As a native pastor in Sesheke, a small border town in Western Zambia, David was troubled by the desperate situation of his community.<\/p>\n
Sesheke is one of the biggest timber revenue collection areas in Zambia and at the same time remains one of the poorest districts in the country. When he became the chairperson of the pastors fellowship in Sesheke in 2007 they implemented a development program with the aim of transforming the community. After a few years and having to face many challenges David was compelled to ask himself the question \u201chow effective is the Church at its transformational task\u201d? And secondly, \u201chow can the church become more effective\u201d?<\/p>\n
In his honest search for answers he was faced with the resounding conclusion from the community that \u201cthe church had failed in its transformational task\u201d.<\/p>\n
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He researched and systemised the reasons why the church had failed at this very important task. And then he went on to look at what could be learnt from research studies in other disciplines as well as from Biblical principles. Finally, by combining the lessons from these three sources of data, David ended with a set of valuable guidelines to help the Church to be effective in transforming the lives of the people.<\/p>\n