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Dr Joseph William Black is a theologian and church historian who has been training leaders for African churches since 2000. His passion for stewardship came from serving the churches of Ethiopia and Kenya, including pastoring the largest English-language church in Ethiopia. He brings a unique biblical and historical perspective to the subject, with a BA from Duke University, an MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a PhD in history from the University of Cambridge. He has served as a lecturer and the Deputy Dean of the Makarios III Patriarchal Orthodox Seminary in Nairobi and is currently a Senior Lecturer at St Paul's University in Theology and History. He lives, teaches, and preaches from Nairobi, Kenya.

Review

"Dr Black has given us a challenging manifesto for stewardship today, bypassing all the modern innovations and taking us straight to the source - Jesus Christ and his apostles and the early church." -- Archbishop Makarios (Tillyredis) of Nairobi, D. Phil from Oxford University, Orthodox Church of Kenya

"Written by a scholar who was formed and has served both sides - the Global North and Global South, as well as Eastern and the Western Christianity, this is a breath of fresh air when it comes to stewardship and the discipleship it demands."-- Very Rev Fr Evangelos Thiani (ThD), Senior Lecturer at Makarios III Orthodox Patriarchal Seminary, Nairobi-Kenya

"Using excellent Kenyan examples, Dr Black reinterprets Christian prosperity within biblical perspective. I recommend it to not only teachers of the word but also to all Christians who honestly desire to see the church steward the world within God's parameters." - Rev Dr Julius Kithinji, Lecturer and Head of the Department of Theology, Philosophy, and Biblical Studies at St Paul's University, Kenya

"Raising Up Good Stewards identifies the real problem undermining good stewardship. It shows how institutions can break away from the culture of dependence and the fear of curses used by some preachers to extort resources. It also explains why believers ought to give. You want to share these lessons with members of your church, Bible study groups, and government policy makers." - Rev Dr John Michael Kiboi, Author of Assurance of Salvation and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Theology at St Paul's University, Kenya

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"Dr Black has given us a challenging manifesto for stewardship today, bypassing all the modern innovations and taking us straight to the source - Jesus Christ and his apostles and the early church." -- Archbishop Makarios (Tillyredis) of Nairobi, D. Phil from Oxford University, Orthodox Church of Kenya "Written by a scholar who was formed and has served both sides - the Global North and Global South, as well as Eastern and the Western Christianity, this is a breath of fresh air when it comes to stewardship and the discipleship it demands." -- Very Rev Fr Evangelos Thiani (ThD), Senior Lecturer at Makarios III Orthodox Patriarchal Seminary, Nairobi-Kenya "Using excellent Kenyan examples, Dr Black reinterprets Christian prosperity within biblical perspective. I recommend it to not only teachers of the word but also to all Christians who honestly desire to see the church steward the world within God's parameters." - Rev Dr Julius Kithinji, Lecturer and Head of the Department of Theology, Philosophy, and Biblical Studies at St Paul's University, Kenya "Raising Up Good Stewards identifies the real problem undermining good stewardship. It shows how institutions can break away from the culture of dependence and the fear of curses used by some preachers to extort resources. It also explains why believers ought to give. You want to share these lessons with members of your church, Bible study groups, and government policy makers." - Rev Dr John Michael Kiboi, Author of Assurance of Salvation and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Theology at St Paul's University, Kenya

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