KINGDOM
This is the issue of the King’s domain. Kingdom refers to the divine place on earth where the King, Jesus, is pre-eminent. The Word of God declares in [Romans 14:17] that the Kingdom is not in meat and drink, but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.
In Hebrews 1:8-9, it is stated that the “sceptre” of righteousness is the “sceptre” of God’s Kingdom. The Sceptre represents the authority of God that establishes His Kingdom. Therefore, righteousness is the very foundation of the Kingdom. Conversely, the Believer must have an inherent hatred for lawlessness because it prevents the hand of God from moving. Therefore, Kingdom is a lifestyle that promotes righteousness and must invade every area of our lives and our Network.
In verse 9, we understand that because righteousness was loved and lawlessness hated, God promised to release His favour. This same dynamic must operate in our Network.
Just as the Kingdom of God is universal, the scope and reach of KIN will also be global. The vision imparted to us by the Holy Spirit, is global in its reach and impact. KIN will not be brought under any limitations, be it socio-economic, racial, ethnic, national, international or territorial.
It is our belief that Ephesians 4:11-13 is being fulfilled at this time. As we read through that text of Scripture we realize that a part of the eternal purpose of God is to have a unified Church and that the work of the five-fold ministry is part of the methodology that the Lord is using in achieving this end.
“And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ...” Ephesians 4:11-13 (NKJV)
IMPACT
The term "impact" applies to:
- The influencing of the churches, ministries and ministers with dynamic principles, by causing them to move away from traditionalism and complacency into fulfilling of the plan and purposes of the Lord!
- The destruction of all barriers that seek to limit us in the performance of God’s Will and Intent.
- The bringing forth a lasting impression upon those with whom we interact with the gospel of the Kingdom; fulfilling the apostolic mandate of going into all the earth and making disciples of all nations – Matthew 28:19
INTERNATIONAL
Kingdom-Impact International Network has been raised up by the Lord to function under the parameters of an international, global mandate and as such we do not recognize any limitations or boundaries. It is quite evident in the Word of God that His Church is a universal one and the purpose of the Lord as indicated in Ephesians 4:11-13, demands a Church of global power functioning in a spirit of unity.
To this end, the five-fold ministry has been raised up to function! Apostolic Networks such as Kingdom-Impact International are being raised up by the Lord to link together diverse ministries across the earth into a common purpose. KIN is one of the means by which the Lord is using to accomplish that drawing together into the unity of the faith.
KIN functions out of Dominion-Life International Ministries, which is the church at the heart of the network. The Lord has blessed us with what can be truly described as a multi-ethnic or international church!
NETWORK
KIN is a network of relatives, relationships and family. KIN is NOT, and will NOT become a denomination. The network extends to the spiritual family-churches, ministries and ministers joined together in mutual Christian faith and relationship around a divine vision, with a mandate from Jesus Christ to restore present-truths and ministries. KIN also exists to bring the Church to an end-time manifestation of Kingdom purpose, power and authority of the Lord.
The difference between a network and a denomination is as such... In its religious traditional definition, a denomination is an organization established for the purpose of preserving and propagating specific religious doctrines, tenets of faith, creeds and practices. It establishes a structure of leadership and oversight for the ministers, ministries and churches who become one with them.
From the Christian ministry perspective, a network describes a grouping of churches, ministries and ministers who are interrelated to link their vision, resources, products and people in one unified purpose, while not losing hold of their individual specific vision and purposes in the Lord.
Within a network such as KIN, churches, ministries and ministers move in voluntary accountability to mutually agreed apostolic/prophetic partnership and counsel based on relationship, while still maintaining the essential uniqueness of their individual ministries.
Therefore, the inner structures of the Network are comprised of visionaries who look forward and not backwards. They are motivational and designed not to get caught up in seeing God move in His usual, expected ways (thus limiting the power of the Holy Spirit), but instead to encourage constant movement forward towards growth, truth and the next move of the Holy Spirit. The Word of God accurately describes the direction and vision of our Network when it declared the following in Psalm 84:5 & 7: