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My name is John Jacobs. I began the
original strength and feats ministry the
summer after my senior year of high school,
using it as a tool to bring people to Jesus
and give altar calls in prisons and
churches. In a matter of a few years, God
anointed this vision of evangelistic tools
and illustrated sermons using feats of
strength to communicate the Gospel. Over the
years it became a world impacting tool,
allowing
my teams to hold
over 1,000 crusades and 15,000 public
school assemblies and to build a
reputation worldwide, not only in the
Christian community, but also in the secular
community for having one of the world’s
greatest school assemblies .
After my
senior year of high school, I
founded the original strength and feats
ministry concept.
In the early
1980’s, I founded the Power Team which I led
and developed for over 20 years.
The feats of strength concept became a world
impacting ministry.
I have been personally involved in over
2,000 crusades in approximately 40 countries.
After I retired from the Power Team I started
a new contemporary concept in which I have
taken the feats ministry to the next level.
I call
my newly founded organization John Jacobs
and the Next Generation Power Force.
In 2006 alone, John Jacobs and the Next
Generation Power Force will hold over 80
crusades and 700 public school assemblies
with many of America’s leading churches and
in over 15 denominations.
 When I began
John Jacobs and
the Next Generation Power Force
I applied everything I have learned in over
25 years of worldwide evangelism as
the founder and developer of the strength
ministry concept. I also applied what I felt
relevant to this generation, to take the
strength ministry evangelism concept to the
next level. We now focus on quality not
quantity. An intensive 72-hour follow-up
program that has been added for visitors
and new converts has put seven churches
in building programs over the last year.
I have adjusted the format of the
presentation to actually increase in energy
and also in presence and communication of
the gospel. Because of these changes, I have
cut the cost of crusades by 70%. Last
year alone we held 45 historic crusades,
350 school assemblies and saw over 24,000
people saved. Involving a more personal
touch in school assemblies has resulted in
larger turnouts in churches.
A year ago, I moved to Fort Myers,
Florida to partner and submit myself to my
pastor, Gaspar Anastasi of Word of Life
Church. I have personally worked very
closely with Pastor Anastasi to create an
outreach tool that partners with you, the
pastor of the local church. Because of this
relationship with my pastor, I have
gained some special insight into the heart
of the local pastor and understand better
how to encourage you as a pastor and be
sensitive to your church leadership needs.
This has brought a great wave of revival,
renewal, restoration and a new anointing
into my life. This has also brought me a new
understanding of the importance of
relationship; God does so many great things
through relationship.
On a practical note, I’m now able to hold
crusades at a fraction of the previous cost
due to our lower overhead, while
accomplishing better results. I’m also
able to work more closely and personally
with pastors, which has become a wonderful
enrichment for my life, giving me many new
friends and voices to speak into my life.
I’m able to listen now very carefully to
each church and make notes on how to better
partner with them. By working very closely
with my pastor on a weekly basis, I’ve
learned the things that the pastor of today
needs to grow the church of tomorrow. All
of these things have brought about the
greatest results I’ve ever seen in 25 years
in ministry.
If we come to your church, on Sunday morning
I will preach a message of exhortation and
encouragement to your church body. Many
times I convey the heartbeat message of my
life—to use your gifts and talents for God,
how everyone can be used by the Lord, and
how everyone can do something to affect the
world. A lot of churches ask me to climax
their “Forty Days of Purpose” campaign
because my gift of exhortation and
encouragement connects perfectly with
calling people to use their ministry gift
for their purpose in life.
Along with this, I exhort and challenge
people to go out and invite their friends,
neighbors and unsaved loved ones to one of
our evening evangelistic meetings. There,
our world-class Christian athletes use feats
of strength to illustrate the message of the
Gospel. Some of our current team members
include a Golden Glove Boxing Champion,
Mr. South America, many power lifting
champions, one of the strongest women in the
world, and the strongest man in the world
who bench presses over 800 lbs. We have
also added
two very impressive Pro Football Players,
one which has been in three
SuperBowls!
While we do some basic feats of strength
like ripping phonebooks, bending steel bars,
blowing up hot water bottles and snapping
handcuffs, the expense to the church is
minimal.
Most of all, I want to share my heart—I
want to be a personal friend to you, the
local pastor. I want to help you with
your vision and your heart to touch your
community and to encourage and exhort your
people to use their gifts and talents for
God. I would love to come and preach for you
and your church and bring an encouraging
word.
Before every crusade I schedule, I invite
you to call my pastor, Gaspar Anastasi,
to actually hear what exciting things are
happening in my life and my personal
ministry. Feel free to call him at Word of
Life Church in Fort Myers, Florida,
239-274-8881.
My heartbeat is to operate in my calling, to
win souls, to encourage your church, to be a
friend to you as a pastor, to strengthen
your hand, and to promote your vision. I
would love to help you make 2006 and 2007
the greatest years in the history of your
church. I would consider it the highest
honor and privilege to serve you in any
capacity.
Thank you for letting me share my heart. God
bless you.
Evangelist John Jacobs
President,
John Jacobs and
the Next
Generation Power Force
Founder of the Original Strength Ministries
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