Membership Benefits

FIND STRENGTH AND ENCOURAGEMENT IN THE EFZ

Guided by a mission focused board, a thoughtful and attentive to detail Executive Director, and a team of dedicated staff, the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) works to serve member churches, mission agencies and para church organization from across the nation. Members benefit from mutual encouragement and support and are made stronger by accessing diverse resources and expertise.

1. Professional Development

One of the greatest opportunities that professionals can find in an organization is the chance to invest in their professional development. Continuing professional development, or CPD, is an ongoing process of developing, maintaining and documenting your professional skills. We believe Pastors and church leaders should seek to continuously develop relational, Leadership, communication skills, among other skills. These skills may be gained formally, through courses or training, or informally, in the ministry or by watching others.

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia, provides members access to training, research material, and mission insights to help you grow in your field of ministry. When you join EFZ, you are putting yourself on the cusp of emerging trends in the church today.

2. Networking Opportunities

Expanding your network organically can be a long process. We believe ministry effectiveness is closely related to your relationships… YOUR NETWORK. Through your EFZ membership expand your network and your circle of influence. Professional associations provide better networking opportunities with people who are specifically in your mission. Whether you are looking to pursue employment opportunities, connect with other industry professionals, or even looking for a mentor within your profession, the networking opportunities are invaluable. The advantage of having networking opportunities within a professional organization is the potential wealth of resources and insight they could provide. The relationships you can build in a professional organization tend to be richer, giving you a deeper well to pull advice from.

3. Exclusive Online Resources

There’s nothing more exclusive than the “members only” online resources. With a membership to a professional association, you will have exclusive access to journals, articles, webinars, info-graphics, and message boards to add value to your church growth and development.
We work with diverse churches, volunteers, and other nonprofit organizations, (national and International) to create helpful resources that support, guide, and strengthen our member churches. Our resources embody the collective knowledge, guidance, and experience of generations of churches and are developed to help our members successfully manage the unique needs of their congregational faith and practice.

4. Conferences/AGM

EFZ hosts a flagship Annual general meeting which is an elective assembly and a non-elective bi annual general assembly. Members who attend both physically and online have authority to made decisions regarding the running of the fellowship. Further, Yearly events and conferences are a great way to get to know your fellow members. Network at events to grow your contact list and connect with some of the brightest and gifted minds in the body of Christ. With EFZ, members get priority access to events and webinars at a special rate.

5. Education

Many professional associations provide opportunities for their members to educate themselves on the best practices in their industry. Events and conferences are great opportunities for education, EFZ provides more personal opportunities for self-education with workshops, seminars, and online courses with industry leaders who have years of experience.

6. Representation

Through EFZ you will be able to make your views known and those views will feed into the great evangelical movement, helping to shape its direction and purpose of our nation Zambia.

EFZ also represents churches with various recommendation to government institutions among them Department of Immigration, ZRA, Registrar of societies, Ministry of finance to mention but a few.

7. Power of association

EFZ is the main body used by governmental and regulatory bodies when they wish to deal with matters concerning or affecting the evangelical movement. We are backed by a strong ministerial code of ethics and safeguarding policy, both which have been since been printed out shared to members.
EFZ provides plenty of opportunities for our members to get involved like savings groups, Committee Works, Evangelism organizations to mention but a few. The more involved with the fellowship you are, the more it will benefit your growth.
Proverbs 13:20 (KJV); He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Association is a powerful force. It moulds character, aligns or destroys destinies and defines a man’s future.