If you would like to invite us to equip you in
The End Time Model of Evangelism...
We train local churches and believers to heal the sick to demonstrate to the lost that Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father. Then we hold a Crusade where the gospel is preached to the lost and the trained believers heal the sick as a confirmation of the gospel. Souls will come to Christ. Afterwards, the local churches will be able to hold such Crusades and other similar outreaches on their own, without needing to invite an outside evangelist.
Our ministry is not the same as the Crusade-type evangelism that many are familiar with, for example, with the ministry of Brother Reinhard Bonnke. What the Lord has given us to do is primarily the restoration of His miraculous healing power to every believer for the preaching of the gospel during these endtimes and the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
First, the Training Seminar
In our Seminar, pastors, leaders, and believers are taught from the Scriptures how to heal the sick effectively according to the pattern of Christ Himself. This is a permanent impartation, and not for only the duration of the meetings.A full and complete Seminar requires about nine hours of teaching, not including praise & worship and breaks. This can take place on a single day, or spread out over two or three days. If a translation from English into another language is required, more time should be set aside. If seven hours is not available, the Seminar can be shortened.
In addition to English, we are equipped to minister directly in the Indonesian language and in Mandarin Chinese for people who understand only those languages.
Then, the Evangelistic Healing Crusade
The purpose of the Crusade meetings which follow the Seminar is not simply to win souls to Christ, but for the trained believers to witness how the Lord will use them to confirm the gospel which has been preached in the Crusade meeting. As they minister, the sick will be healed. As a result, the local pastors, leaders, and churches will be encouraged to continue such Crusades and their individual witness after our team leaves. This is the End Time Model of Evangelism. This is what happened during November 2002 in Niger. See the Report on Niger.
It is not necessary to have a very large and expensive evangelistic Crusade to accomplish this. A Crusade on a smaller scale, which the local churches can afford to host on their own, would be perfectly suitable.
The churches bring together a crowd of people, among whom are unbelievers and the infirm, and we will proclaim Jesus as the Son of God, the only way to the Father.
For churches outside of North America:If the churches in a city are willing to come together to host and bear the expenses of the Seminar followed by a small-scale Crusade, The Elijah Challenge would be happy to consider coming. Please click here to read the scriptural basis for why local churches should not become overly dependent upon funds coming from foreign sources.
The Training Seminar plus Crusade would take place over five days or less.
This format has been successfully used in a Vietnam, Egypt, Niger, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Dubai, Orissa (India), and New Delhi (India).
Reports from past Healing Encounters held in North America
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Financial Requirements
The Elijah Challenge does not require a specified amount of honorarium for its ministry. We are happy to receive whatever the Lord provides through freewill offerings from the participants. However, it would be appreciated, though not required, if round-trip airfare for one person is provided by the host country or church. We would require the host churches to provide hotel and food for the minister, as well as the funds for undertaking the Healing Encounter and Crusade.
Please contact us at The Elijah Challenge for more information.
