The Kingdom PRECECPTS

A Missionary is basically a disciple of Jesus Christ living among those people who are not, one committed to the   fulfillment of the great commission: Preaching the gospel of the Kingdom, Baptizing and Making Disciples as instructed in Matthew 28:19-20. By this definition every Christian, follower or Disciple of Jesus Christ should be a Missionary by default, living solely for the purpose of advancing the kingdom irrespective of whatever capacity or sphere of influence he she commands. This task of preaching the gospel and making disciple of all people in our sphere of influence and beyond is not and should not be restricted to a few people through making of distinctions between “the Clergy” and “the Laity”, after all Christianity was never intended by God to be another religion because enough of those religions existed before Christ came. Rather it was intended to be a Movement where a disciple follows his master or teacher everywhere he goes, does what his master does, and...

Founder; Calvary Ministries(CAPRO), Agape Missions & Evangelistic Network(AMEN) and President; Association of Christian Schools in Nigeria Question:   Sir, as a founding father of CAPRO, can U briefly explain the Circumstances that led to the Birth of CAPRO? Response: 1974 saw me heading for the North-Central State to pay my dues to the Nation by Serving. I reported to camp which was at ABU (Ahmadu Bello University) Zaria, at the end of the one Month orientation camp I was posted Government Secondary School Soba, along with Brother Bode Ogunleye. While I was waiting for the principal to come and pick us, I dozed-off on my bed   and had a vision in which God Ordered me to team-up with 4 other colleagues (Niyi Beecroft, Bode Ojoade, Bode Ogunleye, and Emeka Onukaogu) and have a Crusade to Zaria City, and I Jerked awake in excitement. Strangely enough within 30 Minutes all the other 3 Members who had been scattered to various places of primary assignment converged in m...

There are several islands spread across the Atlantic Coast in the Oriade local government council development area. The topography of these areas can make any horticulturist go green in envy; it is a Treasure Island, Nigeria’s own Eldorado. Little wonder tourists all over the world visit these islands without costs. The serene islands boast of beautiful beaches and coconut the denizen of the coastal seas spread elegantly all over the coasts. However, life in these islands is not as beautiful as the islands. No social infrastructure; electricity, pipe borne water, schools, hospitals. There, lifestyle is purely hedonistic, occultic and paganistic. Thank God for men and women He is using to reach out to these people. The church has always been and is purely an instrument of change in the area through the instrumentality of God’s word. The Foursquare Gospel Church has risen to the challenge of riverine evangelism and God has brought forth thirty mission fields in these islands. Eight mi...

Spiritual leadership and authority is crucial to God in His purpose and to the administration of His church, but this authority has either been abused or grossly misunderstood by men of unstable minds who have used leadership and authority to exploit God’s people, enlarge their appetite and short-change the purpose of God for His church and the nations. The popular and promotion of celebrity Christianity   and mega-pastors   syndrome is going to erode the New Testament concept of servant leadership taught and spelt out in the New Testament, we would do well to pay attention to these principles today. Spiritual leadership and authority does not necessarily have to do with age, sex, title, status or position but with influence, 1 Tim. 4:12. Leadership has to do with moving God’s people or influencing God’s people towards God given goals for the group. IMPERATIVES FOR SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP Spiritual leadership is crucial and important because they are executors of His wil...

The challenge facing missions today is not where and how to do it. The challenge facing missions today is lack of vision. It is lack of understanding that leads to lack of vision. Many Christians are yet to fully understand and so are unable to have vision. Mission is done in the context of culture. In the Bible, God has grouped people into cultures. People who have the same identity or cultural affinity are called a people or ethnic group. The Bible calls it ‘Nation.’ God’s plan therefore is for the Church to identify these people groups wherever they are, especially those who have not been reached, and then give them the Gospel. It means that these people groups can be in remote areas as well as in cities. This implies also that they can be reached at the same time in remote areas and in cities. Gone are the days where people see mission work as only what is done in an interior village. Globalization and urbanization have changed demographics of the world. Some people groups t...