26 Additional Ministry Leaders Trained & Certified to Launch Ministries to Political Leaders in 12 African Nations!
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Amid “rich teaching and rich encounters,” at one of the most “powerful conferences to date,” 26 new CapMin ministry leaders were commissioned to launch discipleship Bible-study ministries to political leaders in 12 African nations.
Some 47 men traveled from 19 African nations to participate in the Capitol Ministries Recruiting and Training Conference, Sept 2-6 in Cape Town. The men were a mix of established ministry leaders participating in on-going training and new recruits who were there to complete CapMin’s required training the first time before being certified to begin ministries to political leaders in their home countries.
Jon Cassel, CapMin’s Africa Global Director who was paramount in planning the conference, said it was one of the best the ministry had ever offered. “This was the most powerful conference I’ve attended yet, and I conducted our first African conference in 2015 and have attended a lot of our conferences over the years!” he said.
Many participants agreed including Pastor Solofo Ramaholimihaso who leads a ministry in his home country of Madagascar. He said, “I thank the Lord for this week with the CapMin family; rich in teaching, rich in encounters.”
During the four-day conference, the men learned how to build and sustain discipleship ministries to political leaders.
Instruction was given on the priority of evangelism and discipleship, the importance of leading public servants toward maturity in Christ, biblical teaching methods, the value of relationship building, why we do not lobby, the biblical priority of reaching political leaders with God’s Word, the theology of CapMin, and internal and external communications, among many other vital topics.
CapMin’s intensely biblical training has been honed and tested over more than 28 years of ministry to public servants and is essential for ministry success.
Instructors included Ralph Drollinger, president and founder of CapMin, Brian Hanson, International global director, and Brian Solomon, global director for teaching, Also attending the conference were Danielle Drollinger and Emmanuel Makolo, Local Government Ministries (LGM) director for Africa. Steve Flandorp, ministry leader in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, was instrumental in helping organize the conference.
Drollinger taught about the Bible’s often overlooked top-down missions strategy to prioritize teaching God’s Word to political leaders. First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority (1 Timothy 2:1-4).
First of all is translated from the Greek word, protos, which in English means first in order of priority. This missions strategy is found in many books of the Bible in both the Old and New Testament and is the most efficient way of fulfilling the Great Commission. Drollinger discussed this strategy in detail in his book, All in Authority: The Bible’s Top-Down Missions Strategy, which was distributed at the conference.
The training provided many of the new ministry leaders a fresh perspective. Many became intensely aware of the significance of the biblical mandate to reach political leaders first with the Word of God.
Pastor Hanson spoke with one new ministry leader who realized that pursuing the spiritual hearts of political leaders was of greater importance than trying to change laws through political activism. “He said, ‘What I learned was that I am changing my ministry from a moral ministry to a biblical ministry,’” Pastor Hanson said.
Cassel added, “Although all the men know what we are about, there seemed to be an awakening among many as the lights really came on and the vision and purpose became crystal clear! Praise the Lord!”
Teaching about discipleship, Pastor Hanson told the men that the way to know when they’ve made a disciple is when the person views the world through the lens of Scripture.
“This was a revelation to many men and I could see them writing that phrase down,” he said. “After that session, several men told me that statement was clarifying for them.”
New training methods were employed at the conference, many of which were developed by Pastor Solomon. Previously, the training consisted of a series of lectures with some question-and-answer sessions. The revised method provided for a good deal of interaction.
Lectures were followed by round-table discussions of what was taught as well as their practical applications in ministry. The men broke out in small groups which consisted of established ministry leaders and new recruits.
“It was really good to see and hear the men discuss the material and then engage with others at their tables,” Pastor Hanson said. “They expressed what they had just learned and then strategized with others on how to implement this knowledge in their own context and place of ministry.”
“It warmed our hearts to see the men discuss the material on such a deep level.”
After successfully completing training, the new recruits were certified as ministry leaders and commissioned to begin ministries to public servants in their nations.
The commissioning included an individual blessing that was conveyed to each man. The ministry leaders were gathered together by their nations. One by one, each group was encircled by their brothers. Led by the CapMin leadership team, participants prayed for and over each one, and asked God to bless the new ministries.
The new CapMin LGM ministry leaders are:
ZAMBIA
Mulenga Chilekwa
Chitambala Bruce
Mayambu Obrian
Kalombo John
Katebe Chibwe
Malama Melvin Chisanga
Mwale Hatred
Mwila Charles
SOUTH AFRICA
Martin Burke – South Africa
Albert Nadje – South Africa
Alphonse Schilder – South Africa
Barry Isaacs – South Africa
SWAZILAND
Msibi Jabulani Johannes
Khumalo Ishmael Siphesihle
Lukhele Mpendulo Sabelo
TOGO
Comar Codjia Kokou
Djakpere Montoa
GABON
Mbourou Andombo Gildas
Nembe Albert Steve
KENYA
Mainga Peter Hillary
ACHIM
Gyimah Clement
CONGO
Muhempa Lufungula Fridolin
BURKINA FASO
Sawadogo Moise
TCHAD
Betoina Djaopar
CAMEROON
Nlend Albert Emmanuel
GUINEE
Tolno Michel Jeannette
Additionally, Pastor Francis Waive was commissioned as a ministry leader to assist Obi Onwuzurmba, director of English-speaking African nations, Pastor Mawuli Tsikata was commissioned as a ministry leader to assist ministry leader Daniel Glymin in Ghana, and Pastor Kouami Amedikpo was commissioned as a national ministry leader in Togo.
We will tell you more about these newly commissioned ministry leaders and the conference in future stories.
We ask our supporters and prayer partners to join with us in praying for these new ministry leaders and their ministries. Please pray for God’s blessings, that He would draw public servants to their Bible studies, and that their new ministries would bear much fruit.
Drollinger requests that supporters and prayer partners also pray for the upcoming conferences, the new ministry leaders who will be trained and commissioned, and their ministries. The conferences are scheduled for: Kathmandu, Sept. 30-Oct 4, Bogota, Oct. 28-Nov. 1; Brussels, Nov. 7-11; and Hebron, Kentucky, Dec. 2-5. Thank you for your cherished prayers!
