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Antioch Center for Training Servants (ACTS) is a division of Revealed Heart Ministries (RHM) of Tazewell,
Virginia. RHM's focus in all facets is to help people recognize and know the presence of God in their life, and
to bring healing to the wounded areas in their souls and spirits
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Our Vision: to train the Leaders in
the Body of Christ so that they might serve the sheep of God's flock. He has sent us to gather the outcasts and
to bind up and heal the broken-hearted. He has sent us to proclaim liberty to the emotional, spiritual, and physical
captives who are bound in dark prisons.
Our mission : to heal the walking wounded
in the Body of Christ (including leadership) and the world through the blood of Jesus Christ, bringing them into
a full knowledge of Christ and equipping them to step into their individual calling and purpose. To offer Christ's
love, salvation and healing to all, raising up the "five-fold leadership servants" to serve in churches/ministries
in many nations, and to train men and women how to walk in the apostolic and prophetic. Isaiah 61 and Ephesians
4:11-16
History
Antioch Center for Training Servants has sprung forth from under the strong apostolic
and prophetic mantle of RHM which was originally founded as Intensive Care Ministries in Houston, Texas in 1992. This school,
previously named The Sons of Prophets School, was birthed in zeal, miracles, healing (spirit, soul, and body) and
freedom of worship, but most of all a passion for God Himself and revival of all nations. Healing, restoration,
training, and comfort are the very heart of the work of RHM throughout the earth.
The Lord birthed Antioch Center for Training Servants for several reasons: some have
been told they could never have credentials due to their gender; some have labored to bring healing to others without
any support or recognition from other ministers; some have need of mentoring and learning to walk by the Spirit
of the Lord, etc. The purpose of ACTS is to provide Godly instruction, validation, support, nurturing, relationship,
accountability, resources and encouragement for students who are called to be a servant /minister. We endeavor
to mentor those who desire mentoring, and provide grace-based resources and information, as well as offer ministerial
credentials.
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Training and Sending an Army
We believe God has raised up the Antioch Center for this hour to train men and women
of God who will boldly and fearlessly preach and teach the gospel in the power of the Spirit. They will be sent
forth carrying revival fire to the nations "filling the earth with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord".
We believe that God places an indelible mark upon the hearts of all who come to Antioch Center -- a hunger for
God that does not fade.
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Equipping
ACTS provides a basic foundation in the Word of God as well as provide an environment
for spiritual growth and development. We are producing radical servants who are grounded in the Word, know how
to flow in the anointing (individually and in teams), are trained in the essentials of practical ministry, ablaze
with revival fire and ready and willing to give their lives for the work of the gospel. These servants have counted
the cost and have committed to serve the Lord no matter what.
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Holy Spirit Teaches All Things
(Spirit-led classes)
The curriculum at ACTS has been prayerfully designed to match the spiritual thrust
of RHM-- to be transparent and "real" people offering hope to the wounded, and to allow full freedom
of the Holy Spirit to manifest Himself in and through each life to the glory of God. We depend on the Holy Spirit
to bring His freshness and freedom into every aspect of the Center. We give room for the ministry of the Holy Spirit
at all times. No two classes are identical. We focus on what the Lord is saying TODAY. Many find that lack of rigid
curriculum refreshing and other may find it a bit unnerving. But all embrace the direction and guidance of the
Holy Spirit in each class.
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Local Church Emphasis
Antioch Center (ACTS) recognizes the importance of the local church. We train leaders
for the express purpose of strengthening the ministry of the local church. We do not want to replace the local
church but enhance and bless it. Therefore, all students, unless they are already in full-time ministry or placed
in full-time ministry at the completion of the course, will be strongly encouraged throughout the program to serve
their local church. In order to see this goal accomplished, we will work closely with the students' pastors if
they request it. The training students receive at ACTS will benefit their life and strengthen the ministry of the
local church. We want to see each person fulfill the call on their lives-- whether they have their own church or
build up another's ministry.
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God. Bible and book training is vital and necessary, but there are simply some things that cannot be learned without
“hands on” practical experience and development of spiritual character. Just having spiritual gifts does not make
you an effective minister. EVERYONE is given gifts by the Holy Spirit. Character building is absolutely necessary
to be all that God has called you to be, through the development of such qualities as: compassion, a TRUE servant’s
heart, faithfulness, submission, self control, contentment, ability to work well in a team, and preferring one
another in love. |
| We take the call of training those with an office call (five-fold: apostle, prophet, evangelist,
pastor, teacher) very seriously. The Lord has entrusted us with a tremendous blessing, preparing
others for servanthood and service. We focus more on the apostolic and prophetic,
as these have only recently been returned to the Church in fullness. It is a very heavy responsibility…”to whom
much is given, much is required”…so the training must be intense. |
| ACTS is not interested in religion or religious practices. We promote a deep personal
relationship with our God, and accepting Him the way His Word reveals His nature: kind, correcting in love, long-suffering,
gentle, powerful, forgiving, loving, compassionate, and sure. He desires us to shed all our pre-conceived ideas
of what worship and serving God meant to us before, and embrace His grace-based servanthood. We believe that besides
an intimate relationship with God, relationship and connecting are the most important things we need as humans.
We will endeavor to facilitate that for all students, and help them maintain good, supportive relationships with
other co-laborers. Accountability can only come from true relationship. There has been a lack of this in the Body
of Christ universal, and we are thankful to be part of the restoration of right relationships. |
Graduation Requirements (I CAN and ACTS)
The COST
For further info about classes/schedules/fees please email
ACTS
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Ephesians 4:11-16
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