The Early Church as described and recorded in the Book of Acts is renowned as a model of a vibrant community of faith. Despite hardship, the bond of unity was such that it crossed all boundaries and the people were as one. The Church grew rapidly and there was a mighty work and flow of the Holy Spirit that produced much miracle and fruits of the Spirit. Even today, that early community is still held up as a model and reflection of the power and design of God in the live of the Church as a family of believers. What distinguished the Early Church and what can we learn from them? Can today’s Church emulate the Early Church?
PVM Harvest Resources is hosting a Dr. Ajith Fernando: An Acts Conference tonight and tomorrow (28 & 29 April 2023) that will take a deep look at the lessons about community we can gain from the early Christians. The conference’s topic will center on the Marks of a Vibrant Community from the book of Acts.
About Dr. Ajith Fernando
Dr Ajith Fernando serves as Teaching Director of Youth for Christ (YFC) in Sri Lanka after being its National Director for 35 years. These days, his main responsibilities in YFC are counselling, mentoring and teaching staff and volunteers. With his wife Nelun he is active in a Methodist Church just outside Colombo, most of whose members are recent believers. His grassroots ministry has been and is primarily with the urban poor.
Dr Ajith has a wider counselling and mentoring ministry with Christian leaders and workers and a teaching ministry in conferences and theological schools in Sri Lanka and abroad. He is a visiting lecturer at Colombo Theological Seminary, and an award-winning author of 16 books and several booklets and articles which have been published in 20 different languages. Among the most prominent of these books are The Call to Joy and Pain which was awarded as a Book of the Year Award for church and pastoral leadership by Christianity Today, Deuteronomy: Loving Obedience to a Loving God published by Crossway in May 2012, Reclaiming Love published by Zondervan in April 2013, and Acts in the NIV Application Commentary which was published by Zondervan in 1998.
Dr Ajith also serves on the translation team of a New Sinhala Bible done by Biblica. Dr Ajith and Nelun heads a family that has dedicated its life to ministry. They have a son Asiri who is a singer-songwriter and Youth for Christ staff worker. His daughter Nirmali and daughter-in-Law Cheryl are YFC volunteers and Nirmali’s husband Refuge is on YFC staff.
About the Conference
The seminar will take place at Full Gospel Tabernacle at Wisma Eagles in Subang Jaya. The comprehensive seminar will be divided into 5 separate sessions. Sessions 1 and 2 will be tonight from 8pm to 10.15pm, while sessions 3-5 will be held tomorrow from 9:30am to 1.15pm. Below is the time table and topic of the sessions:
| Session | Day and Time | Topic |
| Session 1 | Thursday
28th April 2023 8.00pm – 9.00pm |
COMMITED TO COMMUNITY (Acts 2:42-47) |
| Session 2 | Thursday
28th April 2023 9.15pm – 10.15pm8-10 |
UNDER GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY (Acts 4: 23-31) |
| Session 3 | Friday
29th April 2023 9.30am-10.30am |
PASSIONATE FOR MISSION: THE ANTIOCH CHURCH |
| Session 4 | Friday
29th April 2023 11.00am – 12.00pm |
PASSIONATE FOR THE UNREACHED (Acts 17: 16-25) |
| Session 5 | Friday
29th April 2023 12.15pm – 1.15pm |
WITNESSING IN SECULAR SITUATIONS (Acts 27-28) |
This is a physical conference that’s open to all and with free admission to all sessions. However, registration of attendance is required and can be done online at https://www.facebook.com/events/5952910154788129
Breakfast will be provided on April 29, 2023.
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Event Details
Dr Ajith Fernando: An Acts Conference
Topic: Marks of a Vibrant Community as Exemplified by the Book of Acts
When: Thursday 28th April 2023 (8:00-10:15pm) and Friday 29th April 2023 (9:30am-1:15pm)
Where: Full Gospel Tabernacle, Wisma Eagles, Subang Jaya
Do grab this opportunity and come and learn on a treasured topic from a globally well-known teacher, missionary, and author.
Christianity Malaysia is not directly affiliated with this event but am highlighting it as we feel it would be of great benefit to local Christians as we have been blessed by Dr Ajith’s sharing in the past.
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