefulness
E302 Initiative, not Passivity
E54 Loving Kindness not Hateful Meanness
E56 Preparedness not Procrastination
E59 Respect for the opposite sex
Children in Crisis
Abortion & Infanticide:
E206 Why Do Any Lives Matter?
Albinism:
E261 Albinism—Burying Myths concerning Children with Albinism
E307 Albinism—Do you have an Albino Friend? (Popular Explanation)
E262 Albinism—Do you have an Albino Friend? (Scientific Explanation)
E263 Albinism—To the parents of an Albino Child
E264 Albinism—Questions & Answers for use in schools
E265 Albinism—Genetic Condition, Not a Curse
E266 Albinism—To school administrators & educators regarding Albino Children
E267 Albinism—To the Albino child
Child Slavery & Human Trafficking:
(See also Ritual Servitude, Prostitution)
E272 Child Trafficking– Anti-Slavery Activism 101, Adapted for Uganda
E273 Child Trafficking—Introductory Training for Workers in “Hot Zones”
E274 Child Trafficking—Questions to ask a suspected victim of human trafficking
E275 Making the World Safe for Children
Children of War (War-Affected Children):
(Workshop Presented at Urbana Student Missions Conference)
E270 Healing the Children of War
E271 Healing the Children of War, Resources
E271A Healing the Children of War, Powerpoint
Orphans:
E269 Children in Homes & Orphanages-Basic Training for Caregivers
Prostitution:
E297 Sex workers—How girls are recruited to become prostitutes
E298 Sex workers—Training for those ministering to prostitutes
RAD–Reactive Attachment Disorder:
E276 RAD-Reactive Attachment Disorder—
(How to understand and help hurting kids)
Ritual Servitude:
E277 Ritual Servitude—A brief history
E305 An Open Message to the Afrikania “Mission”
E279 Ritual Servitude—Everyone’s Problem
E280 Ritual Servitude—Frequently Asked Questions
E308 Ritual Servitude—History of Trokosi
E281 Ritual Servitude—If the gods are good…?
E282 Ritual Servitude—Peeling the Rotten Onion—
A Handbook for Working with Shrine Adherents
E283 Ritual Servitude—Recognizing and Getting Cleansing from the Roots of
Demonic Powers (same as Peeling the Rotten Onion)
E284 Ritual Servitude—Remembering Rev. Mark Wisdom—
Courageous Mark Wisdom Stood Alone for Oppressed Trokosi
E285 Ritual Servitude—Sharing the Gospel with Adherents of African Traditional Religion
E287 Ritual Servitude—Three Pillars of the Trokosi System
E288 Ritual Servitude—Trokosi Fact Sheet
E289 Ritual Servitude—Wikipedia text
E290 Ritual Servitude—What can Africans do to help end trokosi or shrine slavery?
E291 Ritual Servitude—What can African communities do about the problem of shrine slavery?
E292 Ritual Servitude—What everyone can do to help end shrine slavery
E294 Ritual Servitude—Why not call Trokosi what it is — slavery?
Street Children
E295 Street Children—Ministering to Street Children Overseas
E296 Street Children—The Jesus Solution
Evangelism & Discipleship Resources:
E64Follow-Up in Today’s Mobile Society
E65 God’s Plan of Salvation for Man
E66 King of Kings
E67 Leading Young Children to Christ
E68 Questions for Use with the Bible on Recordings
E285 Sharing the Gospel with Adherents of African Traditional Religion
Teaching Aids:
Teacher Training-Basic:
E70 Outlining a Bible Story (See Character Building Lessons)
E71 Two kinds of Bible Teaching
Teacher Training-Advanced:
(Master Trainer Series)
E72 Master Trainer—Introduction EVERY CHILD POEM
E73 Master Trainer—Introduction 2 CITY CHILD POEM
The Teacher and His Ministry
E74 Master Trainer—Becoming a Trainer who Touches Nations for God
E75 Master Trainer—How can you prepare your heart for ministry?
E76 Master Trainer—How can we get to know God?
E78 Master Trainer—How can we develop humility, flexibility, a servant’s heart?
E79 Master Trainer—How you should use these Master Trainer materials?
E80 Master Trainer—How can we develop long-term stability?
E81 Master Trainer—Giving International Training that Touches Nations for God
E82 Master Trainer—Where do I begin in teaching a lesson?
E83 Master Trainer—Why is it important to teach children?
E84 Master Trainer—Why should the church teach children?
E85 Master Trainer—Who can teach children and youth?
E86 Master Trainer—How can a teacher keep on growing?
E87 Master Trainer—How can a teacher be led by the Spirit in his teaching?
E88 Master Trainer—How can we avoid getting hung up on the size of the class?
E89 Master Trainer—Does God really judge teachers more severely & why?
E90 Master Trainer—Whom do we teach in our children’s programs?
E91 Master Trainer—What are the most important & effective things we can do
in our children’s programs?
E92 Master Trainer—How can we use music and rhythm to teach?
E93 Master Trainer—How can we teach children to pray?
E94 Master Trainer—How can we teach children to memorize Bible verses?
E95 Master Trainer—How can we teach children to use the Bible?
E96 Master Trainer—How can we teach children to give to God?
E97 Master Trainer—How can we teach practical matters?
E98 Master Trainer—How can we maintain discipline in the classroom?
The Bible Lesson
E99 Master Trainer—How can we plan lessons that change lives?
E100 Master Trainer—How can we discover life needs?
E101 Master Trainer—What is a Lesson Aim?
E102 Master Trainer—What are the four essential parts of a Bible lesson?
E103 Master Trainer—The Bible Lesson—Introduction to the Lesson
E103A–The Bible Lesson—Development or the Bible Lesson Itself
E103B–The Bible Lesson—Life Application for the saved
E103C–The Bible Lesson—Invitation for the unsaved
E104 Master Trainer—How can we prepare & organize a Bible lesson?
E105 Master Trainer—How can we teach effectively with or without printed
lessons?
E106 Master Trainer—How can we make the lesson more interesting through
visual aids?
E107 Master Trainer—Some model lessons
E108 Master Trainer—How can we review past lessons?
E109 Master Trainer—Special Issues—Padding the Bible Story
E110 Master Trainer—Special Issues—How to Teach from Notes
Adapting Teaching to the Students
E111 Master Trainer—How can we adapt our teaching to different age levels and
abilities?
E112 Master Trainer—How can we connect with every child by adapting our
teaching to various learning styles?
E113 Master Trainer—How can you ask good questions?
E114 Master Trainer—How can we choose a Bible passage for a Bible lesson?
E115 Master Trainer—How can we plan lessons in Bible order?
E116 Master Trainer—How can we plan lessons around a theme?
E117 Master Trainer—How can we find lessons on particular topics of interest?
E118 Master Trainer—Some possible units of lessons
E119 Master Trainer—What does it mean to be saved?
Leading Children to Christ
E120 Master Trainer—How can we lead children to Christ?
E121 Master Trainer—How can we use the Wordless Book to explain the
Gospel?
Follow Up and Discipling Our Students
E122 Master Trainer—How can we follow up and encourage new believers?
E123 Master Trainer—How can we help Christian students with their problems?
E124 Master Trainer—How can we follow up converts in places where people
are highly mobile?
E125 Master Trainer—What are some basic steps of Christian Growth?
E126 Master Trainer—How can we grow young missionaries?
Administering a Children’s Program
E127 Master Trainer—How can we get a children’s program started?
E128 Master Trainer—How can we organize the children’s and youth programs?
E129 Master Trainer—How can local church leadership encourage the
children’s ministry ?
E130 Master Trainer—How can we report progress?
E131 Master Trainer—How can teachers evaluate and continually improve their
teaching?
E131B Master Trainer—How can teachers evaluate and continually improve
their teaching? (Reading)
E137 Master Trainer—How can we train other teachers?
E138 Master Trainer—How can we evaluate teachers effectively?
E138A Master Trainer—Samples of evaluation guides
E139 Master Trainer—Promoting the children’s ministry by taking pictures that
win hearts for the ministry
E140 Master Trainer—How can we build a Resource Library File to enhance
the ministry
The Christian Family
E132 Master Trainer—How can we help parents learn how to disciple their children?
E133 Master Trainer—What is a Christian family?
E134 Master Trainer—How can we teach in the home?
E135 Master Trainer—How can we discipline our children in the home?
E136 Master Trainer—How can we develop good character in our children?
Other Teacher Development Topics:
E141 Active Learning—Planning for Student Participation
E142 Bible Games—What Value in Teaching?
E143 Can we lie to them because they are just little children?
E144 Checklist for Evaluating Teachers
E145 Do your children’s songs measure up?
E146 Evaluate yourself & become a better teacher
E147 History of the Sunday School Movement
E148 How to Set Goals for Ministry
E149 How to Teach Effectively from Notes
E150 How to Use Visiting Missionaries in Your Class
E151 Juniors—Teacher’s Delight or Teacher’s Despair?
E152 Juniors—The Golden Age Teacher Guide
E152A Juniors—The Golden Age Student Guide
E153 Memorize Bible Verses
E154 Memorize and Remember
E155 Memorize with Meaning
E156 Memory Teaching in the Third Dimension
E157 Much Given, Much Required
E158 Planning for Variety in Teaching
E159 Prepare Your Lesson through the Week
E160 Reaching Every Child (Learning Styles)
E161 Six Principles of Effective Storytelling
E162 Special Day Can Help Your Class Grow
E163 Spontaneous Acting of Bible Stories
E164 Teach Yourself First
E165 Teaching Materials
E166 Teaching Preschoolers
E167 Teaching with Puppets
E168 To what end do we teach?
E169 Using Flannelgraph figures
E170 Using Lesson Materials
E171 What if you are only a helper?
E172 What is a life-related lesson?
E173 When Do We Quit Teaching?
E174 Where do I begin in teaching a lesson?
E175 Why not quit teaching?
E176 Winning the Children:
Other Useful Topics:
African History & Afrocentrism:
E301 Afkrikania Mission’s Attempts to Make African Traditional Religion Look
More Appealing
E177 Afrocentricism-How Far Should We God?
E178 Alternative to the Egyptian Book of the Dead
E179 An Open Message to the Afrikania Mission
E180 History of Africa in Christian Perspective
E181 Principles for Dating Ancient Historical Events
E182 Sankofa! How Legitimate is the Rally Cry?
E252 Do Christians give homage to an idol when they say Amen?
Bible Doctrine:
E194 Is God a Monster?
Bible Study:
E191 How to Avoid the Bible-Reading Rut
E195 Not Devotions Again!
Children as a Mission Field:
E189 Honoring our King by Following His Heart for Children
E268 Any Nation’s Greatest Resource
Christian Growth & Living:
E184 Being in the Place of God’s Blessing & Provisions
E186 Coping with Change
E187 Good Works in the Life of the Christian
E188 He Eats With Sinners
E198 Steps to Christian Growth
E202 When a Christian Disobeys
E203 Who I Am as a Believer in Christ
E204 Who I Am as a Believer in Christ Discussion Guide (Other specific)
Christian Missions:
E185 Christmas Missionary Message
E201 What is my reaction to people who are different from me?
E218 Do missionaries destroy people’s culture?
E219 Keep on keeping on-a devotional thought from William Carey
E220 Multiply Your Ministry through Short-Term Missions Overseas
E221 No time to slow down the work
E222 When the Pygmies learned about prayer
E223 Why are the laborers few?
E224 Why is the Gospel late?
E225 Your church’s ministry of encouragement to missionaries
Christian Missions Biography:
(If the item says ‘Conservapedia’ or ‘Wikipedia’, an ECM staff member was the author of the original article on the site.)
E208Adamu Dogon Yaro-Nigeria, Missionary to his own Fulani people
(Conservapedia)
E209 Doering, Alma-(Conservapedia)
E210 Frumentius-Ethiopia (Conservapedia)
E211 Gergan Yoseb-Tibetan Bible
E212 Graber, Archie
E213 Grings family-Missionaries for Five Generations & Counting
E214 Keidel, Levi-Missionary & Author
E215 Moffat—Steady in All Circumstances, Robert and Mary Moffat
E216 Paxson, Stephen-Sunday School Missionary in Early America cons
E217 Wallis, Ethel Emily-Missionary Biographer (Conservapedia)
Christian Sexuality:
E226 Christian Sex Education—God made everything good.
E227 Christian Sex Education—God’s Great Plan for Human Sexuality
E228 Defilement in Ugandan Law
Christian Stewardship:
E229 Biblical Theology of Possessions (Devotions)
E230 Contentment vs. Covetousness
E231 Covetousness, Destroyer of Families
E232 Micro Credit & Money Management (Other specific)
E233 Money Traps that Such Christians into Financial Bondage
E234 Notes on Prosperity
E235 Prosperity Principles from Proverbs
E236 Prosperity Principles from Provers—Powerpoint
E237 Secrets of Contentment
E238 Success Talk
E239 The Power of the Smallest Act of Kindness
E240 The Talents
E241 Thoughts from Creation
E242 Using God’s Money
E242 What rewards do we seek for our ministry?
Church History:
(See also ‘Protestantism or Catholicism)
Entrepreneurship Training:
Family Life:
E190 Honoring Our Parents in Old Age
E207 Will Your Family Be Saved?
Gardening / Agriculture:
E243Composting to Enrich the Soil
Health:
E244 The Importance of Water
Inspiration:
E196 Powerful Words of Encouragement
E199 The Power of Discouragement Diary
E200 Thoughts on Servanthood
Philosophy & The Bible:
E205 Why Christians Aren’t Humanists (Philosophy)
Prayer:
E192 How to Pray for ECM staff & projects
E193 If God will provide for my needs, why do I need to ask?
E197 Prayer Centered Around God, Not Me (Teaching Chart)
Prosperity: (See Christian Stewardship)
Protestantism or Catholicism?
E245A God Near or Far Away?
E246 Chart of the Bishops of Rome
E247 Principles of the Protestant Reformation Summarized
E248 Protestant? What does that mean?
E249 The Pope of Rome as Head of the Church—How did the idea of the
Papacy develop?
E250 The Queen of Heaven
Occult Practices & Spiritual Warfare:
E251 Curses as a Consequence of Sin (Devotions)
E253 Occult Practices Condemned in the Bible
E254 Position of the Believer in a World Full of Curses
E255 Testimony of Lucien, Former Priest of Tohossou and Adherent of Oro in Benin
E256 Testimony of Maximum, Former Sakpatu Fetish Priest in Benin
E257 The Ewe tribe has long occultic roots