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Preaching Wisdom Literature: Ecclesiastes

Practical Instruction – Persuasive Preaching – Small Group Practice

July 22-24, 2025 | Cape Town, South Africa

Charles Simeon Trust Workshops in Biblical Exposition

This year we are pleased again to announce the availability of 2 workshops –  one for men and one for women.

Men’s workshopPreaching Ecclesiastes

22 – 24 July 2025
Tuesday-Thursday
St James Church, Kenilworth

The cost is R375 and includes lunch, refreshments and all materials.

Booking closes Tuesday 24 June.

This year we will be looking at Preaching the Wisdom Literature from the book of Ecclesiastes. Our speakers are:

K. Edward Copeland serves as pastor of New Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Rockford, Illinois. He earned a BA from the University of Illinois, a JD from the University of California, an MDiv from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Mill Valley, California, as well as a DMin from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has taught for the National Baptist Convention of America, USA Inc. as well as district associations, conventions, and conferences throughout the nation and across denominational lines. He is author of Riding in the Second Chariot: A Guide for Associate Ministers, and a contributing author to Entrusted with the Gospel by Crossway. He also serves as a Council Member of the Gospel Coalition.
 

Mervyn Eloff is the Rector of St James Church, Kenilworth in Cape Town South Africa. After completing undergraduate degrees in Science and Theology, he earned a DTh in New Testament Studies from the University of Stellenbosch. Before joining the staff at St James, Mervyn served in churches in London, Stellenbosch, and Cape Town and as a lecturer and vice Principal at George Whitefield College in Cape Town. He has contributed to Built on the Rock: Studies in Matthew’s Gospel (Eerdmans), The Proclamation Bible, and has authored Teaching 1,2, 3 John and Teaching James (PT Resources – Christian Focus). His doctoral thesis is titled From the Exile to the Christ: Exile, Restoration and the Theology of Matthew’Gospel. In his role as Director of African Initiatives, he helps with the design and implementation of the workshop portfolio in Africa, focusing particularly on the training of instructors for international Workshops.

This workshop is for those who have responsibility for the regular public preaching ministry of the Word of God and for men preparing for that kind of ministry. It is designed to strengthen every pastor’s ability to better understand and proclaim the Word of God with the goal of strengthening every local church. In their statement of the rationale for Workshops, the Charles Simeon Trust states:

“It is our conviction that the health of the Church depends on the proclamation of God’s Word.  The spiritual health of the Church is derived from the preaching of the Scriptures through the power of the Holy Spirit by preachers and teachers who really believe the Bible to be the words of God.”

The workshop includes a combination of interactive instructional sessions, encouraging exposition, and small group workshops where every participant works through passages of Scripture and gets to present a prepared talk outline for 2 selected passages.

Your host for this year’s Men’s Workshop is Scott Tubman.  If you have any questions about the Workshop, please feel free to contact him.
in Christ

SCOTT TUBMAN
scott@stjames.org.za   021 671-7070

For bookings or admin related queries contact Sharon at sharon@stjames.org.za

Teaching the Prophetic Literature: Habakkuk

A Workshop for Women Bible Teachers

July 25-26, 2025 | Cape Town, South Africa

Women’s workshopTeaching the Prophetic Literature: Habakkuk

25 – 26 July 2025
Friday – Saturday
Venue: St James Church, Kenilworth

The cost is R375 and includes lunch, refreshments and all materials.

This year we will be looking at Teaching the Prophetic Literature and focusing on the book of Habakkuk.

Instructions, small group work and expositions will be provided under the leadership of:

Katie Willis is a Women’s Ministry Director at NorthCreek Church in Walnut Creek, California. She has a BA from Azusa Pacific University and has a background in education. Katie has served in women’s ministry for more than 17 years. She teaches in women’s Bible studies, oversees curriculum development, equips leaders, and is involved with women’s discipleship. Katie also facilitates all NorthCreek Simeon course classes for women.

Joanne Parks helps lead a weekly Women’s Bible Study, and counsels and disciples women in her church, Covenant Hope Church in Dubai, where her husband, Brian, serves as Senior Pastor. She is a mother of four daughters and a grandmother. Joanne spends her weekdays working as a nurse at the U.S. Consulate in Dubai.

Booking closes Tuesday 24 June.

Your host for this year’s Women’s Workshop is Alison Eloff.  If you have any questions about the Workshop, please feel free to contact her.
in Christ

ALISON ELOFF
alison@stjames.org.za    021 671-7070

For bookings or admin related queries contact Sharon at sharon@stjames.org.za