INGREDIENTS FOR A SUCCESSFUL CRUSADE
The following are inevitable ingredients for a successful crusade any day any time;
VISION
Your sight is a function of the eyes while Vision is a function of your heart. The vision I'm talking about is not what God showed you with your eyes being opened into the realm of the Spirit… That's just an experience you had with God and it is unknown to anybody. The vision I'm talking about in this context is your experience with God being articulated and made plain in clear terms such that he that reads it can run with it. Until your vision is received, articulated, plain and understood, it is not a vision.
The following are inevitable ingredients for a successful crusade any day any time;
VISION
Your sight is a function of the eyes while Vision is a function of your heart. The vision I'm talking about is not what God showed you with your eyes being opened into the realm of the Spirit… That's just an experience you had with God and it is unknown to anybody. The vision I'm talking about in this context is your experience with God being articulated and made plain in clear terms such that he that reads it can run with it. Until your vision is received, articulated, plain and understood, it is not a vision.
PEOPLE/ MEN
This cannot be over emphasised for a successful crusade. That was a law I engaged to the success of PIB and it worked wonders.
You are only the receiver and the explainer of the vision, YOU ARE NOT THE RUNNER OF IT! It is those that reads and understand your vision that will run with it. And until your vision is ran with, it doesn't come to a fruition. THE POWER OF MEN!
THE ENDORSEMENT/PERMIT OF AUTHORITIES
This was also one key that guaranteed the success of PIB. It includes both spiritual and earthly authority.
Please I must emphasize here that you must be very bold and courageous in doing this because you may meet individuals in authority who are likely to challenge you with questions, therefore you must trust God for the wisdom to respond.
God granted us favour and gave us access that guaranteed the success of our crusade.
For instance, the community township stadium we used was not ours therefore we needed the consent and endorsement of the Local government chairman, not just him, we had to seek the permit from the police force within that territory, I met with Kings, monarch and many more. Let me just say this… For authorities who will prove adamant, God will always raise a Jonathan for you amongst his midst. This is the level you have to operate the law of honor. The king and authority you do not honour, his favour or endorsement you do not deserve. I literally lost count of the number of wine we bought and gifts we bought for this purpose.
In addition, you will need to seek the alliance of the churches within that territory and honor… Here, churches may come up with all kinds of suggestions but be careful not to tamper with the Blueprint God gave you.
FINANCIAL PARTNERS
A lot of partners will come around and really want to be of help and support your vision but I am careful with my choice of words "Financial partners". Holding a crusade or running a ministry is very capital intensive. You must trust God to be the highest financial partner of that vision. People will not believe and commit themselves financially until they see how committed you are both physically, spiritual, financially etc committed to your vision. You need to trust God for favor at this level and trust me, men will show up! We had financial partners that sowed heavily that I have not met with my eyes till date, just a word with them on phone.
PRUDENT SPENDING
Till date I still have my list of expenditures we made and their costs. I have almost all my bank statements printed out. I made sure I kept track of all expenses made and ensured it was accurately accounted for.
ROBUST LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION
Alot of men or women of God pay more attention to just being just spiritually empowered and neglect the place of leadership and administration.
Leadership is what will give your vision to hold a crusade structure, it will make it systemic in its operation, it will make the outcome of your crusade predictable. Please never neglect the power of leadership, it was on of the ingredients that ensured a successful crusade.
STRENGTH AND COURAGE
How could I have wrapped up this session without talking about courage? God will not tell Joshua to be strong and courageous if there was no reason to be afraid. Things will SURE happen to challenge your faith and test your conviction.
YOUR VISION CAN WEAR YOU OUT… You will need divine strength and wisdom. I think this was one of the mistakes I made. I barely ate through out that season, I wasn't eating well because I was on a very long fast, I barely slept or had quality time to rest and go for some sort of hangout or relaxation. I Prayed and prayed especially at night, I say this not to boast or make a statement but I could literally count the numbers of times I slept through out the night during my NYSC. I fasted until I began to have some abdominal discomfort where I found out I was stooling blood. Please, pay attention to your body and health. You need your body to vehicle that vision God has shown you.
This cannot be over emphasised for a successful crusade. That was a law I engaged to the success of PIB and it worked wonders.
You are only the receiver and the explainer of the vision, YOU ARE NOT THE RUNNER OF IT! It is those that reads and understand your vision that will run with it. And until your vision is ran with, it doesn't come to a fruition. THE POWER OF MEN!
THE ENDORSEMENT/PERMIT OF AUTHORITIES
This was also one key that guaranteed the success of PIB. It includes both spiritual and earthly authority.
Please I must emphasize here that you must be very bold and courageous in doing this because you may meet individuals in authority who are likely to challenge you with questions, therefore you must trust God for the wisdom to respond.
God granted us favour and gave us access that guaranteed the success of our crusade.
For instance, the community township stadium we used was not ours therefore we needed the consent and endorsement of the Local government chairman, not just him, we had to seek the permit from the police force within that territory, I met with Kings, monarch and many more. Let me just say this… For authorities who will prove adamant, God will always raise a Jonathan for you amongst his midst. This is the level you have to operate the law of honor. The king and authority you do not honour, his favour or endorsement you do not deserve. I literally lost count of the number of wine we bought and gifts we bought for this purpose.
In addition, you will need to seek the alliance of the churches within that territory and honor… Here, churches may come up with all kinds of suggestions but be careful not to tamper with the Blueprint God gave you.
FINANCIAL PARTNERS
A lot of partners will come around and really want to be of help and support your vision but I am careful with my choice of words "Financial partners". Holding a crusade or running a ministry is very capital intensive. You must trust God to be the highest financial partner of that vision. People will not believe and commit themselves financially until they see how committed you are both physically, spiritual, financially etc committed to your vision. You need to trust God for favor at this level and trust me, men will show up! We had financial partners that sowed heavily that I have not met with my eyes till date, just a word with them on phone.
PRUDENT SPENDING
Till date I still have my list of expenditures we made and their costs. I have almost all my bank statements printed out. I made sure I kept track of all expenses made and ensured it was accurately accounted for.
ROBUST LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION
Alot of men or women of God pay more attention to just being just spiritually empowered and neglect the place of leadership and administration.
Leadership is what will give your vision to hold a crusade structure, it will make it systemic in its operation, it will make the outcome of your crusade predictable. Please never neglect the power of leadership, it was on of the ingredients that ensured a successful crusade.
STRENGTH AND COURAGE
How could I have wrapped up this session without talking about courage? God will not tell Joshua to be strong and courageous if there was no reason to be afraid. Things will SURE happen to challenge your faith and test your conviction.
YOUR VISION CAN WEAR YOU OUT… You will need divine strength and wisdom. I think this was one of the mistakes I made. I barely ate through out that season, I wasn't eating well because I was on a very long fast, I barely slept or had quality time to rest and go for some sort of hangout or relaxation. I Prayed and prayed especially at night, I say this not to boast or make a statement but I could literally count the numbers of times I slept through out the night during my NYSC. I fasted until I began to have some abdominal discomfort where I found out I was stooling blood. Please, pay attention to your body and health. You need your body to vehicle that vision God has shown you.
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