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What M.E.D.S. Is All About
Ministry Education and Development System is a ministry program designed to bring out the best in you and extract the worst from you. It is a program engineered to develop a healthy minister in order to have a healthy ministry. It is our hope that we can save you years of difficulty, frustration, and shorten the learning curve of becoming an effective, efficient spiritual leader. M.E.D.S. was conceived in my heart as a result of wanting to fulfill my life mission of raising up a generation of faithful priests that will honor God and serve the people of God. |
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Historical Background
In June 1991, the Spirit of the Lord said to Pastor John Posey that God would raise up ministers and send them to the uttermost parts of the world. This was the beginning of the concept of Ministry Education and Development System, which was birthed in 2004.
There is a necessity to do things decently and in order, so although God birthed the vision within John & Sandra Posey, in 2005 they consulted with Faith Bible College, a fully established and accredited school with a Bible-based curriculum.
This is what the Poseys considered to be a major decision in life and ministry, so the basic concept was also discussed with their Pastor and friend, Elder Tim Mann. Elder Cloyde Yoder (who went home to be with the Lord) and his wife Arlene had just recently joined the local work of Zoë Christian Fellowship and the M.E.D.S. concept was discussed with them. Judith Harrington, a long time ministry friend who planted multiple churches and bible schools, was consulted for her expertise as well. They all agreed with the basic vision.
In 2006, Pastor John was reunited with a ministry colleague, Pastor Henry Smith. Little did he know that this reunion would bring an individual who possessed the experience to help launch a Bible School. Pastor Smith assisted with the establishment of the curriculum and recruiting the charter class. As a result of their concerted efforts, the school opened in August of 2007 with 31 students. Pastor Smith served as the Dean of M.E.D.S. from 2007 – 2008, when Pastor John assumed the responsibility as the Dean.
After much consideration and review of the vision of the school and the established curriculum, M.E.D.S. became accredited with Faith Bible College in January of 2009.
Today, the basic concept from 2004 has been realized in the very first graduating class of 2009. |
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John Posey, Founder, Dean, and Pastor
John Posey, aka “The Video Preacher” is Pastor and founder of Zoë Christian Fellowship City Church, Inc. and the president and founder of Personal Growth International, Inc., a ministry committed to business and ministry leadership development. John says, “The level of impact of your ministry or business is limited by your commitment to the correct activities in your daily disciplines. Any time problems arise in the church or business, you can always trace them back to a person or persons of influence who are no longer growing.”
John has developed a digital learning center to promote continual growth amongst business and church leaders. He offers live webcasts, video blogs, podcasts, and streaming media resources to individuals who are looking to maximize their personal potential and fulfill the “high call of God” on their lives. Visit John’s digital learning center at www.ZoeChristianFellowship.org for more information. John also offers an RSS feed of his bulletin on this site. Go to the “my bulletin” section on this site and subscribe to John’s feed at the top of the page. |
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Sandra Posey, Co-Founder and Pastor
Sandra Posey, Co-Pastor of Zoë Christian Fellowship City Church, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 2nd. Her life’s experience of growing up in a single-family home with two brothers and four sisters and being the single head of household taught her how to survive and overcome life’s challenges. Sandra says, “I’ve learned that you don’t have to be a victim of your circumstances but you can make a decision to reach your highest potential.” Today, she lives in the Metro Atlanta area with the love of her life of 29 years, her darling and faithful husband John. To this union, three daughters, Rhea, Tasha and Alexus were born, and this family has grown through marriage, with the addition of a son, Deonte, and their very first granddaughter, Zoë Alexandria.
In 1978 Sandra received Jesus Christ into her life. She attended Rhema Bible School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. “This opened my eyes of understanding and I knew that God’s divine plan for my life would be to preach the gospel of the kingdom of God and use my gifting and calling to ensure that Christ is formed in those I’m called to reach.” Sandra is a preacher of the Gospel, a prayer warrior, a defender of women, and gifted in teaching the Word of God on healing and many other subjects. She is currently pursuing the call of God on her life daily through encouraging other Pastor’s wives, ministering to church leadership and working on her very first book. You can find Sandra daily on Facebook and twitter.com (womandefender), communing with friends and sowing seeds of encouragement. |
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Contact Us |
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Rosemarie Taylor
M.E.D.S. Executive Administrator
2132 James Jackson Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30318
404-794-9008 School / Church
770-919-0173 Home Office
770-899-5534 Mobile
TaylorRosemarie@helloworld.com |
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