Foreword The House That God Built Architects specialise in designing buildings. For example, If they are building a house, they are told or are given the vision of the house. A house would collapse without the foundation and the appropriate building blocks. We live in a day and age that is filled with constant activities and we often fail to plan ultimately ‘plan to fail.’ In no other area of life do we plan to fail than in our relationships. We often have relationships that have no specific plan or purpose. We often develop relationships with no aim. This is akin to driving to a destination without following the correct route and finding ourselves in a dead end or on a collision course if we do not follow the highway code. Unity is also the key in building a relationship. In line with the theme of building a house, the architects communicate the plan of the house to all the workers involved in the building project. Individuals or teams of workers have to work on the parts of the house that they have been assigned to build. They all have to communicate effectively to accomplish the finished product. Similarly, a husband and wife team should have a common plan or purpose and work together in unity to fulfil that plan. Jesus spoke about the idea of unity when the Pharisees accused him of belonging to satan. Jesus responds to this charge by stating that a house divided cannot stand and that satan cannot attack himself (Mark 3:23 - 25). Likewise, a family ideally comprising, husband, wife and children will collapse if there is division. The Bible says in Ecclesiastes 4:12 ‘that a three cord strand is not quickly broken”. A husband and wife should operate together with the Lord at the centre of building a strong family unit. We are delighted in the sixth BGE Annual Conference, to run with the theme: The House that God Built (Unless the Lord builds a House the builder builds in vain Psalms 127:1)
hosts Apostle Dr Carol Tomlin
Apostle Dr Carol Tomlin is an Independent Educational Consultant, with a long and distinguished academic career, teaching in universities both in the UK and USA. She is a PhD external examiner for universities the University of the West Indies and the UK. She has taught English, Education Studies, and lectured on an Erasmus funded programme in Nijemgen, Holland. She has held significant roles in academia. These include Admissions and Assessment Tutor at the University of East London, and Education Studies Course Tutor at the University of Wolverhampton, where she gained an award for Excellence in Learning & Teaching (2005). She was a visiting tutor at Queen's Theological Foundation and has several years experience in pastoral ministry, as the Senior Pastor of Restoration Fellowship Ministries. Dr Tomlin has also worked as a Healthcare Chaplain. As a published author, some of her key academic texts include Black Language Style in Sacred and Secular Contexts (1999) and her latest co-authored published works with Dr Paul Mocombe: Language, Literacy and Pedagogy (2013) and Race & Class Distinction in Black Communities (2014) Jesus and the Streets: the Loci of Causality for the Intra-Racial Gender Achievement Gap in Black Urban America and the United Kingdom (2016). She also reviewed the 6th edition of the best selling book Doing Your Research Project (2014) by Judith Bell with Stephen Waters (McGraw-Hill Education & Open University Publication).
Dr Tomlin is an academic, minister and motivational speaker who, is often invited to present the keynote address at community, church and educational events. Dr Tomlin believes in the power of Jesus Christ to transform the life of every individual.
Prophetess Tamika Pusey
Prophetess Tamika Pusey is an ordained minster and the Executive Pastor and cofounder of Restoration Fellowship Ministries (RFM) in Birmingham. She is a speaker, writer, web designer and administrative consultant. In addition, she is the CEO of Purple Rose Creative Design. She has been able to utilise her God-given skills and talents in her previous role as an Undergraduate Administrator at the University of Birmingham in the Department of Modern Languages and Hispanic Studies. In 2005, she received a prophetic word confirming that her mission was to “speak the word of God, and salvation and deliverance would come to many.” Later, she answered the call of God to minister His Word and helped build RFM, a church aimed at healing hearts and bringing restoration into the lives of God’s children. Prophetess Tamika is an ordained and licensed minister, an anointed singer, preacher and teacher with a passion for the lost and the spiritually wounded. She was awarded with the Aspirations Woman of the Year 2009 by the BME (Black & Minority Ethnic) Business Women's Network. The Council of Black Led Churches (CBLC) also nominated her for the Life Changing Leadership Education Award 2010. She writes various media publications such as articles, newsletters and blogs. Prophetess Tamika is also the author of Love Addiction (2010) and has been featured on various radio programmes.
speakers Pastor Errol & Kehinde Lawson
Rev Errol Lawson is one of UK’s top motivation school speakers. With a dynamic personality who is highly-sought-after in the education sector, he empowers students to reach their highest potential. For 15 years he has not only studied the science of achievement but has mastered it by interviewing successful national and international leaders and collaborating with them to bring transformation in the lives of young people and emerging leaders globally. As a speaker and leading authority on achievement, Errol energises people to meet the challenges of the world around them by skilfully weaving his compelling life story into the fabric of daily living. At 16 years old, Errol was filled with a lack of hope, homeless, strung out on ‘weed’ and involved with street gangs. He was at a crisis point until God called him and unleashed his natural gifts to accomplish amazing achievements including being a published author, TV show host, entrepreneur and a church pastor. In addition, Errol has received recognition for his work including a coveted Local Hero award (2014) by the Association of Jamaican Nationals (AJN), for his significant contribution to the lives of people in the UK. In October 2015, BEX Live awarded Errol with The Young Male Entrepreneur of the Year. More recently, he was a finalist in Birmingham’s
Young Professional of the Year competition (BYPY). Errol is committed to motivating and training individuals to be achievers and leaders as he introduces audiences to ways of “Lifting the lid on what you think is possible�. Errol is a gifted orator who fills the room with his high-impact, customised message and standing ovation performance!
Kehinde Lawson: Married to Errol since June 2015, Kehinde is also passionate about teaching individuals to realise their dreams. She studied biochemistry at the University of Lagos, Nigeria, before coming to Birmingham in 2005 to complete her MBA at Aston University. Kehinde is currently a Data Analyst, and together with her husband, she is actively engaged in ministry at her local church, Mountain of Fire and Miracle Ministries.
speakers Pastors Robert & Enomfon Ntefon
Rev Robert Ntefon started working with singles and couples as a newly married young Pastor. Through the years, he has gained significant wisdom and experience, which have helped many singles, married couples and families. With 24 years of marriage to his best friend, Rev Enomfon Ntefon, he is a beacon of hope and an epitome of durability in marriage.
In addition, Rev Robert Ntefon is a qualified relationship coach and The Ultimate Marriage Mentor. His pastoral counselling and marriage mentoring are presented with a deep sense of divine purpose. Since 1992, he has founded several churches in Nigeria since 1992. He trains ministers and currently runs a Pastors' Refreshment Programme in Nigeria where pastors are empowered to remain relevant to the world as they set out to fulfil their God-given assignments based on biblical principles. He the Apostle of The King’s Mission and is currently in the process of overseeing The King's Mission. Rev Robert and Enomfon Ntefon reside in London and have five children including a married daughter, three other girls and a son. The couple also have a granddaughter.
Rev Enomfon Ntefon Rev Enomfon Ntefon is an ordained minister, qualified nurse, songwriter, Bounce Back Coach, and leadership trainer. As a specialist music minister, she is the founder of Harmony of Hearts Music, a ministerial outreach aimed at strengthening our core relationships with God and each other through worship and music. Significantly, Rev Enomfon Ntefon works in a consultancy capacity to facilitate training in marriage and family relationships. She enjoys working in a coaching and training capacity to equip women, men and couples with the relevant knowledge to heal from broken relationships and sustain quality relationships and marriages. Rev Enomfon believes that the relationship with God first and then one’s self are the primary parameters for any successful relationship whether dating, marriage or parenting. Her Love & Marriage School, music and consultancy work are key to empowering individuals with relationship tools. As a leadership pioneer she has co-founded several churches in Nigeria, since 1992 with her husband, Rev Robert Ntefon. She and her husband are editors of Bounce Back in Style Magazine. The couple are presently in the process of establishing The King's Mission, London.
Programme Sunday 6th November 2016 6:00 pm- 6:10 pm
Welcome & Prayer Rev Dr Carol Tomlin
6:15 pm - 6:40 pm
Praise & Worship Prophetess Tamika Pusey
6:45 pm – 7.00 pm
Praise Dance Sis Nataleen
7.05 pm - 7.40 pm
Receiving & Interpreting the Blueprint Rev Robert Ntefon
7.45 pm - 8.15 pm
Preparing the Land & Laying the Foundation Rev Enomfon Ntefon
8. 15 pm - 8. 50 pm Building Block & One Brick at a Time Pastor Errol & Kehinde Lawson 9.00 pm
Altar Ministration & Close