Event Hosting Inquiry for Church and City Transformation

Above  Pic: Salvation appeal at gospel crusade, Kenya Aug 2024. 

We often get asked to come to a pastors church, event or country because they see the work that we are doing. That is nice, but they usually lack details (often they lack real intent too)  so we are setting out a few things that will help you to make a clear and God inspired expression of interest in Beautiful Feet Task Force ministry. (BFTF)

We hope this message finds you well. We are thankful for the many who have expressed interest in having a BFTF team in their church, denomination or city over recent times. 

We are seeking expressions of interest from Christian leaders who may be willing and able to host Howard Sands and or a BFTF team for one or more of the following significant events in your city or region:

• City-Wide Leaders Unity Conference. An event designed for a minimum of 200 leaders focused on fostering unity and equipping leaders to work together for greater Kingdom Impact.  
• City-Wide Leaders Training Seminar:, with essential knowledge and skills for ministry leadership and community impact.
• Combined Churches City-Wide Outdoor Mass Crusade for Salvation and Healing:            A large-scale outreach with a minimum attendance of 2,000 people, aimed at bringing together churches across your city for a powerful time of salvation, healing, and transformation leading to growth.

To ensure the effectiveness and impact of these initiatives, please note the minimum attendance requirements: at least 200 leaders for the conference or seminar, and at least 2,000 attendees for the outdoor mass crusade. Any amount above that is OK, We just need to meet these minimums for efficiency reasons. 

We kindly invite you to consider which of these events your city or church network would be interested in hosting, and to indicate your preference by private mail after checking the details of this blog 
https://beautifulfeettaskforce.blogspot.com/2021/10/how-to-request-visiting-speaker-to.html

We request that you respond to all items mentioned in the blog as part of your expression of interest. 

Please reply to this message directly via either
Africa Network BFTF
Facebook messenger 

LinkedIn

In your response, kindly specify:

• Your interest in hosting an event (and which type).
• Confirmation that you are able to meet the minimum attendance requirements.
• You are able to work with a diverse group of 6-8 senior leaders from your city/region which you can gather.
• Responses to all items referenced in the blog.
• Confirmation you will be able to fund the event.
• Location - city, town or region/ state/country 
• Your preferred date or date range and whether or not you are open to alternative dates. 
  
• Any additional relevant information or questions

Your partnership and input are highly valued, and we look forward to hearing from you soon regarding your interest and capacity to host one of these transformative events. 

Thank you for your ongoing commitment to Kingdom unity and growth. 

 

Warm regards,

BFTF  

Pic: Pastors leadership training conference in Dominican Republic Aug 2025

 

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Rev Dr Howard Sands 

With over 45 years of ministry experience in over 30 countries on every continent, from village home meetings in developing countries to crowds up to 50,000, from stadiums to street meetings, he is equally comfortable, from pastoring local churches, special guest at church meetings, keynote speaker at conferences, youth conferences, pastors and leaders training, Bible college lectures, outreaches, crusades, tent crusades and business leaders equipping. 

Howard brings a refreshing dynamic to understanding who you are in Christ and will help to lift your congregation or conference from where they are in their experience to where God says they are in His word. He is strongly word based, Spirit led and tangible healings and renewed relationships with the Lord are often experienced.

He moves in the anointing and healings and miracles are often evidenced in his meetings. He has led thousands to Christ and into the baptism with the Holy Spirit. He has ministered in all kinds of outreach events, conferences, seminars leadership training and churches around the world including Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Fiji, India, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Burundi, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Malawi, Zambia, South Africa, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Romania, Dominican Republic, Columbia, USA, UAE, NZ & UK. (list updated Nov 2025) 

See ministry and business overview here https://about.me/HowardSands

See full ministry bio and ministry references here 

http://beautifulfeettaskforce.blogspot.com/2011/02/your-church-can-benefit-from-ministry.html

 

The Beautiful Feet Lecture for Bible /Theology Colleges and evangelism schools
https://beautifulfeettaskforce.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-2017-beautiful-feet-lecture-why.html


See Beautiful Feet Task Force facebook page here 

https://www.facebook.com/BeautifulFeetTaskForce

Hear samples of preaching and ministry here on YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/user/VideoBFTF 

See Africa Network BFTF membership site here 

https://bftfafricanetwork.ning.com

To send an invitation to Howard or Joy Sands or Beautiful Feet Task Force we prefer your message with the above details by messenger here  
https://www.facebook.com/howard.sands.5

Why We Don't Achieve What We Want

Delivered at Global Faith Coalition World Congress Nairobi Kenya 22-26 Aug 2023                                by  Howard Sands

Vision and Goals

Volunteers  needed for demonstration

5 occupations - dentist, hairdresser, mechanic, doctor, pharmacist

5 Volunteers – all with the same problem but different response actions

Person with very sore open infected leg, painful, weeping sore.

Same problem – different beliefs and actions

Who to go to, to get leg fixed?

1/ Visits dentist, my leg is sore, dentist says, open your mouth,

I see the problem, your back molar is twisted it needs to come out.

Reaction – I am not sure.

2/ Lady, my friend is a hairdresser, I need a haircut, I will go and ask her.

Sitting in chair getting her hair done and asks about leg

I see the problem, its not clean, I recommend this shampoo to all my customers it works wonders for them, take some and try it.

Shampoo on leg – condition gets worse and more painful.

3/ Smart guy, My mechanic says he can fix anything, he’s fixed my car many times.

I see the problem, If you put this high grade oil in your car it works better, maybe it will work for your leg too.

Puts oil on leg, infection and pain worse.

4/ Even smarter guy, Maybe I should go to the doctor. Visits doctor.

I see the problem, you have an infection, we need to kill the bacteria with cream and antibiotic tablets, go get these and apply cream to leg and take antibiotics, come back and see me in a week.

Man goes to Pharmacy,  the cream is cheap but the tablets expensive.

Doesn’t buy tablets because he can’t afford.

Leg stops weeping but infection swelling and pain still there,

back to doctor in a week.

I couldn’t afford tablets but why is my leg not better?

5/ Even smarter still lady, Maybe I should go to the doctor.

Visits doctor

I see the problem, you have an infection, we need to kill the bacteria with cream and antibiotic tablets, go get these and apply cream to leg and take antiobiotics, come back and see me in a week.

Goes to pharmacy, gets cream, can’t afford tablets, goes home to family and friends, I have to get $X, searches, asks, borrows from family friends, goes back to pharmacy, gets tablets and uses.

After a week goes back to doctor, leg healed.

POINT

Don’t take your advice from someone who is not experienced AND qualified in the appropriate field.

Take the action recommended by the expert.

Do Whatever it Takes.

Jesus had goals

One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out. Lk 8.22

Then a storm came but he stilled the storm because he had a goal. 

He did not say, let's go out in the boat, go to the middle of the lake and drown in a big storm.

He had a goal and did whatever it took to complete the goal.  

Set his face to go to Jerusalem Luke 9.51

As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.

Had clear goals and pursued them, in spite of difficulties.

Difference between a failure and a person who has failed.

you are NOT a failure, you are more than conquerors, BUT …

you may have failed:-

And continue to fail

perhaps because

You take advice from unqualified people

You don’t follow the advice of experts

Have been beaten by the circumstances, economy, culture, resistant people

BUT you don’t have to stay there …

You may have a general idea of a vision you want to follow

But most will not get there

Because:-

• you don’t even ask any questions
• some ask, but not the right questions,
• you don’t ask the right people and
• when you do get good advice, you don’t follow it.

You are either:-

• Stubborn
• Rebellious
• Stupid
• Or looking for a quick way or shortcut

What does God say about the person that knows to do good but does not do it?

To him who fails to respond to God, to him it is sin.

To act without faith is sin.

A few succeed,

They follow the advice of the expert

and act on it

and persist in faith despite obstacles until it works.

 

A success is a person that got up and tries again after every failure.

A failure is one who says:-  

• It can’t be done
• I don’t know how to do it
• I can’t afford it
• It’s too hard
• Nobody will help me
• In our country you can’t do that because – long list of cultural, economic or social excuses.

 

Elite Sportspeople spend hours, weeks months and years in obscurity – practicing for their big moment.

But the sports stars all have one thing that most Christian leaders lack -

GOALS

Clearly defined, exact objective, time specific

And a

Strategy to get to the goal.

If it costs you nothing you will not value it.

if the cost is beyond your natural means, must use faith and persistence to obtain.

Stop looking for a free everything.

Some won’t come to an event if it’s not free lunch.

Free will not help you.

Pay for it and appreciate it.

I apologies on behalf of all western missionaries that have come to you and taught by their example that you don’t have to pay for anything.

They have (perhaps unknowingly), taught you a poverty mentality.

You must escape the poverty mentality.

Those wanting a free lunch are free loaders – they will still be looking for a free lunch when Jesus comes and their excuse for not doing the job will be we couldn’t afford it.

Lk 13.27 But he will reply, ‘I don’t know you or where you come from. Away from me, all you evildoers!’

John 6.26Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw the signs I performed but because you ate the loaves and had your fill. 27Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.”

If you have a vision, but no goals

You will –

• Never know what is best to do next
• Easily get diverted from the best path
• Not knuckle down and work hard because there is no deadline
• And never know whether you have achieved your goal.
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Follow the blueprint

Exodus 25:9 You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern ...

As part of our program to help you learn how to hear God and set Godly specific goals for your ministry we have established

Growing African Christian Leaders facebook group

We discovered by asking admission questions. 

1/ What is the biggest goal you have in your ministry? Share the specific activity or project, the deadline and measurement.

Less than 10% could provide a clear goal.

We changed question to:- 

1/ What is the next big goal/project your ministry is working towards? Include specific project, how many, what size, describe the people by location, ethnicity, age, gender, interest or other factor & date to achieve.

Still only 17% can explain a clear goal that they have.

That's why we provide this training, to help you understand, create goals and fulfil them. 

Now after more 3000 applications, & 2500+ waiting to get in that didn’t provide answers at all.

We can clearly say that:-  

Africans need help with setting goals.

That’s why we have a 10 Day Challenge to show you how to hear from God and do it, and take your ministry to the next level in 10 days – and its free,

but you won’t learn if you don’t do the assigned tasks.

To Sign Up click here 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/growingafricanchristianleaders

Answer all 4 questions. 

When you are admitted check for private messenger message from Howard Sands

AND email (if not found check your email spam filter);

click CONFIRM link in email and start receiving email training.

get started on understanding and setting goals then achieving them and changing your life, ministry and community. 

I look forward to seeing your reports in the facebook group on your progress with setting and achieving goals to move you closer to your vision.

Let me know in the comments below what you think about this blog. 

What has it stirred up in you?

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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. 

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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. 

Where to Now? 2

Where to Now? 2  Voices of the Kingdom

#Where2now
After the great success of the first Where to Now? on 3 July 2020 (5 Apostolic Voices - 5 Continents) we feel its important to continue to explore this theme with leading apostolic voices from around the world that need to be heard in this current unprecedented health and economic crisis as situations change. Second waves, lockdown, border closures, mandatory testing, public freedoms, face masks, vaccines, What is God saying to the church in all of this?

Where to Now? 2 takes us to other voices in short interviews as a part of the ongoing Combined Churches Victory meetings that BFTF has been hosting for over 10 years. 

A live online zoom call Friday 7 August. 7.30pm Sydney, Australia time. 
See time conversion to your time zone here. 

Details of how to get your zoom link are at the end of this blog.

Guests 

Suzzette Hattingh 

Voice in the City, Frankfurt, Germany

From 1980 to 1996, Suzette Hattingh was part of Reinhard Bonnke’s ministry “Christ for all Nations” (CfaN). Heading up the intercession department, Suzette played a major role in the worldwide campaign preparations and the general ministry, later becoming Reinhard’s associate evangelist.
Her ministry of prayer during Reinhard Bonnke evangelistic outreaches, often coupled with one-to-one evangelism and street evangelism, has brought thousands of souls into the kingdom of God and has motivated numerous Christians in prayer and personal evangelism.  An evangelist in her own right, Suzette’s ministry quickly broadened into major evangelistic outreaches and prayer schools.

On 1st January 1997, Suzette Hattingh together with Gayle Claxton, founded “Voice in the City”, an international, interdenominational missions organization, endeavouring to reach out to the lost and broken-hearted, irrespective of their walk of life.

On 27th January 2015, Suzette became the founder of the non-profit organisation ‘Cinta Papua’ in West Papua, Indonesia. This has expanded into two training centres called the ‘Love Papua Centre’. Here, thousands of people interdenominationally get inspired, trained and led into a deeper walk with God.

An integral part of the ministry is healing, having been used strongly by the Lord for signs and wonders. As well as worldwide evangelistic campaigns, Suzette has a strong call from the Lord to concentrate on cities and local communities. Under the banner of servant hood, she reaches out with the same passion to one soul as to a million. Although a passionate evangelist, Suzette is also gifted in edifying and equipping the body of Christ through motivational preaching and teaching.
As an author, her anointed teachings, seasoned with experience, have been an inspiration to thousands across the world. Books & DVD's 

Pasteur Vincent Esterman

Church planter, Reunion Island, Indian Ocean

Born into a French family in Sydney, Australia. Vince was ordained to the ministry in 1977 in Brisbane, Australia. After founding Catalyst Church in Ipswich, Qld, Vince and his wife Denise moved to France in 1986 to plant churches.

During 34 years of ministry in the Paris region and in the islands of the southern Indian Ocean Vince has helped plant 35 churches and raised up many men and women in the ministry actively serving the Lord today.

At 66 years of age, the Estermans will be returning to Australia in November 2020 to pursue God’s call. He has authored 4 books translated into various languages. His book Miracle Conversions, details his many years of ministry and conversations in France
Vince’s motto : Winning one more person to Jesus !
French Blog 

Bishop Joseph Persaud 

Snr. Pastor Harvestime Church, Georgetown, Guyana. 

Admin Bishop-New Testament Churches, Guyana, South America.

Bishop Joseph Persaud is a visionary servant leader. He is known for his love for people and his life of integrity. Bishop Persaud presently serves a member of the Executive Council of the New Testament Churches of God in the Caribbean He serves the New Testament Churches in Guyana as the Administrative Bishop- a post he has held for the past eight years. 

Bishop Joseph Persaud holds a degree in Biblical Studies from the National Bible College in Ft Washington MD, USA. He is also a class I Grade 1 Trained teacher- graduating from the Cyril

Potter College of Education in 1991. He is currently pursuing studies in a Master’s Programme with Bakke Graduate University – Dallas, Texas, USA.

Bishop Persaud was appointed in 2017 as the Global Director for the Caribbean Region by Capitol Ministries-a para-church ministry with the mission of making disciples in the political arena.

Bishop Persaud is married to his college sweetheart Rev. Diana Persaud. Their union has been blessed with three children: Jessica, Jesse, Jessiana 
BOOKS

MC

Laura Bennett

Program host - Afternoons with Laura Bennett

Hope 103.2FM  Christian Radio, Sydney. 

Laura is a Masters media graduate, author and film reviewer who is just as comfortable interviewing the biggest stars on the red carpet as she is curled up on the couch in comfy pants. Laura self-published her bestselling book ‘Live Your Dream’ in 2015, and edits her own online magazine ‘The Connect Press’.

Worship Leader

 Paul DeWildt 

Paul DeWildt, together with his wife Shekhinah Pastor Kingdom Community Church in the Hunter Valley of NSW Australia. Paul has a passion for worship, hosting the presence of God and revival.

Paul has been a previous worship leader and speaker at the Combined Churches Victory meeting. His book, Marketplace Miracles: And Other Cool Jesus Stuff details his down to earth relationship with Jesus and how it leads to everyday encounters with God for everyday people in his daily life.  

Hosts 

Howard & Joy Sands 

Beautiful Feet Task Force

Howard is the founder and director of Beautiful Feet Task Force which recently celebrated 40 years of evangelism and leadership training in India, other Asian countries and across Africa. Howard has taken many small teams there to minister in evangelistic crusades and leadership conferences. 

Howard & Joy started the Combined Churches Victory meeting in 2010 to help the church be all it could be and have brought ministers moving in the presence of God from all over the world to participate in this event with local pastors and leaders. Since lockdown restrictions due to Covid-19 the meeting has been online with zoom and introduced a variety of cutting edge leaders from many countries. 

As  well as pioneering 2 Australian churches, they have ministered in churches across Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, UK, U.S.A., U.A.E., N.Z., Hong Kong, Fiji, Romania, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Ghana, Cameroon, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Malawi, Zambia, South Africa, Singapore and China. 

Howard's passion is winning the lost to Christ, teaching believers to be mature followers of Christ and bringing unity across the church.

BFTF runs a social media platform Africa Network BFTF, for ministers of all kinds in Africa and those interested in missions to Africa. His recent book, The Foundations, helps to establish new believers and is the basis for a video teaching series to establish Africa Network Ministry Training School. 

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