Organization:
Apostolic Hierarchal Structure
The structure of Embassy International Fellowship has been uniquely designed to support and help facilitate progressive expansion according to kingdom mandate by building upon the apostolic concepts of colonization and globalization:
- Colonization – a body of people sent from a parenting entity to a new land to establish and/or broaden the rule of the parenting principal. This is the essence of apostolic mandate.
- Globalization – the scope of the fellowship concerning regions and spheres via current forms of media; church planting; mobilization campaigns such as prophetic conferences, evangelistic crusades, prayer and intercessional gatherings; and training and equipping for the local church/pastors with practical and revelatory application as it relates to paradigmatic and administrational shifts in a local house.
What starts as a colony would ideally progress to become a province as it advances and matures in the actualization of the system of the parenting principal, evolving to have its own government, economic infrastructure, laws/regulations, etc. as an extension of the parenting principal.
EIF will seek to infiltrate, cultivate and progressively develop new territories through the establishment of colonies. A colony is defined as (1) a district of churches, ministries and five-fold functionaries located within an assigned geographic area or (2) an ecclesiastical work (fellowship, organization, ministry, etc.) of at least two churches without regard to geography. As a colony grows and further develops ecclesiastically, operationally and administratively, it becomes a province. A province is defined as (1) a jurisdiction of churches, ministries and five-fold functionaries located within an assigned geographic region or (2) an ecclesiastical work (fellowship, organization, ministry, etc.) of fifteen or more churches without regard to geography. A province may contain multiple colonies and/or establish colonies to further advance into new regions. This expansion through colonization strategically allows for a progressive spread of apostolic influence and functional five-fold ministry to advance the kingdom of God in the earth.
As an apostolic agency and covering for other ecclesiastical works, EIF has instituted a three-tier apostolic governing structure. EIF promotes holistic five-fold ministry and recognizes the office of the Apostle as the highest level of eldership in Christ’s church. EIF is serious about establishing and maintaining competent leadership and places great emphasis on training to promote fully-functional, mature and effective leadership. Before appointment to any office containing vertical authority, an individual must satisfactorily meet all EIF requirements and prove his/her work during a period of observation.
