Episode Details

What can we learn from Africa’s growing church amid trial and persecution?

Season 4 Episode 50 Published 3 months, 1 week ago

Description

In this episode of Faith & Clarity, host Mark Turman sits down with Dr. Louis Blom, president of Judea Harvest, for an inspiring conversation about how God is moving across the continent of Africa.

Dr. Blom shares his remarkable journey of faith—from growing up under apartheid in South Africa to leading a movement that has planted thousands of churches and trained countless pastors and evangelists. Through creative ministry tools, such as tent churches and solar-powered audio Bibles, Judea Harvest is helping to bring the gospel to some of the most remote and unreached communities in the world.

Together, Mark and Louis reflect on the spiritual landscape of Africa, where persecution and poverty often meet profound revival and resilience. They explore how digital innovation, local leadership, and global collaboration are shaping the future of evangelism—and what the Western church can learn from Africa’s deep faith and dependence on God.

It’s a conversation that reminds us that the Great Commission is still unfolding today, and that God’s Spirit is powerfully at work in every corner of the world.

Topics

(0:00): Welcome to the Faith & Clarity podcast
(01:04): Introducing Dr. Louis Blom and Judea Harvest
(03:03): Dr. Blom's journey to faith
(06:49): Experiencing apartheid in South Africa
(14:47): The Great Commission and global evangelism
(21:55): Understanding Africa's spiritual landscape
(24:58): Persecution and conflict in Nigeria and Mozambique
(26:37): Economic and religious motivations behind conflicts
(29:20): Spiritual landscape and revival in Africa
(33:10): Judea Harvest's church planting strategies
(36:21): Innovative tools for ministry in West Africa
(41:32): Future plans and how to support Judea Harvest

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About Dr. Louis Blom

Dr. Louis Blom, a visionary South African minister and global evangelist, has devoted over three decades to igniting a continent-wide revival through church planting, pastoral training, and holistic community development. As President and Co-Founder of Judea Harvest, an international Christian nonprofit, Blom has spearheaded the establishment of more than 35,000 churches across 40 African nations since 1999, transforming remote villages into beacons of faith and hope. His passion for the “Great Commission” has mo