Leadership
Equipping God's leaders to shepherd His people with wisdom and grace.
Leadership at ACFI is a calling, not a position. Below you'll find the credentials we issue, the qualifications for ordination, and a growing library of training resources written by our pastors and overseers — free for any leader to read, share, and put to work.
Credentials
Two levels of recognition for those called into ministry.
Level 1
Ministerial License
Level 2
Ordination Certificate
- 1 The Ministry issues and recognises two levels of credentials: Ministerial License and Ordination Certificate. These credentials are in recognition of the Apostolic Ministry, as depicted in Ephesians 4:11.
- 2 The National Administrative Boards of the regions reserve the right in each case to require an interview with the applicant who wishes to join our team of ministers and then make a recommendation to the General Overseer on either of the two credentials.
- 3 All Ordinations and Consecrations of ministers would be conditioned on such individuals completing the required Ordination Preparatory Classes. After ordination, the newly ordained minister enrols in the Leadership Development Programs (LDP) for periodic training and specialisation courses.
- 4 The presiding pastors of the local Assemblies, through the leading of the Holy Spirit, select and recommend candidates for Ordination Preparatory Classes and Specialised Training as may be needed to enlarge the capacity of the leadership team of their individual Assembly.
- 5 The General Overseer, in collaboration with the National Overseers, is responsible for the coordination of these programs.
Qualifications for Ordination
For Deacon/ness, Elder, and Pastor:
- The individual must be a full member and studied (stayed) with the Ministry to a reasonable level.
- The individual must agree with the fundamental doctrines of the Ministry and live a life worthy of emulation.
- The individual must have understood, accepted, and be willing to work with the Vision of the Ministry.
- If married, all three levels of marriage rites must have been performed: customary, judiciary, and Holy matrimony (or Marriage blessing as the case may be).
- The individual must have had the call of God and be seeking to build his or her capacity to work for the Lord.
- Other related conditions may be considered by the National Administrative Board, who may make a recommendation to the General Overseer.
The Path to Ordination
From member to ordained minister — the journey, in seven steps.
- 1
Full Member
Stayed with the Ministry to a reasonable level.
- 2
Foundation Class
Complete the doctrinal foundation course.
- 3
Recommendation
Presiding Pastor recommends to National Board.
- 4
Interview
National Administrative Board interview.
- 5
Preparatory Classes
Complete required Ordination Preparatory Classes.
- 6
Ordination
Receive Ministerial License or Ordination Certificate.
- 7
LDP
Ongoing Leadership Development Programs.
Training Library
Leadership Resources
26 downloadable PDFs, organised by theme.
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Foundations of Leadership
5 resourcesBiblical models and the call to lead — where leadership begins.
Character & Personal Growth
7 resourcesThe inner life of a leader — heart, prayer, perseverance.
Honorable Ambition
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Prayer and Leadership
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Obedience: A True Test of Stewardship
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Keeping On in Faith and Not in Fear
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Depression and Leadership
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Purpose of Hardship
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Seven Steps to a Greater Anointing
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Skills & Performance
9 resourcesPractical disciplines that make leadership effective day to day.
Keys to Efficient Performance
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Efficient Performance in Team Ministry
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Making Your Leadership Effective
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Ten Dominant Qualities of a Leader
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Learning the Clutter
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A Leadership Check-Up
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Pitfall of Leadership
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The Cost of Leadership
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The Terms and Benefits of Service
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Vision, Structure & Strategy
5 resourcesLong-range thinking — the structures and vision that sustain a ministry.