10/08/2025
ARE WE REALLY DOING CHRIST’S MISSION?
By: Pastor Augustino Jeluel
August 10th, 2025.
Dear Church leaders, our calling is not to compete, it is to complete the mission Christ left us.
Christ has called us to walk in His footsteps, but too often we choose to stray from His path, some bishops and church leaders today are sadly fighting among themselves instead of building the Body of Christ. Instead of lifting each other up, they block the presence of others in their ministries. Some work only for their own churches, destroying rather than building the Kingdom. Some form groups that work against other groups.
Some openly support unbiblical practices, like marriage two wives, yet still desire positions of influence, recognition, and invitations to preach in overseas crusades. Some even wish for others to fall into the same sin they fell into, so they can boast that what they did was “right.”
Many refuse to raise and equip ministers under them, and when God raises someone through another way, they attack that person until they drive them away. Some deliberately cause conflict in other churches so believers will scatter, hoping those members will join their congregation.
Some choose funerals, weddings, and government events to preach, not to exalt Christ, but to be recognized by people and gain fame.
Some Bishops carry every title, Overseer, Finance Secretary, General Secretary, without establishing a proper, Spirit-led team to manage the church. Then, when problems arise, they quickly form committees only to command those committees to follow their personal will rather than God’s guidance.
The church is not a personal empire. It is the Body of Christ, built for the glory of God, the strengthening of believers, and the salvation of souls. If we lose unity and love, we lose the power of our testimony.
Is this really the mission Christ gave us?
The Apostle Paul warned about this kind of behavior in 1 Corinthians 3:3–4: For you are still worldly. For since there is jea