Church Shift: Revolutionizing Your Faith, Church, and Life for the 21st Century [Paperback]

Sunday Adelaja (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 5, 2008

Sunday Adelaja was born in Nigeria, Africa. As a teenager, he was recruited by Russian communists. Today he pastors one of the largest congregations in Eastern Europe, a congregation that had a direct influence on the regime change during the Orange Revolution.

ChurchShift, based on his true story and experiences, provides the principles he used in Ukraine to inspire readers to establish the kingdom of God in their lives, in their churches, and in their nation. "God's intention is to transform your life, your promised land, and your nation, and to use you to bring back the earth to Himself, just as He is doing with us in Ukraine"--Sunday Adelaja

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Discover the keys to transforming your world

In just twelve years, Sunday Adelaja built the largest evangelical church in Europe, a cross-cultural ministry with more than two million converts and 600 church plants worldwide. The Nigerian's self-taught and revolutionary methods of church ministry have made a dramatic impact on politics and culture in post-Christian Europe.

ChurchShift, based on his true story, gives you the keys to revolutionize your own life, faith, church, and community. Your view of God, your life, and your ministry will change as you discover how to:

* Believe Christ for supernatural growth in your life and ministries

* Activate and ignite the potential of your local church

* Transform your neighborhood, your city, and your nation by imposing kingdom principles on the culture around you

The Wall Street Journal calls him "a man with a mission!" Ukraine President Victor Yushenko states, "It was you who protected democracy in Ukraine." Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetskiy said, "Through Pastor Sunday's endeavors, we have become a bold and fearless people." The Associated Press wrote, "The Embassy of God has ballooned... into this ex-Soviet republic's first true megachurch." The British Broadcasting Corporation reports, "Nothing like the Embassy of God has ever been seen before!"

Let this book inspire you to get busy with God's assignment for your life and ministry and enter His promised land for you!

One of the greatest Christian hero stories of the modern world.
-- James O. Davis

I recommend that pastors and leaders of all kinds read ChurchShift.
--T. D. Jakes

I know of no minister around the world that is more unique and influential than Sunday Adelaja.
--Wendell Smith

Sunday Adelaja is a leading figure, not only in Ukraine but in the world.
--Billy Joe Daugherty

Of all the books on aggressively advancing the kingdom of God, this stands out as the most practical.
--C. Peter Wagner

I recommend this book to all and believe it will become a classic.
--Myles E. Munroe

I have heard and read a great deal about Pastor Sunday and about the work he is doing. All those who do great things go through attacks such as Pastor Sunday has endured.
--U.S. President Bill Clinton

Some are called to churches. Some are called to cities. Sunday Adelaja has a fresh word for the nations! His experience with the Lord, his compassion for people, and his commitment to the kingdom make Sunday Adelaja a world-class leader with a world-class vision to build a world-class army to change the world for Christ. This world-class book is a must for you today. Read and reap benefits for a lifetime.
--Kenneth C. Ulmer, DMin, PhD

Sunday Adelaja is an indisputable success in his family, in his church, in his nation. This book will help you grow personally and spiritually. Read it and SUCCEED!
--Peter Lowe

God has raised up Sunday Adelaja to lead men and women to a deeper understanding of their spiritual destinies. Read this book, and let the journey begin.
--Rear Admiral Barry Black (Ret.)

About the Author

Sunday Adelaja is founder and senior pastor of The Embassy of the Blessed Kingdom of God for ALL Nations in Kiev, Ukraine. Pastor Sunday has an international ministry that reaches to more than thirty countries, including the USA, Canada, England, Germany, Russia, Singapore, and many others.

Product Details

• Paperback: 189 pages
• Publisher: Charisma House (February 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599790971
• ISBN-13: 978-1599790978
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #537,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh, Practical and Revolutionary January 20, 2008

By A Reader

Format:Paperback

Having heard a lot about the author, a black African, being the pastor of the largest church in Europe(100,000 members in Ukraine with a make up that is 99% white Europeans) with two million new converts, 600 church plants in over 35 nations all within 12 years of the church existence, I was really excited to find this book and I was not disappointed. Every page of the book is an unveiling of the secrets behind this revolutionary church. The keys to having an impactful life and building a nation-changing church are practically uncovered in this book. It is a gold mine of life-changing truth. I recommend it to every Christian and Christian leader who want to leave the ordinary for the extraordinary in their lives and ministries.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A PARADIGM SHIFT INDEED,AND MUCH NEGLECTED SUBJECT January 26, 2008

By E. Ramirez

Format:Paperback

For a while Ive been led by God to understand the mentality of pastors like Sunday and why theyve made such impact. Ive discovered that its the kingdom mentality that makes a difference. The author declares how Jesus spoke very little about the church and 90% on the kingdom.Its an eye opener to see how many churches only focus on "Building their church", when in fact ministries that God is empowering are focused on the The Kingdom in general. He states that CHURCH is our headquearters but that battles are not fought in headquartes, but on the field...the world is the field.LET ME ASSURE YOU:THIS IS NOT JUST ANOTHER BOOK ON EVANGELISM, BUT RATHER A POWERFUL BOOK FULL OF TEACHING ON WHAT THE KINGDOM OF GOD REALLY IS.This book will really broaden your concept and open your mind on how God intends to build his church. Other than Myles Munroe, Ive found very little on this subject. As a pastor, I recomend it to pastors and church leaders. A TRUE PARADIGM SHIFT!BUY IT, YOULL BE CHALLENGED.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Every choice or decision either delivers or enslaves. February 5, 2008

By Pastor Folahan Adefope

Format:Paperback

Living in a transient world with constantly changing value systems, norms, cultures and mind-sets, we often forget that the God we profess to serve and worship is a God of absolutes and immutability.
CHURCH SHIFT is a profound wake-up call to every Christian from the pulpit to the pew, reminding us that the message of the Lord Jesus was almost entirely about the Kingdom of God and not so much about the Church. This book is a sincere and passionate attempt to re-direct the focus of the Christian to those things which are of eternal value and significance - the principles contained in the Word of God and not religion or our particular expression of it.
Pastor Sunday in this book teaches that the world is subjected to futility so that we might set people free with the news and principles of God's kingdom. This is because we have all the answers and are indispensable to the health and well-being of the nations. The world badly needs us and simply cannot and should not do without us. WHAT AN AWESOME REVELATION OF TRUTH!!!
This Nigerian-born Pastor with a passion for the nation of Ukraine challenges and confronts the present mindset and preoccupation of the Church with itself, it's size, prosperity, image, membership dynamics, needs etc., calling for a revolutionary shift and re-focus back to the original purpose and great commission of God to impact people groups and nations and not just the Pastors and Church Members. This is the only means through which transformation can be brought to our nations.
THIS BOOK IS A MUST-READ FOR EVERY SERIOUS CHRISTIAN.