
About Kingdom Life 2020
Kingdom Life 2020 started sometime around 2018, as best as can recall, but in reality it has been in the works for years. I was "born again" in 1984, and have lived a full and committed life as a believer. As anew convert in the Church of God In Christ, I was passionate about God and this new life. In short time I became an ordained Minister, then an ordained Elder, with some believing I could aspire to the title and office of Bishop eventually. I served in the Music ministry, Finance Department, Youth Pastor and anything I could find to do. Within a few years I fell into a similar path as others, committed to organized religion... I became "burned out and distance from God. For many years I navigated between being passionate about ministry and/or just "going through the motions. I recall around 2010 feeling like I had failed God and asking would I ever get back to these early days. I remember Yahweh telling me to be patient and hang in there. I remember him saying "I could do with you in 3 years, what you could do for me in 30". I never "lost the faith" but wandered through religion, places of abundance and place f barrenness, and going on as best ss I could. But something changed around 2018 when I was asked to lead the Praise & Worship team in the local ministry I attended. I began to get the fire and passion back through worship. a few years later I was asked to pastor in the ministry. Slowly but surely I was changing, but couldn't understand what was happening or why. I started to feel distant from "religion" but desiring to get closer to God. I started drawing near to the Holy spirit and less on "religion and religious practices. Then in 2020, while sitting in an airplane in Hong Kong returning from a missions trip, God began to speak in a manner I was not used to..... intentional, clear, distinct and personal. I remember deciding to just write because I was sure not to be able to remember what he was saying. After I arrived back home, I decided to see what God had said, and to my surprise, these words were written... I was to expand the Kingdom of God. In 30 years of being a Christian and in ministry, I had not ever really heard the word Kingdom spoken of. So I began to ask God, what is this "Kingdom"thing, and from there, Kingdom Life 2020 was born.
Kingdom Life 2020 (KL2020) is focused on continuing the Primary Message of Jesus Christ: The Kingdom of God!
This work of the Kingdom is focused on two areas:
LEARN: We attempted to inform and educate about the Kingdom. What is the Kingdom of God? What is Kingdom Life or Kingdom Living? It is our endeavor for all to learn about the Kingdom.
LIVE: After we learn about the Kingdom, we can begin to Live, in the Kingdom. What is it to live in the Kingdom of God, now, here, in our daily lives. It is our endeavor to both teach and demonstrate kingdom living.
The general voice of KL2020 is not of one who is "learned" according to religion or religious standards. Rather we speak as one who has been enlightened by Yahweh, for this mission and for this purpose. Scripture is the foundation of all that we believe and share, however we view all scripture "through the lens of the Kingdom".
God has many names, and unlike taught through religion, we believe God is not particular to which name he is called (Jesus, Lord, God, Adonai, Jehovah etc). The preferred name of God throughout KL2020 is Yahweh, however God can and should be addressed however each person believe it is most appropriate to him/her.
Lastly, KL2020 is not a church, a new religion, a religious sect, nor affiliated with the Jehovah's Witness religion that often speaks of the Kingdom. We believe that all believes should be involved in local ministry when possible and encourage all to seek God for his/her place of ministry and worship. However, church membership is not Kingdom citizenship, and that is the goal of KL2020, to encourage citizenship in the Kingdom of God, for everyone, everywhere.