Chapter 2 - The Kingdom Minded Church

from ChurchShift - Sunday Adeleja

Church reformers like Martin Luther in previous ages had this national focus; they wanted to bring nations to their knees before God. But today too many Christians have scaled back their ambitions. It's time to be ambitious again. It's time to shift our churches! Until the children of the almighty God act like His representatives on the earth, nothing will change in our countries. The destiny of OUR LAND is in the hands of the church and the willingness to declare the position of God in OUR society.

The real focus of every Christian's life , and of all our church activities, is promoting the kingdom of God in every sphere of our nations.

Christians have to walk in power. Every gift and talent we have is to be exercised in service of the kingdom.

Chapter 1 - People Power

from ChurchShift - By Sunday Adelejay

God opened my eyes to see that to complete the Great Commission, we must have impact upon nations, not just people in churches.

Transforming nations requires bold steps. Great Commission really means as believers, our mission is to save nations, not just evangelise individuals and build churches. God is not terribly concerned with church size and church ministries. His main goal is for all nations to walk after Him in kingdom principles. The church fulfills its mandate when it changes society, not when it's confined to its sanctuary and Sunday school. The church is to build the kingdom of God in a nation.

KINGDOM PRINCIPLES

1. The church fulfills its mandate when it changes society, not when it is confined to its sanctuary and Sunday school classrooms.

2. This isolation of the church from the world has led to ineffectiveness and failure to carry out the Great Commission.

3. The Great Commission mandate is to go out and disciple nations.

4. Ministry is what you do to bring your life and your sphere of influence under kingdom rule.

5. We are not called to huddle inside the church sanctuary but to restore the kingdom of God to the world.

6. God holds the church responsible for societies.

7. The church is to be the training ground for people who will impact the society around them.

Church Shift - Sunday Adelaja

From the Book Church Shift

Even though Ukraine was not officially communist anymore, the people of the nation still lived under the mindset of oppression. For many years the Soviet Union had taught the Ukrainian people to unquestionably submit to authority. Though the Soviet Union was gone, people still couldn't imagine a government that respected them. So the government felt free to treat people as sheep and servants. There was no accountability in the leadership as there is in a democracy. People continued to hide their thoughts and feelings deep down inside and pretended to agree with the government.

Question - Are we those people who always say YES but deep down do not agree and resent decisions made by government, leaders? Why didn't we speak out in a positive manner that can contribute to an organisation, government policies or even in church?