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CHURCH PLANTING, MISSION AND
EVANGELISM
In 1992, Liberty gospel Church started with
Lady Apostle
Helen Ukpabio as the visioner for
this work. It was really a humble beginning,
as there was no money, no assistance from
any quarter but the only thing that was
present, was the burden for the work. This
kept me happy, strong, focus without any
fear of failures or success. Today the
church has about one hundred and forty three
churches in Nigeria alone and many others
outside Nigeria. The church that began with
fifty eight people now has over fifty
thousand membership spread all through about
sixteen states out of the thirty six states
of Nigeria. The church is also planted in
Ghana, South Africa, Cameroon and the spread
is still on.
WAYS OF REACHING OUT:
1) Soul Hunting (Targeting the unchurch)
2) Early morning cry
3) Crusades and
special programmes to get the attention of
unbelievers.
4) Personal soul winning
exercise, one to one.
5) Through movies
6) Music
7) Soccer Evangelism
8)
Journals and bulletins published and
distributed free
9) Single programmes
10) Church Magazines
11) Planting of churches
12)
Ministering to people with outstanding
demonic problems.
SOURCE FELLOWS:
None of the Pastors or
Lady Apostle
Helen Ukpabio had attended any Bible School
or theological institutions. People used as
Pastors are raised by her through her school
of Ministry. On completion, they are
assigned churches.
Key workers with
good testimonies over the years, are also
recommended for interview to become Elders
and Deacons. At this level, an elder can
preside over a church. Pastors are not
picked from outside the Ministry, but those
who repented in the Ministry are groomed and
used as Pastors. There is no Pastor without
a church. As the work of evangelism is going
on, we are also building our church
structures without ignoring Evangelism.
Since reaching out to the lost is the
primary target, the church is divided into
fellowships of men, women, youth, militants
(University students and other higher
institutions), and children with the aim for
each fellowship to reach out and increase
their fellowships. In recognition of this
fact, we devote a whole week for each
fellowship in a year to launch out and fetch
the lost.
PICTURES OF
Men’s Fellowship Headquarters
Men’s Fellowship International
Women’s Fellowship Headquarters
Women’s Fellowship International
Youth Fellowship Headquarters /International
SOCCER EVANGELISM:
This is another great means of
reaching out to the youth. The church has
different foot ball clubs up to eight or ten
football clubs. Competition is organized
between them (inter – Liberty Church
competition). The winning team is given
trophy and they reign for one year. This has
helped draw many youths into the church.
PICTURES OF COMPETITION
TRIBE:
All the
members of the church are further grouped
under Tribes. This is to help members
witness within their neighbourhood and win
souls and direct them to the church. In the
Headquarters, there are twenty one Tribes.
The Tribe gets increasing as more souls are
worn. Tribal leaders are trained and made to
head people in the region of 100, 150, 200,
and 300. When a tribe grows to three
hundred, the tribe is further split into two
for further labour.
PICTURES OF TRIBAL LEADERS IN
HEADQUARTERS
SUNDAY SCHOOL:
Every Sunday, all members of
the church must attend their Sunday School,
bringing in sinners with them. This is
another way of gaining souls to the church.
Every arm of the church must be a part of
the church growth programme by introducing a
sinner to the church. The Sunday School
teachers are mature spiritual leaders – who
are capable of communicating the word of God
to others and to urge them to become
responsible Christian.
LIBERTY
CHOIR:
All Liberty Churches have
their own choir. Music is a very vital
aspect of ministration. It penetrates deep
into the soul bringing about repentance from
deed works, healing, deliverance, still
peace and links the soul to God. It is in
this regard that “music” is given time just
like message to speak to the hearts of the
yearning souls. In Liberty Gospel Church,
the church choir sings twice before the
preacher comes up to preach his message. A
good song is a good message, since music
gladdens the soul elevates one’s spirit and
settles the sinner. There are up to one
hundred and thirty choir or more in the
Liberty Gospel Churches within Nigeria. A
mass choir would consist of one to two
thousand people or more.
The choir is not
for commercial purposes but ministers
inspirational spiritual songs that calms the
soul or stirs up the soul for reception of
the word of God. David played the harp for
king Saul each time the evil spirits torture
him.
This was the only way to calm the
king down in his moment of demonic
possessions, torture and oppressions. Music
is very significant hence we have many
different unit of choir.
Men’s choir
both local and international
Women’s
choir both local and international
Youth
choir both local and international
Teenager choir both local and international
Militant choir both local and international
Children’s choir both local and
international
Accapella Choir Local
Hymnal Choir both Local and
International
The main choir both local
mass choir
Also we have songs of praises and worship produced by Mrs.
Helen Ukpabio. These albums are:
1. Jesus
Na my best friend
2. My Liberty
3. A
little walk with Jesus
4. I am a child of God
5. I’ve been Searching
Pictures of both Choir and Albums
1. Youth Ministry
2. Single Programmes
3. International bodies
Youth
Men
Women
4. Men fellowship
5. Women
fellowship
STRATEGIES FOR CHURCH
GROWTH
1. Tribes & Tribal Evangelism
2. Soul Hunting –
Hunters
3. Church planting
4.
Different deliverance programmes
5. Soul winning by one on one, house to house evangelism.
6.
Movies
7. Books and magazines
8. Open air crusades
9. Soccer
Evangelism - (youths)
10. Militant –
University undergraduates’ fellowship
11.
Different wings of the church |
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