About David T Williams
David Williams was born and brought up in England, but while reading engineering at
Cambridge paid two visits to Africa, first to South Africa, and then to a mission station in
Zambia. Being impressed by the needs of Africa, and feeling the call of God, he did a year's
post-graduate teacher training in England, where he met his wife, Gill, before coming to
Southern Africa with a missionary society. They spent a period in a mission high school in
Swaziland, then several years ministry in township High schools in Durban. David was then
called to be minister of a non-denominational church north of Johannesburg, where he also
did the first part of his doctoral studies with UNISA. On completion of this, he accepted an
academic post, lecturing in theology at the University of Fort Hare, soon completing his
doctoral thesis,
University of Fort Hare, soon completing
his doctoral thesis, "The call of Jeremiah".
He progressed to becoming a full professor. While lecturing, he was active as a
"tentmaker" missionary, involved in several ministries in the area around the
University. He has full ministerial recognition by the FIEC in the UK and the Baptist Union
in South Africa. He has four children; the eldest is working for Bentley (UK), the second is
teaching in Somerset West in South Africa, the third has deceased, but previously worked for
the British Wireless for the Blind Fund. The last taught as a teacher in Orpington, also in
the UK, before coming to Somerset West in South Africa to teach.
While a missionary in Swaziland, then in church ministries in Durban, Sandton and then after
“retirement” from the university, David had a ministry of visiting High schools to conduct
assemblies and preach the message of salvation. This reached about 10 000 on a yearly basis.
An
account of the ministry is to be found in Story of a tentmaker.
Published work
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each book. Where they are published in print versions, they are readily available from the
relevant publisher, or from other outlets, such as Amazon, or Barnes and Noble. South African
sources such as Takealot only list some titles. If they are not published in print, they are
available fully for download.
Other writings lists
articles and book chapters, with bibliographic information.
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