Are You An Accidental Minister?

WHAT !!!! 

You say what is an accidental minister? well it just happened, God impacted your life and you started to share that impact with others. You started to minister the word of God as it was revealed to you, people listened, you asked people to give their lives to Christ - they did, your heart was filled with love for Christ and passion for His kingdom on earth and so you began, it wasn't something you prepared for, expected or planned, it wasn't something you went to school or college for and yet here you are - some time later - in the ministry - maybe pastor of a church or an evangelist - a gospel singer or some kind of leader in the church, because of the passion and the receptivity to the Spirit of God in you. 

Did you ever wonder how some ministers had so much understanding of the scriptures, did you ever wonder why some had such clarity of understanding of the things of God; did you ever wonder why you felt you had so little scripture knowledge? Training, study, development, mentoring; these things make a difference. It has been our heart and passion after being in Africa a few times to see a way that we might help passionate people like you build up their knowledge of sound doctrine to help prevent errors occurring in the church and prepare the next generation of trained and skilled leaders for the church. This college has been years in the making and yet it is not new, it is just new to BFTF in Africa. The Vision Bible College material has been developed over the last 40+ years, has been used in over 145 countries, has around 150,000 current students and around one and a half million have enrolled in its courses so far, however students at the new Africa Network Bible College | Kenya will receive special concessions arranged through BFTF to make it even more accessible to Kenyans.

JOE Ministries , Headquarters of  national college for
Africa Network Bible College | Kenya.

In August 2016 during the BFTF visit to Kenya we announced the launch of Africa Network Bible College | Kenya in cooperation with JOE Ministries (under the leadership of Bishop George Odhiambo) who have the personnel, skills, facilities and passion to train leaders for the ministry and so Africa Network Bible College | Kenya was born. Video report.

Now we are pleased to advise that a complete program has been arranged for training programs in 2017 and have attached the application form for you to attend in short blocks (and still maintain your Kenyan ministry or church). 

Rev Dr Howard Sands, International Director,
Beautiful Feet Task Force, speaks at the launch.

We  have made very special arrangements regarding the fees for Kenyans wishing to attend and receive an Australian internationally recognised or accredited award with the very best theological and practical ministry training.  Please consider your training (or those others under your care) and upgrade your formal qualifications (at a tiny fraction of the  Australian cost). If you are interested in getting full details or participating you should download the attached application form and submit to the national Kenya college headquarters.

This is a new day for Kenya.

Quality internationally recognised formal theological and ministry training education at an affordable price for Kenyans, facilitated by skilled Kenyan leaders in Kenya at an international standard.  Download the application now and submit for 2017 classes.    

Any questions you have regarding content in the application form and your individual circumstances can be discussed with the principal Ps Ken Ayiro Okuyo. 

Download application form here. 

I am looking forward to seeing you the next time I visit.

Rich Blessings

Howard 

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

For more details or to book Howard for your college, church or event see how to frame an invitation here.


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For my thinking friends

For my thinking friends


INTERESTING CONVERSATION

An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to his Class on the Problem Science has with GOD, the ALMIGHTY. He asked one of his Students to stand and...

Professor: You are a Christian, aren't you, son?
Student    : Yes, sir.
Professor: So, you believe in GOD?
Student    : Absolutely, sir.
Professor: Is GOD Good?
Student    : Sure.
Professor: Is GOD ALL - POWERFUL?
Student    : Yes.
Professor: My Brother died of Cancer even though he prayed to GOD to Heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn't. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

(Student was silent)

Professor: You can't answer, can you?  Let's start again, Young Fella. Is GOD Good?
Student    : Yes...
Professor: Is Satan good?
Student    : No.
Professor: Where does Satan come from?
Student    : From. .. . GOD . . .
Professor: That's right.  Tell me son, is there evil in this World?
Student    : Yes.
Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn't it? And GOD did make everything. Correct?
Student    : Yes.
Professor: So who created evil?

(Student did not answer)

Professor: Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the World, don't they?
Student    : Yes, sir.
Professor: So, who Created them?

(Student had no answer)

Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to Identify and Observe the World around you. Tell me, son . . . Have you ever Seen GOD?
Student    : No, sir.
Professor: Tell us if you have ever Heard your GOD?
Student    : No, sir.
Professor: Have you ever Felt your GOD, Tasted your GOD, Smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any Sensory Perception of GOD for that matter?
Student    : No, sir. I'm afraid I haven't.
Professor: Yet you still Believe in HIM?
Student    : Yes.
Professor: According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn't exist.  What do you say to that, son?
Student    : Nothing.  I only have my Faith.
Professor: Yes, Faith.  And that is the Problem Science has.

Student    :  Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
Professor:  Yes.
Student    :  And is there such a thing as Cold?
Professor:  Yes.
Student   :   No, sir. There isn't.

(The Lecture Theatre became very quiet with this turn of events)

Student    :  Sir, you can have Lots of Heat, even More Heat, Superheat, Mega Heat, White Heat, a Little Heat or No Heat. But we don't have anything called Cold. We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is No
Heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as Cold. Cold is only a Word we use to describe the Absence of Heat. We cannot Measure Cold. Heat is Energy. Cold is Not the Opposite of Heat, sir, just the Absence of it.

(There was Pin-Drop Silence in the Lecture Theatre)

Student    : What about Darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as Darkness?
Professor: Yes. What is Night if there isn't Darkness?
Student    : You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is the Absence of Something. You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, and Flashing Light . . . But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and
its called Darkness, isn't it? In reality, Darkness isn't. If it is, you would be able to make Darkness Darker, wouldn't you?
Professor:  So what is the point you are making, Young Man?
Student   :   Sir, my point is your Philosophical Premise is flawed.
Professor:  Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student    :  Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality. You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a Good GOD and a Bad GOD. You are viewing the Concept of GOD as something finite, something we can
measure. Sir, Science can't even explain a Thought. It uses Electricity and Magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view Death as the Opposite of Life is to be ignorant of the fact
that Death cannot exist as a Substantive Thing. Death is Not the Opposite of Life: just the Absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your Students that they evolved from a Monkey?
Professor: If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes, of course, I do.
Student    : Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?

(The Professor shook his head with a Smile, beginning to realize where the Argument was going)

Student    : Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and cannot even prove that this Process is an On-Going Endeavor, are you not teaching your Opinion, sir? Are you not a Scientist but a
Preacher?

(The Class was in Uproar)

Student    : Is there anyone in the Class who has ever seen the Professor's Brain?

(The Class broke out into Laughter )

Student    : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor's Brain, Felt it, touched or Smelt it? . . . No one appears to have done so.   So, according to the Established Rules of Empirical, Stable,
Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that You have No Brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then Trust your Lectures, sir?

(The Room was Silent. The Professor stared at the Student, his face unfathomable)

Professor:  I guess you'll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student    :  That is it sir . . .  Exactly! The Link between Man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that Keeps Things Alive and Moving.


NB:

I believe you have enjoyed the Conversation . . . and if so. .
You'll probably want your Friends / Colleagues to enjoy the same . . .
won't you?
Forward them  this link to them to Increase their Knowledge . . . or FAITH.
http://beautifulfeettaskforce.blogspot.com/2013/07/for-my-thinking-friends-interesting.html


The student was ALBERT EINSTEIN 

DON'T WAIT FOR MIRACLES, INITIATE ONE!

I came across this blog this week on Africa Network BFTF from one of our members and thought is worthy of repeating here.


Do your BEST and God will do the REST! You can't expect God to do his part, when you fail to do your own part. Miracles are workable; the scriptures speak of the working of miracles. Instead of waiting for a miracle, you can initiate one by doing the right things via the right principles.

God's intervention is not an excuse for irresponsibility, nether is God a patron for the passive, nor heaven an asylum for failures. You either do something with your time, energy and resources or you rot and rust away.

God did not create the heavens and the earth by sitting down and claiming promises. He stepped out of eternity into time and worked for six days (Six thousand years in human calculation) and rested on the seventh day.

In Genesis 2: 8, God did what most of us have never done: He planted a garden. Most of us want to eat fruits, but we don't want to plant a garden.

A generation that believes in prosperity without principles, success without work, Privileges without responsibilities is a cursed generation.

It's time to get up! If you sleep, your life would slip off. To be seasoned, you must reason. To have worth, you must embrace work, not as punishment, but as opportunity to shape your destiny. Convert your confession into a profession; it takes just that to reach the ultimate of your potential. 

See you there!  

DrBenard Etta