LEADERSHIP
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Y3-M5- Organizational Structure and Management
Sermon by Bev Paynter on 17 July 2022
Synopsis: - For-profit and Non-profit Companies
- Organizational Culture
- Organizational Behaviour
- Productivity
- Business Strategy
- 14 Principles of Management
- 5 Functions of Management.....
Y3-307- Organizational Structure and Management
Sermon by Johnray Rennie on 2 November 2021
Synopsis: Registered organizations are considered to be juristic persons, i.e. they are separate legal entities.
It is vitally important to have an understanding of what it means to operate an organization.....
Y1-106- Elders Pastors
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 29 October 2021
Synopsis: There are only 2 officers in a local New Testament church - namely elders and deacons.
Some churches adopt a system whereby a single “lead elder” (or pastor) has a board of deacons. But the NT.....
M5-CH12-14 - Church polity - Apostles and prophets
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 30 October 2020
Synopsis: IS THE CHURCH LED BY APOSTLES AND PROPHETS OR BY ELDERS AND DEACONS?
There are still some Charismatic churches who propagate the teaching that the end-time church should be led by apostles and.....
M5-CH9-11 - Apostles and their ministry
Sermon by Johnray Rennie on 24 October 2020
Synopsis: How do we understand the term? An apostle…
Is appointed by a higher authority.
Is given gifts of grace to function as an apostle.
Is trained and anointed for a specific mission.
Is sent to.....
M5 - CH4 - Elders and deacons
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 16 October 2020
Synopsis: There are only two officers in a local New Testament church namely elders and deacons.
Phil 1:1 (NIV) Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at.....
Beyond Covid 19
Sermon by Julio Da Silva on 6 October 2020
Synopsis: Conference 2020: THE AGF BEYOND COVID 19 - Strategies to move the AGF towards Excellence.
Nehemiah - Chapter 6
Sermon by Taryn Paynter on 6 September 2019
Synopsis: In today’s society, there is always a looming threat of potential danger and a constant need to be vigilant. Whether its worrying about our health, the economy, our employment or the possibility of.....
Women leaders - Part 2
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 1 September 2019
Synopsis: Many believe that while women can serve as deacons, they are not to be appointed as elders/pastors, should not teach and must not exercise any authority over a man. What is the A/G position? The A/G.....
Women leaders - Part 1
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 5 August 2019
Synopsis: Last time we looked at the qualifications for elders and their duties. But what about female elders?
We saw previously that there was a strong Scriptural case for the appointment of deaconesses......
Nehemiah - Chapter 5
Sermon by Taryn Paynter on 19 July 2019
Synopsis: As Christians, we often think of adversity originating from more malevolent sources, forgetting that its source can sometimes originate closer to home.
Nehemiah, in previous chapters, had to.....
Elders
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 14 July 2019
Synopsis: Should the end-time church be led by apostles and prophets or is it in the hands of elders / presbyters and deacons?
Our position on the office of elder is that it refers to a pastor, bishop (or.....
Women leaders - Deacons
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 26 May 2019
Synopsis: Do women have a role to play as deacons? Are there any female deacons mentioned in Scripture?
Rom 16:1 (KJV) I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant [diakonos] of the church which.....
Nehemiah - Chapter 4
Sermon by Taryn Paynter on 24 May 2019
Synopsis: If we stop our reading at Chapter 3, it would appear the reconstruction of the wall went off without a hitch. Chapter 4 proves that was not the case. Throughout the chapter we can see advances,.....
The role of women
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 12 May 2019
Synopsis: Before we look at women’s place in ministry, let’s briefly consider the role of women in general.
On the Day of Pentecost, Peter saw in the event the fulfilment of the prophecy of Joel 2:28......
Deacons
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 28 April 2019
Synopsis: Deacons assist the church by attending to physical, administrative matters. A person’s life and character must pass certain criteria before qualifying one to serve as a deacon.
The apostles gave.....
Church governance
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 14 April 2019
Synopsis: A look at the different types of church governance:
- Episcopal
- Presbyterian
- Congregational
- Connexional
Nehemiah - Chapter 2
Sermon by Taryn Paynter on 5 April 2019
Synopsis: If you were able to end world hunger, improve the economy, leave a legacy... would you? For the most part, I’m sure most people would answer ‘Yes’. How sad then that when burdened by a need, our.....
Nehemiah - Chapter 1
Sermon by Taryn Paynter on 23 February 2019
Synopsis: The cupbearer was a high position in the court. He would have been a handsome man, well-trained in court etiquette. He would have had to be a friendly companion, willing to lend an ear and even to.....
A good leader in a bad place
Sermon by Abel Guerreiro on 9 February 2019
Synopsis: Despite his numerous victories over wicked people like Jezebel and Ahab, Elijah still got discouraged when facing these very same people.
UNDERSTANDING AND DEVELOPING A PERSONAL TIMELINE
Sermon by Steve Chaloner on 9 October 2018
Synopsis: HOW TO GET FROM HERE TO THERE AND ENJOY THE JOURNEY
A timeline is a CHRONOLOGICAL LIST of important events arranged in the order in which they happened. Your own personal timeline, for example,.....
Introduction to Leadership - PART A
Sermon by Phillip Dungulu on 9 October 2018
Synopsis: THE 8 LEADERSHIP CONCEPTS:
1) Indicators of a Leader
2) Traits of a Leader
3) Functions of a Leader
4) Styles of a Leader
5) Character Formation of a Leader
6) Ministry Formation of a.....
How God prepared a servant for service
Sermon by Mario Venancio on 10 February 2018
Synopsis: 1 Samuel 16:1-3,13 (NIV) 1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to.....
CONTINUITY IN LEADERSHIP
Sermon by Sibusiso Khoza on 14 October 2017
Synopsis: Annual conference 2017.
Exodus 40:12-15 “Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water. Then dress Aaron in the sacred garments, anoint him and consecrate.....
Challenges facing pastors
Sermon by Malcolm Lakay on 15 May 2017
Synopsis: 2 Cor 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in.....
A servant heart
Sermon by Phillip Dungulu on 11 February 2017
Synopsis: John 13:1-5 (KJV) Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world,.....
Joshua Installed as Leader
Sermon by Phillip Dungulu on 14 November 2016
Synopsis: Joshua 1:1-9 (NIV) 1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to.....
Biblical Leadership
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 23 October 2016
Synopsis: For much of the written history of Christianity, episcopal government was the only known form of church organization. This changed at the Reformation. Many Protestant churches are now organized by.....
Keep on building
Sermon by Phillip Dungulu on 11 October 2016
Synopsis: Ephesians 2:20 (NIV) built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone.
1 Corinthians 3:10-15 (NIV) 10 By the grace God has given me, I laid.....
Vision in ministry
Sermon by Julio Da Silva on 14 November 2015
Synopsis: Exodus 13:14-15 (NIV) "In days to come, when your son asks you, 'What does this mean?' say to him, 'With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. When Pharaoh.....
Success in ministry
Sermon by Julio Da Silva on 14 November 2015
Synopsis: What is the measure of a successful ministry?
Caring Leadership
Sermon by David Khoza on 14 October 2015
Synopsis: John 10:11-14
11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he.....
Becoming mentors
Sermon by Justus Carstens on 14 October 2015
Synopsis: Ex 4:8 Then the Lord said, “If they do not believe you or pay attention to the first sign, they may believe the second. 9 But if they do not believe these two signs or listen to you, take some water.....
Passionate Leaders
Sermon by Tsepho Mphuthi on 14 October 2015
Synopsis: Jeremiah 20:9 (KJV) Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with.....
Structural Leadership
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 14 October 2015
Synopsis: The different forms of government in Christian churches, with variations on each are.
(1) Episcopal
(2) Presbyterian
(3) Congregational
- Single elder/pastor led
- Democratic congregational
-.....
Resourceful Leaders
Sermon by John Gordon on 14 October 2015
Synopsis: 1 Peter 4:10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.
Uniting Leaders
Sermon by Abel Guerreiro on 13 October 2015
Synopsis: Uniting Leaders
Affirming Leaders
Sermon by Steve Maritz on 13 October 2015
Synopsis: Judges 6:11 The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the.....
Visionary Leadership
Sermon by Pascoal Maluane on 13 October 2015
Synopsis: Num 13:30 Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, "We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it."
Num 14:5 Then Moses and Aaron fell face down in.....
Courageous Leaders
Sermon by Justus Carstens on 13 October 2015
Synopsis: Judges 6:11 The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the.....
Important angles for a Christian leader
Sermon by Phillip Dungulu on 17 May 2015
Synopsis: Acts 20:28 "Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood." (NASB)
1.....
Ministry tools
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 26 April 2015
Synopsis: We are going to look at the process of preparing ministry. We will cover:
- how to decide what to speak on,
- the different types of sermons,
- how to prepare,
- how to structure the message.....
Ministry of the pastor
Sermon by Mark Hodgetts on 21 February 2015
Synopsis: A look at 4 key areas where there is a difference between a pastor and the other four of the five-fold ministries.
1) Responsibilities
2) Relationships
3) Reputations
4) Results
Developing a healthy church - Part 1
Sermon by Julio da Silva on 15 November 2014
Synopsis: Training on developing a healthy church:
Much has been said about church growth, but not much about church health. We need quality as well as quantity.
A large crowd doesn't guarantee that a.....
Developing a healthy church - Part 2
Sermon by Julio da Silva on 15 November 2014
Synopsis: Training on developing a healthy church:
8 characteristics of a healthy church
1. Empowering leadership
2. Gift-oriented ministry
3. Expectation
4. Functional structure
5. Inspiring worship.....
Developing a healthy church - Part 3
Sermon by Julio da Silva on 15 November 2014
Synopsis: Training on developing a healthy church:
If your church would cease to exist tomorrow, would the community miss it? Are you relevant to the needs of those around you? If you are not salt and.....
Being succesful in ministry
Sermon by Julio da Silva on 16 August 2014
Synopsis: Being successful in ministry is being obedient to what God told you to do.
1 Samuel 18:13-14 NKJV)
13 Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and.....
Joshua and the need for spiritual sons
Sermon by Phillip Dungulu on 16 August 2014
Synopsis: What lesson can we learn from Joshua who was a spiritual son to Moses?
Deut 31:7 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, ‘Be strong and courageous, for you must.....
Leadership
Sermon by Reg Berowsky on 24 May 2014
Synopsis: 1 Timothy 3:1-7 (The Message)
1 If anyone wants to provide leadership in the church, good! 2 But there are preconditions: A leader must be well-thought-of, committed to his wife, cool and.....
The need for spiritual fathers
Sermon by Phillip Dungulu on 15 February 2014
Synopsis: A look at the life of Barnabas as an example of spiritual fathering.
There is pain in the anointing - Part 2
Sermon by Brendan Bentley on 25 January 2014
Synopsis: Numbers 6:1-20 (KJV)
1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman shall separate themselves to vow a vow of a Nazarite,.....
Discouragement
Sermon by Malcolm Lakay on 17 November 2013
Synopsis: Psalm 42:1-6 As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? My tears have been my food day and.....
Steering the next generation - Part 1
Sermon by Justus Carstens on 9 October 2013
Synopsis: AGF 2013 NATIONAL CONFERENCE: We have a generation of young people that are rising up.
They are the “Born Frees”.
They have no respect for the previous generation.
They are faced with a different.....
Steering the next generation - Part 2
Sermon by Justus Carstens on 9 October 2013
Synopsis: AGF 2013 NATIONAL CONFERENCE: The Bible teaches us God wants to be intimately involved in all of man’s actions.
1 Sam 12:12 "But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against.....
The Father Son principle
Sermon by Reg Berowsky on 8 October 2013
Synopsis: AGF 2013 NATIONAL CONFERENCE: Our stated vision is "Empowered by the Holy Spirit and a passion for mentoring Christians through the principle of Father / Son relationships, we will produce spiritual.....
There is pain in the anointing
Sermon by Brendan Bentley on 2 October 2013
Synopsis: 1 Sam 4 (KJV) 10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen. 11.....
Caleb
Sermon by Leston Blackburn on 28 October 2012
Synopsis: Joshua 14:6 Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about you.....
Stay in the teaching
Sermon by Julio da Silva on 10 October 2012
Synopsis: AGF 2012 annual conference at YFC Cyara: (1) WHY – purpose
(2) WHAT – resources
(3) HOW – planning
(4) WHEN – commitment
(5) WHERE – destination
Stay in equipping
Sermon by Abel Guerreiro on 10 October 2012
Synopsis: AGF 2012 annual conference at YFC Cyara: How do we change from being a minister to being a leader? Moses made seven changes to become a Leader (Exodus 18)
Finishing strong, Finishing well, Finishing-fresh
Sermon by Phillip Dungulu on 10 October 2012
Synopsis: AGF 2012 annual conference at YFC Cyara: Luke 22:31 “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift you as wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned.....
I have a dream
Sermon by Abel Guerreiro on 19 May 2012
Synopsis: “Vision is seeing the future in the present, built on the past.”
“Vision is seeing the invisible and making it visible.”
“Vision is an informed bridge from the present to the future.”
Hebrews 5-7 (Part 3) - Greater than Abraham
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 19 February 2012
Synopsis: Abraham, whose birth name was Abram, is honoured by adherents of the 3 great monotheistic 'Abrahamic' religions namely Christianity, Judaism and Islam.
After Moses who is mentioned 80 times (NASB),.....
Sonship and loyalty
Sermon by Phillip Dungulu on 18 February 2012
Synopsis: 1 Sam 22:1-2 David left Gath and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and his father’s household heard about it, they went down to him there. All those who were in distress or in debt.....
The servant leader
Sermon by Costa Mitchell on 6 October 2011
Synopsis: AGF Conference 2011 - Servanthood means that you give away comfort, reputation, status and expectation and "get your hands dirty" to see the job done.
Pastors and the church
Sermon by Phillip Dungulu on 5 October 2011
Synopsis: Luke 22:31-32
"Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again,.....
Who are you and what are you doing - AGF Sat 12 Feb 2011
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 12 February 2011
Synopsis: In “The 21 Laws of Leadership” John C. Maxwell talks of the ‘Law of magnetism’ where the layers of an onion are used to indicate our own and others perception of ourselves:
(1) How others see.....
Raising new leaders - Part 1
Sermon by Costa Mitchell on 8 October 2010
Synopsis: AGF 2010 annual conference at YFC Cyara.
Costa Mitchell is the national director of the Association of Vineyard Churches in South Africa.
Raising new leaders - Part 2
Sermon by Costa Mitchell on 8 October 2010
Synopsis: AGF 2010 annual conference at YFC Cyara.
Costa Mitchell is the national director of the Association of Vineyard Churches in South Africa.
Escaping from Lo-Debar
Sermon by Peter Nel on 22 May 2008
Synopsis: LO-DEBAR was a place in Gilead where Machir sheltered Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan until he was sent for by David.
2 Samuel 9:1 David asked, "Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to.....
Burn Out
Sermon by Peter Nel on 16 February 2008
Synopsis: Don't pay attention to the critics like Sanballat and Tobias. But trust God that our future in Him is going to be greater than the past.
The Common Characteristics of a Successful Church Plant (THESIS)
Sermon by Leston Blackburn on 1 January 2008
Synopsis: A summary of a dissertation identifying the common characteristics which contribute to the success of a church plant as identified by church planters and organizations around the world. More than.....
CH 6 - Authority of the church
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 31 January 2000
Synopsis: A person who exercises authority must himself be a person under authority. The NT church had a plurality of elders in each church.
Titus 1:5 (NIV) … appoint elders in each town as I instructed.....
CH 5 - Servant leadership
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 25 January 2000
Synopsis: Jesus taught what today we call “servant leadership”, a philosophy in which the main goal of the leader is to serve.
The world judges a man’s greatness by how many people serve him.
Matt 20:25.....
Fulfilling your ministry
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 5 September 1999
Synopsis: 2 Cor 13:5 Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you - unless, of course, you fail the test?
Politics and the church
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 6 December 1998
Synopsis: Should the church and Christians be interested or involved in the country's politics?
The Church
Sermon by Gavin Paynter on 20 October 1996
Synopsis: Why is the church called the body and Christ called the head? Why does Jesus need us to manifest himself to the world? Why will the church of Jesus never be destroyed by Satan?
Who is the rock on.....
The weak, the strong and the shepherds
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 10 September 1995
Synopsis: Are you a weak or strong Christian – or are you a shepherd?
Matt 26:37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to.....
Election of elders
Sermon by Ken Paynter on 14 February 1993
Synopsis: 1 Tim 3:1 Here is a trustworthy saying: If anyone sets his heart on being an overseer, he desires a noble task. 2 Now the overseer must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate,.....
The open ministry
Sermon by Warren Paynter on
Synopsis: A study in the practice of Open Ministry which originated from the practices of the early synagogues, was used by Jesus and Paul, and experienced a revival in recent times with the Brethren movement.....
Leadership
Sermon by Sam Ennis on
Synopsis: Hebrews 3:16-18 “Who were they who heard and rebelled? Were they not all those Moses led out of Egypt? And with whom was he angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell.....
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