INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL EQUIPPING MINISTRIES

INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL EQUIPPING MINISTRIES

1. IGEM UNIQUE PROGRAM FOR UNIQUE TIME.

God has designed the IGEM Fellowship as a unique program providing Knowledge and Wisdom to be used in equipping mature leaders for God around the world. God knew that there would be lack of shepherds for the flock and therefore pre-ordained IGEM to help meet the needs today. Mathew 9:38 The international Gospel Equipping Ministries is a God assigned program to equip Christian leaders in the world, primarily in individual growth through Biblical studies. It provides practical training for ministries countries where God’s word is scarce and well grounded . It is also designed to be of service to God and man. Our major visions is raising up competent committed Christian leaders with compassionate hearts of unifying the scattered body of Christ. This has made IGEM to get contacts locally and Internationally. Even from some places as Uganda, Zambia, Zaire and Rwanda, from individual and mission groups with whom we had no contact, requesting information about IGEM.

2. THE NEED IS GREATER THAN EVER BEFORE.

The spirit of God is falling on the world today like never before. There are more Christians alive now than have left denominational background because of IGEM. The problem of training leaders, overseers are as diver sing and pressing as the needs themselves.

3. THE LAUNCHING

God has purposely gathered many powerful men and women of the world at the IGEM outreach centre with enough strength to go all over the world to proclaim Jesus as King and Saviour.

As this IGEM program is becoming a full time work, IGEM members shall one time be forced to withdraw firm their main ministerial duties to concentrate on the IGEM worldwide. At this time the IGEM is bent on establishing IGEM world headquarters at large God is yet to provide. The established policy is to make this IGEM program available to Christian leaders outside Kenya free of charge.

B) REVIVAL

Revival is touching the whole world and Africa is on fire for the Lord, with more than half the population believing in Christ. This is to say that the spirit of God is moving mightily all over the world.

Unfortunately the body of Christ is not being prepared for proliferation of new Christians. Fringe groups and cults have been mobilized, they’re free to steal the sheep.
For instance, Jehovah witnesses have been sending missionaries by plane and land in areas where
Christians have no Biblical standards, they capture them and become their followers. It takes years to rise National Christian Leaders to the top. Many of the Christian leaders in the world are over looked to equip and handle the rapidly growing needs of the body of Christ and turn out quality leaders throughout the world are crying out to source to train more leaders. It is through such stress that God has anointed the founders through IGEM to step in the shoes of Joshua and the Apostles.

4. IGEM IS PREPARED TO MEET TODAY’S NEEDS.

IGEM was introduced through Rev. Michael Wafula in Kenya in early 1996 which was selected by expressed need, and later on spread to Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia and Zaire. Our current vision is to reach to many parts of Africa and the world. We have started feeling the growth of IGEM in the above countries and despite the fact of financial problems that we are faced with, we are set to accomplish much as God shall provide us with finance.

UNIQUENESS

The holy spirit is building IGEM in an unusual way; the holy spirit is developing for us some programs through sound experienced church leaders from a verity of Christian backgrounds. Precisely this is not the work of one denomination or individual but over men and women, filled with the holy spirit. They have carefully edited IGEM programs fought against conflicts and divisions to strengthen and unite the body of Christ.

OFFICIALS

The Lord has given IGEM officials the burden of raising up well grounded mature leadership in the body of Christ. Over a period of years the body of Christ is divided up in to pieces and hunting and floundering because of inadequate training and equipping for the leaders. It is because of this burden that IGEM was founded with intentions of equipping God’s Ministries around.

COMMENTS

IGEM continues to be available to inquiries from all over the world and welcomes reports and comments from all that have had contacts with us.

OUR MAJOR VISION.

Our primary goal is to brig the body of Christ towards Unity of faith and the knowledge of the son of God: (Eph 4:13-16). Towards that led IGEM authority instructors and the reviewing council of ministries have simple and uniting answers in several conversion areas. We have started receiving testimonies from around the world telling how the Lord has used IGEM as a unifying of lament between churches and indigenous ministries.

Academic and theological goals have not been sacrificed as IGEM has eliminated big words and religious terms to facilitate understanding and translation even as Jesus spoke. We have to accept that while ministries to church leaders, we have in purpose to make them like Jesus while important to them some theological knowledge. It is the prayer of the IGEM Executive council to the International Bible Training Centre to provide chances and grants to African Missionaries students to advance spiritually through theological knowledge so that they can come and equip others in the ministry.

GRACE
Grace as the basis of Christianity is strongly and clearly presented. The IGEM leaders are taught to walking in the spirit’ is by grace, not laws or regulations (Rom. 6:14) God’s command and are used as instrument of grace rather than condemnation.

IGEM

The International Gospel Equipping Ministry exists to service God’s purposes by providing mean of preparing counterpart, compassionate and mature

Africa/Kenya: awaken to your destiny - Arise and Shine!

· For from you will come a company, a troop, a brigade, they will march with a blazing message of My love! - They will march to the steps of destiny and they will bring a Word of the Lord to the uttermost parts of the earth;

· From you in Africa will come My generals, and My commanders.

· From you will come a company of prophets

(The Elijah Company) that the earth has yet to see!

· You will prophesy to the winds

of the earth and they will carry the life of

thy word to the nations.

Africa/Kenya: awaken to your destiny – Arise and Shine!

· This is your hour of liberation!

· This is your year of jubilee! Africa!

Africa/Kenya: awaken to your destiny – Arise and Shine!

· You will speak My word in this season;

· You will set in motion these end time events;

· You will set My house in order.

Africa/Kenya: awaken to your destiny – Arise and Shine!

- For the seed of prophecy iis springing up even now in you, it will shortly bud and bear fruit. It will shortly cast its shadow upon the whole earth, and many shall hear of it and be glad.
Before the world was formed, you were known and you Were set apart to reveal the purposes of God in a time that was produced ages after you were thought of.
In you are the mysteries and secrets of God. In you is the life and love of God. You have been released in this time to manifest all the things He spoke in you before time was even produced.

2004 – A Year of Radical and Revolutionary Change!

Africa/Kenya - awaken to your destiny/Arise and Shine!

· For in you is a prophetic seed that is about to break the ground of persecution, and;

· From you is coming a tree of righteousness and soundness. Its leaves will be for a shelter for the nations of the earth;

· For in you is a prophetic seed, an apostolic seed;

· In you is a cornerstone to My last days Church, a pillar in My temple and a living stone.

Africa/Kenya: awaken to your destiny - Arise and Shine!

· For in the days to come you will see changes that topple the magistrates and the hierarchy that permits the death of My children. You will see it and be glad, you will say in your hearts, "The Lord is gracious and has not forgotten us!" The world will report of it and know that the Lord is in you. The seats of authority will turn, they will turn like water before the face of the Lord.

Africa/Kenya: awaken to your destiny - Arise and Shine!

· For your children shall sing a new song! - Your children will see a song of Jubilee!

· I will break now the curses that have brought drought and famine.

· Through your children’s prayers I will break the chains that hang on your nations neck. - I will loose you from this heavy burden and give you rest.

· I will unlock the gates of bronze, and I will give you the treasures out of darkness says the Lord.

MESSAGE TO THE BODY OF CHRIST

HARMONY

(“We sing with the trumpeters as one”)

The glorious Church of the Lord Jesus Christ will be founded on people who walk in harmony. This harmony occurs when we come to know Him and see His light, love and grace. We are all ambassadors of Christ. he has given everyone a calling, a mission, a purpose. We are anointed to walk in His glory as kings and priests in Him and to come into unity with our brothers and sisters. This is so important that the gift of ministries as by Ephesians four, namely apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers, will continue “until we all come into the unity of the faith”.

The church today is much like the brothers Esau and Jacob, who warred constantly. They hated each other and were rivals in every sense of the word. The church has so many different sects, denominations and independent groups. God is changing that. He is uniting us around the fact that He is our Father and Jesus is our brother. It is time to think beyond our personal needs to the needs of our brothers and sisters forming the entire Body of Christ.

When Jacob had his experience with God at Peniel, his life was totally changed for the better, forever. While wrestling with God, his name and nature was changed. His name was no longer Jacob, “the deceiver”, “the supplanter”, “the conniver”. He was now Israel, “Prince with God”. God has given his people a new name and a new nature of love. The name Christian means “Christ like”. Since God’s love is shed broad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, it is our spiritual nature to be united with the whole family of God. This truth is evidence in Jacob’s life, for after he experienced God face to face, it was as if he saw the face of God again.

When the members of the CHURCH OF Jesus Christ looked into the light of God’s word face to face, their vision changed, they saw their brothers and sisters as if they were the face of God.

We can’t look into the brightness of the sun without our sight being blinded with light. We can’t look into the light of God’s glory without our hearts being changed. What we all can see is God’s glory, everything looks different to us, even our brothers and sisters.

David understood the importance of both a relationship with God and relationships with others. He surrounded himself with faithful men of like precious faith. These men loved David to the point that they were willing to lay down their lives for him. Once, when the Philistines invaded their camp, David and his men were forced to take refuge in the cave of Adullam. David was thirsty and longed for a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem. Several of his mighty men overheard him express his desire. What they did reveals their dedication to this man of God. They broke through into the camp of the Philistines just to get David a drink of water. When David saw that this men had risked their lives just to satisfy his heart’s desire, he was so touched that he poured it out as an offering of thanks to the Lord.

If men in the Old testament could love each other so much that they were willing to die for each other, we should, through the “love that has been shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost” be able to walk in Jesus’ commandment to love one another. Until this unconditional love flows among us, the world will never see the kingdom of God manifest itself on this earth.

Halel, Praise

(“To make one sound…. Praising the Lord”)

The church of God have one voice; not one voice over here and one voice over there, but one voice. And that one voice will be praising the Lord. Saying, “For He is good; for His mercy undureth forever”. Nothing is too difficult for our God. We must learn to radically praise Him, as an overcoming God, a God of all power whose faithfulness is to all generations. We must stop wallowing in our defeats and failures and concentrate on the fact that Jesus is an overcoming God that He lives in us, making us the over comers we were destined to be.

The Book of Revelation continually calls to the overcomer. Here is a sampling:

To him that over cometh will I give to eat of the tree of life which is in the midst of the paradise of God. (revelation 2:7)

He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death, (Revelation 2:11)

To him that overcometh, him will I give to eat of the hidden manna and will give him a white stone, and in the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it. (Revelation 2:17)

And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations. Revelation 2:26

He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my father, and before his angels. (Revelation 3:9)

Him that overcometh will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go o more out; and I will write upon him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of Heaven from my God; I will write upon him my new name. (Revelation 3:12)

It is important to overcome. The problem is that many of us haven’t learned the keys to overcoming; the blood of the lamb, the word of our testimony and reckoning ourselves dead unto sin (Rev. 12:11; Rom. 6:11) When sin crops up in our lives and we feel ungodly, we need to take a stand and say, “I am dead to sin. it has no power over me. God has equipped me to live the overcoming life”. Then we can start praising God for it along with the rest of the overcomers.

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, thy God reigneth! Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when the lord shall bring again Zion. (Isaiah 52:7-8)

The church is beginning to lift the voice together. We are beginning to see “eye to eye”. It is time to lay aside our petty differences and reach out to the oppressed. It is time to go beyond praying for our own personal needs – my car, my clothes, my home, it is time to use our faith to pray for hurt people, lost souls the depressed, beggars, the blind, the lame. It is time to lay aside “every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us” and to “run with patience the race that is set before us” (Heb. 12:11)

With these three principles of the anointing in our lives-holiness harmony and praise-the church will not be defeated. There is power in this corporate anointing. When this truth is understood, we will be more effective in protecting the body against the attack of the enemy. The apostle Paul said, “To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgive anything, to whom I forgive it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of christ; lest Satan should get an advantage on us: for we are not ignorant of his devices” (11 Cor. 2:10-11)

What are the satan’s devices? According to Paul, they are unforgiveness, accusation, strife, misunderstanding, division and anything that keeps us from unity. Many fear this unity because they may lose their control (over something) or have defend what they believe. What we must understand is that our fight for victory and success is not against other.

Ephesisans 6:12 “We wrestle not against flesh and blood”. You are not wrestling against your unsaved mother, husband or boss. You are wrestling against a spirit that holds them captive. You must rise up and say, “in the name of Jesus I rebuke the force of hell and I loose the power of God upon these people that the angl;es of God would go and minister peace, help, strength, comfort, revelation and insight to them”. Then love them and lead them into the kingtdom. Unconditional love never fails!

We are not wrestling against other members of the body, no matter who they may be. Our fight can never be against brothers and sisters in Christ. “For we wrestle … against principalities, against powers, against the rules of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places”. (Eph. 6:12)./ God wants the body of Christ to come together. He wants the members of the body of Christ to be in love with one another.

We have been anointed with God’s power and revelation in order to help people who don’t understand the Lord or may never have been taught about His goodness. God hasn’t calles us to make war against denominations or to straighten out everyone we disagree with. Our battle is not against people, anyway. It is against the devil. We are commanded to love people with all of our hearts.

“As we have therefore opportunity. Let us do good unto all men, especially unto who are of the household of faith” (Gal.6:10). With one heart and one soul we will radiate God’s life to a dark world.

I thank God for all those who have been called into His army, no matter what denomination they are in. our fight is against rulers of darkness, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Therefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins gird about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all taking the shield of faith, where with ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the spirit, which is the word of God: praying always with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints .. (Ephesians 6:13-18)

“Above all, taking the shield of faith….” Isn’t that interesting? It is so important to have faith. It is also important to make “supplication for all saints”. We are to pray corporately for saints in other nations who are hurting, those who are being persecuted and who are even dying for their faith. As some of the church sits in luxurious surrounding thinking that everything is just fine others are suffering. God is changing that way of thinking, allowing us to feel the pain of others, the great things God has envisioned in this earth will be accomplished only if we unite together in the spirit with the heart of our father.

The time is coming when we will flow so beautifully together that all the world will see it and will know we are his body.

PREPARED BY REV. MICHAEL WAFULA - Founder

MANUAL BOOK

INTERNATIONAL GOSPEL EQUIPPING MINISTRIES
P.O. BOX 3723 30200

KITALE, KENYA

· MINISTRY OBJECTIVES

1. To work with indigenous ministries in uniting them as one body of Christ.

2. The fellowship should accomplish its work through charitable religious and educational purposes only.

3. Establishing and maintaining religious worship, the building, maintaining and operating of churches, personages, schools, chapels, Radio stations, TV, Stations, Rescue operations, print shops, child care centres, camps, nursing homes and any other ministries that the fellowship may be led of God to establish.

4. The fellowship shall also ordain and licence men and women gospel ministry.

5. Evangelize the unsaved by the proclaiming of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.

6. Educating believers in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Holy Scripture, both in Sunday and Week day schools of Christian Education.

7. Maintain missionary activities world wide, especially African countries.

· PURPOSE

Ministerial Ordination: The purpose of ordination is to recognize and educate those among us who are called of God to leadership position in the preaching of His Word, and in the care of His flock. Our spiritual fathers, the Apostles, established local churches, ordained elders, and other ministers who are called for his purpose according to Romans 8:28-31.

Ordination is conferred after a substantial showing of God’s call to the ministry, as evidenced by quality preparation and substantial experience of service.

Ministerial Licensure:

Licensure is an intermediate step toward ordination (an internship) intended for the supervision of applicants who are working toward completing the requirements of full ordination. Licensure is not a necessary step to ordination. But it is helpful in that supervision is provided which may eventually lead to the required evaluation and recommendation.

Christ’s gifts to the Church include apostles prophets, evangelists, Pastors and teachers, (Ephesians 4:11): exhorters, administrator, leaders and helpers (Romans 12:7-8).

REQUIREMENTS

The following requirements pertain to all applicants for ministerial recognition.

1. Testimony to having experienced the new birth according to John 3:5

2. Testimony to having received the baptism in the Holy Spirit according to Acts 2:4

3. Clear evidence of a divine call to the ministry, a blameless Christian life and a good report of those who are without.

4. Agreement with the International Gospel Equipping Ministries (IGEM) doctrinal position as contained in the Statement of Faith.

5. Loyalty, a co-operative spirit and a readiness to seek and receive the counsel of older brethren in positions of authority.

6. A demonstration of Biblical competence, by presentation of ministerial resume and/ or educational transcript, certificates or diplomas of completed studies of known and respected schools or colleges. Applicants unable to demonstrated required Biblical competence as described may be required to pursue prescribed Bible Study programs offered by International Equipping Bible Institute.

7. Willingness to submit to scriptural proper supervision and oversight of IGEM headquarters Board of Directors and advisory committee

8. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older, engaged in active work as a pastor, evangelist, missionary or any one with the burden to know more of God. Meeting all requirements set forth ministerial application.

WOMEN:

The scriptures plainly teach that divinely called and qualified women may serve the church in ministry of the World (Joel 2:29:Acts 21:9 1 Cor.11: 5). Application for ministerial credentials submitted by women shall be received reviewed and approved in the same manner and principle as applicants received from men.

GRADED QUALIFICATIONS:

a) Lay ministers license. Individuals in the gospel work who devote a part of their time to Christian service, and whenever possible remain under the supervision of a pastor, may be recognized as lay Ministers.

b) Ministers license. Those who give clear evidence of the divine call of the Lord upon their life, demonstrate qualified educational and/ or ministerial history and are active either part of full time in the work of the ministry and may apply for Ministerial License.

c) Ministerial ordination. Those of mature experience and qualifications, who are able to undertake the responsibilities of the IGEM ministry and whose ministry is acceptable generally, may apply for Ministerial Ordination. Qualifications for ordination are ordinations are outlined in the New Testament Scriptures (1 Tim 3:1-7; 1:7-9).

APPLICATION EVALUATION

Each applicants is evaluated as an individual, without regard to sex, race, colour or ethnic origin prior ministerial training and experience will be evaluated on individual basis.

Application determined in need of ministerial preparation will be guided accordingly.

There are occasions in the application producer when the applicant will be expected to make his personal appearance. These include interviews, counseling sessions and any ceremony, which requires the laying on of hands.

Although every attempt is made to conduct these procedures at locations convenient to the applicant, this may not always be possible. In such case, it will be necessary to make arrangements according to the existing condition. Either the president of international Equipping Gospel ministries will be available or representative in the applicant’s area for special services such as laying on of hands, dedication service etc. however, the applicant will be expected to absorb relative costs.

APPLICATION FEES:

A modest application fee is charged to cover the cost of administering the program. Because fees change from time to time the fee in effect at the time of application will be included with each application form requested.

CREDENTIAL RENEWAL

Ministerial credentials must be renewed be annually. Renewal is conditioned upon the ministers continued ministry. Each application for renewal must be accompanied by a report of the ministers’ activities of the prior year, and his general plans for the year to come.

A minister may apply to remain in good standing during periods of inactivity or retirement, and each such request shall be evaluated on its own merit. An annual credential renewal application fee is charge to cover the cost of administration.

SUPPORT OF THE IGEM:

Affiliate ministerial tithes and offerings are essential to this association s ability to continue to serve each ministerial affiliate is requested to contribute after six months tithe and offering to headquarters.

Churches and church ministries (prayer groups, missions associations, Radio programs, etc)may apply to affiliate with IGEM for promoting unity of the body and receiving spiritual support and guidance. Affiliated organizations are entitled to tax exempt status under IGEM group ruling with the internal Revenue Service. Applicant organization must be organized along special guidelines established by Federal Law.

AFFILIATION REQUIREMENTS

Organizations desiring affiliation with International Gospel Equipping Ministry shall meet the following requirements: -

1. Affiliates must be in complete agreement with International Gospel Equipping Ministry. Each affiliate is free within limits to operate without control govern its own affairs, elect its own officers and channel its own finances. Affiliate organization must be organized with a chairman Secretary and a Treasurer. Additional officers may be added if necessary.

2. Affiliate churches and Para church ministry organizations are responsible for annual reporting of ministry activities proposed ministry developments and accounting.

3. Applicant organization must supply IGEM with three (3) copies of there local constitution and by laws. Incorporation together with application IGEM officers are available to assist with the construction and by-laws documents.

4. An affiliate organization is subject to disenfranchisement for violation of scriptural principle, adopting of false doctrine, and for acts or omissions not in the interest of international Gospel Equipping Ministries.

5. Affiliate organizations of IGEM shall govern as sovereign ministries, International Gospel Equipping Ministries assumes no liability for any act or dept of an affiliate organization. International Gospel Equipping Ministries also reserves the right to withdraw its Certificate of Affiliation if deemed necessary.

SCHOOL:

International Equipping Bible School for training equipping church workers for world harvest.

What IEBS?

Was founded in 1996 in the purpose of preparing men and women for world harvest in accomplishing Daniel 12:3 and Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ. Mathew 28:18-20. The school is an interdenominational program to establish and provide local leaders and indigenous ministries with Biblical training to prepare them for the great commission of world harvest. John 4:35-38.

Our Vision to quickening the Body of Christ

1. For uniting, training and sending out.

2. We train African Missionary to reach the world with influence

3. We train Saints to reach the unity of faith through all believers’ conferences.

4. To accomplish Ephesians 4:3-6.

5. Training for three categories:-

a) School for now is Home Bible study to make sure that every leader even those who are committed in the work to have chance to study God’s word.

b) All students to come in one section for one week training.

c) All students to be together in full one year programme.

6. A certificate is one year programme and a Diploma is for a period of two years. We invite also the students who have also learned in different schools to take the Diploma course. After graduation we send them to go and bear the fruits.

STATEMENT OF FAITH

v We believe in one God, Maker of all things and being in Trinity of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

v We believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Son of God and became incarnate when He was begotten by the Holy Spirit and was born of the Virgin Mary. He is true and man.

v We believe that the Bible in its entirety is the inspired Word of God and the only infallible rule of Faith and conduct.

v We believe in the resurrection of the dead, the eternal happiness of the saved, and the eternal punishment of the lost.

v We believe in personal salvation of believers through the shed blood of Jesus.

v We believe in sanctification by the blood of Jesus, in personal holiness of heart and life, and in separation from the world.

v We believe in Divine healing through faith and that healing is included in the Atonement.

v We believe in water baptism and power of the Holy Spirit (Acts. 1 and 2), and in the orderly operation of the nine spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 12-14).

v We believe in water baptism as a covenant sign of repentance and identification with Jesus death, burial and resurrection.

v We believe in the Christian hope – the imminent, personal return of Messiah Jesus.

v We believe in intensive world evangelism and missionary work in accordance with the Great Commission, with signs following.

v We believe that God provide the church with the necessary leadership such as: - Bishop, Pastors, Evangelist, Elders and Deacons to Shepherd and flock, teach the word, administer the ordinances and lead the church in the exercises of discipline. Ephesians 4:11-16

ACTIVITIES

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