“At Haggai Institute, there
took place a deep emotional,
spiritual, and character
transformation.” When he left
the MPC, he was in no doubt as
to what God had called him
to do.
“I have looked at the world
differently since. It confirmed
to me that the passion and
zeal I had to work within the
marketplace was ordained of
God. A major shift took
place in my theology and in
my thinking.”
Since then, Clive has trained
more than 1,000 leaders in
evangelism – through National
Leadership of Youth Conferences,
Haggai Institute’s Alumni
Association, and the African
Enterprise Leadership Training
Centre.
He finds the training itself acts as
a passport. He says, “It has made
me more accomplished and more
respected as a Christian trainer
and mentor.
When leaders discover I have
been trained at Haggai Institute
and was later invited to be a
faculty member, my credibility
increases, and this opens further
doors for training and ministry.”
In 2011 alone, Clive was able to
reach more than 40,000 youth
with the Gospel through an
evangelism program. Last year
he passed on his leadership
of that program to a mentee
who has now become a Haggai
Institute alumnus.
His goals for his city – “vibrant,
prosperous, God-acknowledging,
clean, safe” – rest on his
commitment to focus his efforts
in the marketplace. He works
with the Pietermaritzburg
Business Improvement District,
teaching for the business
department at Varsity College,
and providing leadership
training for local organizations.
For Clive, the marketplace itself is
a mission field.
“Haggai Institute confirmed what
I had surmised over the years –
that I need to be extending God’s
Kingdom – that I need to take the
Gospel to where the people are,
rather than trying to coax them
into the churches first.”
“At Haggai
Institute, there
took place a
deep emotional,
spiritual, and
character
transformation.”
Youth remain a major focus
for Clive.
“Wherever I am, I talk to leaders
about the need to transfer our
knowledge of God to the next
generation. We don’t want to
raise a generation who doesn’t
know God.”
He nods, reflecting on this
priority. “This,” he affirms, “is
what God has called me to do.”
S
tory by Heather Loveridge
Photography by Tres Rice
The school where Clive teaches
considers it crucial that their
students are exposed to strong
leadership values. With the median
age of the population in South Africa
at 25, young people will have great
influence on their country.
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