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OUR MINISTRY PHILOSOPHY AND CHURCH IDEOLOGY What we mean are what we believe and where we stand as far as the gospel ministries are concerned. Below are what we believe and emphasis
There are many holiness programs in our church which stand as what the church does, how the church lives, where the church is going, why our church is existing and the true foundation of Redemption Campaigners Mission (Emancipation Production Assembly). As the church of God is “the called out” so shall all its activities be peculiar and also be separated. We have holiness worship, praises and holiness doctrines in all our programmers as stated below. Holiness worship in our church is the consecration, devotion and the total surrendering of the will, the possessions, the acquisitions, the family background and all our reach to God and totally denial of self-purity of heart. It is worshipping God with heart void and offence towards God and to toward men (holiness in all) Holiness service are the service we render to God and to humility whole heartedly, in love, in obedience to the word of God and the service we render to God because we are Gods servants who are bent to do the will of our master. Holiness service are the works done to God and to humities without eyes services, without hypocrisy, without malice and without double minded ness, but with love and heart purity. Holiness meeting is the gathering of the saints to discuss and to plan for heavenly programs. It is an organized meeting without selfish motives, without earthly benefits and without social politics, but with the full focus to heaven, rapture and the rewords here after. Holiness outreach is the soul winning outreach ministry carried out at the instruction of the father. It is the selfless evangelism carried out in order to represent JESUS and to do the works of God according to the words of JESUS CHRIST. This is the outreach ministry based on the exposition of the true holiness to the world in order to make the world to behave the gospel and accept Christ who died for them. Holiness prayer meeting is our prayers organized to seek the face of God, to seek for the heart purity, or restoration of the lost experiences and prayer meeting organized for deeper relationship with God, for deeper spirituality in God, for Holy Ghost Baptism and for deeper devotion in Christ. Holiness teachings are teachings that aim at the heart purity, devotion, and consecration of Christian or their sanctification. They are teachings that establish the believers in the holiness foundation and the doctrines that shall solidify the believer’s conviction in Christ and in the person of the Holy Ghost. Holiness sermons are the sermons and the preaching’s that expose the believers to see their needs of Holy Ghost Baptism, sanctification or heart purity. They are the sermons that make the believers to see their needs of the second work of grace in their hearts after their salvation. Holiness sermons are for the believers who have been saved but are seeking for the heart purity and for those who are already sanctified but need the wisdom to continuously maintaining and retaining the experience of sanctification in their hearts daily. Holiness relationship is the Christian relationship with God and with man void of offence towards all. It is a relationship with God that is based in holiness, faith, faithfulness, love, obedience, and prayerfulness, it is a holiness relationship with man that is based on love, truth, clear conscience, sincerity, openness and friendship without any bitterness and without deceit in all areas. Holiness camp meeting is a yearly camp meeting aiming at leading the believers to experience heart purity or the camp meeting that shall lead the unbelievers to Christ. Holiness camp meeting is organized once a year, especially during the Christmas period or during Easter period in a special area meant for such occasion, it is aimed at knowing Christ and making Him known. Holiness life is the life of faith, faithfulness and the life of total consecration, devotion, sanctification or the life of self-denial coupled with heart purity and whole hearted surrender to the perfect will of God. It is a life of total separation from all forms of worldliness, pollution and from all forms of fleshly desires. Every believer should be holy and pure in order to represent God who called the church. Holiness ministries are services, works or ministries of the church or of the believers which are rendered to God, to the church, society or to individuals with love, selflessness or with holiness of heart. These ministries include evangelism, intercession, church planting, church support, help to the needy, help to the poor, church building and other selfless contributions to the gospel. Holiness missions are the spreading of our holiness messages, holiness ministries, holiness teachings, holiness visions and holiness missions to other parts of the world, this is our attitude to spread holiness messages and mission to others in order to draw all to true holiness and true spirituality, the missions of Christ are missions of holiness to the dying world. Holiness Christian revival is the spiritual revival that is aimed at bringing the participants to the real scriptural and spiritual revival. Our holiness revival is the revival meeting that is rooted in the Bible spirituality with emphasis on entire sanctification when the unsanctified get sanctified, while the unsaved is made to be saved, while restitutions, confessions and restoration are observed, absorbed and accepted. Holiness greetings are whole hearted greetings of our members to their fellow Christians they are lovely and Biblical expressions to make the brethren to feel God’s presence and to fully encourage fellow Christians to be looking unto Christ with rapt attention to His second coming. Holiness association is our daily activities with men and with God, with total focus to rapture in truth and in spirit. It is association that brings people to God and never to take people out of God. Holiness association is CHRIST centered Association and Gospel based association. Holiness church is a church that is founded in the scriptural truth. It is a church that preaches and teaches salvation and sanctification. Our doctrine is abases on the truth of the scripture which emphasis on the salivation for sinners and sanctification of the believers. Every born again believer must press harder to be sanctified. The church is the house of God and the house of God must be holy. Christian families must be holy and every marriage must be Christ oriented and Christ centered marriage. Christian marriage must start with holiness, purity of purpose and pure love without defilement and without sin. Every family should be gospel based, holy and with the fear of God, love of God and with the leadership of God. Christian homes should be epitome of the church and the gospel life. Whatever makes the Christian homes must always be holy and should always project holiness and explore it every day. Holiness environment is a holiness area separated for our convention, camp meeting and an area mapped out for special prayers, for devotion, for spiritual exercise and holiness quarter mapped out for the true seeking of God’s face, praying for restoration and a spiritual environment kept for prayers and reconciliation with God. It is a camp ground where the seeker shall go alone to seek God’s presence make peace with God and with man. Our church doctrine is on holiness foundation we preach and teach that sinner needs repentance because he was born a sinner salvation is to be free from practical sins, while sanctification is to be free from inbred sin. Salvation is for sinners who repented and accept Jesus as their lord and savior, while sanctification is for believer who opened their hearts for the Holy ghost to purity them and cleans them. As he who called you
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Holy, be ye therefore
Holy in all areas
Of conversations Extra and Recent issues There are some recent issues and recent ministries in the church, especially as were done or exhibited by the senior pastor and the General overseer of the church. These include some recent sermons, recent teaching, recent tracts published recent books published, recent Sunday school lessons published and recent Bible study books published for the church indoctrination. B. Recent Teachings of Rev Prof Emma Ononuju C. Recent tracts published for evangelism D. Recent books for Indoctrination by Rev Prof E. Ononuju
As a holiness church, Redemption campaigners mission (Emancipation Proclaimers Assembly) has a riggid doctrine on new birth or born again experience by every repented person in Christ. We believe that every born again Christian is saved and listed below are the characteristics of every born again Christian.
Redemption campaigners mission (AKA) Emancipation proclaimers Assembly in Brief (in summary) * Our calling as a church The government of the Redemption campaigners Mission is theocratic church government. Redemption campaigners Mission (Emancipation proclaimers Assembly) has four arms of government; namely, the central church government headed by the general overseer, the province headed by the provincial overseer, the zone, headed by the zonal the zone, headed leader and the local church headed by the local church pastor. These four tiers of government are working in harmony and in holiness without any conflict and without any disagreement. Below are the leaders of the entire four tiers of our church governments. The General overseerThe General overseer of the Redemption campaigners Mission (Emancipation proclaimers Assembly) is the most senior pastor of the church, the pastor of all pastors in the church, the head of the administration of the first signatory of the entire church and the head of all businesses and ministries of the entire church. He is the chairman of the board of the Trustees and the chairman of the central church council. He must be a man of great spiritual quality.
The General overseer is the presiding leader of the entire church programme and has the authority to approve and disapprove documents for the church and on behalf of the church. He is the chairman of all the meetings of the central executive council or Redemption campaigners mission (Emancipation proclaimers Assembly) Nigeria. Provincial (state) coordinator The provincial coordinator is the chairman the leader, the coordinator, the care taker and the most senior pastor of the province in our church. Each state in Nigeria stands as a province in our church administration. The provincial presides, leads and chairman’s all provincial meetings under his leadership. He is the meekest servant of the province and stands as the meekest servant in that state. All spiritual qualities of the general overseer shall also be observed in the life and activities of the state coordinator. The provincial coordinator is also called the state coordinator and does the works of the overseer only in his state or province. Zonal leader The zonal leader in Redemption campaigners mission (Emancipation proclaimer Assembly) is the senior minister in-charge of a zone. Each state or province in our church must have at least four zones or at most six zones depending on the land marks, geographical and population or sizes of such state. The zonal leader must be a great man of God, holy and fully sanctified. He must have all qualities of the state coordinator and must do all that the state coordinator does of his zone and all other pastors are under him, while he is directly under the state coordinator who also is under the general overseer of the church. The zonal leader must exemplify his spiritual qualities through his love, meekness faithfulness and daily holiness exhibitions. The local church pastor The local church pastor is the shepherd and the care taker of the local church. He is the chairman of all departments of the local church and automatically becomes the head of all local ministries of his church. The pastor is the minister in-charge, the senior pastor, the local leader and the chief servant of his local church. He must be spiritual, sincere and must do all the duties of the zonal leader only must in his local church and must possess all spiritual qualities of the zonal leader as are specified in I Tim 3:1-12, Act 6:1-7, Ex 18:19-22, The local church pastor is under the zonal leader and must exemplify his spirituality through love, meekness, obedience, faith and faithfulness always. councils/Boards in our church The Redemption campaigners mission recognizes only five boards / councils and these boards or councils occupy important areas in the government and administration of church (Emancipation proclaimers Assembly). These boards and councils serve as the policy making of their various areas in our church. Below are the approved boards and councils in Redemption campaigners mission (Emancipation proclaimers Assembly) of Nigeria. The central executive council The central executive council is at times called the church central council (c.c.c.). This is the highest decision making body in Redemption campaigners Mission (Emancipation proclaimers Assembly) Nigeria. This body is headed and presided only by the General overseer or whom he appointed when such a rises. It is made up of spiritual men and women who have experience true holiness and exemplified the lives of entire sanctification through the works of the Holy Ghost into their hearts. The major business of the council is to discuss the progress, growth and the survival of the church and to find solutions to its pressing needs. It is made up of between nine (9) and eleven (11) spiritual men and women who dance only the music of the Holy Ghost and live by the leadership of the Holy Ghost only. Provincial church Board This is the highest decision making board in the province or state where our church is. This board is also called the “state church board” The state pastor or the provincial coordinator is the chairman and senior leader of the provincial board of the church where he is coordinating. The supreme duties of this board is to discuss and plan on the growth, advancement, survival and spirituality of the church. They can refer any harder matter to the church central council central executive council). The provincial board (state board of the church) takes care of the welfare of their coordinator and makes sure he feeds and lives as a man of God. This board does all the duties of the central executive board only in its area. This board can be between nine and eleven members only. Zonal church board The zonal church board is the decision making board of the zone which is headed by the zone leader. The duties of the zonal board are to discuss on the growth, progress, love, survival and the success of the zone. The zonal board can refer its hard cases to the state office for the proper evaluation or consideration of the state leader of our church. The zonal church board members shall have the spiritual qualities as of those in the state level and those on the central level and can also do the same jobs only on zonal levels. Local board of Deacons The local board of deacons is made up of the church workers, servants and stewards under the local church and the local pastor. The board of Deacons is the highest decision making of the local church with the pastor as its chairman. The member’s local board of deacons are the helpers and supporters of the local pastor in administration, in services, in stewardship. They can be nominated or appointed by the authority of the local church. The main businesses of the deacons are to plan with the pastor on church growth, on revival, welfare, and occasions and on any other matter that can promote the rapid growth of the local church. The board of Deacons refer its difficult cases to the zonal leader for evaluation and for consideration. The Board of Trustees The members of board of the Trustees are the legal representatives of Redemption campaigners mission (Emancipation proclaimers Assembly) Nigeria. The trustees are headed by the general overseer of this church and the board is only made up of three or five members at most. The trustees represent the church in legal matters, land issues, in corporation, government demands, documents, usage of the church seal and other necessary issues relating to their business. It stands for the entire Redemption campaigners mission (Emancipation proclaimers Assembly) Nigeria. It represents the church before the government. Members of the TRUDTEES are spiritual men and women who have served the church in different capacities and who have been members for not less than ten (10) years. They must be holy and must have the experience of entire sanctification and exemplify it daily before others. The trustee can refer any serious case to the central executive board for final decision and stamping. The committees in the church Committees are bodies created to handle one case or the other in the local, zonal, state or in the central level of the church. These committees are standing committees that shall render the account of their stewardship to the church that created them when such account is called. Below are the approved committees in the Redemption campaigners Mission (Emancipation proclaimers Assembly). Each of the committees below is specifically assigned to carry the job assigned to it as definitely shown below. Building committee The building committee is the committee assigned to take care of our buildings, site supervision, site planning, site registration, structural planning, foundation laying and all businesses related to our physical buildings. It is in the hand of the building committee to cost the house, what it will take to build the house, where shall we build the house, the contractors to handle the works and when should the work begin? The building committee is headed by a chairman known as the chairman of the building committee who takes care of all supervisory works of the committee. Issues of land and property purchasing are handed over to this committee. Marriage committee The marriage committee is an assigned body that is responsible for total marriage programs of our members. This committee is headed by a man known as the marriage committee chairman. The committee is strictly in-charge of marriage negotiation, interview, evaluation, marriage proposals, courtship, purchases, traditional wedding, white or church weddings. The marriage committee shall cost the marriage and the wedding materials and reduce all to the most economic size to the glory of God the father. Welfare committee The welfare committee is a committee incharge of welfare and social programs of the church. It is the duty of this committee to make sure people are well served, well fed and well cared in our church conversions, church conferences, church weddings and to makes sure the camp is neat make sure nothing is lost or to keeping all forgotten property in the safe side. It is the committee that takes care of the minister’s welfare, feeding and other areas and make sure there is food in God’s store house. This committee is the in-charge of our social and ceremonial programmes. This committee has a chairman known as the chairman of the welfare committee. Project committee The project committee is also called the business committee. This is the committee that is incharge of money yielding ventures in our church such as Bookshops, printing department, water production section, paper and printing materials section, production and magazine department, including other good businesses that can help the church economically. This committee has a chairman known as the project committee chairman. This committee as it sounds takes care of all church projects, social businesses and others in connection. Church growth committee Church growth committee is made up of zealous men and women who are called to build, revive, and evangelize and to equip the church. The duties of the church growth committee are to plan and to put into actions things that can generate growth and to know where to help any dwindling local church after discovering the cause of such dwarfish growth. This committee has a chairman known as the chairman of the church growth committee of the Redemption campaigners Mission (Emancipation Proclaimers Assembly) NIG. Education committee Education committee is Redemption campaigners Mission (Emancipation proclaimers Assembly) is a mapped out body that takes care of the church schools, such as Nursery, Primary and secondary schools owned by the church which are located within or outside the church premises. The duties of this committee include knowing when the schools are growing, dwindling, in crisis, in debited or when there are problems within the teaching staff and find the scriptural means, to treat such matters. This committee has a chairman also known as the education committee chairman. Burial committee The burial committee is the committee incharge of burial of our dead members, thus, we have both local, zonal, provincial and central burial committees. This committee has a chairman known as the burial committee chairman. It takes care of all burials and to know that cost of the burial and plan on its success. This committee shall see the success of the burial of our dead members. PREVIOUS 1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ,7 ,8 ,9 ,10 NEXT
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