The Scriptures declare that:
“Without a vision, the people will perish”
Proverbs 29:18

God has ordained that His children should have both vision and purpose. It is with this in mind that we articulate the vision and philosophy of ministry held by the brethren at Zoe Ministries.

We firmly believe that Jesus Christ alone is the Head of the Church, and that He has placed delegated authorities in the earth, such as parents for children, and husbands for households. The five–fold ministry (i.e. apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers) has been set in the earth as authorities for the Church.

However, the Kingdom of God is not in full force until the authority of the Kingdom is established. Jesus has ordained and given authority to each part of His body for the purpose of performing certain functions and ruling over specific areas.

This is exemplified in the book of Genesis, where God placed a man named Adam into the Garden of Eden with the commandment to dress and keep the Garden; thus illustrating that people must take responsibility for the land or the land will remain incomplete. The greatest expression of authority in the earth is manifested when the Body of Christ is obedient in fulfilling the purpose of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The history of Zoe Ministries reflects the necessary phases of relocation that has exemplified its attentive ears to the Voice of the Lord.

God made a sovereign promise to Israel, crowned them with His favour, and designated them to possess the promised land of Canaan. When the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they had to move with God in order to survive the elements. In like manner, Zoe Ministries stands in covenant with God, and has been called to apprehend the promise of God through the leadership of His Hand, settling first in New Jersey, then pulling up stakes to move with Him into New York, apostolically planting stakes first in Manhattan, and possessing the first official church building in Brooklyn which was the fulfilment of one of the promises God gave to us prophetically. From this initial step of destiny, Zoe Ministries was launched into an incremental possession of land that has currently placed us again in Manhattan, at The Eagle’s House.

We have understood these moves to represent crucial times of preparation and adjustment needed to align us to the will of God, for each stage brought forth a new image, which thrust us into a new realm of transformation.

From its inception, Zoe Ministries has placed great emphasis on raising up intercessors within the Body of Christ; inspiring men and women who would faithfully stand in the gap between God and the people, between God and the hurting, between God and the wounded, and between God and the nations. The intercessors must faithfully implore and cry out to God for the bridges of separation to be repaired, and for a highway to be created that God may move as He desires in the earth.

As Zoe Ministries continued to mature and grow, the prophetic office of Bishop Jordan continued to expand, impacting the Body of Christ in a most remarkable manner. God continues to validate the prophetic calling of Bishop Jordan, and because of the transference of his mantle, the ministry itself has developed strong prophetic overtones that consistently echo through every facet of ecclesiastic service.

The School of the Prophets

The Scripture indicates that prophets were not only called of God, but they received training at the hand of a mentor who developed their ministry. The first instance of a group of prophets undergoing training is found at the hand of the prophet Samuel. Samuel stood as the instructor of the first known company of prophets; and various sons of the prophets, including Elijah and Elisha, carried on his work. The prophetic ministry has always been met with resistance by the established religious order, yet it is traceable throughout church history. It remains elusive and controversial even today, as the mantle for the School of the Prophets is revived in this generation.

Fueled by a knowledge of these Biblical truths and a strong belief in I Corinthians 14:31 which says “Ye all may prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted,” the School of the Prophets came into existence in September, 1985. This School is not solely for the prophets, but for every member of the Body of Christ, recognizing that every member is able to flow and minister under a prophetic anointing.

God has promised that the School of the Prophets will expand in all areas. However, we must first understand the purpose for expansion. Even as a seed is planted, and one day sprouts roots which begin to grow and take possession of the earth around it, so shall the students of the School of the Prophets learn to flow with the Spirit of God and possess their portions of the earth.

More specifically, they will become mouthpieces for God, pointing individuals, institutions, families, governments and the Body of Christ towards God. A people will arise out of the School of the Prophets who will be like the children of Issachar; they shall possess an understanding of the times.

An Eschatology of Dominion

The destiny of any people rests upon their eschatology; their vision for the future. Before God broadened Zoe’s vision, He first renewed our minds to certain truths:

1. We must rid ourselves of an escapist mentality. We are not to live as though “The Rapture” of the Church were about to happen in our lifetime. We are not to allow the promise of everlasting habitations to supplant our obedience to Christ’s command to occupy until we “grow up” because the Lord is not going to marry babies nor marry outside His species. We have a mandate to establish the Kingdom of God upon the earth, and to represent Christ as His ambassadors in the earth.

2. The Church must move from a state of isolation to one of infiltration. We are the salt of the earth and as a city built on a hill, which cannot be hid.  We, as a Church, cannot remain passive and lethargic in our approach towards life, but we must occupy.  The word “occupy” in the original Greek, carries an inherent meaning of trading, as in commerce. In other words, we must become business minded until Jesus comes, that we may present to Him the areas we have occupied as good stewards of the gifts and talents which have been entrusted to us.

With these truths in mind, our plan is to be obedient to the Word of the Lord by occupying positions in the political area and the world of free enterprise by permeating the educational and social structure.  Rather than becoming subject to the influence of humanism, we are to exert the influence of Christ in the earth. “For the kingdoms of the world are and shall become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ” Revelation 11:15.

We stand in direct opposition to the traditional religious thought that has discouraged active participation by saying, “Politics are dirty, business operates by unethical principles, and the educational system is failing to fulfill its purpose.” We feel that these excuses are guarding a lie of failure to take a stand in the face of opposition. We submit that these areas are dark with evil intentions of unregenerate men and exist because we, the light of the world, have not become the beacon of truth in those arenas. When we remove ourselves from the aforementioned areas, the light can only be seen from afar and has little effect upon the cloak of darkness. When we fail to infiltrate and occupy these areas, we remove the most Successful Businessman, the Master Teacher, and the Wisest Ruler to ever walk this earth, the Lord Jesus Christ.

If we fail to take over these areas, we fail to demonstrate the dominion of the Kingdom of God. Our assignment will then fall to succeeding generations. When the children of Israel doubted God’s promise to give them Canaan, that generation was not allowed to see the fulfillment of the promise. Succeeding generations were granted that privilege. This will not be the testimony of Zoe Ministries.

Financial Independence

There is a correlation between men in the church prophesying less frequently than women and men failing to lead in the home. Men in the House of the Lord must be aware of the fact that God does not send women and children to war. Therefore, the men must seek the Lord and take hold of a vision for their families. Our goal is to have every man related to Zoe Ministries involved in some form of entrepreneurship by the year 2005; this includes organizing, managing and assuming the risks of a business enterprise. This will be done while a man’s wife is at his side and their children are being raised in the business.

This establishment of men in business will also help direct their wives’ loyalties toward the family. We have learned that when a mother works outside of the home she gives a degree of loyalty to her employer, which she is unable to give to her spouse and family.

People from the full spectrum of society, including welfare recipients will be members of Zoe. We desire to see every welfare recipient of the government system and on to God’s system of “faring well”. By applying biblical principles of finance, we will learn to not depend on the government of men for support, but upon the government of God.

The principle of financial independence reveals that one can be free from the bondage of credit and credit cards by only buying appreciable items, that single women can establish their inheritance, and that children can be raised working in businesses with their parents. The same children can be brought to a point of understanding their covenant with God and realizing that being successful does not necessarily mean going mainstream for employment. They can be taught to understand that because of their covenant with El Elyon (the Most High God, the Possessor of Heaven and Earth), God can prosper them in business to be the head and not the tail, (Genesis 14:19, 22).

Body Ministry

We have learned that knowledge of the Word increases the effectiveness of body ministry, as each member of the Body of Christ is illuminated as to his or her purpose and function. We are no longer lively stones that are simply gathered together, but rather, we are stones assuming our proper places within the temple of the Lord. We become joints properly placed in the Body of Christ, where all may supply what God has ordained.

When the Scripture says, “forsake not the assembling of yourselves together” (Hebrews 10:25), it means much more that the parts of the body gathering together by coming to church. Rather, the Scripture requires that we, as individual parts of Christ’s Body, must allow ourselves to be properly assembled with the rest of the Body, not just laid out next to each other, but assembled together. For the Lord does battle as one man, not many.

Often in the process of assembly, friction can occur. We, at Zoe, have found that discipline is occasionally needed to insure that the stones of the temple remain intact. There is an inherent problem with lively stones; they can move themselves out of position or refuse to take their position and thus weaken the structure of the House. The Bible is clear that slander, backbiting and rebellion have no place in the temple of the Lord. These destroy the mortar of agape love that holds the House of God together. The following is a recipe for a church split. We pray that none of us will ever have a hand in preparing it: