Role of the Church in Africa and the African Diaspora

When King Cyrus issued a decree recognizing religious freedom and the rights of enslaved and exiled peoples in Babylon around 539 B.C, the Israelites 'owned' it by returning to Jerusalem to build the Temple and the walls of Jerusalem.

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The Israelites took the decree seriously because they understood it was a major marker in God’s timetable concerning his dealings with them, which was being rolled out through Cyrus’ decree. King Cyrus had issued the decree, but the Israelites owned its interpretation and implementation to prove their understanding of the times.

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Likewise, the UN declared the International Decade for People of African Descent from 2015-2024, and now a second declaration from January 2025 to December 2034 is a major milestone in the history of People of African Descent, both on the continent and in the Diaspora. There has been limited response and effective participation from people of African descent, along with our community organisations. It has been left to us, as our responsibility, to own it as God's timetable in the history of African peoples, to discover our own connections and meanings within and beyond the specifics of this declaration.

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What is your response as a person of African descent?  What is your response as a community of people of African descent? Do you see yourself and your role in owning and shaping this declaration, its ending, and the NEW DAWN?

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The church in Africa and the African Diaspora is the Spiritual Israel, and our response to this declaration, however late, proves that we understand the times and what God is and will be doing with people of African descent in these end times.

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Can you see in your mind’s eye spaces you would like to occupy?

What kind of TEMPLE do you want to raise? What kind of WALLS would you like to break down or build up?

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