{"id":19840,"date":"2023-08-30T18:25:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T16:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=19840"},"modified":"2023-09-05T17:27:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:27:41","slug":"2023-icoc-central-african-discipleship-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/2023-icoc-central-african-discipleship-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 ICOC Central African Discipleship Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, hosted the International Conference of Central Africa Disciples (CIDAC) from August 9-13.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Brothers and sisters from the six countries that make up the Central African region gathered for a time of incredible fellowship, prayer, communion, and, most importantly, worship.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fifth edition of this event also welcomed guests from the churches in Lom\u00e9 (Togo), Abidjan (Ivory Coast), and Lagos (Nigeria). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The theme for the conference was \u201cFulfilled in Christ\u201d based on Colossians 2:9-10. The speakers reminded participants that their true identity is found in Christ, and why they should cling to it. They emphasized that \u201cChrist in us is the hope of the glory (Colossians 1:25-29), and true happiness can only live in us when Christ is in us. For that reason, Christ must be enough!\u201d Furthermore, for Christ to be enough in our lives, we should, \u201chave a good motivation to follow him (John 1:38) and kill the \u2018Me\u2019 ego in us (John 12:23-24).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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Moses Kalala<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

In addition, the speakers stressed that the secret of fulfillment in Christ is far removed from worldly possessions of any kind. True fulfillment rather lies in knowing that we are co-heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17), and the advantage of knowing we have a special place in heaven reserved for us with Christ, our Lord (Colossians 3 and 4). Therefore, the secret of fulfillment lies in Christ and Christ only. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next edition of CIDAC will be held in Douala, Cameroon in 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kinshasa hosted participants from six Central African countries for a discipleship conference focused on worship, fellowship, and prayer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":19841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[71],"tags":[51,73],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-19840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-africa","tag-events"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Central-African-Conference-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C715&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"Vida Li Sik","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/vlsik\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-5a0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":28465,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/35-years-of-grace-abidjan-anniversary-celebration\/","url_meta":{"origin":19840,"position":0},"title":"35 Years of Grace: Abidjan Anniversary Celebration","author":"Vida Li Sik","date":"August 7, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A vibrant 35th anniversary celebration uniting disciples from 20 countries, strengthening missions and expanding horizons across French-speaking West Africa.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"35 year anniversary Abidjan","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/35-year-celebration.jpg?fit=1143%2C799&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/35-year-celebration.jpg?fit=1143%2C799&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/35-year-celebration.jpg?fit=1143%2C799&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/35-year-celebration.jpg?fit=1143%2C799&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/35-year-celebration.jpg?fit=1143%2C799&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3268,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/the-birth-of-the-french-speaking-central-africa-family-of-churches\/","url_meta":{"origin":19840,"position":1},"title":"The Birth of the French-Speaking Central Africa Churches\u00a0","author":"dtadmin","date":"August 29, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The fourth edition of the International Conference of Disciples of Central Africa held in Brazzaville, Congo from August 22 to 25 saw the birth of the French-Speaking Central Africa Missions (FCAM) family of churches. 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