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DJEM's Philosophy of
Ministry
The mission of DJEM is to boldly and
creatively proclaim the Kingdom of God through various mass communication
mediums. I plan to do this primarily through itinerant
preaching, radio
broadcasting, open forums and web and print
publishing.
So why start a new ministry, and why
now? Well, the short answer is that I believe I have been called to proclaim God’s
Word and there is never a bad time to do that.
The longer answer is that we live in
a culture in which, as Isaiah said, “Truth has stumbled in the streets”
(Isaiah 59:14). People are living their lives based not on God’s revelation,
but on the lies of the great deceiver. God is not glorified and His Name is not
exalted. This is a problem.
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You who
bring good tidings to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good
tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do
not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah,
"Here is your God!"
Isaiah
40:9 |
I believe one of the reasons for
this problem is that, in the battle between truth and falsehood, the father of
lies has been very good at reaching people where they live, and in using mediums
they accept as authoritative.
Think about it: we are bombarded with
lies non-stop. From the moment we get
up in the morning and flip on the radio, to the time we flip off the TV or
computer at night, we are blitzed with messages that are untrue. From the
professors in our classrooms to the billboards reaching into our cars on the
commute, there seems to be no escaping them.
We are told that life is about
money, sex, romance and emotionally thrilling experiences. We are supposed to
accept unconditionally that the only things worthy of worship are power, fame,
fortune and the celebrities who have them.
The twin lies that objective truth
is unknowable and morality is simply a preference have become pervasive.
In regards to religion, cultural
orthodoxy explains to us that God is whatever you want him to be and that
religion is a private, subjective matter, best suited not for explaining truths
about reality, but for providing therapy.
I want to help change all that.
I want to proclaim to as many people
as possible, through the most effective means possible, that life is about God.
He is Lord over this planet and King of the Universe and we will all bow before
Him, sooner or later.
I want to expose Satan’s lies
for what they are and get people to
question their false beliefs. I want people to set their lives upon the Rock,
not waste them building on shifting sand.
I think that is only going to happen
if someone tells it to them clearly, through mediums that they accept as
authoritative—the same mediums that carry them the lies. I want to be someone
who does just that.
See our Ministry
Strategy page for details as to how this will happen.
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