THE HEART OF ACTIVATE ACADEMY
Dear Academy Student,
The heart of Activate Academy is to provide training which
enables you to better fulfill the call of God on your life. When
training is not provided, you will find it difficult to express that
call. However, when training is provided, you will be more likely to
rise up and serve in such a ministry as is in accordance with God’s
plan. (Ephesians 4:9-13; Romans 12:4).
Having said this, it may surprise you to hear that the greatest
training a Church can provide you with is an opportunity to serve.
When people are elevated to positions of privilege and leadership
without spending any significant period of time serving, then the
best interests of God’s Kingdom are not realised. The leaders which
Jesus requires develop slowly, over time and with humility. In
Matthew 20:20-27 (ESV), the Bible says:
Jesus called them to Him and said, "You know that the rulers of
the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise
authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would
be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first
among you must be your slave.”
Servanthood is not about spiritual authority being exercised over
you. Rather, it is about freely placing yourself under God ordained
leadership and honouring those around you. Servanthood is therefore
a gift which you can give to others and a personal quality that you
can develop through faith over time.
I have come to appreciate the seasons of growth, training and
serving that God has used to prepare me for His purposes, and it is
in this spirit that I invite you to prayerfully consider Activate
Academy. We look forward to partnering with you in the greatest
cause our planet has ever faced, the extension of the Kingdom of
God!
In Faith,
Jason Van Haaster
Academy Director
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