WeGo Live with Dr Jongimpi Papu

Dynamic, practical and passionate, Dr Papu is thought-provoking and passionate speaker and author. He will be in the house for WeGo Live!! Make sure you add this to your calendar by clicking “Download Events iCal” on the bottom right of this event description.

About the Speaker

Dr Jongimpi D. Papu was born in Cape Town, South Africa, in the very early 60’s. He is the third born from a family of 5 children, two older sisters and two younger brothers.

He got married in 1986, to Nomthandazo Patricia, and together they have been blessed with two young adult sons, Bulumko and Sihle. He accepted the call to ministry in 1983 and did   his ministerial and theological training at Bethel College, South   Africa and   Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama, USA. He became an ordained minister of theSeventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church in 1995.

He holds an MA in Religion from Andrews University, USA and an  MA in Missiology from the University of Free State, South Africa,  and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Andrews University as well as a PhD from the University of Free State.

Dr Papu is a supremely gifted and popular speaker with many   years of experience in ministry. He is an energetic man of vision and deep spirituality with an unusual ability to communicate with people from all walks of life. His spontaneous humour and  intellectually stimulating approach to holistic Christian living are some of the reasons he is a joy to listen to.

He has served the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church at a number of different levels. Amongst these are   serving as the Youth Director of the Southern African Union (SAU), and as the Vice President for Student   Affairs at Helderberg College, Somerset West, South Africa. He is currently serving at the Southern Africa-   Indian Ocean Division (SID) heading both the Ministerial and Family Ministries departments.