What's inside ... - Doxa Deo

Doxa Deo is a city focused ministry with one mission:To transform 12 cities to places where God reigns!Raising people to become CITYCHANGERS is the Doxa Deo wayof moving closer to the dream ofcity transformation. Doxa Deohas a total of 17 campuses in 8cities around the world - SA, UKand NZ. Doxa Deo has launchedvarious projects to see thisdream of city transformationbecome a reality! Currently theDoxa Deo ministry is in 8 cities -we trust God for 12.What’s inside ...---------------------------------------How are we transforming cities? What is the extent of our impact?• A Glorious Reflection by Chantalle Schutte two• The Challenge of BEING a CITY CHANGER by Alan Platt two• Tshwane Campus Life by Jean Symons three• National Campus Life by Nico Nell four• International Campus Life by Anton Venter five• POPUP by Marlene Freislich six• Doxa Deo Schools by Gerhard van Greunen seven• TREE by Basti Hagenlocher eight• Metamorpho by Carlos Coveiro nine• City Changers Institute by Anton Venter nine• Children’s Homes by Willie Koen and Nerésa Bowen ten• Doxa Deo Foundation by Gerrit Heymans elevenAn electronic bi-annual birthday publication for Doxa Deo partners.

A Glorious ReflectionChantalle Schutte (Editor)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This year Doxa Deo is celebrating its 15th birthday!This season of special celebration requires not only a time of reflecting on thepast 15 years of city impact, but also a time of reflecting on the glorious yearsto come. We thank God for the grace that He has shown to our ministry andpraise Him for the glorious impact that will be achieved in the future.God entrusted the Doxa Deo ministry with a significant dream: “To establishGod’s reign in 12 cities”. Over the past 15 years we have experienced God’srevelation with regard to His dream for cities and how we are integrated inHis calling. We have launched several initiatives to see this dream becomea reality. The purpose of this publication is to celebrate the different waysin which Doxa Deo is transforming cities and also to share the extent of theimpact these initiatives are achieving.---------------------------------------The Challenge of BEING a CITY CHANGERAlan Platt (Visionary Leader)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Our name “Doxa Deo” was birthed out of the realisationthat we were called as a ministry to reveal to every manthe DOXA (the opinion) of DEO (God) upon their lives.This revealed identity would transform and establish people as agents ofthe Kingdom to function as CITY CHANGERS, making a contribution to theTRANSFORMATION of the cities they are in. The key to our explosive growth andimpact as a ministry 15 years ago was the unveiling of this truth over people’slives. This will remain the key to our effectiveness in the journey ahead!Our primary ministry is and will remain the unveiling of God’s opinion ofacceptance and favour over people’s lives - the Grace and Glory established in thework of the Son, Jesus Christ. What exciting news! This is our message: Discoverwho you really are! Consistent with the promise of God, the Holy Spirit givesauthentic guarantee to the fact that our faith is in what God believes to be trueof us. God’s elevated opinion is now my reference, revealedto us through the Son. You are in Him, He is in you,and as He is so are you in this world.BlessingsAlanWe trust that you will enjoy thisspecial publication with us! Wehope that as you read it you willexperience a renewed “awakening”in your spirit – recognising theglory of God in our cities. Moreimportantly we hope that you willexperience a renewed “awakening”in your role as CITY CHANGERin achieving the dream of citytransformation!What is a CITY CHANGER?A CITY CHANGER is someone who has apassionate relationship with God and whoexemplifies the servant heart of Christ butalso one who establishesthe reign of our King inpeople’s lives and in oursociety. (Micah 6:8)Jean SymonsEph 1:13 (Mirror Word) “Now youalso have discovered yourselves tobe equally included in Him havingwitnessed the word of truth – theunveiled logic of God.” God cameto reveal to us that we are missingsomething. He sent the blueprintof His Son to entice us to desire thenew life. May God use Doxa Deo inthe next season to reveal more andmore the knowledge of the Glory ofGod to the people of the cities wehave been called to!page _ two

Tshwane Campus LifeJean Symons (City Leader of Tshwane)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Doxa Deo has nine campuses in Tshwane with 28 services on a Sundayministering to 9000 people!The Brooklyn Campus, with Jaco and Mariette Schutte as campus leaders, isprivileged to have two very different congregations gathering in one buildingevery week. The morning service reflects a more mature crowd and the eveningservice a fantastic number of students and young adults. We celebrate the impactwe are having at Tukkies with a formal programme to establish values amongststudents as well as the start of a new “Daghuis” called Luminous. The impact wealso see in surrounding schools like Affies, Menlopark, Lynwood and Anton vanWouw is glorious!Our East Campus experienced a year of transition as Jurie and Karin Kriel tookup their roles as campus leaders. We celebrate the momentum of the women’sministry and the new ministry initiatives to business people. The East Campusand the Doxa Deo East School and College share the same site, presenting thecampus with ministry opportunities to teachers and learners. We also celebrateimpact in the surrounding schools like Garsfontein and Woodhill College. Wethank God for His grace as we see a relatively young team lead this campus tonew heights!The Midstream Campus, under the leadership of Johan and CharmainePoggenpoel will soon have to find additional space for their growing campuscommunity. The children’s ministry has been a steady feature of this campus. Themen and women’s gatherings are doing extremely well and the campus has seena fantastic surge of partner involvement in initiatives such as “Christmas WishList”, community outreaches and special gatherings such as “Boere Barok”.Our Moot Campus, with Carlos and Simone Coveiro as campus leaders, isonly 18 months old and already fantastic momentum has been achieved! Themost celebrated element is the fresh engagement of CITY CHANGERS in thisjourney. New energy is released through the ministry to teenagers (Fusion)and young ladies (Aroma). It is wonderful to see how the hearts of people areresponding to the call to see a vibrant campus transforming a city! Carlos alsoleads Metamorpho, our one year potential and character development course forschool leavers or students. We see this life changing course making a differenceat the Moot, Brooklyn and East Campus.Establishing the gloryof God in TshwaneTshwaneTshwaneGautengThe Inner City Campus (ICC) underthe leadership of Johannes andEmily Lehoko, ministers in Englishand enjoys a rich representationof the nations of Africa. A morningservice is also conducted at theSalvokop Ministry Point with 120people gathering on a Sunday. It iswonderful to see how the spirit ofgiving is released in this campus.page _ three

The Silver Lakes Campus transitioned from a ministry point to a campus inApril 2010. It is a campus with warm connections and a deep passion for God.We have seen beautiful growth in attendance with many young families joining.The current campus leaders, Heinrich and Charné Dry, are preparing to move toCape Town to be part of our Langeberg Campus. We will welcome Jacques andAmanda Goosen as the new leaders in May. We pray for the leadership transitionand trust that a fantastic new season awaits our ministry in this area.Our North Campus welcomed Jean and Willianna Symons after releasing Danieand Joharita Roodt to the Fichardtpark Campus in Bloemfontein last year. Newexcitement is seen in how people become instruments of restoration, spiritualgrowth, fellowship and mentorship in their communities. Recent victoriesinclude a large children’s ministry (J-Zone), men’s ministry (Manne 5:55) andwoman’s ministry (Face). The campus also enjoys involvement in several primaryand high schools in the surrounding community.Our Raslouw Campus has seen fantastic growth over the last two years withAlan Sutton and his wife Ivy as the campus leaders. A month ago the campus hadto launch a second morning service to accommodate the growth in attendance.The campus enjoys awesome men’s and ladies ministries with great small groupinvolvement. We celebrate the response of the surrounding community tothe campus and welcome an explosion of teenagers – praise God for the nextgeneration!---------------------------------------National Campus LifeNico Nell (National Cluster Facilitator)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Doxa Deo took a step of faith trusting the Lord for more impact beyondthe borders of Tshwane.The Hartbeespoort Campus sharesour magnificent site with the DoxaDeo Xanadu School and College.Recent developments have seenCarel and Karin Krige focusing moreon the school, with Kobus andLouisa Windt taking responsibilityfor leading the campus. We seefantastic momentum amongst thepartners ministering to the schoolsand poor communities in that area.Recently the campus and the schoolwere awarded an ATKV award for acommunity project called: Cargo ofDreams.We celebrate and praise God for theincredible things happening throughour CITY CHANGERS in everycampus!Establishing the gloryof God NationallyNational - SAThe first planting was the Langeberg Campus in Cape Town with Lofty andPetra Nel as the current campus leaders. Langeberg Campus is a close knitfamily with a heart for the community and they are reaching out to severaldisadvantaged parts of the city. The campus is looking forward to welcomingHeinrich and Charné Dry to the team!The second planting was in Port Elizabeth and today the West Campusis functioning extremely well as a life giving campus and leader in theircommunity. With Braam and Sonja Botha as leaders the campus isexperiencing exceptional growth - to the extent that they are forced intoalternative expansion in the city!They are working hard on plans tosoon start a Richmond Hill ministrypoint.page _ four

The Pinetown Campus in Durban was the third Doxa Deo planting nationally with Gary and Hannelie Kelly as campusleaders. This campus has a tangible passion for their community and various creative ministries have arisen from thecampus, especially in the sphere of social upliftment – the latest one the establishment of an after school centre.The fourth planting was the Fichardtpark Campus in Bloemfontein. The auditorium can accommodate an astonishing1500 people! Danie and Joharita Roodt are the campus leaders and as congregation they have been on an upwardgrowth curve for the last eight months. They recently completed their second outdoor praise and worship experienceon the roof of one of the largest shopping malls in the city with a total of 750 people attending!The Meyersdal Campus in Alberton is only two years old and is experiencing tremendous growth – to such an extentthat a second morning service was started in February 2011. Hennie and Antoinette Viviers are the campus leaders anda dynamic team is helping them to facilitate the growth for which we are praising the Lord.The Lord is great and faithful doing everything He promised. He led Doxa Deo to expand to eight cities, and He will leadus further to proclaim His Kingdom in 12 cities as Jeremiah 1:12 says: “He is ready to do what He has promised!”---------------------------------------International Campus LifeAnton Venter (International Cluster Facilitator)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Doxa Deo Family expanded on the international front and threecampuses have been established.Two of the campuses are situated in London (UK). Stratford Campus iscurrently operating from a movie house which is geographically situatedwhere the 2012 Olympic Games will be hosted. Raynespark Campus issituated near a well-known landmark, Wimbledon. More than 250 CITYCHANGERS are currently part of the Doxa Deo city transformation strategy inLondon. We are trusting God for the establishment of a Doxa Deo school inLondon! The process has been activated for the establishment of a free school,which is basically a private school funded by government.The Auckland Campus is our third international campus where Sundaycelebration services are currently being held at two ministry points - inManakau and the North Shore. In Auckland CITY CHANGERS are committedto establish the Lordship of Christ in the city! A South African festival was alsohosted which included a musical production called: “Die taal van my hart”.Establishing the gloryof God InternationallyInternationalInitiatives in the city includeoutreaches to the prisons andbusiness men.We are thankful to the Lordfor the wonderful work He isdoing through our internationalcampuses.page _ five

POPUP (People Upliftment Programme)Marlene Freislich (CEO of POPUP)Empowering the Disempowered---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------POPUP is our Skills Training and Development Centre in SalvokopPretoria.POPUP is passionate about empowering the disempowered. POPUP operates aholistic programme, not only providing the unemployed with market-relatedskills but also facilitating restoration of people’s lives giving them hope anda future. Due to their journey of restoration at POPUP, morals and values arepositively changed – our learners become CITY CHANGERS having a positiveeffect on their immediate families, communities and work environments.During the six year period from 2005-2010, 2 806 people successfullycompleted their training at POPUP and 1 872 (66.7%) accepted Jesus Christ astheir personal Saviour! During 2009 and 2010, 2 268 of these learners foundtemporary, contractual or full-time employment. Many success stories canbe told! Apart from the nine skills training programmes (SETA registered andbased on SAQA unit standards), POPUP also provides medical assistance whichincludes basic health, dental, ear and eye care services to the disempowered.Other social upliftment services include counselling, POPUP’s food programmeand clothing store.Through God’s grace, POPUP will open a second Skills Training andDevelopment Centre in Garankuwa during May/June 2011 and a third inSoshanguve during the latter part of 2011. The third centre will focus on skillstraining in the building construction field.page _ six

Doxa Deo SchoolsGerhard van Greunen (Doxa Deo Family COO)Developing children to their fullpotential in Christ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Doxa Deo schools are environments where children are supported todevelop to their full potential in Christ.Doxa Deo is passionate about the investment we are making in our younggeneration through our schools. The purpose of our schools is to equip ourlearners with not only knowledge, but also the skills that will empower themto make an impact on the world around them. It is Doxa Deo’s desire to seeGod’s glory thrive in the lives of our learners! We are truly humbled by theextraordinary victories we are experiencing in our schools.The Doxa Deo East School &College (Pretoria East)An astonishing 104 distinctionsachieved by only 54 matrics – with11 learners qualifying among thetop 1% of the country. One learnerachieved nine distinctions and twolearners seven distinctions. The 2010matric group had a 100% pass rate.We thank the Lord for these incredibleresults and bless these learnersas they now start their journey asaspiring professionals. For 2011 theschool received 120 new entries andhas 720 learners in total ranging fromGrade RRR to Grade 12.The Doxa Deo Xanadu School & College (Hartbeespoort)Xanadu did not have a matric group in 2010. However, we celebrate the 67 newlearners enrolled for 2011 bringing the total number of learners to 220.The Doxa Deo Edendale School (Mamelodi)Edendale achieved an impressive 93% pass rate for 2010 with eight distinctionsand 35 B’s! We are also excited about the fact that 41% of these learners are ableto further their studies at a university and a further 32% are able to enrol forstudies on a diploma level. Edendale is blessed with a total of 660 learners for2011 in their pre-primary, primary school, high school and hostels. The studentnumbers were 396 in 2007 and we give God all the glory for this incrediblegrowth of 67% in four years.page _ seven

Doxa Deo Kinderland (Raslouw)Kinderland is a pre-primary and after-school day care centre caring for childrenbetween the ages of three months and Grade 7. Some of these children comefrom broken homes, single parent households and foster homes. Kinderland isa safe and caring environment where children grow in Christ. We are extremelyexcited about the 110 children attending Kinderland in 2011.POPKids (Salvokop, Pretoria)POPKids (forming part of POPUP) is a day-care centre providing care and loveto 70 children between the ages of 12 months and five years. A large numberof our children come from disadvantaged backgrounds and we have seen themiraculous effect that love and acceptance had in their lives. May this yeartruly be a year of transformation for these children – from being neglected andrejected to accepted, loved for and cared for!The main purpose of our schools is toraise CITY CHANGERS with the DoxaDeo passions embedded in their livesas they make an impact whereverthey go. We are embracing theopportunity to invest between 30-40hours per week in the lives of over1 700 children. What an awesomeprivilege! Please join us as we alsotrust God for divine partnershipsin 2011 to reposition our schoolstechnologically.“a city can change”TREEBasti Hagenlocher (TREE Coordinator)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TREE is Doxa Deo’s vehicle to TRansform the Educational Environment toa place where God reigns.For Doxa Deo to achieve sustainable city transformation, we need to takeresponsibility for every school in our city, making an impact for Christ in thiscritical area of society. Doxa Deo has therefore established TREE expressing ourdedication to transform the sphere of education.Taking responsibility forschools in our cityWe want to reach the four major role-players in schools: learners, parents,teachers and principals. We have a holistic programme of investing in eachof these role-players by engaging them in their areas of need. At presentTREE is involved in 45 schools in Tshwane. In some of these schools full-timeyouth workers have been placed who are focusing on engaging with learnersand sharing Christ with them. We are also using the opportunity to serve andinvest in parents, teachers and principals. We want to grow our involvementto 100 schools in Tshwane in 2011 and export to other cities in 2012. We trustthat the Kingdom of God will be established in our educational environmentthrough TREE.page _ eight

MetamorphoCarlos Coveiro (Metamorpho Leader)Developing the potential & characterof the youth---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Metamorpho is a one year full-time potential and characterdevelopment course for school leavers (gap year) or students betweenthe ages of 18 and 25.Metamorpho is currently situated at three Doxa Deo campuses in Pretorianamely Brooklyn, Moot and East Campus. Entering its 14th year of existencewe are proud to invest in the lives of 106 students in 2011. We have studentsfrom all over South Africa and even as far as Namibia!Metamorpho has five dedicated houses for student accommodation. Leadersjourney with our students on a daily classroom basis and also develop theirpotential even more by taking them on six experiential learning campsthroughout the year. We also believe in impacting not only our students’ lives,but also their families. We have special events for our parents throughout theyear including marriage investment days as well as a high ropes adventure dayto overcome their fears in life and to enjoy the experience as a family.Metamorpho is excited about possibilities of expanding locally to the NorthCampus, nationally to the Port Elizabeth West Campus and internationallyto the Auckland Campus (NZ) inthe near future! These expansionpossibilities create the opportunityfor more impact in the lives ofyoung people nationally andinternationally.City Changers InstituteAnton Venter (CCI Coordinator)Equipping and releasingCITY CHANGERS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Doxa Deo City Changers Institute (CCI) equips people to becomeCITY CHANGERS through post-secondary and tertiary training in their areaof city transformation.At CCI people are equipped as CITY CHANGERS to establish God’s reign throughthe transformation of people and eight spheres of society. All training anddevelopment is Christ-centred and leadership oriented. Current programmesoffered include two vocational schools where pastors and teachers aretrained. CCI offers masters degrees in organisational leadership and an MBAin conjunction with Regent University. The seven learning centres of the CityChangers Ministry Program (CCMP) facilitate the exploration of the Doxa Deomandate in great depth.page _ nine

Through CCI more than 50 master degree students are currently involved in transforming their organisations to alignwith the principles of the Kingdom of God. One such CITY CHANGER currently enrolled in the MBA programme is busycreating employment opportunities for more than 5000 people through the establishment of a bee farming process!We invite you to trust God with us for the more than 300 students and the 1400 students in outsourced programmesto discover and become the ambassadors and CITY CHANGERS that God called them to be. During the next season CCIwill continue with the roll out of six more vocational schools while expanding our partnership with Regent University.“ impacting a city ”Children’s HomesWillie Koen (Children’s Homes Coordinator)Nerésa Bowen (POPUP Public Relations)A safe haven for broken children---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Doxa Deo Children’s Homes are environments where children in needcan flourish and grow in the glorious reflection of God.We have a caring heart for children who are vulnerable, disabled, maltreated,sexually abused, abandoned and in many cases infected with HIV/Aids. It isour dream to make a difference in the lives of these children by showing themGod’s intimate dreams for their lives and to passionately care for them. Wehave therefore established various children’s homes, each linked to one of ourcampuses.Ki-Deo is based in Centurion and linked to our Midstream Campus. It is ahouse caring for children from the ages of five to 18 where they can experiencethe family environment they have been deprived of. This house has beenrunning for five years and gained a reputation for exceptional excellence incaring for traumatised children.The Makhulong Child and Youth Care Centre (MCYCC) is a home formaltreated, sexually abused children as well as AIDS orphans. Situated on thesame land as the Doxa Deo Edendale School near Mamelodi, it consists of twohouses: The Jabulani House for high school children and the Shalom Housefor primary school children. As from the 1st of April 2011, our Doxa Deo NorthCampus will be taking responsibility for the day to day management andoperational support to the house parents and children. POPUP will still assistwith the marketing and fundraising processes.page _ ten

My Huis (My House), based in Johannesburg and linked to our MeyersdalCampus, is a house catering for traumatised children who no longer have ahouse to call home. They are assisted in all facets of their development asmembers of society including sport and educational support.House Heneka, based in Pretoria and linked to our East Campus is a specialneeds infant institution where we care for disabled and HIV infectedchildren. Due to the fact that some of the babies do not have a significantlife expectancy as a result of their disabilities or illnesses, we have shedmany tears at this house every time a precious child passes on. We howeverexperience the joy of being able to care for a new addition to our familyshortly after each such sad moment when a new baby arrives at our home. Theneed is so great that we fill the empty place nearly immediately.Through these homes manychildren’s lives are impacted andtransformed for the better. Notonly are the lives of these childrentouched, but those who serve asvolunteers are equally changed asthey come into contact with God’sgrace and His undying, unconditionallove for mankind.Lesedi House, based in Hartbeespoort and linked to our Campus there, is ahalfway house for orphaned and abandoned babies, some who are infectedwith HIV. Babies are cared for until adoptive parents are found and as a resultbabies are sometimes cared for, for shorter periods of time.Thembiso Baby House, based in Cape Town and linked to our LangebergCampus, cares for babies; some are handicapped and others are HIV positive.The intention is to find adoptive parents for these babies where possible.The Doxa Deo FoundationGerrit Heymans (Foundation COO)---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The Foundation was established to empower the Doxa Deo Family tocarry out our calling to city transformation.We are constantly confronted by the fact that God has entrusted Doxa Deowith a number of exceptional opportunities to have an impact in cities andnations. We are excited and thankful for what God has already achievedthrough our ministry; we are however acutely aware of the immense task westill need to complete. We need partners to accomplish this and as a result theDoxa Deo Foundation was established.The Doxa Deo Foundation was initiated with the mandate of establishing andmaintaining partnerships with individuals, businesses and other ministries,in order to increase the ability of the Doxa Deo Family to achieve the vision ofestablishing God’s reign in twelve cities.The foundation takes responsibility for identifying potential partners andfunders for our ministries and projects with the objective of increasing ourLet the journeycontinue...ability to have a greater impact.The foundation has employedGerrit Heymans to manage theprocesses to establish and nurturepartnerships with partners acrossthe world.We are excited about this newmember of the Doxa Deo Familyand look forward to see how Goduses it to increase our impact.page _ eleven

If you desiremore informationwww.doxadeo.co.zaabout any of the projects listed in the publication,please visit the Doxa Deo website .Hab 2:14:For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of theLORD, as the waters cover the sea.EditorChantalle SchutteCommunication Manager+27 12 991 3883chantalle@doxadeo.co.zaGraphic DesignerJohan WentzelGraphic & Motion Designer+27 12 991 3883jfw@doxadeo.co.zaProofreadersMelinda du PlooyMonique BarnardGerrit HeymansDoxa Deo FoundationGerrit HeymansFoundation COO+27 83 380 0229gerrit@doxadeo.co.za