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Ajith Fernando

Ajith Fernando is the teaching director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka. He served as the ministry’s national director for 35 years. He is the author of eighteen books, including Discipling in a Multicultural World, and lives in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with his wife. They have two adult children and four grandchildren.

The Good Pastor: A Man Who Changed My Life

The Good Pastor

A Man Who Changed My Life

Behind nearly every faithful pastor is a man who first pastored him. Ajith Fernando tells the story of how Reverend Good shaped and launched him.

Pestilence May Come Near You: Why Christians Die from Coronavirus

Pestilence May Come Near You

Why Christians Die from Coronavirus

If you are in Christ, and the coronavirus takes your life, God will do far more than deliver you.

Are You Too Busy to Disciple Someone?

Are You Too Busy to Disciple Someone?

If we are too busy to disciple a few who are younger in the faith, we will have a hard time living like Jesus did.

Beg God to Move Again: Seven Marks of True Revival

Beg God to Move Again

Seven Marks of True Revival

If we’re really hungry for God to do something unusual in our day, we will keep praying for revival. We will beg him to move again.

The Bombs on Easter Sunday: Five Ways to Pray for Sri Lanka

The Bombs on Easter Sunday

Five Ways to Pray for Sri Lanka

Eight bombs went off in Sri Lanka on Easter, killing hundreds. A Christian minister in the country shares how you can pray in the wake of the attacks.

The Missing Relationship in the Church

The Missing Relationship in the Church

Everyone — especially Christian leaders — needs the kind of accountability, comfort, and trust that a discipling relationship affords.

God Is Building His Temple in Palestine

God Is Building His Temple in Palestine

He spent several eye-opening days with evangelical Christians in Palestine, and came away with a challenge for evangelicals everywhere.

Singing Is the Language of Joy

Singing Is the Language of Joy

The main fact that influences our attitude is Jesus. And he is the same yesterday, today, and forever. No wonder singing is so important to Christianity.

Conference Message

How Must a Pastor Die, Part 2

Desiring God 2006 Conference for Pastors

We must remember that the commitment we have for the church will come with suffering, and that in that suffering we can experience pure joy.

Conference Message

How Must a Pastor Die, Part 3

Desiring God 2006 Conference for Pastors

If we serve with the joy of the Lord we will have all the supply of energy we need to be steadfast in our work.

Conference Message

How Must a Pastor Die, Part 1

Desiring God 2006 Conference for Pastors

Suffering should be the expectation of every disciple of Christ, and it need not frighten us because sharing in Christ’s sufferings brings us closer to him.

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