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

 

For more information and examples of previous events please see. 
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Lausanne Action Hub

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If you are in Africa (or from Africa, or have an interest in the gospel in Africa), please Sign UP at Africa Network BFTF for more information, training, networking and fastest responses. 

 

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

Deep Water Faith

(or Drop Everything and Follow Jesus) 

Howard Sands

Example

Edith, mother of 8 came home from neighbours house  - 

things seemed a little too quiet.

As she peered thru door saw children huddled together  -  drew closer  -

to her surprise,  in the middle of a circle of children  - 4 baby skunks.

Edith screamed 'Quick children run"

Each child grabbed a skunk and ran.

 

Some days are like that aren't they

Even when we try to solve them, pressures multiply.

Jesus the son of God was not immune from pressures when he was amongst us

• regularly in the synagogue teaching,
• answering questions,
• facing their criticisms,
• dodging the Pharisees and Saducees bullets,
• casting out demons,
• healing the sick,
• confronting the forces of evil.

 

In the midst of all this at one point:-

Luke 5:1  And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

2  And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing their nets.

3  And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

4  Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

5  And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net.

6  And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.

7  And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.

8  When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

9  For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

10  And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

11  And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

 

His emotions spent, his body weary, but he pressed on and taught the people.

He told Simon Peter Put out into the deep water, and let down your nets for a catch.

Simon replied, Master, "we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net."

 

No one can criticise Peter for being reluctant, he'd been fishing all night but caught nothing, but he wisely surrendered.

And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake.

And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.

 

When the master of heaven and earth, sea and sky, calls the shots amazing things happen - which explains Peters explosive reaction.

When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

Earlier Peter calls Jesus "Master" after the miracle of the fish he calls Him "Lord".

Gripped with the realisation that he was in the boat with the Most High God.

He sounds like Isaiah who said, 

Isa 6:5  Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

Jesus said to Him Do not fear, from now on you will be catching men.

There the two of them stood, thigh deep in cold wet clammy slimy fish and Jesus used the opportunity to give them his real message of deep water faith.

Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.

Amazing isn't it, Once they heard his invitation they literally dropped everything;

• their occupation
• their familiar surroundings
• their own goals
• nets boats business future dreams  everything

 

Perhaps its time for us to take a mental boat trip out with Jesus into the deeper waters of faith and when Jesus says, "follow me"   -  DO IT.

Unlike Edith's children, drop everything and run

Why should we be willing to drop everything and follow Jesus?

and what happens when we do?

 

1 Jesus chooses not to minister to others alone.

He could have rowed the boat himself but he didn't.

He could have let down the nets himself but he didn't.

He certainly could have pulled up the nets busting full of fish but he had them do it.

He specifically stated "From now on YOU WILL BE CATCHING MEN."

 

2 Jesus uses the familiar to do the incredible.

He came to their place, their work, used their skills to work a miracle.

He always uses people.

 

3 Jesus moves us from the safety of the seen to the risk of the unseen.

He led them out into deep water (couldn't touch bottom).

Nothing spectacular happens in the shallows.

 

4 Jesus proves the potential by breaking our nets and filling boats.

When Gods hand is on a situation

nets break,

eyes bulge,

deck planks groan,

the boat almost sinks,

Its Gods way of putting his potential in you on display.

 

5 Jesus conceals his surprise until we follow his leading

No halo round the boat,

no tingle at the touch,

no special shimmer on the water that day,

angelic voices didn't thunder from the sky,

Nothing happened until after they dropped the nets. Until they were simply obedient to his word.

 

6 Jesus reveals his objective to those who release their security.

Only after they have been obedient does he tell them what they will be involved in "Catching men"

they jumped at the chance.

 

Will you:- 

Push out into the deep?

Let down your nets (Obey his word-even though you may have done it 1000 times before)?

Work hard to bring in the catch?

Then leave it all to Follow Him and be a fisher of men? 

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