Brochure - Council of African Apostles

WHAT IS THE CAA?
Dr Mensa Otabil
The Council of African Apostles is an annual gathering of
Africa’s apostolic voice. Apostles of genuine credibility
gather for three days to discuss and share ideas concerning the issues that affect the Church in Africa as well as
the nations of the continent.
The prime movers of the initiative include: Bishop Tudor
Bismark(Zimbabwe), Dr. Mensa Otabil (Ghana), Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams (Ghana), Bishop Enock
Sitima ( Botswana). Bishop Mike Okonkwo (Nigeria),
Bishop Joe Imakando (Zambia) amongst others.
The CAA Summits afford Africa’s apostles the opportunity
to share ideas, experiences and
strategies to make the Kingdom of
God manifest in the nations of
Africa. A brotherhood of sorts, the
Council also provides accountability, guidance and brotherly protection in a mutual bond of calling, a
destiny, a love for the continent
and the sovereignty of Christ
Jesus the King of Kings.
Dr Mensa Otabil is a Pastor, educator, entrepreneur and consultant. He is Founder and General
Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church with its network of local churches,
Multifaceted Ministries and Initiatives in Ghana. The church also has extensive outreaches
into other parts of Africa, Europe and the United States.
Dr Otabil is the Founder and Chancellor of Ghana’s premier private university - The
Central University College; the Chief Executive Officer and Consultant of Otabil
and Associates - an Executive and leadership growth consultancy.
Dr Mike Okwonkwo
Dr Mike Okwonkwo established The Redeemed Evangelical
THE EXECUTIVE
Mission, (TREM) in 1981. Bishop Mike is a member of the
founding fathers of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria
(PFN), the 1st National Secretary General and the
immediate past National President of the PFN. He is
the current Vice Chairman of the Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN) as well as an
executive
member
of
the
National
Ministers Conference (NMC).
A man of fervent prayer and
integrity in the Word of God,
he has become Apostolic
covering
for
ministries
the world
CONVICTIONS
Africa as a continent:
geopolitically,
socially,
economically and spiritually
needs to hear a clear, concise and
authoritative voice from the church.
Bishop Bismark is an Apostle to the nations. He
has served as apostolic covering for ministries
all over the world since 1989. He serves as the
Chairman of the CAA, a wholly African initiative
to bring the apostolic voice of the African church
The many men and women who lift up
this continent in their calling and testimony
need to gather periodically and address issues
that affect Africa and devise solutions for local,
national and continental intervention.
The Kingdom of God is mandated through the church the
presence of the Church to ensure and maintain the emancipation
of Africa spiritually first then make it manifest in the physical.
many
around
to African Issues.
Bishop
Bismark
has
a
passion
for
the
empowerment of people and the realization of
Bishop Tudor Bismark
their
God-ordained
extensively,
destiny.
preaching,
He
teaching
travels
and
empowering the Body of Christ all over the
Bishop Joe Imakando
The Church is to influence Africa and the nations and communities
that are comprised in her, the apostles need to gather, agree and speak
one message and thus release apostolic authority and order so as to return
to the original thought of God.
The Council meets annually in various cities in Africa, customarily in the very
last week of January.
Bishop Imakando is
world.
the Presiding Bishop of Bread of Life Church
International, which was birthed in 1992. He is an apostle, teacher, author,
conference speaker, broadcaster, bridge builder and advisor whose
ministry has taken him to many nations. Bishop Joe Imakando has served
as Executive Director for Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ), an
umbrella body hat unites Pentecostal and Evangelical churches in
Zambia.
In 2010, Bishop Imakando was elected President of the Association of
Evangelicals in Africa (AEA), an organization that has 10 Southern African
countries affiliated to it.
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9th
Annual
Council of
African Apostles
Summit
We are anticipating a time of renewal, stretching and empowerment under the theme “ Organising People,
Organising Money”. Most of the world’s fastest growing churches are in Nigeria; God seems to have favoured
Nigeria with big congregations, big business amongst so many other things. Against this exciting backdrop,
the CAA summit will be discussing topics such as:
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Nigerian Case studies of the potency on the African church: how did this happen?,
Has the prosperity message translated to traceable socio-economic growth of individual mem
bers in a church,
Addressing questions of the relevance of the church in the Twenty First century (especially for
the youth). How do we position ourselves and remain at the centre of everyday life in the face of
so much competition and options.
The church and the broader community - how have our interventions in Social Service Delivery (Health
and Education) contributed towards mobilising people into the Church
The church and capacity to utilise technology to gather people…. Case study of Kingdom Life Network.
Harare 2006
“The church must develop a Christian world view which can be translated into political, economic and social advantage
including the definition of a Christian mandate, capacity, development for leaders to effect transformation, developing
models for mentoring civic leaders and innovative engagement with the education system.”
Lusaka 2008
Nairobi 2007
The role of education was identified as key for Africa and needs to
There is need for the African spiritual leadership
be enhanced as meangful poverty reduction is impossible without
to provide leadership and alternative models in
education.
the approaches being employed to deal with the
problems of Africa.
Accra 2010
“…Emphasized the need for credible theological institutions in
context where questions that people would not raise 50 years
ago are now being raised.”
Harare 2009
What we have not been teaching Is how to
embrace the assignment, we should not sacrifice
quality for quantity.
Harare 2011
Dar Es Salaam 2012
As Africa shifts from hungering after things towards a genuine
“…the church to get involved by encouraging
hunger for God, the current generation of leaders must of
their governments to put in friendly policies for
necessity become more astute in articulating what they believe
public private partnerships...”
in and being as prophetically direct as they are theologically
correct.
2014 SUMMIT
ORGANISING PEOPLE
ORGANISING MONEY
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