Leading God's people Series

This book "Leading a Local Church" is a compilation of the teaching of Professor Zacharias Tanee Fomum addressed to the saints in Yaoundé, Cameroon during a leadership training course. The book presents what it takes to lead a local church and what leadership is. The author explains the critical place of having a goal geared towards the saving of the lost in the building of a local church. The method for the accomplishment of the goal is the making of disciples. When a shepherd leaves the flock just for a day in pursuit of gain, he has put a knife into his heart and things will never be the same afterward. A shepherd who loves the world has lost God has lost the vision and has betrayed the sheep. According to the author, the spiritual gift of leadership is the unusual ability to produce other leaders. The leader is the one who takes risks and breaks new ground. Leadership is a call to provide a model. We recommend this book to you while praying that the Lord will use it to make of you a leader who has put on God enough to be able to lead a local church and raise others of his kind.

This is a handbook for on-the-field and aspiring missionaries and leaders at all levels. In Spiritual Aggressiveness, Professor Z.T. Fomum shares powerful and inspiring insights on Spiritual Leadership in the model of Joshua. He covers a range of topics, including greatness through might in character and deeds, breaking barriers with total violence, commitment to hard work, teamwork, radical holiness for spiritual service, aggressive servanthood, and bleeding pursuit of God…. You will learn from Joshua's example as Fomum highlights the importance of servant leadership. He reveals that God recruits future leaders through one-man service, and shows how the principles of hard work, paying a price for God's purposes, and knowledge of God and His word are crucial for success. With contributions from field workers, Spiritual Aggressiveness offers practical insights into missions. It is a must-read for all leaders who wish to be equipped for the Lord's harvest on the eve of His imminent return. Read it and become the leader that God intends you to be.

"BROKENNESS," by Professor Fomum, is a real classic for walking the Christian life with total abandonment to the Lord. After the new birth, a man's spirituality is not measured by his capacity to preach great sermons, to cast out demons, or to heal the sick. Such capacities could be the manifestation of spiritual gifts, which are received from God, regardless of who the person is. Such a person may be totally unrecognizable at the slightest provocation, be selfish and self-centred, love sin, hide or blame others for his mistakes and failures, get worried when faced with the least problem, and act before he has prayed about it, etc. This talks of an unbroken life in which, unfortunately, most believers who truly confess the name of the Lord, find themselves several years after conversion. The purpose of God in the new creation is to produce people who attain spiritual maturity, by quickly attaining the stature of broken men and women. God does it through the cross, to break and destroy the natural man and, by the work of the Holy Spirit, to build the character of Christ in the believer. Brokenness therefore depends on the degree to which a person has allowed the cross and the Holy Spirit to work in him. Taking Jacob's life as a basis, the author shows how one can go from the state of the natural man (unconverted) to that of a carnal believer (unbroken), then to that of a spiritual believer (broken); that is, a life in which the believer belongs totally to the Lord,  allows free access to God in the minutest details of his life, no longer presents any obstacle to God. Read this book. It will challenge you and help you to make progress on the pathway of brokenness, to such an extent that you will soon be able to confess with apostle Paul, "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me."

"We are in a world without rest. Many people lack rest outwardly. A few are outwardly calm, apparently at peace, yet many are at war on the inside." These are the words of the author, Zacharias Tanee Fomum, which justifies his burden for writing this book: to satisfy God's need to produce people who through the work of the cross and of the Holy Spirit, are at rest regardless of the outward circumstances in which they find themselves and wherever they are. The book is based on the life of Isaac, a Bible character who made spiritual progress in the area of dying to personal glory along the long journey of his life. Read this book and enter into the experience of the deep rest which Isaac knew and therefore be able to serve the Lord full of the peace which comes from Christ and not from man.

In the Crucible for Service is a thought-provoking book by Professor Zacharias Tanee Fomum that explores the preparation and qualifications necessary for serving God. Using examples from the lives of biblical figures such as Joseph, Moses, David, and Jesus, the author emphasizes the importance of serving others before entering into God's service. The book argues that ministry is not only the result of the Holy Spirit's work but also of anointing and that those who wish to serve God must have a sense of destiny and be careful and deliberate in everything they do. The author encourages readers to abandon sin, self-love, and the love of the world in order to be competent ministers in God's service. In the Crucible for Service is a must-read for anyone seeking to enter into God's service and make a meaningful impact for His kingdom. We pray that the Lord will use this book to prepare and equip you for His service.

This book is an expository study of spiritual leadership. The author, Z.T. Fomum, taught extensively on leadership—training thousands of spiritual leaders across the world—being himself the leader of a growing missionary movement currently established in over 140 countries. The content of the book is not theological discussions, but words from a heart to hearts. Several leaders have become experts in the presence of men in the guise of the ministry they render. But God's plan was that the leader be His companion—a man of His presence. The Lord Jesus established leaders first to be with HIM and then serve Him from a position of overflow. The entire life and ministry of the leader depend on it. The author elaborates on two schools of leadership—the home and the workplace—where one is moulded to provide the model of a God-approved heart for others to imitate. This book will not leave you indifferent. Read it and may God transform you into a leader of His presence.

God calls to spiritual leadership all who make spiritual progress. All believers are called to be spiritual leaders. Some will lead one person, others will lead ten people and others still will lead one thousand and so forth. You are a spiritual leader! Someone is looking up to you to lead him to Christ or to lead him along the Christian way. You must become and continue to be the leader that God meant you to be. God has called you to lead one, two, ten, one hundred, one thousand or more people. He has called you to lead them out of the captivity of sin and self into the fullness of the obedient and sanctified life. In order to do and finish your job, you must be rightly related to Him. Spiritual leadership is conditioned on a profound and intimate knowledge of God. The spiritual leader is a man hungry for God, a seeker after God. Without a deep and intimate knowledge of God, any leadership that is exercised is merely based on natural talent and this can never satisfy the heart of God. Leadership is conditioned on a life sacrificed, spent and sold out for others. Without this, a man may just be a seeker after God. As a result of this investment in others, a seeker after God also becomes a seeker of men; this is spiritual leadership. God gives limitless authority to those whom He places in leadership. He backs them without any reservation but judges them with the greatest severity. Divine privileges carry with them great responsibilities. All who are called by God to leadership must walk carefully before Him lest they be disqualified. Victory is possible for the obedient leader. Be one such.

Basic Christian Leadership by Z.T. Fomum offers a fresh perspective on what it truly means to be a leader in the eyes of God. Fomum debunks the myth that leadership is merely a matter of appointment or title, and instead, shows that true leadership is achieved and maintained before God, reflected in every aspect of our lives. The author explores key principles of leadership, including the call to preach the gospel, the foundation of salvation in Jesus Christ, self-denial and humility, pastoral ministry, and much more. With practical advice and real-life examples, Fomum provides a roadmap for developing the qualities necessary for effective leadership. Whether you are looking to become a better leader, develop competent leaders in your community, or simply deepen your understanding of spiritual leadership, Basic Christian Leadership has everything you need. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking to grow in their leadership abilities as well as find solutions to their own leadership issues.  

Many want to serve the Lord in the gospel but are ignorant of the standards of God for those who would qualify as labourers in the gospel. The author shows from the scriptures who is qualified, the characteristics of the qualified and examples of those who qualified to serve the Lord. In this book, you will discover the qualifications which revolutionize the disciple's service to God in the gospel and also the flaws he must avoid in order to be a qualified workman who serves God and man in this generation. We send this book out with the prayer that the Lord would be pleased to use it to grant His children a better understanding of His service and instruct them on how to qualify to serve Him in the gospel enterprise. May God bless you richly as you read.

The choice of leadership among God's people is God's sole prerogative. In this book, Laws of Spiritual Leadership, Professor Z.T. Fomum convincingly shows from Scriptures why God chooses certain people, as well as the kind of people He chooses for leadership. The content carries a strong voice of Scripture on simple down-to-earth godly leadership principles, with examples from both the Old and New Testaments. Both the aspiring as well as those already involved in Christian leadership will find their lot. The leader must set and maintain a leadership gap between himself and those he is leading. The author suggests twelve such domains in which the potential leader should seek and establish distinction. For, no one can honestly lead from behind. You cannot lead those who are ahead of you in the knowledge and pursuit of God. Never! Leadership is a call to give God to the people. This will be a priceless gift for your leader!

This book is a ROADMAP for Pastors and House Church Leaders! The training of church leaders has been one of Z.T. Fomum's main areas of contribution to church growth. Leading a House Church was born out of the burden and need for competent pastors for the growing number of House Churches in the city of Yaounde. The lessons in the book are practical applications of the theory and doctrine developed in The Ministers and the Ministry of the New Covenant—The Challenge of Missions—also written by the author. According to the author, a pastor is a person who bears the flock on his heart. He focuses on the character and personality of the one called to take the flock in their arms, as a nurse carries an infant, to bring them to the Promised Land of God. As a veteran on the subject, Z.T. Fomum presents a heart-to-heart exposé on the disciplines of the pastoral ministry, including a broad spectrum of both the practical aspects and the dynamics of leading a house church before God. If you desire to be a pastor, this book will help you on the journey of seeking and receiving the pastor's heart. We send these messages out with a heart cry that they contribute to produce the type of leaders that are needed for the Lord's flock on the eve of His imminent return.

Spiritual leadership is not automatically maintained! The leader is the one who pays the greatest price increasingly. You cannot neglect that which raised you to leadership and expect to remain as the leader. You became the leader because you loved and sought God. You were constantly in His presence. You were loyal to the leadership above you. If any of these things are now history, then you have lost the things that matter. If you are moving on today by virtue of the price you paid in the past, then you may have been demoted within the years from spiritual leadership. If your input now is regrettably smaller, then it could be that you are no longer God's leader. There are leaders who have lost their position before God and before man. Physically, they may still stand before man, but the leadership has moved hands. Some have moved aside even physically. With vivid examples from Scripture—such as Reuben, Eli, Moses, King Saul, David, Barnabas, etc.—the author shows clearly that talents, spiritual gifts, and a fine personality are no guarantee that a spiritual position will be retained. In the end, the author paints a portrait of how to jealously guard one's position and place in God's heart.

This book presents a powerful guide to God-approved success. The author, Professor Fomum, challenges the world's view of success, which is based solely on what a person has done. Instead, the author emphasizes the importance of who we are before God and how that shapes what we do. For true success before God, the person must be right with the Lord and their motives must be pure. This book offers a unique perspective on what it means to be successful in the eyes of God, focusing on the idea that success is what meets God's approval, both in this life and at the judgment seat of Christ. With its thought-provoking insights and practical guidance, The Laws of Spiritual Success is a must-read for anyone seeking to grow in their faith and achieve success according to God's standards. Grab your copy today and let God bless you as you delve into the messages contained within this book.

The Heart Surgery of the Potential Minister of the Gospel presents a series of lectures by Professor Zacharias Tanee Fomum to Missionaries and would-be missionaries at the School of Knowing and Serving God (SKSG)—The Missionary Training Academy of Christian Missionary Fellowship International, Yaounde, Cameroon. Drawing from his own life experience and spiritual history with God, Professor Fomum, addressing specific co-workers, explained the kind of life and heart God desires and approves in a minister of the Gospel. He emphasized that God is primarily concerned about 'Who' the Gospel Minister is than what he actually does. In The Heart Surgery of the Potential Minister of the Gospel, the author emphasised the fact that the work of the Gospel requires a certain kind of worker—the right kind of worker in order to please and satisfy the Lord of the harvest. It is only work and service from such a heart that can meet God's approval. He taught extensively on the fact that the content and quality of the heart and life of a Minister of the Gospel is a determinant factor of his acceptance, usefulness, and impact in the service of God. Holiness, radical repentance, and the forsaking of all sins are the expedient attributes and qualifications of a competent minister of the gospel. This book is a must-read for every Minister and would-be Minister of the Gospel who desires that the Lord—the great Physician, should work through the Holy Spirit in him/her to perform the needed surgery that would produce a useful vessel whose life and work can find acceptance before God, bring joy to His heart and receive His approval and commendation.

David was anything but perfect—lustful as a husband, weak as a father, and partial as a leader—yet he is the only one in all Scripture to be called "a man after God's own heart". What was it in David that attracted God this much? After the historic victory with Goliath, the life of this humble shepherd boy seemingly took a downward turn. In all the series of unfortunate circumstances, God was at work, rerouting his life. Starting with a group of riff-raff, this cave dweller became the leader of an exceptional army because God wanted him to become a maverick king: In battle, he modeled invincibility. In decisions, he sought God's mind for clarity, wisdom, and equity. In loneliness, he wrote with transparent vulnerability and quiet trust. In friendship, he was loyal to the end. In statesmanship, he portrayed integrity and humility. What an outstanding man! But what is it that distinguished David as one of God's greatest men? Come along with professor Z.T. Fomum in this down-to-earth book on Spiritual Leadership, for an in-depth study on the making of this poet, musician, courageous warrior, and shepherd of God's people—a man of passion and destiny with a God-dependent life of strength and leadership worth emulating.

Spiritual ministry is the personal knowledge of God, the possessing of God, being possessed by God and imparting God to others. If true spiritual ministry is the impartation of God, then, all who would be effective ministers of God must have what it takes to be approved by God, and be useful to men. That is what Professor Fomum, in this book, calls the prerequisites for spiritual ministry. In order to elucidate this point, the author makes use of Biblical icons like Jesus Christ, the prophets Elijah and Elisha, the apostle Paul, Timothy, and others, to assert that spiritual ministry that satisfies the heart of God comes after the price has been paid. It is not just what works, but what God wants, that matters for true spiritual ministry. In this light, sincere faith, like Timothy's, an indispensable revelation of God, grave parental responsibility, like that of Eunice and Lois, a fixed gaze, like that of Elisha on Elijah spiritual gifts identified and employed, the discipline of a soldier or an athlete, producing builders of men, and many other factors are indispensable for a God-approved spiritual ministry. Do you desire a spiritual ministry that is approved by Heaven? Then, read this book.

You, Your Team, And Your Ministry is a powerful guide for anyone looking to excel as a leader. Written by author Z.T. Fomum, this book emphasizes the importance of building a strong team for success in ministry. The author recognizes that a leader cannot work alone and must have a group of people working alongside him to advance God's purposes. Fomum explores the qualities of life that God demands of a leader and the importance of being a role model. He emphasizes that the leader's lifestyle and communication skills will determine the success of their team. He also provides a set of doctrinal tips necessary for the leader, their team, and their ministry, making this book a valuable resource for anyone looking to improve their leadership skills. Whether you are a seasoned leader or just starting out, the practical advice and deep insights in this book will help you build a strong team that will help you achieve your ministry goals.

Are you seeking to serve God but unsure of how to achieve your calling? Look no further than The Power of a Man's All by Prof. Z.T Fomum. This book recounts the life narrative of the first East African missionary concertation held in Nairobi in May 1997, where Prof. Fomum laid a solid foundation for the work of missionaries. With his characteristic style and use of graphs and diagrams, he taught the missionaries on the power of a man's all to bring them to common grounds regarding the work God had commissioned them to do, the kind of worker required by God, and the methods that would enable them to succeed in their calling. In this book, Prof. Fomum urges us to embrace a life of radical commitment to our goals, dreams, and ultimately, to God. He highlights the importance of rejecting contentment as the enemy of progress and embracing dissatisfaction as a catalyst for change. The tone of the book is inspirational and challenging, urging readers to evaluate their lives and make necessary changes to experience the fullness of life that God intends for them. If you are a missionary, would-be missionary, or simply seeking to serve God, The Power of a Man's All is a must-read. We pray that after reading it, you would embrace your call and work hard to achieve your goals.

This book explains who is qualified to plant churches and how to go about the work of church planting. The author highlights that a church planter who is a lover of the world has no message to preach because the love of the Father is not in Him. The man with a corrupt conscience will plant a church laden with people of corrupt conscience. The man who is desperate to know God will produce spiritual children who are desperate to know God. A leader who will plant churches must be one who is separated from the common. It is by ruthless paying of the price through prayer, fasting, giving to God and so on that one can penetrate and establish new domains in the enemy's realm. He that will truly serve the Lord in soul-winning and church planting needs to see, for where there is vision, there will be a burden. Burden leads to action. Do you want to become a church planter? Then you need to read this book.

The central thesis of this book is that the most urgent thing in our generation is the emergence, in the Church, of men and women who know God and serve Him from this knowledge. The author, Z.T. Fomum, boldly argues that anything a man can do for God is of no consequence if it is not done as an overflow of his knowledge of God. An initial encounter is important, but beyond that, it takes spiritual knowledge, a high frequency, intensity, and a long duration of encounters between a man and his God. This book is a pertinent plea that no one should serve God without knowing Him. It's highly recommended.

A very delicate and challenging incentive manual that will heal your relationship with God. Knowing the God of Unparalleled Goodness by Professor Zacharias Tanee Fomum, deals with the greatness of God, and the need for the pilgrim to know Him and walk in intimacy with Him. In fact, many people do not know God. They are serving an unknown God. From Abraham's life and pilgrimage with God, the author clearly shows that when the believer is discouraged; when he is about to fall or even to give up, God in his sovereignty brings him back to Him. He also shows that a successful Christian life consists of walking with God. That is to say, to remove the obstacle that has interposed itself between God and oneself, in order to abide in intimacy with God. This book therefore, is an introduction to walking with God. It is a very delicate book that weighs in favour of the need to make progress in the inner life, especially in the seeking, finding, knowing, loving and enjoying God. It is therefore not only an incentive manual, but also a challenge for believers at all levels. You need this book to be healed in their relationship with God. You will make progress in your spiritual life, and you will be blessed after reading this book.

Becoming an Under-Shepherd by Professor Zacharias Tanee Fomum is your essential guide into the sacred role of shepherding God's flock. In this book, you will discover the timeless wisdom of biblical shepherds such as David and Moses, who navigated the wilderness of God's training ground and emerged as faithful stewards of His flock. From the marks and qualifications of a shepherd to the contemporary challenges faced in ministry, Fomum offers invaluable insights that resonate deeply with today's spiritual leaders. With clarity and depth, he explores the essential tools and principles needed for effective pastoral care. From spiritual gifts to character development, from embracing correction to experiencing total emotional healing, Becoming an Under-Shepherd equips you with the crucial elements in the art of shepherding. Whether you're a seasoned pastor, a fledgling leader, or simply seeking to deepen your spiritual understanding, Becoming an Under-Shepherd promises to equip and inspire you for the noble task of shepherding God's precious flock. Your journey starts here!