Kakamega rejoicing.

It could be important to keep Dr Howard preaching the word, maybe then we won't have to endure his attempts at African dancing. Going for it Kakamega, Kenya. Connect with BFTF on other media. Facebook Group by Beautiful Feet Task Force Growing African Christian Leaders, https://www.facebook.com/groups/growingafricanchristianleaders Additional information about Beautiful Feet Task Force can be found here Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeautifulFeetTaskForce Africa Network BFTF: http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/ BLOG: http://beautifulfeettaskforce.blogspot.com.au/ If you would like to donate to BFTF International Missions for training leaders in developing world countries donate here. Via PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=UPGASDZXCZYTN or Bank account Direct Deposit Beautiful Feet Task Force Commonwealth Bank of Australia BSB 062 614 Account 0094 0442

Is the Church Able to Complete It's Great Commission Mandate?

 "They will come from the east and the west, from the north and the south, and sit down in the kingdom of God." 

~Jesus Luke 13.29

Right from the times of the patriarchs is was apparent that God desired to bring all mankind of every race, tribe and nation into relationship with himself, this mandate of sharing the good news was ultimately passed on to the Hebrew people who held onto the truth of their revelation of God and mostly did not bring the gentiles into relationship with God and therefore the mandate of bringing the nations into the Kingdom of God was given to the church birthed through the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the sending of the Holy Spirit. 

As we look around the world today we see that although the gospel has gone forth to some degree into most (but not all) nations, (ethnic groups) the majority of the church is still sitting in their pews, content to be pious or happy clappy but staying there. "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come." ~Jesus Matt 24.14 

Christ will delay his return and the judgement and the establishment of the kingdom of God on earth until the church has completed its assignment - and then will the end come. 

The exciting thing about the day in which we live is that with today's travel and technology capabilities, the size of the church and finances of God's people, it is possible to translate the scriptures into every language on earth, deliver the good news to every ethnic group and establish the kingdom of God in them within the next five years. 

If only we would get of our comfortable backsides in our comfortable churches where we play religion and have services for our own pleasure and enjoyment and get out there delivering the good news of the gospel to those who have not heard,

and persuading those who have avoided the message to listen and 

compelling those that have rejected it to come in; 

then the kingdom would be preached to the whole world, and Christs prophecy would be fulfilled, the end would come, judgement day and Christs return and His Kingdom would be established on earth and this prayer answered "thy Kingdom come." 

The indictment on the church is that at least since the 1980's we have had everything in place to do this within 5 years. Although there are some that are passionately working for this end, we must conclude that the church generally has failed in its mission in this generation to preach the gospel of the kingdom in the whole world as a testimony to all nations. 

It falls on a new generation to take up the mandate, build on the strength of the past without taking on the complacencies of the forefathers who allowed apathy, comfort, smugness and sense of security to lull them into inaction.

Will the leaders keep on tickling the ears of their congregations with more personal development or get fired up with the Holy Spirit, prepare Gods people for acts of service and send them forth empowered to complete a mission and fulfil a mandate "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." Mark 16.15

Rev Dr Howard Sands is the International Director of Beautiful Feet Task Force, is available as a speaker for churches, outreaches, business & missions. 

INTERESTED IN INVITING HOWARD SANDS 

to speak at your church, College or organisation? 

For more details on how to frame an invitation see here.

See ministry recommendations here. 

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Send your invitation here via facebook messenger

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Why are National Groups Important to Change the Spiritual Environment of a Nation?

Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what can you do for your country. ~JFK

We believe that by pastors and leaders gathering together and sharing information about ministry, praying for each other, assisting where possible and undertaking some joint events, a great sense of unity in the church in a nation can be developed which will cause the world to sit up and take notice, like Jesus referred to in John 17. We encourage you to join your national group and have your say, add comments to the wall and write discussion forums.

A group of leaders gathered outside listening to

Howard Sands. The start of Africa Network BFTF

in Kampala, Uganda, 2007.

When you encourage others by:- 

Starting an initiative for national prayer, worship, teaching or leadership development, 

Kingdom development in aspects of civic duty, education, politics, business or judicial system, 

that is outside of your church or denomination or structure where you are a part, but take a view of developing the Kingdom of God in your country, you will attract like minded individuals to join and share this initiative. 

In so doing you will gather momentum and provide spiritual impetus to your nation to shift towards unity and cause the Holy Spirit to advance the cause of the Kingdom in the nation because there are people moving forward with kingdom objectives not constrained by personal, financial, church or denominational constraints. 

What is your strength? 

Where has God called you to serve? 

How will you develop and share kingdom principles on a wider scale?

How can you inform other leaders of such initiatives, report kingdom events and successes or gather momentum, seek ideas and constructive helps for things will will turn the kingdom principles loose on your nation in increasing measure? 

Find places people who have interest in such things, join there and share your ideas, programs, plans and requests. Participate with others in concepts and programs already established with similar objectives. One such place that is gathering momentum is national group on Africa Network BFTF (over 4500 Christian leader members from 46 African countries and beyond)

Join your national group at Africa Network BFTF and make a difference. 26 national groups, more waiting just for you to join. Sign UP here https://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/ 

More information on Africa Network BFTF can be found here 

Having trouble completing your application for membership? 

follow these steps. follow these steps.  

Rev Dr Howard Sands is the International Director of Beautiful Feet Task Force, is available as a speaker for churches, outreaches, business & missions. 

INTERESTED IN INVITING HOWARD SANDS 

to speak at your church, College or organisation? 

For more details on how to frame an invitation see here.

See ministry recommendations here. 

See products and services here.

Send your invitation here via facebook messenger

If you would like to donate to BFTF International Missions for training leaders in developing world countries donate here.  

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Are your social media accounts killing your ministry opportunities

Most Christian leaders are wasting their time on social media, not because they spend hours drooling through the newsfeed but because of how their page looks, what they post, what they don't post.

We would like to let you in to a little research and a few simple tips to build your profile in all forms of social media to double your IMPACT in just 10 minutes a day. What do you call a person that knows what to do but doesn't do it? The same as a person that is offered a solution to their problem but doesn't take it.

Most leaders know they need to fix their social profile but are either just not sure what needs fixing or how to do it, or is really that important. YES IT IS. You are missing lots of valuable contacts because of your incomplete or inappropriate profile and its content. 

Pulpit Rock Training will teach you how to have an impacting profile that gets interaction, builds networks, causes you to be seen as an authority and helps you to develop your ministry.

It is a totally free program but exclusive to the members of Africa Network BFTF. This also is a free online platform with over 4300 vetted ministers concerned for Africa.

The platform also contains hundreds of resources and ways to grow your ministry impact which we won't go into here. 

Make your application here and get started on your IMPACT. https://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/ 

You can qualify as a Certified User in 10 days, as Certified Fellow in a month and a Certified Expert in under 3 months, display your certificate for extra emphasis of your skill, knowledge and persistence on all your social media. You may be surprised how many people you know are already on Africa Network BFTF. What are you waiting for? do it now. Application takes just 2 minutes. 

Has God entrusted a word to your spirit?

 

I greet you in the name of the Lord Jesus.

My name is Rev Dr Howard Sands, I am the international director of Beautiful Feet Task Force, an Australian missions and leadership training organisation.
 

The purpose of this message is to inform & invite you to participate for unity & leadership development in Africa.

The internet platform social media network of validated ministry members in or concerned for Africa has never had a month without growth in new members for over 14 years. Since 2009 there have people on Africa Network BFTF that want what you have in terms of spiritual muscle, skills and development application.

You see, you have something to give that could make a difference to others, maybe many others, maybe thousands of others. Often we are unaware of our own virtues, but I want to encourage you to get the word out, that God has entrusted to your spirit. 

In addition to that, over 4,000 other members may have something that will help you and as they share it you can be taught, challenged, improved, corrected, encouraged, strengthened and taken to a new level of closeness to Jesus and networked with keen, mature leaders that want to network with you. 

Let me share with you just a few of the many benefits you could appropriate for your ministry if you join Africa Network BFTF and start to mix with a group of leaders who want the same things you do - to grow in your relationship with God and impact in ministry. 

 

You will find here:-

· A free training program, Pulpit Rock Training with 3 certificates that show you exactly how and why to use platforms like this and other social media for growing your ministry impact. 

·      Free networking unity group for many African countries, we are still waiting on the numbers to grow from a few countries before launching their groups but already 20 African country groups are there. 

· A prayer platform where you can share your prayer needs and get the intercessors to pray for you as well as giving you the chance to be at the forefront of praying for African ministry needs. 

·     Dozens of great teachers sharing their inspiration both written and video adding to our library of over 3500 blogs, over 800 discussions and nearly a 1000 videos. 

·    Thousands of free resources, places to promote your books, music, training etc and your events as well as stay up to date on major events happening around Africa. 

·    Members from 45 African countries and 50 others and hundreds of denominations.

You may have already joined, and that's great, please visit again and share something; if not join over 4,000 Christian leaders and participate in Africa's premier leadership, training and unity network.  The whole network of over 15,000 pages can be read in over 100 languages. If you are not yet a member Sign UP here. 

https://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/

The network has ministry students and those just starting in ministry all the way through to bishops and denominational leaders with hundreds of churches, there are locals, missionaries and ex-pats and diasporia, their are organisations with skills to share, all wanting to make an impact on Africa for Jesus.  

I am just passionate about seeing you grow into and fulfil your whole potential. Let’s work together to take the Kingdom ever onwards and upwards, especially in Africa. Let's do this. Sign Up and share your teaching and passion. https://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/

Blessings to you 
Howard 

 

 Click here to Sign UP free.

Rev Dr Howard Sands

https://about.me/HowardSands

International Director,
Beautiful Feet Task Force,

Africa Network BFTF.  

Rev Dr Howard Sands is the International Director of Beautiful Feet Task Force, is available as a speaker for churches, outreaches, business & missions. 

INTERESTED IN INVITING HOWARD SANDS 
to speak at your church, College or organisation? 
For more details on how to frame an invitation see here.
See ministry recommendations here. 
See products and services here.
Send your invitation here via facebook messenger

If you would like to donate to BFTF International Missions for training leaders in developing world countries donate here.   

Payment options

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or
2. Bank account Direct Deposit
Beautiful Feet Task Force
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
BSB 062 614
Account 0094 0442 

People Find Christ & Ministers Find Unity

The Pastors and Leaders Unity Conference Malawi began in earnest in Blantyre, in southern Malawi on Thursday 8 November with the Beautiful Feet Task Force (BFTF) team of Rev Dr Howard Sands and Pastor Wayne Lyons from Australia at Divine Restoration Church International and hosted by Apostle Samuel Vinkhumbo.

The message of unity, it must be our priority if we are going to effectively communicate the gospel message to the masses that Jesus came for them, was delivered by the guest speakers with a passion for the love of the body of Christ. Malawi received the guests and the message well.

Two days of teaching and inspiration finished with embracing the need for unity and further endeavouring to make direct contacts with other ministry leaders not present to share the message.

The BFTF team also conducted evangelistic outreach at Chilombwe market in Blantyre with the aid of a variety of local singers and musicians who led the crowd in the busy market area with singing and local dancing in typical fashion for over an hour each night. 






The crowd of shoppers, taxi discharges, the patrons of the 6 immediate pubs and various passers by, were challenged with the gospel of Jesus love and judgement, the outcome of sin and the need of salvation, the love of God and his great desire to embrace them in His Kingdom.


Over 3 nights 49 people surrendered their lives to Jesus and came forward to pray the sinners prayer. 

These events and meetings were coordinated by Apostle Samuel Chaula Vinkhumbo, leader of the Malawi unity group for Africa Network BFTF (a division of Beautiful Feet Task Force) whose purpose is to build resources to help African Christian churches grow, mature & deliver the Great Commission.  

The team ministered in 2 local churches on the Sunday, dedicated a baby and ordained a new minister and led 6 people into the baptism in the Holy Spirit.

What a great time together building friendships, enjoying the layed back atmosphere and friendly people. On the Saturday we managed to take a short trip to view the tea plantations, visit Malawi’s tallest mountain and take tea at the golf club.  

Africa Network BFTF now has over 3200 members from 95 countries and has the growth, maturity and unity of the African church as its major priorities. The network is made up of members from many different denominations and many different kinds of ministries, it has approximately 82% of its membership resident in 44 Africa countries. 

Unity groups currently operate in 20 nations plus national groups for prayer, youth and determined action. 

Membership is invited from anyone involved in Christian ministry in or to Africa, whether full time, part time or volunteer. 

There’s More 
More networking, more resources, more training, more opportunities, more chances for unity, more ministers:- evangelists, singers, musicians, dancers, kids workers, ladies leaders, mens leaders, NGO’s, trainers, authors, teachers, pastors, prophets, apostles with a passion for Africa on Africa Network BFTF that need to hear what you have to say. 
Members can connect together, invite speakers, find places to speak, share their teachings and revelation, sell their product, work for unity.


Application is a two phase optin system, using a computer is recommended to apply. 
Apply here http://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com/ 

Further information about the network can be obtained here. 

Details of the free Pulpit Rock Training social media profile building course can be obtained here. 







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Rev Dr Howard Sands is the International Director of Beautiful Feet Task Force, is available as a speaker for churches, outreaches, business & missions. 

INTERESTED IN INVITING HOWARD SANDS 

to speak at your church, College or organisation? 

For more details on how to frame an invitation see here.

See ministry recommendations here. 

See products and services here.

Send your invitation here via facebook messenger

If you would like to donate to BFTF International Missions for training leaders in developing world countries donate here.  

Payment options

1. PayPal – The safer, easier way to pay online! 

or

2. Bank account Direct Deposit

Beautiful Feet Task Force

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

BSB 062 614

Account 0094 0442