Helping the Body of Christ to Get Their Houses in Order!
Biblical Philosophy
GHi Ministries was birthed to equip God’s people for proper stewardship living through instruction and counsel; to encourage spiritual maturity through proper application of God’s Word; to evangelize the community by leading them to promises of a life devoted to the principles of scripture; to exhort/train leaders to engage in proper church management; and to empower believers to walk in their destiny by using biblical wisdom.
GHi builds upon the biblical convictions that God has entrusted five houses to be properly managed by His appointed stewards.
The House as the Believers Life (2 Corinthians 4:7-11; Romans 6:10-13; Galatians 2:20)
The sum total of a believer’s life is the medium through which Christ is portrayed to the world, revealing the existence and authority of God. This is revealed through our separation from the world
unto the Lord. Therefore, the way a believer manages his/her assets in the earth should point to the character of Christ, for His mind is the one that is to be attained. As stewards over our salvation, our life
becomes the house or dwelling place for the manifestation of the work of the cross.
Through proper biblical instruction and counsel, GHi will lead believers to becoming disciples who exhibit Christlike character.
The House as the Believer’s Emotional Condition (John 8:32; Romans 12:1,2)
Out of the heart of a believer flow the issues of life. We are commanded to be renewed in our minds so that we would be transformed into the very image of Christ, and know the acceptable will of the Lord. The believer is challenged to submit his heart and mind to the Word of God such that his thinking through, and processing of life’s experiences results in obedience to God’s commands. GHi will empower believers to walk in their destiny, or purpose, through encouragement to (1) develop a theological basis for life (2) set their affections on the things of God; (3) live in an emotional state predicated on a living devotion to God; and (4) apply God’s Word with wisdom via the emotional connection to God through Christ, by the Holy Spirit.
The House as the Believer’s Physical Home or Dwelling Place in the Earth (Psalm 24:1; Matthew 6:19-21; Colossians 1:16)
God has called all believers to a high calling of stewardship over His possessions. The belief that “The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein” provides the foundation for a believer’s conviction to take care of what God has entrusted in him/her. Since Genesis, God has given man dominion over the earth without transferring rights of ownership. GHi aspires to equip believers with biblical wisdom for properly managing what God has entrusted to them. Believers will develop further competence, or skill, in managing earthly assets in the changing culture in which we live.
The House as the House of God (The Body of Christ and its Physical Dwelling) (Acts 16:5; Ephesians 2:19-20; Philippians 4:10-20; 1 Timothy 3:15)
The household of God operates in community as one Body and dwells together in love. Members of the household are each given a skill, gift, talent, or responsibility for which they are called to be a steward
over. This includes caring for the spiritual and the natural. Members may have several homes in which they live, but they all come together under an appointed house, or temple, or church, to perform the
work of the ministry to one another and the community. This household of members and the house that they share, must be shepherded, or managed properly according to the principles of God’s Word. As some are called to be evangelists, pastors, and teachers, some are also called to be deacons, ministers, business administrators, janitors, treasurers, etc. GHi endeavors to exhort/train leaders in proper church management, so that the church, as seen by the world, reflects the nature and character of God and stands as a pillar of truth.
The House as the Believers Physical Body (1 Corinthians 3:16-17, 1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
Each of us receives a physical body to represent who we are in the earth. And we only get one! Not only are our bodies a precious gift from God, our bodies are so vital that the bible calls them the temple of God. It is through our bodies that we consecrate marriage and bring forth children in the earth. The Spirit of God lives in our earthly tabernacles as we represent Christ to others. It is therefore vital for the
believer to understand how to steward his/her body so that he/she is as healthy as possible to offer himself to the work of the Kingdom. GHi will bring resources and information to people that will
help them be proper stewards of their physical bodies. GHi will encourage believers to embrace new ways of eating and exercising and properly incorporating practices into their family life so that a pattern of health is created for generations to come.