About four years after the Global School of Ministry commenced operations, a fairly large pool of the remnant felt like fish out of water. At the School, they had learnt about the Fivefold, spiritual gifts and how a congregation ought to operate as a living, loving organism, not a dry religious organisation. They yearned to experience the reality of the gospel of the Kingdom and become a catalyst of transforming the world.
Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
The hunger and thirst for fulfilment of the vision of Jesus for His Church culminated in a consensus to congregate as the Arise Metropolitan Assembly in 2010. In this way, the ministry became a laboratory for testing the concepts expounded at the Global School of Ministry. Right from the early days, this scripture played a role in shaping the life of the ministry:
1 Corinthians 3: KJV 10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; 13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.