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A BRIEF
HISTORY
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Church
Army Africa was started in East Africa in 1953. Church Army
is a society and network of Anglican Evangelists spread in
nine African countries of Eastern and Central Africa and
serving in the dioceses of the Anglican Church. Our unique
heritage is theological training obtained at Carlile
College, formally Church Army Training College at our Jogoo
Road Headquarters in Nairobi. This site has since1958
produced more than 400 graduates who on completion of their
training are commissioned to be Church Army Officers.
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The
Purpose of an evangelist
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The
purpose of an evangelist is to present Christ Jesus in the
Power of the Holy Spirit that men shall come to put their
trust in God through him and to accept Him as their saviour.
The new converts then serve Him as their king within the
fellowship of the church. The evangelist seeks to “show
forth Christ”, and to eventually say like Paul (the
greatest Evangelist), “I have finished my course, I have
kept the faith”.
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Church Army Africa is a Society of Anglican evangelists
positively transforming society throughout Africa. |
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MISSION
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Church
Army Africa pursues the following mission:
To
identify, develop and enable the human resource potential
of the church. |
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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: |
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Recreate
the community of Church Army Officers through
regular communication and scheduled meetings. |
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Build
strong communication with the wider church in
order to insure that the services we offer are
known, valued and used. |
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Develop
strategic linkages and partnerships with the
like-minded, in order to avoid duplication and to
enable us to build on the expertise of others |
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Achieve
resource self- sufficiency. |
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Develop
and produce training tools |
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Introduce
a management structure and systems of governance
and financial control that will serve the society. |
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Carlile
College
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Programmes
and projects
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The
college was started in 1958 with only eight students and it
has since grown to a capacity of 100 students. The teaching
staff comprises of full-time and part-time lecturers who are
currently 16 in number.
The
college is committed to Mission and Evangelism and mainly
admits Anglican students but is open to a small percentage
of non-Anglican students.
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The college comprises of various schools:
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School of Theology
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The school offers a one year certificate course which
introduces students to Christian Theology and Ministry, a
two year Diploma which is a basic training for those who are
already ordained and for those who will work as full
-time lay mission workers, and a three year Higher
Diploma which is designed to prepare/ up-grade people for
either
an ordained or lay mission ministry.
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Course details
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| Biblical studies: |
1) Biblical literature.
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2) Biblical Theology
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| Theological
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3) Historical Theology and Mission History |
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4) Systemic Theology and Christian
Doctrine |
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| Inter-
disciplinary studies |
5) Human studies and religion |
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6) Faith
studies and Apologetic |
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| Practical
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7) Missiology and Contextual studies |
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8) Moral Theology and Practical
Ethics |
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9)
Spirituality and Theology ministry
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The Theology courses are offered at three levels:
Certificate, Diploma and Higher Diploma.
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The Theology school also offers its own Licentiate in
Applied Theology (Pastoral and Evangelism Studies).
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Admission and Validation
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The Theological programme can be joined at any level. The
preferred entrance requirement for the certificate is C at
secondary level education, or an equivalent pass for
university entrance (e.g at “A” level), but other
candidates may apply. An applicant holding a Certificate in
Theology or a Diploma in Theology may join the Diploma or
Higher Diploma levels respectively. A pass-mark of 45% must
be achieved for a student to progress from one level to the
next
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b)
C.I.C.S
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The Center for Intercultural and Contemporary Studies (CICS)
is a programme of Carlile College School of Theology. The
center seeks to provide a forum for men and women to share
their experiences. It serves as a cross-cultural link
between peoples in Kenya.
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School of Business Studies
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Offers quality business education courses leading to
certificate and Diploma qualifications. The Certificates are
recognized and are awarded by reputable examining bodies.
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Mission
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To educate leaders to serve in the church and the wider
community.
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Courses
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Secretarial
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Accountancy
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Public Relations and Marketing
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Computers
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Form 4 Tutorial – 8-4-4 syllabus.
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College Facilities
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The College
offers library facilities to its students for reference
purposes. The library is open to both students and tutors.
This makes the college a unique center for learning. There
is no fee charged for membership. The college has 15
spacious lecture rooms that are conducive for learning.
Besides
these, the college also has well-maintained academic grounds
used mainly for graduation and to enhance co-curriculum
activities, a sports pavilion.
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2)
Church Army Academy
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This is a project comprising of a nursery section and a
primary section. The nursery section has been operating
since the 1970s and it was not until recently when the
Primary School was started due to pressure from the
neighbouring community. The school is a center of
excellence, existing to:
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Provide Early childhood Education of the highest
standard
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Provide Primary School Education of the highest
standard
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Bring up children in a Christ-like four-point
development (physically, socially, mentally and spiritually)
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3)
The
Church Army Dental Clinic
Offers quality services at minimal charges
Opening
hours: Mondays to Fridays – 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Saturdays
- 8:30 am to 1:00 pm
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Future
projections:
To develop
the dental clinic into a full-scale health center, offering
other services such as: general medical services,
immunization, MCH clinic, ophthalmology (eye clinic),
counseling and laboratory and radiotherapy services.
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4)
Cafeteria
Offers
catering services to the surrounding community.
Also offers
a special feeding programme for school children.
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5)
Outreach Ministry
Church Army
Africa Missioners Outreach has been refounded as a ministry
resource and help to the Anglican Church in East, Central
and Southern Africa and other denominations. On invitation,
this ministry offers help to churches in various areas
including training church leaders and members at different
levels of their work and ministry.
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E-mail
address:
info@carlilecollege.org |
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Website:
www.carlilecollege.org
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