CDNI Leadership Forum

‘Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.’

(1 Chronicles 16:11, NIV)

CDNI  Leadership  &  Ps.  Ronnie  Fynn  

 

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Program For the Day

4:15 - 4:30 Intercession 4:30 - 4:55 Praise & Worship Opening prayer Ps Hanna 4:55 - 5pm Welcome by Resident Minister Rev Richard 5:00 - 5:10 Introductions, CDNI Overview and expected outcome Ps. Armour 5:10 - 6:30 pm Forum ( Facilitator) 6:30 - 7pm Dinner break ( Mothers to facilitate) 7pm - 8:15 Last session (Facilitator) 8:15 - 8:30 Evaluation & Input by all participants (Ps 8:30 Vote of Thanks Ps. Saneliso Announcement by Ministers on upcoming events not covered in the bulletin 8:35 Closing Prayer by All

★ A special thank you to all for coming and your valid

contributions towards the Kingdom of God

★ Wow! a special thank you to our facilitator for allowing God to

use him today and for all his time he invested in preparation

★ A special thank you to Rev. Richard and the Anchor Word

Team for hosting this seminar and their above board

hospitality Upcoming Events (Let us pray for them & prepare to participate)

• CDNI Easter Conference March 29-30 at CPCI Level 2, 256 Macquarie St, Liverpool (Thank You Ps & Mrs. Gyamfi and CPCI Team for offering to host this conference this year)

• February 9; 13; 16 and 17 CDNI Zimbabwe conferences • February 17 Children Ministry with David Abbott at GOA • February 23, Women of Grace at GOA 5 Barbara St, Fairfield • International Sunday on March 10th at Salvation Army Auburn • 23 March ‘Welcoming Rev. Mvelo at AFM in Melbourne

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ABOUT CDNI What is CDNI? DNI is a network of Christians deeply bound together through the Holy Spirit and mutual confidence in Jesus Christ and the Word of God and are supporting each other to achieve common objectives in advancing the Kingdom of God or a Spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, that are united to the risen and ascended Son of God, and are members of the church which is the body of Jesus Christ, and bride of Christ, which began at Pentecost. Its members are constituents as such regardless of membership or non-membership in the organised churches of earth.

CDNI promotes and encourages full independency of individual ministries but emphasises on the individual ministries to support each other in their endeavours to grow their individual vision and advance the Kingdom of God not forgetting the underprivileged and the traumatised around the world The main thrust of the CDNI is to see a creation of a more spiritually cohesive, Christian Body where Jesus Christ is the centre and foundation, that will draw strength and pride from its diversity and to see the body of Christ fellowshipping together, growing spiritually, physically and accepting peoples of all backgrounds as equals whilst maintaining the individuality of each ministry. CDNI also fundamentally works towards relieving poverty, needs of the aged, widows, orphans, sickness or distress and advancement of education and the Gospel of Jesus Christ, locally, nationally and internationally through mutual support, constant discipleship and effective stewardship on the Foundation, that is Jesus Christ our Lord.

It is open to individuals, Christian ministries, churches, organisations and families Jesus Christ; The Word of God is the centre, foundation and final authority of CDNI and the Holy Spirit knits us together into a Holy Temple, one body (one man) washed clean of all sin and guilt by the blood of Jesus Christ, each one of us being equally important to & for each other as members of one body.

     

In  CDNI  we  all  decrease  as  Jesus  Christ  increases,  Jesus  Christ  is  the  centre  and  we  all  swim  in  His  presence.  God  has  placed  gifted  leaders  in  the  leadership  team  who  despite  the  extra  assignement  our  Lord  God  has  placed  in  their  lives  for  His  Kingdom  all  operate  as  equals  even  with  the  members.  We  are  all  Christians  wanting  to  go  to  heaven.  

God  Head  

All  CDNI  Ministries/  Individuals  

Holy  Spirit  

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   CDNI  would  like  to  thank  all  of  you  for  your  dedication  and  commitment  to  each  other  and  for  the  Kingdom  of  God.  We  have  a  Spiritual  covering  Team  as  CDNI  being  Pastors  Armour  &  Saneliso  Ncube;  and  Hanna  &  Huda  Fakhouri;  who  work  with  Pastors  Francois  &  Dody  Machara;  Tony  Uyi  Jegede;  Ronnie  Maldigri;  Ronnie  Fyyn;  Kenneth  Godwin  and  Pastor  Martin  Okot  making  up  the  CDNI  leadership  Team.  This  team  gets  guidance  from  the  Council  of  Elders  which  is  made  up  of  all  ministers  and  leaders  in  CDNI  who  have  completed  &  submitted  their  membership  forms.  We,  together  allow    our  Lord  God  to  have  His  way  in  His  Kingdom.    CDNI  has  other  teams  for  its  daily  running.  Please  see  some  of  the  teams  at  the  back  of  this  manual  and  should  you  love  to  participate  in  any  of  the  teams,  please  do  not  hesitate  to  let  any  of  us  know.    Let  us  continue  to  pray  for  each  other  so  that  the  devil  will  not  steal  none  of  us.    What  is  CDNI’s  goal  for  leaders  this  year,  Jesus  Christ  helping  us?  That  all  leaders  could  lift  Jesus  Christ  up,  that  the  character  of  Christ  be  found  in  them,  that  they  will  love  and  support  each  other,  that  they  may  preach  the  true  Word  coming  from  the  mouth  of  God  and  fellowship  more  with  each  other.      How  does  CDNI  hope  to  achieve  this?  God  helping  CDNI,  through  praying  together,  leadership  seminars,  workshops,  sharing  articles  that  articulates  spiritual  growth  and  retreats.    As  CDNI  we  acknowledge  that  although  all  been  called  to  serve  in  the  Kingdom  of  God  and  whilst  being  equal;  ministers  have  been  given  additional  responsibility  on  every  person  they  have  been  assigned  to  minister  to,  for  which  they  will  give  an  account.  We  are  all  products  of  heaven  hence  it  is  the  producer  or  the  supplier  we  need  to  have  contacts  of  and  relate  to  and  this  is  our  Lord  God.  We  are  therefore  to  conduct  ourselves  as  children  and  not  as  the  Father  and  it  is  in  this  area  where  most  of  us  leaders  have  fallen.  We  strive  to  be  popular  instead  of  thriving  to  make  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  or  the  Kingdom  of  God  popular.  We  thrive  to  building  our  churches  instead  of  representing  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and  allow  him  to  build  the  Church.  We  compete  with  each  other  instead  of  allowing  ourselves  to  be  built  into  one  Holy  Temple.  Ephesians  2:    20  because  you  have  been  built  on  the  foundation  of  the  apostles  and  prophets,  with  Christ  Jesus  himself  as  the  

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cornerstone.  21  In  him  the  whole  building,  being  joined  together,  grows  into  a  holy  temple  in  the  Lord,  22  in  whom  you  also  are  being  built  together  into  a  dwelling  place  of  God  in  the  Spirit.    Our  Lord  God  is  seeking  a  leader  behind  His  own  Heart.  If  as  CDNI  we  begin  lifting  up  the  Name  of  Jesus  Christ  instead  of  our  names  we  can  bring  back  authentic  leadership.  The  question  is  are  you  willing  to  start  acknowledging  that  we  are  living  instrument  for  our  Lord  God  and  allow  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  through  the  Holy  Spirit  to  be  the  musician.  CDNI’s  prayer  is  that  in  2013  we  may  all  see  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and  experience  the  power  of  His  resurrection.  In  2013,  in  the  Mighty  and  Living  Name  of  Jesus  Christ;  CDNI  firmly  affirms  that  the  pastor  and  people  must  work  together  to  help  their  leadership  to:  -­‐  Serve  from  faith,  not  fear  of  man.    

• It  is  true  that  when  we  as  pastors  build  privacy  fences  around  our  inner  selves,  we  will  conduct  the  ministry  God  has  placed  under  our  care  out  of  fear.    

• We  are  afraid  of  what  people  will  think  or  say  if  we  somehow  let  go  for  a  moment  or  when  people  did  not  fall  during  this  service  as  they  did  the  previous  one.    

• Instead  of  indulging  fear-­‐driven  activity,  we  as  leaders  and  pastors  should  reconnect  with  Faith  “—  a  far  more  reliable  engine  of  ministry”  one  once  wrote.  

Admit  faults,  not  hide  them.    • We  all  have  faults  and  are  being  perfected  by  God  through  the  works  of  the  Holy  Spirit  and  God  

using  our  brethren  each  day,  including  us  pastors.    • We  as  pastors  and  leaders  should  not  feel  like  we  have  to  hide  our  faults,  thus  giving  the  devil  an  

opportunity.    • One  wrote  that,  “the  effort  to  hide  just  one  fault  can  lead  to  the  pastor’s  attempt  to  hide  all  kinds  of  

other  potential  faults  —  whether  they  are  truly  faults  or  not.  He  will  begin  camouflaging  real  and  imagined  faults,  leading  to  a  dichotomy  between  his  public  persona  and  his  true  private  self”  

• We  as  pastors  and  leaders  need  to  learn  from  King  David,  he  always  admitted  his  faults  and  repented.  Leaders  today  can  never  say,  “I  am  sorry,  please  forgive  me  it  was  my  fault”  but  would  rather  use  the  request  by  the  sheep  to  admit  to  one’s  fault  as  the  next  pulpit  message  on  “insubordination”.  Just  repent  and  accept  correction,  it  is  for  our  good  as  pastors  and  leaders,  not  to  destroy  us.  

Express  weakness,  not  cover  it  up  with  busy  activity.    • One  once  said  that,  ‘often,  when  we  feel  weak,  we  attempt  to  mask  the  weakness  with  a  flurry  of  

activity.  Frenetic  Christian  service  is  sometimes  the  opiate  of  an  empty  spiritual  life.’    • Haphazard  activity  for  Jesus  replaces  the  true  weakness,  weakness  in  which  we  are  to  glory.  2  

Corinthians  11:30  if  I  must  boast,  I  will  boast  in  the  things  which  concern  my  infirmity.  2  Corinthians  12:9  And  He  said  to  me,  “  My  grace  is  sufficient  for  you,  for  My  strength  is  made  perfect  in  weakness.”  Therefore  most  gladly  I  will  rather  boast  in  my  infirmities,  that  the  power  of  Christ  may  rest  upon  me.    

• We  as  leaders  derive  a  false  sense  of  Christian  strength  when  we  deny  our  weakness,  filling  the  gaping  crevice  with  a  host  of  feel-­‐good  Christian  duties.    

• In  2013  let  us  as  CDNI  give  our  Lord  God  something  to  do.  • God  wants  weakness.  He  repudiates  self-­‐sufficiency  “2  Corinthians  3:5  Not  that  we  are  sufficient  of  

ourselves  to  think  of  anything  as  being  from  ourselves,  but  our  sufficiency  is  from  God,”    • Remember  that  we  pastors  and  leaders,  of  all  people,  are  most  prone  to  this  danger.  His  calling,  

after  all,  is  Spiritual  activity.  Yet  we  must  all  admit  that  we’re  weak.  All  of  us.  And  we  should  be.  And  that’s  okay.  

Expose  brokenness,  not  put  up  a  front  of  holiness.    • Psalms  51:17;  The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit,  a  broken  and  a  contrite  heart—  These,  O  

God,  You  will  not  despise.  • Brokenness  is  the  posture  of  repentance  and  is  surrender.    

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• We  as  pastors  and  leaders  are  to  model  this  brokenness  with  divine  understanding.    • Brokenness  is  not  some  cowering,  retreating,  slithering  show  of  inferiority.    • As  the  Psalmist  says,  brokenness  is  confident  humility  in  the  face  of  an  infinite  God.    • When  the  people  we  lead  expect  shows  of  holiness  from  us  as  their  pastors  and  leaders  instead  of  

allowing  our  brokenness,  are  setting  us  up  for  hiding  our  personal  life  and  putting  on  a  public  persona,  that  made  the  devil  fall  from  heaven.  

Give  God  room  to  exercise  authority.    • As  pastors  and  leaders,  we  do  not  have  to  exercise  our  authority  on  those  we  lead  but  we  need  to  

lead  by  example.  • Let  God  stamp  His  authority  over  the  His  Church  

All  of  this  requires  humility  on  the  part  of  us  pastors  and  leaders.  It  requires  patience  and  love  on  the  part  of  the  people.  This  requires  a  supportive  leadership  team  who  themselves  are  free  to  be  open,  broken,  authentic,  and  real.  We  want  to  be  people  who  are  whole,  restored,  hopeful,  and  joyous.  This  can’t  happen  when  we’re  living  two  lives.  This  can’t  happen  in  our  assemblies  unless  we  are  intentionally  loving  our  leaders  enough  to  let  them  serve  in  authenticity.  We  live  in  a  community  of  faith.  None  of  us,  not  even  our  pastors/  leaders,  should  be  looked  to  as  infallible  pillars  of  strength.    In  conclusion,  Hebrews  12:2  says,  ‘looking  unto  Jesus,  the  author  and  finisher  of  our  faith,  who  for  the  joy  that  was  set  before  Him  endured  the  cross,  despising  the  shame,  and  has  sat  down  at  the  right  hand  of  the  throne  of  God’.  Therefore  as  a  community  of  faith,  we  place  our  faith  in  God,  not  our  leaders.    How  to  Be  a  Leader/disciple  maker    CDNI  truly  believes  that  being  precedes  doing.  What  we  do  actually  flows  out  of  who  we  are.      God  is  more  concerned  with  our  being  than  our  doing.  Those  who  are  engaged  in  the  mission  of  making  disciples  who  make  disciples  need  to  exhibit  a  Godly  character  –  a  life  worth  emulating.  This  doesn’t  mean  that  leader/disciple  maker  is  perfect,  but  that  there  is  evidence  of  growth  in  Godliness.  Are  you  becoming  more  and  more  like  Jesus?  What’s  the  fruit  of  your  life?      Just  as  it’s  important  to  focus  on  what  a  leader/disciple  maker  needs  to  know,  it’s  also  important  to  focus  on  the  being.  This  is  the  area  of  spiritual  formation.  While  there  are  many  aspects  to  being  that  could  be  addressed  in  the  leader/feeder  process,  CDNI  would  like  to  suggest  three  non-­‐negotiable.      3  Things  Every  leader/disciple  maker  must  Be      1.  Spirit-­‐Filled      Leading/Making  disciples  is  spiritual  work.  It’s  not  something  that  you  can  accomplish  on  your  own  or  by  your  own  strength  or  effort.  ‘Not  by  might  nor  by  power,  but  by  my  Spirit,’  says  the  Lord  Almighty  –  Zech  4:6.  Paul  instructs  the  Ephesian  Church  to  be  filled  with  the  Spirit.  This  is  a  necessity  for  leader/feeder.  You  have  to  depend  on  the  Spirit  and  walk  in  step  with  the  Spirit.      2.  Fruitfulness      One  of  the  evidences  of  being  Spirit-­‐filled  is  the  fruit  that  the  Spirit  produces.  According  to  Paul,  this  includes:  “But  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  love,  joy,  peace,  patience,  kindness,  goodness,  faithfulness,  gentleness,  self-­‐control.”  Disciplemakers  need  to  evidence  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit.      3.  Humility      Jesus  demonstrated  humility  (Phil  2).  James  emphasizes  the  importance  of  humility  (Jas  4:10).  This  shows  up  

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in  how  you  follow  Jesus  and  His  leadership  of  your  life.  It  also  includes  being  a  learner.  You  realize  that  you  have  not  yet  arrived,  but  keep  pressing  on  to  become  more  like  Jesus.      The  character  of  disciplemakers  is  extremely  important.  Outward  conformity  to  standards  or  behaviours  is  meaningless  without  a  heart  after  God.  Jesus  confronted  the  Pharisees  and  told  them  to  clean  out  the  inside  of  the  cup  and  not  just  the  outside.      Living  a  Spirit-­‐filled,  fruitful,  and  humble  life  will  help  all  disciplemakers  to  avoid  legalism  and  hypocrisy.      Missional  Challenge:  As  you  leader/make  disciples,  make  sure  you  are  Spirit-­‐filled.  Make  sure  you  are  fruitful.  Make  sure  you  remain  humble.    May  our  Living  Lord  God  bless  you;  give  life;  extend  your  teritories  and  preserve  you  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  such  that  we  all  have  another  communion  through  iternity  in  the  Name  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.      CDNI  Foundry  (on  behalf  of  the  CDNI  Leadership)  

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Welcome To Today’s Leadership Seminar / Forum (02/02/2013)

A special leadership seminar/open forum Topics for discussion are as follows 1. Networking from a practical point of view and not

just on paper. 2. Discovering your calling and the grace function. 3. Skills to lead others as you are led by the Holy Spirit. 4. The question of woman in ministry. 5. Half night and full night prayer meetings organized

by CDNI. 6. Honouring the offices and callings of others.

TODAY’S LEADERSHIP FORM FACILITATED BY PS.

RONNIE FYNN (PASTORS HANNA FAKHOURI, SANELISO SIBANDA & DAVID KASONGO AS REF.

PANELISTS)

Dearly beloved, we thank God for another opportunity to come together for the purpose of edifying and

equipping each other for the work of the ministry. This is another one of those moments where we allow the greatest teacher the person of the Holy Spirit to instruct

us in the way we should go so that we can be equipped to teach or instruct His people. John 16:13 – 15 Jesus refers to the person of the Holy Spirit as the spirit of truth……………….. In John 14:16 Jesus also refers to himself as the truth………………………………………………………… In John 8 :32 He said we shall know the truth and the truth shall make us free…………………. The fact that there is a spirit of truth implies that there will be a spirit of error. Let us humbly allow the spirit of

truth to prevail and bring the necessary correction to us in this session so that we are edified and equipped to equip the body of Christ.

Be blessed Pastor Ronnie Fynn (facilitator)

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1. Networking from a practical point of view and not just on paper

Whose idea was this in the first place and what is networking? Genes i s 1 :26 – 28 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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We see in this scripture in Genesis that the idea of networking was originally God’s idea. Webster’s dictionary defines networking as the exchange of information or services among individuals, groups or

institutions. He also goes on to define it as the cultivation of productive relationships for employment or business. For us as believers the cultivation of productive relationships is for another purpose. In John 17:22 Jesus prayed

that we may be one and that was the reason He gave us His Glory. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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2. Discovering your calling It is important to understand that you discover and not choose your calling. We are not talking about a career but a

holy calling. God is the one who calls and we have to respond. All of humanity is called. If not born again you are called into His family and His kingdom. Once born again you

have a high calling, Phi l ipp ians 3 :4 are called to a specific function within the body of Christ. 1. Cor ; 12:14 – 18 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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The purpose and function of the fivefold ministry or the ascension gifts is help the body of Christ find their God ordained gifting, callings and place of grace. Ephes ians 4 :11 – 13

The place of your grace is divinely appointed and not self-assumed. Most would ask, how do I know what I am called to do? It is not at all complicated. It is much more natural for

you to be what you are called to be than what you are not called to be. Jesus gave Peter the awesome assignment of being the main speaker in the upper room when His church was first established. I often wonder about when you consider that there was at least one disciple by the name of Luke, who was far more educated then Peter was.

Another example of this is the apostle Paul, who wrote most of the New Testament but had not enjoyed the same fellowship with Jesus on the earth. He was born again long after Jesus resurrection and ascension.

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……………… 3. The skill to lead others as you are led by the Holy Spirit

Leaders are also good followers. They are very dependent on the leading of the Holy Spirit and they are also

teachable people. A meek and a quiet spirit. 1. Pet er 3 :4 A friend of mine once said, the one qualification for teaching is being teachable. Let’s go back John 16:13 – 15

1 . John 2 : 27 It is important for us to remember that the Holy Spirit is the best teacher and He uses humanity to speak through

and give direction to His people. One may ask, why does the Holy Spirit place such great emphasis on teaching? The

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answer is simply that He wants the people of God to be mature. Thank God for the gifts of the Holy Spirit but they are not a sign of maturity. It is the fruit of the spirit that are a sign of maturity. Note Galat ians 5 :22 Let us carefully examine this scripture in order to establish who is actually responsible for fruit bearing. Also keep in mind the words of Jesus in John 15:5

Another very important truth that requires observation is that we are not to follow the gifts of the Holy Spirit but they are to follow us. We are to follow the Holy Spirit who will lead us into all truth. 1. Cor ; 14:1 follow, pursue Love God. (Romans 8 :14) Jesus also made it very clear that signs and wonders shall follow them that believe. Mark 16:17

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4. The question of woman in ministry

The simple and direct way to deal with this issue is to go back to Ephes ians 4 :11 – 13 and see if those ascension

gifts were given only to men. One of the main reasons for confusion on this matter was when Paul addressed a particular situation that arose

with the church at Corinth that was causing much disruption in the church services. There are so many accounts of woman being very active in ministry. In this study we examine one of the main reasons there isn’t mention of woman functioning in areas of leadership in those days.

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5. The prayer of Intercession

Jesus, in Luke 18:1 says men ought always to pray and Paul in Ephes ians 6 :18 says, praying always with all prayer.

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6. Honouring the offices and callings of others Romans 12: 9 – 10 Phi l ipp ians 2 :3 Proverbs 15: 33 Let us now enter into a serious study of the above scriptures from an open, honest and mature discussion. We do

this because God places a very high priority on the subject of honour. Lack of honour is one of the prime reasons we are deprived of so much that God the father wants to do in our midst. This is an old problem or should I say, satan’s master strategy. Jesus encountered this in His hometown and amongst His own people. Matthew 13:57, Luke 4 :24

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Please be advised that whatever level of discussion we have in this seminar is for the purpose of edifying,

equipping and helping us better serve each other and the sheep that God has entrusted us with. Blessings to all.

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Kuhusu CDNI Nini ni CDNI? DNI ni mtandao wa Wakristo undani amefungwa pamoja kwa njia ya Roho Mtakatifu na imani kuheshimiana

katika Yesu Kristo na Neno la Mungu na ni kusaidia kila mmoja kufikia malengo ya pamoja katika kuendeleza ufalme wa Mungu au umoja wa kiroho ya waamini katika Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo , kwamba ni umoja na Mwana na kufufuka alipaa ya Mungu, na ni wanachama wa kanisa ambayo ni mwili wa Yesu Kristo, na bibi arusi wa Kristo, ambayo ilianza wakati wa Pentekoste. Wanachama wake ni wapiga kura kama vile bila kujali uanachama au yasiyo ya uanachama katika makanisa kupangwa wa dunia.

CDNI inakuza na inahimiza independency kamili ya wizara husika, lakini inasisitiza juu ya wizara ya mtu binafsi ya

kusaidiana katika juhudi zao kukua maono yao ya kibinafsi na kuendeleza Ufalme wa Mungu bila ya kusahau wasiojiweza na waliokata tamaa duniani kote

Malengo makuu ya CDNI ni kuona viumbe wa kiroho zaidi Mwili kushikamana, Mkristo ambapo Yesu Kristo

ndiye kiini na msingi, ambayo kuteka nguvu na kiburi kutoka utofauti wake na kuona mwili wa Kristo kushiriki pamoja, kukua kiroho, kimwili na kukubali watu wa asili zote kama sawa wakati kudumisha individuality ya kila huduma.CDNI pia kimsingi kazi kwa juhudi kwa relieving umaskini, mahitaji ya wajane wazee, yatima, ugonjwa au shida na maendeleo ya elimu na Injili ya Yesu Kristo, ndani ya nchi, kitaifa na kimataifa kupitia msaada kuheshimiana, ufuasishaji mara kwa mara na uwakili kwa ufanisi kwenye Foundation, kwamba ni Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu.

Ni wazi kwa watu binafsi, wizara ya kikristo, na makanisa, mashirika na familia Yesu Kristo; Neno la Mungu ni katikati, msingi na mamlaka ya mwisho ya CDNI na Roho Mtakatifu knits yetu

kwa pamoja ndani ya Hekalu Mtakatifu, mwili mmoja (mtu mmoja) nikanawa safi ya dhambi zote na hatia kwa damu ya Yesu Kristo, kila mmoja wetu kuwa muhimu kwa ajili ya & kila mmoja kama viungo vya mwili mmoja.

Katika CDNI sisi wote kupungua kama Yesu Kristo kuongezeka, Yesu Kristo ni kituo na sisi wote kuogelea katika

uwepo wake. Mungu ameweka viongozi wenye vipawa katika timu ya uongozi ambao licha assignement ziada Bwana wetu Mungu ameweka katika maisha yao kwa ajili ya ufalme wake wote kufanya kazi kama sawa hata kwa wanachama. Sisi wote ni Wakristo kutaka kwenda mbinguni.

CDNI napenda kuwashukuru wote kwa kujitolea yako na kujitolea kwa kila mmoja na kwa ajili ya Ufalme wa

Mungu. Tuna Kiroho kifuniko Timu kama CDNI kuwa Wachungaji Armour & Saneliso Ncube; na Hanna & Huda Fakhouri; ambao kazi na Wachungaji Francois & Dody Machara; Tony O. Jegede; Ronnie Maldigri; Ronnie Fyyn; Kenneth Godwin na Mchungaji Martin Okot maamuzi juu ya CDNI uongozi wa Timu. Hii timu anapata mwongozo kutoka kwa Baraza la Wazee wa inayoundwa ya mawaziri wote na viongozi katika CDNI waliomaliza & in uanachama fomu zao. Sisi, pamoja kuruhusu Bwana wetu Mungu kuwa na njia yake katika ufalme wake.

CDNI ina kamati nyingine kwa ajili ya mbio yake ya kila siku. Tuna Shule ya intercetion inaongozwa na Zab.

Francois Machara & Timu; Mipango Kamati inaongozwa na Mchungaji Tony Jegede ambao ni wetu Matukio Mratibu akisaidiwa na Zab Ken katika utawala; Kamati ya Fedha ikiongozwa na Zab Ronnie Maldigri & Zab Steven Kalonda; Charity Kamati inaongozwa na Zab Daudi Kasongo & Br Mehluli & Tsitsi Mpofu; Media Kamati (haja kujitolea); Kamati Music inaongozwa na Zab Francois & Zab Martin; Litterature Kamati inaongozwa na Zab Ronniee Fynn & Br. Umberto Saba; Kamati ya Kimataifa inaongozwa na Armour Wachungaji; Saneliso; Maxime Dody na Francois ikiwa ni pamoja na reps nchi. Haya commiittee wote ni kuangalia kwa kujitolea ziada.

Tuendelee kuomba kwa ajili ya kila mmoja hivyo kuwa Shetani si kuiba hakuna kati yetu. Nini lengo CDNI kwa viongozi mwaka huu, Yesu Kristo kutusaidia? Kwamba viongozi wote inaweza kuinua Yesu Kristo juu, kuhubiri Neno la kweli kuja kutoka katika kinywa cha

Mungu na ushirika zaidi na kila mmoja. Kama CDNI sisi kukiri kwamba ingawa wote walioitwa kumtumikia katika

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Ufalme wa Mungu na ikionekana kuwa sawa; mawaziri wamepewa jukumu ziada juu ya kila mtu wamekuwa kwa ajili ya waziri wa, ambayo watatoa hesabu. Sisi wote ni bidhaa ya mbinguni hivyo ni mtayarishaji au wasambazaji tunahitaji kuwa na mawasiliano ya na yanahusiana na na hii ni Bwana wetu Mungu. Sisi ni hiyo kufanya wenyewe kama watoto na si kama Baba na ni katika eneo hili ambapo zaidi ya viongozi wetu na kuanguka. Tunajitahidi kuwa maarufu badala ya thriving kufanya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo au Ufalme wa Mungu maarufu. Sisi kustawi na kujenga makanisa yetu badala ya anayewakilisha Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo na kumruhusu kujenga Kanisa.

Sisi kushindana na kila mmoja badala ya kuruhusu sisi wenyewe kuwa kujengwa katika moja Hekalu Mtakatifu. Waefeso 2:

20 kwa sababu wewe zimejengwa juu ya msingi wa mitume na manabii, na Kristo Yesu mwenyewe kama msingi. 21 Katika yeye jengo lote, kuvutwa pamoja, hukua ndani ya hekalu takatifu katika Bwana, 22 Nanyi pia mnajengwa pamoja katika makao ya Mungu katika Roho. Bwana wetu Mungu ni kutafuta kiongozi nyuma ya Moyo wake mwenyewe. Kama kama CDNI tunaanza kuinua

Jina la Yesu Kristo badala ya majina yetu tunaweza kuleta nyuma uongozi halisi. swali ni je, uko tayari kuanza kutambua kwamba sisi ni wanaoishi chombo kwa ajili ya Bwana wetu Mungu na kuruhusu Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo kwa njia ya Roho Mtakatifu kuwa mwanamuziki. Sala CDNI ni kwamba katika 2013 na hivyo sote kuona Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo na uzoefu nguvu ya ufufuo wake.

Mwaka 2013, katika kata Mwenye nguvu na Hai ya Yesu Kristo; CDNI imara anathibitisha kuwa mchungaji na watu lazima wafanye kazi pamoja ili kusaidia uongozi wao: -

Muabuduni na imani, si hofu ya mtu. • Ni kweli kwamba wakati sisi kama wachungaji kujenga uzio kuzunguka faragha nafsi yetu ya ndani, sisi

kufanya Mungu wizara imeweka chini ya uangalizi wetu nje ya hofu. • Sisi ni hofu ya kile watu kufikiri au kusema kama sisi kwa namna fulani basi kwenda kwa muda au wakati

watu haikuanguka wakati huduma hii kama walivyofanya mmoja uliopita. • Badala ya indulging hofu inayotokana na shughuli, sisi kama viongozi na wachungaji wanapaswa kuunganisha

kwa Imani "- injini mbali zaidi ya kuaminika ya huduma" moja mara moja aliandika. Kukubali makosa, si kujificha yao. • Sisi wote wana makosa na ni kuwa umekamilika na Mungu kwa njia ya matendo ya Roho Mtakatifu na

Mungu kwa kutumia ndugu zetu kila siku, ikiwa ni pamoja na wachungaji yetu. • Sisi kama Wachungaji na viongozi hawapaswi kujisikia kama tuna kuficha madhambi yetu, na hivyo kutoa

fursa shetani. • Moja aliandika kwamba, "juhudi kuficha kosa moja tu unaweza kusababisha jaribio mchungaji kuficha kila

aina ya makosa mengine uwezo - kama kweli makosa au la.Ataanza camouflaging makosa halisi na kufikiri, na kusababisha dichotomy kati ya persona yake ya umma na binafsi yake ya kweli ubinafsi "

• Sisi kama Wachungaji na viongozi haja ya kujifunza kutoka kwa mfalme Daudi, yeye daima alikiri makosa yake na alitubu.Viongozi leo hawezi kusema, "Nasikitika, tafadhali nisamehe ilikuwa kosa langu" lakini badala yake kutumia ombi na kondoo kukubali kwa kosa moja kama ujumbe ijayo mimbari juu ya "insubordination". Tu kutubu na kukubali kuwaongoza, ni kwa faida yetu kama wachungaji na viongozi, si kutuangamiza.

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Express udhaifu, si cover yake juu na shughuli busy. • Mmoja aliwahi kusema kwamba, 'mara nyingi, wakati sisi kujisikia dhaifu, sisi kujaribu kufunika udhaifu na

flurry ya shughuli.Frenetic huduma ya Kikristo ni wakati mwingine opiate ya maisha tupu kiroho. ' • Haphazard shughuli kwa ajili ya Yesu nafasi ya kweli ya udhaifu, unyonge ambayo sisi ni kwa utukufu.2

Wakorintho 11:30 kama mimi lazima kujivunia, nitajisifu katika mambo ambayo wasiwasi udhaifu wangu. 2 Wakorintho 00:09 Naye akaniambia, "Neema yangu inatosha kwa ajili yenu, kwa nguvu wangu hutimilika katika udhaifu." Kwa hiyo ni radhi kabisa nami kujivunia udhaifu wangu ili uwezo wake Kristo ukae juu yangu.

• Sisi kama viongozi hupata hisia ya uongo ya nguvu ya Kikristo wakati sisi kukataa udhaifu wetu, kujaza

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mwanya gaping na mwenyeji wa majukumu kujisikia-mema ya Kikristo. • Katika 2013 hebu kama CDNI kutoa Bwana wetu Mungu kitu cha kufanya. • Mungu anataka udhaifu.Yeye repudiates kujitosheleza "2 Wakorintho 3:05 Si kwamba sisi tunaweza wenyewe

kufikiri kitu chochote kama kuwa kutoka wenyewe, ila uwezo wetu wote hutoka kwa Mungu," • Kumbuka kwamba sisi wachungaji na viongozi wa watu wote, ni zaidi ya kukabiliwa na hatari hii.Mwito

wake, baada ya yote, ni Kiroho shughuli. Hata hivyo ni lazima tukubali kwamba wote tuko dhaifu. Sisi wote. Na sisi lazima. Na hiyo ni sawa.

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Kuwafichua kuvunjika, si kuweka mbele ya utakatifu. • Zaburi 51:17; Dhabihu za Mungu ni roho iliyovunjika, kuvunjwa na kupondeka moyo-Haya, Ee Mungu,

hutaudharau. • Kuvunjika ni mkao wa toba na ni Waislamu. • Sisi kama Wachungaji na viongozi ni kwa mfano hii kuvunjika kwa akili ya Mungu. • Kuvunjika si baadhi cowering, hakutazama akitambaa na kupenyeza show ya inferiority. • Kama mwandishi wa Zaburi anasema, kuvunjika ni ujasiri unyenyekevu katika uso wa Mungu usio na

mwisho. • Wakati watu sisi kuongoza kutarajia inaonyesha utakatifu kutoka kwetu kama wachungaji na viongozi badala

ya kuruhusu kuvunjika yetu, ni kuanzisha sisi juu kwa mafichoni maisha yetu binafsi na kuweka kwenye persona umma, kwamba alifanya kuanguka shetani kutoka mbinguni.

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Mpe Mungu chumba na mamlaka. • Kama wachungaji na viongozi, hatuna kutumia mamlaka yetu juu ya wale sisi kuongoza lakini tunahitaji

kuongoza kwa mfano. • Hebu Mungu stampu mamlaka yake juu ya kanisa lake Yote hii inahitaji unyenyekevu juu ya sehemu ya wachungaji sisi na viongozi. Ni inahitaji uvumilivu na upendo juu

ya sehemu ya watu. Hii inahitaji mkono uongozi wa timu ambao wenyewe ni bure kwa kuwa wazi, kuvunjwa, halisi, na halisi.

Tunataka kuwa watu ambao ni zima, kurejeshwa, matumaini, na furaha. Hii haiwezi kutokea wakati sisi ni kuishi maisha mbili. Hii haiwezi kutokea katika makanisa yetu kama sisi ni kukusudia upendo viongozi wetu wa kutosha, wanapaswa kuwatumikia katika uhalisi.

Tunaishi katika jamii ya imani. Hakuna kati yetu, hata wachungaji wetu / viongozi, wanapaswa kuwa inaonekana kama nguzo lisiloweza kukosa nguvu.

Kwa kumalizia, Waebrania 12:02 inasema, 'Tumwelekee Yesu aliyeianzisha imani yetu, ambaye kwa furaha iliyowekwa mbele yake aliustahimili msalaba na kuidharau aibu, naye ameketi mkono wa kuume wa kiti cha enzi wa Mungu '. Kwa hiyo kama jamii ya imani, Tukiweka imani yetu katika Mungu, si viongozi wetu.

Uongozi wa leo Semina maalum ya uongozi semina / wazi jukwaa Topics kwa majadiliano ni kama ifuatavyo 1. Networking kutoka hatua ya vitendo ya mtazamo na si tu juu ya karatasi. 2. Kugundua wito wako na kazi ya neema. 3. Ujuzi kuwaongoza wengine kama mkiongozwa na Roho Mtakatifu. 4. swali la mwanamke katika huduma. 5. Nusu usiku usiku na mikutano ya maombi kamili iliyoandaliwa na CDNI. 6. Honouring ofisi na miito ya wengine.

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Wapenzi wangu, sisi kumshukuru Mungu kwa fursa nyingine ya kuja pamoja kwa lengo la kuwajenga na kuwaandaa

kila mmoja kwa ajili ya kazi ya huduma. Hii ni nyingine ya wakati wale ambapo sisi kuruhusu mwalimu mkuu mtu wa Roho Mtakatifu na kuwafundisha sisi

katika njia tunapaswa kwenda ili tuweze kuwa na vifaa kufundisha au kuwafundisha watu wake. Yohana 16:13 - 15 Yesu anarejea mtu wa Roho Mtakatifu kama roho wa kweli .................... Katika Yohana 14:16 Yesu pia inahusu mwenyewe kama kweli .................................................................. Katika Yohana 8:32 Alisema tutajua ukweli na kweli itawaweka yetu bure ...................... ukweli kwamba kuna Roho wa ukweli ina maana kwamba kutakuwa na roho wa uongo. Hebu unyenyekevu

kuruhusu Roho wa ukweli kutawala na kuleta marekebisho muhimu kwetu katika kikao hiki ili kwamba sisi ni hajengwi na vifaa ili kuwapatia mwili wa Kristo.

Kubarikiwa Mchungaji Ronnie Fynn (mwezeshaji) 1. Networking kutoka hatua ya vitendo ya mtazamo na si tu juu ya Pape r Ambayo wazo hili katika nafasi ya kwanza na ni nini mitandao? Mwanzo 01:26 - 28 ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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Tunaona katika andiko hili katika Mwanzo kwamba wazo la mitandao ya awali ilikuwa wazo la Mungu. Kamusi ya Webster inaeleza mitandao kama kubadilishana taarifa au huduma kati ya watu binafsi, vikundi au

taasisi. Yeye pia anaendelea kufafanua kama kilimo cha mahusiano ya uzalishaji kwa ajili ya ajira au biashara. Kwa sisi kama waumini kilimo cha mahusiano ya uzalishaji ni kwa lengo jingine. Katika Yohana 17:22 Yesu

aliomba kwamba sisi inaweza kuwa moja na kwamba ilikuwa sababu Yeye alitupa utukufu wake. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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2. Kugundua wito wenu Ni muhimu kuelewa kwamba wewe kugundua na si kuchagua wito wenu. Sisi si kuzungumza kuhusu kazi lakini

mwito mtakatifu. Mungu ni mmoja ambaye wito na sisi kuwa na kujibu. Yote ya ubinadamu anaitwa. Kama si watoto tena wewe ni kuitwa katika familia yake na ufalme wake. Mara

kuzaliwa tena una wito wa juu, Wafilipi 3:04 wanaitwa kazi maalum ndani ya mwili wa Kristo.{0}1.{/0}{1} {/1} Kor; 12:14 - 18

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madhumuni na kazi ya huduma mara tano au zawadi ya kupaa ni kusaidia mwili wa Kristo kupata Mungu wao wamechaguliwa gifting Mwito, na mahali pa neema. Waefeso 4:11 - 13

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mahali ya neema yako ni KiMungu kuteuliwa na si binafsi kudhani. Wengi wangeweza kuuliza, jinsi gani mimi kujua nini nimeitwa kufanya? Si wakati wote ngumu. Ni zaidi ya asili

kwa ajili ya wewe kuwa nini wanaitwa kuwa zaidi ya kile wewe si walioitwa kuwa. Yesu alitoa Petro zoezi kutisha wa kuwa msemaji kuu katika chumba ghorofani wakati kanisa lake mara ya kwanza imara. Mimi mara nyingi ajabu kuhusu wakati wa kufikiria kwamba kulikuwa na angalau mmoja mwanafunzi na jina ya Luka, ambaye alikuwa mbali zaidi elimu kisha Petro alikuwa.

Mfano mwingine wa hii ni mtume Paulo, ambaye aliandika zaidi ya Agano Jipya lakini alikuwa walifurahia ushirika huo na Yesu juu ya nchi. Yeye alizaliwa tena kwa muda mrefu baada ya Yesu kufufuka na kupaa.

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3. ujuzi kuwaongoza wengine kama mkiongozwa na Roho Mtakatifu Viongozi pia ni wafuasi wazuri. Wao ni tegemezi sana juu ya uongozi wa Roho Mtakatifu na wao pia ni

kufundishika watu. mpole na roho ya utulivu. {0}1.{/0}{1} {/1} Petro 3:04 Rafiki yangu mmoja alisema, kufuzu moja kwa ajili ya kufundishia ni kuwa kufundishika. Turudi Yohana 16:13 - 15

1.Yohana 2: 27 Ni muhimu kwa sisi kukumbuka kwamba Roho Mtakatifu ni mwalimu bora na anatumia ubinadamu kusema

kupitia na kutoa mwelekeo kwa watu wake. Mtu anaweza kuuliza, kwa nini Roho Mtakatifu mahali vile kubwa mkazo katika ufundishaji?jibu ni rahisi kwamba Yeye anataka watu wa Mungu kuwa kukomaa. Asante Mungu kwa zawadi ya Roho Mtakatifu lakini wao si ishara ya kukomaa.Ni matunda ya roho ni ishara ya kukomaa. Kumbuka Wagalatia 5:22 Hebu makini kuchunguza maandiko haya ili kuanzisha ambaye ni kweli kuwajibika kwa ajili ya kuzaa matunda.Pia kumbuka maneno ya Yesu katika Yohana 15:05

Mwingine ukweli muhimu sana ambayo inahitaji uchunguzi ni kwamba sisi si kufuata zawadi ya Roho Mtakatifu lakini wao ni kufuata sisi. Sisi ni kufuata Roho Mtakatifu ambaye atatuongoza katika kweli yote. {0}1.{/0}{1} {/1} Kor; 14:01 kufuata, kujiingiza Mpende Mungu. (Warumi 8:14) Yesu pia aliweka wazi kwamba ishara na maajabu zitafuatana na hao wanaamini.Marko 16:17

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4. swali la mwanamke katika wizara njia rahisi na ya moja kwa moja ili kukabiliana na suala hili ni kwenda nyuma na Waefeso 4:11 - 13 na kuona kama

zawadi hizo kupaa walipewa tu na wanaume. Moja ya sababu kuu kwa mkanganyiko juu ya suala hili ilikuwa wakati Paulo kushughulikiwa hali fulani yaliyotokea

kwa kanisa la Korintho kwamba ilikuwa ikisababisha usumbufu sana katika huduma ya kanisa. Kuna akaunti hivyo, wengi wa mwanamke kuwa hai sana katika huduma. Katika utafiti huu sisi kuchunguza moja ya sababu kuu hakuna kutaja ya utendaji mwanamke katika maeneo ya uongozi katika siku hizo.

1. Kor; 14: 34 - 35, 40 Lakini yote yafanyike kwa heshima na kwa utaratibu. ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

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5. sala ya Maombezi Yesu, katika Luka 18:01 inasema wanaume lazima kusali daima na Paulo katika Waefeso 6:18 anasema, wakati

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6. Honouring ofisi na miito ya wengine Warumi 12: 9-10 Wafilipi 2:03 Mithali 15: 33 Hebu sasa kuingia katika utafiti kubwa ya maandiko hapo juu kutoka majadiliano ya wazi, waaminifu na kukomaa.

Sisi kufanya hivyo kwa sababu Mungu inaweka kipaumbele cha juu sana juu ya somo la heshima.Ukosefu wa heshima ni moja ya sababu mkuu sisi ni kunyimwa ya kiasi kwamba Mungu baba anataka kufanya katika katikati yetu.Hili ni tatizo zamani au niseme, bwana shetani mkakati.Yesu wamekutana hii katika mji wake na kati ya watu wake mwenyewe.Mathayo 13:57, Luka 4:24

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Tafadhali kuwa wanashauriwa kuwa kila ngazi ya majadiliano tuna katika semina hii ni kwa madhumuni ya kuwajenga, vifaa na kutusaidia bora kutumikia kila mmoja na kondoo kwamba Mungu amempa sisi na.

Baraka kwa wote. The Wind of Change In The Body Of Christ As CDNI Leadership Team been thinking about heaven and wondered, “What is God doing today and is His desk

as messy as ours?” Well, one thing we know for sure, God is very busy working on one major project. It’s the focal point of His time and energy and He’s very passionate about it. Which project? The Church, of course.

Okay, so God is working on the church. It is very important to Him. We were asking ourselves what is the church

going to look like? How we will know when it has reached its destiny? Thankfully, the Bible gives us some clues as to what the church is going to be like.

1. A Glorious Church – Eph 5: 25-27. God is going to make the church holy, so that it is blameless, without

stain or wrinkle or any other blemish. 2. A United Church – John 17:20-23 & Eph 4:3,13. The Lord want the church totally united in heart and

purpose. He doesn’t want the church to be divided, but to come to the “unity of the Spirit”. And the “unity of faith”.

3. A Victorious Church – Matt. 16:18. Jesus said that His church would be so victorious that even the very gates of hell would not be able to stop it as it advances.

What a project! It sounds like something worth living for. To be part of the church is an exciting and joyful

experience. At CDNI we believe together, we can see the church change and fulfill its God-given destiny. The world is

waiting. Let’s get to work to help the church change. When it comes to the subject of church growth, there seem to be two extreme attitudes today: 1. Ambition. This causes an extreme focus on fruitfulness and quantity, which can lead to competitiveness. 2. Apathy. This causes an extreme focus on faithfulness and quality, which can lead to complacency.

We believe that God wants us to have a healthy desire to maximize our God-given potential. We must have a

passion for both faithfulness (quality) and fruitfulness (quantity). God wants the church to be healthy and to grow! God wants to bring increase. Each person matters to God. The

early church as recorded in the book of Acts, had people added to it every day (Acts 2:47). The question in the mind of many, Which Model?

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But, what makes a church grow? Why does one church grow while another does not? Many church leaders, are looking for method that will make the church grow. Everyone is looking for “the key” to

success and church growth. We look to what other churches are doing (methods) while often missing some of the underlying values that are causing the growth (principles).

Today we see many different models or styles of churches: 1. The contemporary Model: That makes use of contemporary music and modern technology. 2. The Seeker-Sensitive Model. That uses a variety of means of communication methods (e.g. drama) and

who try to create a non-threatening environment for unchurched people to hear the message of the gospel. 3. The Renewal Model. That focuses on prayer and the ministry of the Holy Spirit, often with accompanying

physical manifestations. 4. The Revivalist Model. That focuses on a strong message of repentance through a very confrontational style

and approach to ministry. 5. The Cell Model. That focuses on the formation of a large network of small groups where people gather for

fellowship, teaching and outreach. 6. The traditional Model. Churches that continue with the use of established liturgy and traditions in honour

of their historical roots. The amazing thing is that even though there are churches using these models and growing, there are also churches

using these models that are not growing. So we can conclude that the use of the model or the method itself will not automatically cause a church to grow. I say this not to be cynical or critical of any churches using the above models, the point is that simply copying something that is working somewhere else will not guarantee that your church will grow too.

How does our Church Grow? • Do not seek to imitate one particular model of church, but seek to study and discover the universal principles

that relevant. • A model is a concept with which some church in part of the world has had a positive experience. • A principle is something that applies to every church everywhere. • Beneath the surface of every working model, there are principles that can benefit every church.

We can also draw some excellent principles about church growth from the following Scriptures: Matthew 6:28. “See the lilies of the field how they grow” 1 Corinthians “I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow” • When we look into nature, we see that God causes living things to grow all by themselves. • There are things we can and cannot do. • We can prepare the ground, sow the seed, water the seed and harvest the fruit. • However, we cannot bring forth the fruit or make things grow. God alone does that through that inherent

power within the seed. So we see that the church is not some machine that can be programmed, but rather it is a living organism that is

designed to grow all by it self if placed in the right environment. No theories can describe the growth of a church. We must seek to understand God’s growth principles and release them to work.

This analogy of natural church development teaches us a number of important points: 1. God designed the church to grow all by itself. If God has birthed your church, then He wants it to grow and

He put within its spiritual DNA all that is necessary for it to grow healthy and strong. 2. We must focus on the things that will enhance the growth of the church and remove anything that will inhibit

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the growth of the church. 3. You cannot make the church grow, so you might as well sleep at night and not get so stressed, it’s growing

even when you’re sleep. 4. Not every church will be the same size, just as not every seed grows to look the same. True success is

maximizing your God-given potential and that of your church or ministry, not being bigger or better than somebody else.

5. Not every church will last forever. It’s an interesting thought to realize that every church we read about in the New Testament no longer exists. Like a plant or even an organization, each church has its own life cycle. However if we keep the church healthy and strong, it can last long enough to reach its full potential.

The key issue for churches well be health, not church growth.

• Many begin with the wrong question; they ask “what will make our church grow? • The question we need to ask is “What is keeping our church from growing? • God wants His church to grow, if your church genuinely healthy, then it will grow.

In the following studies or sessions are some important principles that help the church grow and be healthy. But I

will focus on A Leadership shift – from ministers to equippers from Leaders to feeders. First, we have to come to grips with the fact that things in the church aren’t the way they should be. Things have

got to change to take the church to fulfill its potential. Things Have Got To Change The State of the church Allow us to say that the next few years will determine whether the church will experience a major revival or

whether it will fade into insignificance. One thing we know for sure, things have got to change if we are to see the church be what God intends it to be in

the world. Let’s not fool ourselves. There’s a lot of work to be done and the church have long way to go. But remember, the church is God’s project. All we need to do is find out what He wants us to do and how he wants us to do it. When we do that, we are guaranteed success. God always blesses His own projects!

God is in the Change Business “Change” is a word that many people don’t like, because it makes them feel uncomfortable. It always implies

leaving the old familiar ways behind and stepping out into new, uncharted waters. It definitely doesn’t sound safe. But God is in the changing business and His plan requires us to change. We aren’t what God wants us to be yet.

God is not finished with us. We must move on. We need to change and grow. The Process of Change Some change is instant, such as people becoming Christians. In a moment of time, we are born again. Through

repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, our sins are washed away. We are cleansed through the blood of Jesus Christ and God immediately sees us as righteous. We are filled with the Holy Spirit, we become the children of God and we receive God’s nature. Our spirits become alive and we can communicate with our heavenly father through prayer and worship. Our names are written down in the book of life. “Romans 3:22-26; 5:1-2; 8:29-30”.

But that’s not the end of the story. God then begins a process of change in our lives. The soul or inner life needs

some work, the mind needs some new thinking patterns programmed into it, the will needs to be surrender to God and His ways of doing things, the emotions may need some healing and some disciplining, old habits and ways of living need to be broken and new godly habits need to be established. We need to become like the Son, become sons and daughters. “1 Cor. 1:2; Eph. 4:22-23; 1 Thess. 4:3”

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So with the church, It will take time it’s a process, the church must learn to deal effectively with change. There is incredible changes taken place around us and therefore the church must be prepared to change also. We

must learn to not only cope with change, but take advantage of it in order to move ahead in God’s purposes for our lives. When change is God-ordained, we must not resist it.

Growth means change, constant change. He does this gradually, little by little, from one level of glory to another.

“2 Cor. 3:18” Change Readiness. The ability and willingness of individuals is the key factor to the future of any group. Change is a process that is

both exciting and difficult, and resistance to it is natural. The key is to turn resistance into change – readiness. Change-readiness is an attitude that is….. • Open and receptive to new ideas. • Excited rather than anxious about change. • Challenged, not threatened, by transitions. • Committed to change as an ongoing process.

Change-readiness is taking actions to…. • Anticipate and initiate change. • Challenge the status quo. • Create, instead of react to, change. • Lead, rather than follow.

Individuals and churches that are GOOD react quickly to change. Individuals and churches that are GREAT create change. We must be forward-thinking people. The apostle Paul made it his aim to forget the things that were behind and

stretch himself forward to what was ahead. He refuses to become comfortable or complacent. From his point of view, this way of thinking is a mark of spiritual maturity. (Phil. 3:10-15).

God is a God of new things. He has made us new creations, given us new hearts, and a new covenant. We live in a

new day; we have new name; we have new commandment; we’ve been given new garments; His mercies are new every morning; we drink new wine; we are headed for New Jerusalem and eventually new heaven and earth. In the end, God makes all things new (Rev. 21:1-5).

Embracing the new things God has for us implies leaving the old behind. It requires change and transition. God

wants freshness in our lives not stagnation, staleness or sameness. We need to keep receiving the new things God has for us. He wants us to be willing, open and ready to change.

To lead change and transition in the church it takes some skill, some experience and lot of good oil of the Holy

Spirit. Also knowing when to change is as important as the change itself. If you change too quickly or at the wrong time, things get worse. On the other hand, if you don’t change soon enough, you may end up doing some damage and wasting a lot of energy.

It’s time to move to a higher level in God. It’s time for us to make some Strategic Changes. What is a “Strategic Change”? In the Old Testament times, there was a group of men from the tribe of Issachar who had “Understanding of the

times”…..to know what Israel ought to do” (1 Chron. 12:32). The times are changing more rapidly today than at any

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other point of human history. God wants us to be a prophetic people who in tune with His purposes, so that we can be used by Him to

accomplish His will in our generation. We must be aware of what is happening in our world. We also need to be aware of what the Holy Spirit is doing and of the strategic changes or shifts that God wants us to make.

Strategic Changes We believe that God the Holy Spirit wants the church to make the following Strategic Changes. 1. A Power Change– from self to God. 2. A Priority Change – from inreach to outreach. 3. A Program Change – from events to relationships. 4. A Leadership Change – from ministers to equippers. 5. A Ministry Change – from consumers to contributors. 6. A Mentality Change – from a church mentality to a Kingdom mentality. 7. A Generation Change – from the older to the younger.

Now Let us spend some time exploring the Leadership Strategy change. A Leadership Change From Ministers To Equippers “He gave some………to equip the saints to do the work of the ministry” (Eph. 4:11-12).). Becoming Empowering Ministers A Leadership Change This shift requires church leaders/Ministers to change their focus from doing ministry themselves to raising up

more ministers. Church leaders need to take on the role of coach, who empowers people to reach their ministry potential. This is leadership the way God designed it – equipping and mobilizing others into effective ministry.

Gathering, motivating, training and mobilizing people must become a major priority in the church. Developing

people as effective ministers is vital to the ongoing growth and health of the church and its ministries. Leadership A. Style

1. The One Man style. He is the primary caregiver. He is driven by people’s expectations and is always available. He does all the ministry himself, which creates dependency. He doesn’t delegate and he plans poorly. He also ignores the trends or the big picture. He can only do so much before burning out.

2. The Team Builder Style. He sees the big picture, takes leadership and mobilizes other people. He has a group focus and gives himself to supervision and planning. Through mobilizing others, he provided for a higher level of long – range care and multiplication strategy that resulted in more people being helped.

Both have equal strong feeling of love and compassion, but they differ in how they show their concern. B. Biblical Models

A Strategic Change is:

A change of thinking, inspired by the Holy Spirit, resulting in a change of behaviour that produces a greater effectiveness in fulfilling the purposes of God for this moment in history.

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Let’s look at a few examples:

1. Moses was the great leader of the church in the wilderness. However, he tended to do everything himself when it came to leadership responsibilities. He was the original “one man band”! The problem was that he was wearing himself out and the people weren’t getting very good service. It took his kind father in law, Jethro, to give him a word of wisdom that enabled him to mobilize others to help him in the work of the ministry (Ex. 18:13-27).

2. Nehemiah was an excellent leader, who led a group of people to rebuild the wall of the city of Jerusalem after it had been destroyed by the Babylonians. The task was too big for him to do himself, so he made sure every person had a place and a job to do to contribute to the overall task. He fulfilled the mission through mobilizing others to catch the vision and working to accomplish it (Neh. 1-6).

3. Jesus was a shepherd, but worked as a Team builder. He trained twelve disciples and told them to go and make more disciples, who would raise up even more disciples and thereby multiply the ministry (Matt. 28:18-20). Jesus was the perfect coach. He chose his own team and then invested time into helping them understand God’s vision for them. He also helped each one of them grow and develop, to eventually take His place in leading the church.

4. The apostles of the early church refused to leave their main tasks of prayer and the Word of god to attend to the urgent demands of a newly emerged problem. Instead, they delegated this responsibility out to a new group of leaders and thereby multiplied the ministry (Acts 6:1-7).

5. Paul was a great leader because he was able to train other leaders to join him in ministry. Paul told Timothy to take the things he had taught him and pass them on to faithful people, who would be able to train others (2 Tim. 2:1-2). Here we have four generations of leadership training – Paul, Timothy, faithful people and then others.

In describing the function of church leadership, Paul says each has been given to “equip the saints to do the work

of the ministry” (Eph. 4:11-12).

1. Apostles aren’t just called to break new ground and establish new churches. They are to teach and equip God’s people so they also have a mission from God to reach out to the world around them and help people lay spiritual foundations in their lives.

2. Prophets aren’t just called to prophesy. They are to teach and equip God’s people to hear God for themselves to hear God for themselves and live their daily lives in tune with the Holy Spirit.

3. Evangelist aren’t just called to do all the evangelizing. They are to teach and equip God’s people to share their faith and be effective soul-winners.

4. Pastors aren’t just called to do all the caring. They are to teach and equip God’s people to love and minister to one another.

5. Teachers aren’t just called to do all the teaching. They are to teach and equip God’s people to study, interpret and apply God’s word to their own lives.

Believers who are equipped in these five key areas of ministry will be on their way to becoming mature disciples of

Jesus. We see from these examples that God constantly works through a leadership team and He requires those leaders

to mobilize others into ministry. What is your personal style of leadership? Our Mandate – Make Disciples Jesus loved everybody and ministered regularly to the multitudes, He recognized that it was only through

committed disciples that the church would be built. For this reason He invested His prime time into a small group of twelve people He had chosen to be His disciples. Jesus monitored and trained them personally for three and a half years. Before He ascended to heaven, He told them “Go and make disciples of all nations, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you”. Jesus gave His team a mission and a mandate.

• The mission to take the gospel to the end of the earth. • The mandate to take those who respond and make them into disciples.

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Making disciples must be the priority of the church – not just holding meetings, singing songs or teaching

sermons, they must be reproducing fully devoted disciples of Jesus Christ. Mature men and women, sons like Jesus. What is Discipling? Allow me to define discipling as “The intentional training of disciples (a person who want to learn and grow to

be like the son “Jesus”), with accountability, on the basis of loving relationship” • Intentional means there needs to be a planned strategy, including a method and a model. • Training implies a prescribed course of study and a specific process that people go through. • With accountability is important because people need help to keep their commitments. • Loving relationships provides the loving, supportive environment in which disciple - making can best take

place. What Kind of Disciples do we Want? • Jesus spoke through John the apostle to the church in Laodecia (rev. 3:14_22). This was a very large,

wealthy and powerful church. It was rich, increased with goods and saw itself as in need of nothing. It was thoroughly satisfied with its own progress and prosperity, but in the eyes of the Lord it was poor, miserable, blind and naked because it was lukewarm wasn’t fervent in its zeal for God. It was spiritually lacking.

• In contrast, the believers at Antioch were so fervent in their zeal for the Lord that they were the first ones to be called “Christians” – those belonging to or like Jesus Christ (Acts 11”26). This was an indication of the quality of their discipleship.

We desire to be fervent followers of Jesus Christ, demonstrating our whole-hearted devotion by praying,

worshipping, loving and serving with a spirit of fervency. These are the kind of disciples God wants us to be and to raise up.

How do we Make Disciples Jesus modeled a disciple-making process with His small group of twelve disciples. His strategy had four basic

components, which are the essentials of effective disciple – making today. They outlined below: 1. Gathering 2. Motivating 3. training 4. Mobilising

Let’s look at these four steps in more detail, especially as they apply to a small group:

1. Gathering. Gathering is the first step. • Start by seeking to gather people who are potential disciples. • Then develop quality relationships with the people in your group. • This is done by expressing interest in their personal and family life through asking questions and

active listening. Avoid criticism, defensiveness, correction or advice giving. • Get to know them how long they’ve been Christians, their level of spiritual maturity, their family

backgrounds, their careers, their church involvement, their hobbies and interests, friendships, needs, hurts, dreams, etc.

2. Motivating. Motivating is the second step. • Help people to see what they can become and then lead them to make a commitment to achieving

that God – given potential. • Help people to lay hold on God’s purpose for their life and to commit themselves to achieving their

personal destiny. • Give people a passionate vision for the church of Jesus Christ and an understanding of how they can

contribute to it. • Help people to develop their potential in God through encouragement, counsel, affirmation and

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3. Training. Training is the third step in the process. • Equip people to live successfully. and • To develop an effective ministry. • Give instruction about the Christian life. • Teach the commands of Jesus and the values of the kingdom of God. • Teach the basic principles of Christian living. • Help them apply the Word of God to their lives. • A good leader determines where people are in their spiritual journey and seeks to move them to

where they need to be via the next step. • We can’t disciple people until we determine their point of need and what type of equipping is

required to move them forward. 4. Mobilising. Mobilising is the fourth step.

• Delegate and release people into significant ministry. • Provide opportunities for practical implementation of what has being taught. • Mobilise people to actively serve others with their gifts and abilities on a regular basis. • Help them to find their place and begin to function. People must keep learning, but they can’t stay in

school forever. This is not the last step. The act of gathering becomes a regular part of the disciple-making process as you gather

those you are discipling together for feedback and further training, then the cycle continues. Disciple-making requires the work of the Holy Spirit, obedience, intimacy with Christ, life experiences and

accountable relationships. The leader can’t cause spiritual growth but can create an environment that promotes and facilitates such growth.

Share the Ministry Church leaders are called to equip or prepare the saints for the work of the ministry. Process must be developed to

enable people to discover their spiritual gifts, abilities, personality and passion, then people need to be given ministry opportunities in which to serve. Once placed, they need continual encouragement, coaching and resources in order to be affective. We must have an abundance mentality that sees that there is more work to be done than we can do ourselves. In fact, the impact of the church will only be as large as the amount of kingdom workers we are able to mobilise.

• We must learn to delegate effectively. The art of delegation is one of the most powerful tools leaders have, it

increases their individual productivity as will as the productivity of their ministry. Leaders who can’t or won’t delegate create a bottleneck to growth and development.

• Delegation can be defined as “the process of identifying your ministry responsibilities and assigning portions of your work to others, so that the workers become fulfilled and the work is accomplished.

• One of the greatest joys of a leader is to see others grow into effective ministry. Leaders should rejoice when those they train do well and even surpass their own effectiveness.

• Church leaders must begin believe in people, and then give them opportunity to learn and develop in ministry areas. It will take time, patience and training.

People usually come forward to do the work of the ministry or to fulfill the need in the church for the

following reasons: • People want to feel they are needed. This is one of the basic human needs. • People heart desire to help others. • People want to make a difference. They want to be part of something greater than themselves. • People want to learn new skills and improve the ones they already have. • People want a sense of belonging and acceptance. • People like to feel good about themselves. They like affirmation. • People want recognition. • Christians want to mature in their faith and share their God-given talents. God creates in us a natural desire

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for growth. • People want to keep from being lonely. There is nothing worse in the world than genuine loneliness. • People want to support causes they believe in.

As a leader, we need to understand why people get involved in ministry, then seek to motivate and assist them to a

place ongoing fruitfulness and fulfillment. Becoming an Effective Mentor or Father Another word for discipling is the word “Mentoring/Fathering”. Every Christian needs three kinds of

mentoring/Fathering relationships: 1. Paul – Someone who is more mature than them who can help them grow and develop further as a

Christian. 2. Barnabas – Someone who is a peer who can also inspire and teach them. 3. Timothy – Someone who is a less mature than them to whom they can be a mentor and encouragement

to. Every church leader/Minister needs to take on the role of a mentor/father as he or she leads their area of

ministry. Good mentor/father performs a number of important tasks for the team:

1. They recruit people to the team. 2. They establish challenging but attainable goals and priorities. 3. They inspire the team to maximum performance. 4. They design strategy for the team. 5. They conduct team practices or training sessions. 6. They develop the skills of the individual as well as those of the team working together. 7. They affirm team players consistently by reinforcing positive behaviour. 8. They correct team players when necessary by discouraging negative behaviour. 9. They cultivate a team spirit and winning environment. 10. They value each person’s unique contribution. 11. They build group or team unity or oneness. 12. They plan regular celebrations or victories and successes.

• Effective mentoring/fathering requires building a healthy relationship with the person or team

member, and showing interest in their family and personal life. • It requires helping them to be effective in their ministry area through setting goals, skill training and

personal development. Where have all the Leaders Gone? The church desperately needs people with the gift of leadership to emerge and to use their gift to help the church

to grow and change (Rom. 12:6-8). Effective leaders accomplish a number of important tasks for the church:

1. They receive a vision from God for their church or ministry. 2. They help define and model Biblical core values for the ministry. 3. They develop a strategic plan for making the vision a reality. This includes ministry priorities and objectives. 4. They gather and motivate people to own the vision and contribute to its accomplishment. 5. They provide regular training and equipping to help people develop excellence in their ministry. 6. they gather and apply resources to the vision. 7. They develop systems, structures and programs that serve to implement the vision. 8. They regularly evaluate and make adjustments to ensure that the ministry stays on course.

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The harvest is huge. The need is great. What we need are more willing workers to get involved in the work of the ministry. Let’s pray and believe for God to use the leaders of today’s church to disciple many people into effective ministry.

People development takes time. It is better to train twelve people than to do the work of twelve people, but it is

harder.” If you can’t work any harder, your future growth will be determined by your ability to work through other people. A great leader develops a team of people who increase output. The result - The leader’s influence and effectiveness begin to multiply (working through others) instead of adding (working by oneself).

The mission of the church is huge and requires everyone to get involved in ministry. As each person begins to

contribute, their life will be more fulfilled and fruitful. Together we can reach and impact communities, cities, and nations for the kingdom of God. Together let’s make a Leadership Shift, so the church can make a bigger difference in our world to the glory of God.

Personal Action Plan Here are some ideas to help you make a personal Leadership Shift:

1. Determine to share what God has given you. Take the things you are good ate, the things that you know the things you have experienced and share them with someone else who could benefit from it.

2. If you have children of your own, think about ways that you can train and develop their potential. 3. Ask one of your church leaders if you can help them in a voluntary capacity. Make a commitment to serve

them and help release them to do what they can do. 4. get involved in helping to establish new Christian in the church. 5. Make a list of areas you would like to grow in, then find someone who can mentor you in each area.

Regular personal contact with a mentor is ideal, but you can also be mentored through a book, a tape or just a brief lunch with someone who can give you some keys to growing in a particular area of your life.

6. Help out in your church’s children’s or youth ministry. Learn to teach and train others. 7. Sign up to be an assistant coach of a sports team and get some experience bringing out the best in others. 8. Think about people who have had a positive influence on your life. Analyse how and why they influenced

you and determine to do the same to others. 9. Determine to give away everything you can to benefit others.

Church Action Plan Here are some ideas to help your church make a Leadership Shift:

1. Answer the following questions for each ministry in the church: • What does the future of this ministry look like? How big will it be? How much will you be able to do

and how many people will you be able to reach or care for? • Produce an orrganisational outline of leaders, including assistants. • Where are the leadership gaps? • Which positions or functions are the highest priority for apprenticeship training? • Where are the biggest training needs? • Do you have a program in place to meet them? • If not, what could be done to meet this training need?

2. As a church leader, determine what areas of ministry you could delegate to others. To do this, do the following: • List all your current activities. • Combine tasks into natural groupings. • Eliminate unnecessary activities. Ask yourself, “Does this need to be done?” • Circle tasks someone else could do. • Put an asterisk by each one that only you can do. These should only be a few tasks! • List other important activities you should be doing. • Choose at least five tasks from the list and consider who you could delegate each task to and when. • Do it.

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3. Conduct some training sessions for church leaders in the area of coaching and mentoring. You may want to use an external church consultant.

4. Require church leaders to reproduce themselves and raise up other leaders in their area of ministry. 5. Start another church meeting and mobilize a whole new group of volunteers. 6. Require all Small group leaders to train an assistant who can become a leader when the group multiplies. 7. Start a leadership training program within your church to raise up more leaders and to equip current

leaders.

May  our  Living  Lord  God  bless  you;  give  life;  extend  your  teritories  and  preserve  you  for  the  day  of  the  Lord  such  that  we  all  have  another  communion  through  iternity  in  the  Name  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.    Pastors: - Armour & Saneliso Ncube; Hanna & Huda Fakhouri (on behalf of the CDNI Leadership

CDNI Teams The Events & Communications Team is established to improve and maintain CDNI communication and to

coordinate communication strategies. The committee's broad objective is to keep all CDNI Churches and Ministries informed and regularly updated on events in our CDNI Network. Our Communications Committee exists to help improve CDNI communication tools (bulletin, website, voicemail, e-mail, blogging, Member Data Collection, Publicity, etc.) and content as new communication strategies and technologies emerge. Our role is to:

- convey CDNI news, activities, and events effectively, efficiently, and economically to all our Network. - provide methods by which information regarding the on-going activities of the CDNI is made available to all

Network members. - serve as the medium through which CDNI activity may be communicated to all Network members.

Worship & Music Team A worship & music committee is a group of people within CDNI responsible for many aspects of worship.

Worship in a church usually consists of the music, songs and the people leading it in voice and with instruments. A worship & Music committee plans and coordinates these aspects for the CDNI Events.

The responsibilities of the Music Committee are as follows: 1. Meets and helps carry out the vision of CDNI through the way it worships. 2. The committee plan the ways the Network will worship. 3. Liaise with all Music teams within CDNI and also reminding them with CDNI general dress code of any

one participating on the altar. 4. Coordinate all Musical events with consultation with the Planning Team. 5. One duty of this team is to design worship services that nurture and enhance CDNI praise and worship

life. 6. Training new members for the praise & worship team is one duty of this team. 7. Responsible of training and running of the sound system. 8. Work with the music coordinator to develop and implement the CDNI music program. 9. Conduct an annual review and assessment of the overall quality of the CDNI music programs, and

submit the assessment to the CDNI Leadership Team. 10. Work with the music coordinator to develop and maintain a budget for the CDNI music programs 11. Develop a long-range plan for CDNI music program and coordinate this plan with consultation with

CDNI Leadership Team. 12. Work with the Music coordinator to ensure the continuation of musical offerings for those CDNI events. 13. Work with the Music coordinator to ensure that music is an integral part of CDNI Events. 14. Assist in planning, promoting, and executing special musical events 15. Assist in maintaining CDNI-owned instruments and facilitating and planning instrument purchases

Finance Team Reports to CDNI Leadership Team. Includes: Treasurer - Assistant Treasurer - Other identified people with expertise. What

1. Encourage the Network members to be generous by setting clear targets for CDNI giving.

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2. Prepare budgets for approval that will reflect the identifies priorities of CDNI and sources of funds. 3. Provide information regarding the potential to fund priorities identified by the committee, after

consultation with CDNI Leadership Team from recurrent giving and reserves. 4. Participate in discussions about financial issues with CDNI Leadership Team as required. 5. Oversee and, as necessary, facilitate all financial operations on behalf of CDNI Leadership Team

How 1. Keep the financial records of CDNI including auditing and reports to the 2. CDNI Leadership Team & Council of Elders. 3. Ensure that payments are made & received including salaries, regular & specific accounts, taxes, rental. 4. Provide oversight of the Annual Budget. 5. Maintain accounts for tenants & other services. 6. Ensure that earmarked gifts and special purpose accounts are recorded and monitored 7. Monitor investments held by CDNI 8. Ensure that succession planning is in place.

Cultural Diversity Network International State Council of Elders The Senior Elder and the Council of Elders primary responsibility is teaching, vision casting, and shepherding.

However, most of the time they found performing the administrating and organizing of other programs and events. The Senior Elder and Council of Elders shoulders responsibilities, helping to get the work done efficiently and quickly. Qualifications Required The Elder must possess the qualities as mentioned in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:7-9 of the Holy Bible. The couple is considered as one.

• He must be blameless, vigilant, just, hospitable, patient, sober and of good behavior. • He must be self-controlled, must love to do what is good, must be disciplined and upright. • He must be the husband of only one wife and must be apt to teach. • He must not be-self willed, must not take any form of alcohol or smoke, must not be greedy for money, must

not be a brawler and must not be covetous. • He must be able to handle his own family well. • He must not be a novice and should have the spiritual maturity to handle the responsibility, or else he may be

filled with pride and fall into the condemnation of the devil. • He must be a man who holds firmly to the truth taught to him, so that he can encourage people with the

truth as well as confute those who oppose it. Duties of Council of Elders include: • Recommending, to the National Leadership Team, those who are eligible for full ordination or mutual

support • Working with Churches in the planting of new Churches. • Planning of State Conferences, Leadership Training and Seminars. • Reviewing any disciplinary matters involving Ministers and/or Churches. • Management of finances of the State body. • Engaging the services of experts in matters relating to Government policy, legal and financial matters.

Vision Implementation

The Council of Elders responsible of the implementation the vision of the CDNI, under the direction of the National Leadership Team, they to co-ordinate and organize the programs of the Network, in line with the established goals. For example, if the vision is to build local church leaders, then they should set up monthly, quarterly or half yearly training seminars or groups, wherein they mature, grow and spread the Word. They are to work towards maximizing

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the effectiveness of the program. Overseeing All Activities The Council of Elders leads all activities, thereby allowing the Council to concentrate on the overall growth of the leadership and churches.

Under the Council of Elders guidance, and in consultation with regional committees, the Council of Elders has to prepare the network budget and manage it. They are responsible for policies development; these policies must be in accordance to CDNI vision. Disciplining and Nurturing The Council of Elders duty also includes coaching individuals and developing Pastors and leaders; including potential and next generation of leadership to assist the local churches of fulfilling their God given vision and purpose. They are to train and motivate them so that the churches send leaders into the world to carry forward the message of Christ. They must help and support the leaders of churches and ministries, and should handle personal conflicts and ministry challenges. Helping with General Pastoral Duties The Council of Elders is expected to participate in all state and national conferences, individual ministries' outreach conferences, as well as festive services.

Facilitate Ministry Projects and Events

The Council Eldership is to recruit and manage teams of people for all committees needed to coordinate all activities within the network. Besides managing human resources, they have to also gather the required financial resources and other necessary resources to fulfil the ministry project. They are to oversee the entire Network ministry program and monitor the progress of:

• Events and seminars; • Encourage individual ministries to have outreach programs and encourage others to support • Make sure that individual ministries thrive Spiritually and none folds up • State and Regional gatherings; • Regular participation in local communities;

The Council of Elders is to meet on a monthly or by monthly basis and update National Leadership Team about all the financial, personal and administrative matters of the Network. They are accountable to National Leadership Team. Above all, the Leadership Team must be men set out to serve God. He must be trustworthy, diligent and responsible. God does not call the equipped, but equips the called!

State Co-ordinator Appointment to this role is via National Leadership Team. The person must have been ordained minister and be

available to serve for at least a two year period. His responsibilities include:

• Representing the Network between Conferences. • Chairing Meetings and State Conferences. • Providing assistance to Churches requesting advice or intervention. • Facilitating any required disciplinary action involving Ministers. • Liaising with Regional Leadership Teams.

CDNI National Leadership Team The following describes the general scope and character of the National Leadership Team. SUMMARY: The Leadership Team is responsible for the nurture, development, and support of CDNI. And be

accountable to CDNI Foundry.

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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Pastoral care a. Consult and advocate for churches, ministries and Christian organisations within CDNI b. Provide pastoral care for ministers and congregations c. Provide advice and resources for leaders & congregational well-being d. Strengthen community e. Embrace growing diversity f. Bridge multicultural and multi-ethnic groups and multi-generational

2. Church Growth

a. Establish new churches b. Revitalize and transform existing churches c. Partner with Church Extension, regions, and other organizations within the wider Church

3. Training/Development

a. Coordinate continuing education and training of Australian church ministers and leaders b. Recruit and train ministerial leaders (lay and clergy) c. Promote women’s leadership and ministerial opportunities within CDNI and Wider church d. Develop youth/young adult program and leadership opportunities

4. Wider church role

a. Serve on Council of General Ministries and other administrative committees b. Represent the church in ecumenical communities c. Serve as mediating presence in the wider church drawing on the resources of Christian Society. d. Take an active role at the Pastors Table

5. Administrative role

a. Oversee financial planning for the life of CDNI. i. Collaborate with State Council of Elders to raise funds for CDNI ii. Present an annual budget to CDNI and Convocation, as required by CDNI By-laws b. Provide supervision of and exercise authority to hire or dismiss any staff c. Work with the State Council of Elders in coordinating the life and activities of CDNI. d. Provide communications regarding CDNI to community and church utilizing various mediums

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED To be a leader on CDNI Leadership Team. a. Ordained minister with standing in the CDNI. b. Written and oral communication skills; English proficiency c. Familiarity with the structure, scope, vision, and theology of the CDNI d. Strong Apostolic and administrative skills e. Willingness and ability to work in a team setting and facilitate group process f. Ability to work effectively with diverse groups g. Ability to implement short and long range goals h. Strong interpersonal skills i. Ability to manage budgets j. Strong leadership development skills k. Ability to travel frequently domestically, occasionally overseas l. Commitment to advocate for a pro-reconciling and anti-racist environment within CDNI and throughout the

wider church; advocating to eliminate discriminations based on, but not limited to race, gender, class, and sexual orientation.

m. Three or more years of pastoral/ministerial experience

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n. Knowledge of CDNI Vision, Mission, Core Values, Goals and objectives. PSALM 133:1 Behold, how good and how pleasant it is For brethren to dwell together in unity! 2 It is like the

precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments. 3 It is like the dew of Hermon, Descending upon the mountains of Zion;For there the Lord commanded the blessing—Life forevermore