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Secretariat
It is the headquarters of CAA housing the office of the General Secretary of CAA, (Deputy General Secretary: Proposed), Director of Missions, Finance Officer, Communications and Public Relations and Communications Officer, Human Resource and Legal offices. The main function of the office of the General Secretary is to provide visionary oversight of all CAA projects and programs. The General Secretary ensures that H. E. A. L. Africa strategic objectives and program activities are implemented to actualize the mission of CAA across Africa.
. The office coordinates, communicates and casts vision of CAA in Africa and beyond. The office of the General Secretary is the custodian of all CAA projects and programs ensuring that each of the remains faithful to the vision and mission of CAA. The office is mandated with power to envision and pioneer Church Army work in new grounds across Africa. This is accomplished through the Director of Missions office that organizes and implements vision casting conferences, empowering bishops, clergy and lay people on strategic areas of focus in evangelism and discipleship.
Carlile College
Carlile College houses two schools namely the Church Army School of Missions and the Church Army Business School and draws its vision and mission from that of CAA as detailed below.
Vision:
To become the leading institution of learning in Africa and transform the society towards the kingdom of God .
Mission:
To nurture missionaries and leaders through Christian training that prepares them to provide solutions for transforming the society towards the kingdom of God.
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Headed by Dean under the leadership of College Principal: This mission school was pioneered in 1958 with the sole objective of training men and women for the ministry of evangelism and discipleship in Africa. Over the years the School has offered theology with clear inclination towards Mission studies, thus evangelists graduating with certificates and diplomas in mission. Mid 1990s in attempt to be in line with other theological training institutions in the region, the College resolved to offer a three year Higher diploma in mission theology. By the year 1997 these courses were validated by the college of St. Marks and St. John’s of the University of Exeter, United Kingdom. Few years later the college collaborated with the University of South Africa (UNISA) who admitted Higher Diploma students to degree in a theological programme
Church Army School of Mission (SOM)
Since then, two more centres were established; Centre for Urban Mission (offering Diploma in Urban missiology) and the Centre for continuing education training in the Diploma in School Chaplaincy (DCMSC), Diploma in Civic responsibility (DCMCR), Diploma in Family and Children Ministry (DCFM). In 2015, Centre for Urban Mission was separated from Carlile College and became a department under CAA however, the Centre is still actively involved in the recruitment and training of students admitted for the Diploma in Urban Mission which is still offered within the academic programmes of Carlile College. In the same year, a one-year Certificate course in theology was introduced. Currently all the theological courses offered at Carlile College are validated by St. Paul’s University, Kenya.
In 2009, the College adopted a holistic approach to implementation of its programs as an approach to rebranding the College to embrace a new theology and practical approach to mission as integrated model of training in mission and carried out in other CAA programs as its DNA across Africa. Within the period of this strategic plan, the School of Mission seeks to implement the CAA H.E.A.L strategic agenda through the development and implementation of a curriculum that teaches H.E.A.L related courses. The programmes offered within this school are:-
- Certificate in theology within duration of one year divided into two semesters and is offered on a part time basis, evening classes.
- Diploma in Cross Cultural Mission (CCM) within a duration of three academic years taken in trimester mode per year on full time basis
- Diploma in Urban Mission (UM) within a duration of three academic years taken in trimester mode per year on full time basis.
- Diploma in Christian Mission and Civic Responsibilities (DCMCR) within a duration of two academic years taken in trimester mode per year conducted in the evenings and on Saturdays.
- Diploma in School Chaplaincy (DCMSC) within a duration of two academic years and offered through a school based programme mode; April, August and December.
- Diploma in Family and Children Ministry (DCFM) within a duration of two academic years and offered through open and distance learning mode. Exams and intensives are conducted in May and November of each year
Church Army Business School (CABS):
Headed by Dean under the leadership of the College Principal: This school focuses on the training of relatively younger people in business and other related courses. The purpose is to offer training of market driven courses within a Christian environment where Christian values are inculcated through both educational and character formation of individual students. The School was designed to provide students of Mission studies with space and audience for the practical engagement in mission. This school offers the following courses in diploma and certificate levels and all are taught through full time and part-time basis.
- Business Management Studies
- Accountancy
- Community Development and Social Studies
- Information Communication Technology
- Hospitality and Food Management
- Technical Studies
- KCSE Tutorials.
The examining bodies for these courses are both local and foreign. They are Kenya; National Examination Council (KNEC), and The Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examination Board (KASNEB). While the foreign bodies are Association of Business Executive (ABE-UK), Institute of Commercial Management (ICM), Association of Business Management and Administrators (ABMA) and The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supplies (CIPS). The School demonstrates in praxis the H. E. A. L strategy by offering some of the courses borrowed from the school of mission to enrich its curriculum for the training of evangelists. Equally, this strategic plan anticipates that some selected mission courses should be taught in CABS to shape he worldview of those training at the school. The education at Carlile College is tightly hinged to the H.E.A.L Africa Vision of CAA.
This education is motivated by the desire and intention to contribute to the transformation of Africa that is faced with a number of problems ranging from illiteracy, poverty, diseases, conflicts and injustices.
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Through the missions and business schools, Carlile College strives to offer a holistic education which empowers Evangelists and church leaders to be the proclaimers of the Gospel as well as equip them with technical and professional skills. This enables them to be hands-on evangelists and proclaimers of the Gospel. The graduands from CABS are not only equipped with technical and professional skills, but also discipled and mentored around the word of God. Through this holistic training, the students from both schools are inculcated with the knowledge and skills that enables them to contribute to the transformation of African Society thereby realizing the HEAL agenda.
Since then the Centre has an extensive non-formal or grassroots training and capacity building programme operating among about 300 churches situated in 16 informal settlements of Nairobi.
Centre for Urban Mission:
Headed by Director: The Centre for Urban Mission; a department of CAA was established in 2002 with an attempt to tracing back the ministry of Wilson Carlile and specifically focusing on the poor in society. With reference to the historical setting of CAA already outlined in the introduction of this strategic plan, CAA was set up during state of emergency in Kenya and therefore presenting great need to respond to the plight of the poor in society. Church Army was setup in Eastland’s in Bahati the East end of the city that was close to the poor in the society.
Vision:
To see the transformation of informal settlements through the ministry of the local church.
Mission:
Equip, train and support pastors and church leaders to be catalysts of holistic transformation in their communities.
It aims to training practitioners in urban mission while at the same time working with local churches to bring about the holistic transformation of informal settlements. The Centre’s vision is to transform the informal settlements through the ministry of the local church. It carries out this vision by equipping the local church to be agents of transformation within their communities.
Church Army Academy:
Headed by Head Master: Church Army Academy is a co-educational day school comprising of a Kindergarten and primary school for boys and girls. It is located within the Church Army Africa Headquarters along Jogoo Road, Nairobi and is a department of CAA that seeks to transform the community around the Headquarters by providing quality and Holistic education for the society at an affordable fee. As Church Army Africa had already established itself as a learning centre, it was found prudent to offer holistic education among children.The foundation stone of the School was laid on 25th November 1972 by Hon. Mwai Kibaki who was then the Minister for Health and is currently a retired President of the Republic of Kenya. After the completion of the building early 1973, the kindergarten, at that time only known as the nursery school was officially opened on 17th February 1973 by the late Rev. Obadiah Kariuki, The then Anglican Bishop of Mt. Kenya Diocese.
The school was founded on strong, sound Christian principles and a high level of discipline. With all staff being strong Christians, the environment is conducive for open learning and spiritual nourishment of young pupils. This has as well contributed to the excellent performance of the school. The school from inception offers the Kenyan 8-4-4 system of education and prepares pupils for the Kenya Certification of Primary Education (KCPE) examination which is examined after eight years in primary school. Extra skills taught in the school include sports, French, swimming and computer. Insisting
Vision:
Positively transforming society through Education.
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Mission:
To provide quality and holistic Education for transforming individuals to be agents of positive change in a dynamic society.
Vision
To excel at providing healthcare need of our region through efficient and patient centered care.
Mission
To provide quality and affordable healthcare needs.
Church Army Medical Clinic:
The Clinic is headed by Clinical officer: To the glory of God the Church Army medical centre was officially commissioned by the Rt. Rev Joel Waweru, the Bishop of ACK Diocese of Nairobi on 19th June 2012. Church Army Medical Centre is a registered faith based health institution li censed by the Government of Kenya under the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board cap 253 of the laws of Kenya. Church Army Medical centre is founded on Christian Principals of love, compassion and professional excellence thus strives for high patient satisfaction and quality of care. The vision of the clinic is to continue with the healing ministry of Jesus medical centre within CAA community by promoting wellness and providing physical, emotional, and spiritual care with dignity as the medical centre meets missionary expectations of CAA through the H.E.A.L strategy. The medical centre carries out this vision through providing comprehensive medical care to the community at an affordable cost in a sustainable manner.
The services offered in the medical centre are:-
- Consultation
- Laboratory
- Pharmacy
- MCH / Family planning
- HIV testing and counseling
- Antenatal Clinic
- Post Natal Clinic
- Minor Surgeries
- Optical Services
Bungokho Rural Development Centre:
The centre is headed by a Director: This centre is based in Mbale town of Uganda and offers community based training programmes and holistic Christian education through its Nursery and Primary School. The Centre has developed a strategic plan separate from this document.
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College of Christian Ministries Malawi (Lake Malawi Anglican University):
Training for missions section: - The College is headed by the College Principal: This college was started in the year 2000 by a Church Army Captain; Esther Miller and in 2015, it was accredited by the Malawi Government Board for Higher Learning. The college offers training in evangelism with an aim of commissioning the trainees as Church Army Captains. The college has developed a plan that guides its operations and this document can be provided by the college on request.
The College has signed an MOU with Carlile College Jogoo Road to teach Carlile College courses as part of continuation of CAA vision within CCM being a constituent College of LAMAU.
According to CAA strategic focus, CCM’s main mandate is to serve as the centre for Southern Africa, drawing in students from Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Angola, South Africa. Lesotho, Swaziland etc. This is to position CAA as the leading missionary institution in Africa training Evangelists to serve as catalysts for church growth through Evangelism and discipleship
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