The name is based on GEN meaning Generations & 217 representing the prophecy from Acts 2:17, first prophecied in Joel 2:28 and again promised in Acts 2:39b with both being multigenerational promises of the outpouring and baptism of the Holy Spirit and Fire.

​As a spiritual father & mother to spiritual sons & daughters we follow what the Apostle Paul said in “1 Corinthians 4:15 NASB 15 For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel.”  As the Apostle Paul fathered his son Timothy (1Timothy 1:18) so will we minister to and mentor our spiritual sons & daughters in Jesus, the Word, the Holy Spirit and with our decades of life, ministry and missions experience.

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NEW SEASON. NEW MINISTRY.

Pastors Steve & Phoebe have entered a new season in life & ministry. They will no longer be traveling overseas for missions work.

God is leading them to start a new ministry so they can impart to others all God has given them in His giftings and from their life & ministry experiences. This comes from over 50+ combined years of ministry & missions  experience.

Equipping generations for their ministry to family, neighbors, coworkers and those around them in sustained revival is the main purpose of GEN217.

We believe and teach that Jesus and the New Testament taught that every Christian is called to live like Jesus lived & do what Jesus did in in the power and presence of the Holy Spirit in sustained revival in daily life.

 

MISSION

Equipping Generations to Live Like Jesus Lived & Do What Jesus Did in Sustained Revival

 

VISION

1. To be a Ministry that is first and foremost a resting place for God’s Manifest Presence in sustained revival for all ministry activities and Christian’s lives who receive from this ministry. 

2. To be a Ministry  that is completely given over to the Spirit so He can be in complete control at all times of our ministry and our lives so He can say what He wants to say, do what He wants to do,  whenever, however and as long as He wants to.

3. To be a Ministry  that is based on Acts 2:17, first prophesied in Joel 2:28  speaking of the Holy Spirit falling upon multiple generations and future generations confirmed in Acts 2:39. 

4. To be a Ministry  that preaches & teaches  the Gospel of the Kingdom & the truth of God's Word in the power of the Spirit.

5. To be a Ministry  that will teach Christians and seekers the practical things from the Word of God that will help them to live a powerful and blessed Christian life in all areas.

6. To be a Ministry  of prayer & intercession to bring in, allow to rest & keep God’s Manifest Presence in sustained revival so that souls will continually be saved and made into disciples that make disciples.

7. To be a Ministry  that will by the Spirit save the lost, radically transform lives, cast out demons, heal the sick, minister in the Gifts of the Spirit, signs, wonders & miracles and equip others to do the same.

8. To be a Ministry  that is judgement and gossip free. Some of the greatest wounds in a Christian's life unfortunately can come while attending a church.

We look at all who are a part of GEN217 as having no past in Jesus and we or others who are a part of the ministry will never bring it up.

We have determined with the Holy Spirit and the grace of God that leadership and those we minister to will only speak good of each other or nothing at all. We want to be a place of healing and restoration and not of pain and hurt.

Only if the past is still in the present or there is sin in their life in the present hindering their walk with Jesus or the ministry will leadership deal with it personally in private in love and compassion. Public rebuke is only for sins done publicly. All corrections of any type are done in the hope of bringing them to repentance and then restoration.

9. To be a Ministry  with a strong focus on 18-30-year-old spiritual sons and daughters, their families and all others who desire to follow us as we follow Christ and submit to the Mission & Vision of GEN217.

We will disciple, spiritually parent, train, equip, support and send out all who come into their world as radical, hungry, yielded, laid down lovers, wholly given with reckless devotion to Jesus as Lord & Savior who will live like He lived and do what He did in sustained revival at any cost to expand the revival, GEN217 and God’s Kingdom throughout their world.

10. To be a Ministry  that is an apostolic led ministry of Acts 2:41-45 & the purpose of the five-fold ministry in Ephesians 4:11-16.​

11. To be a Ministry of Discipleship Groups that will make disciples that make disciples, spiritually parent, train, equip, send, and support them to minister in as a part GEN217, lead Discipleship Groups and do the work of the ministry in their sphere of influence.

Most of the ministry to the GEN217 people is done through the Discipleship Groups.

12. To be a Ministry  that is Spirit & Body dependent and not senior leadership dependent. Everyone is equipped to minister to one another and to those around them in their world.

Senior leaders and leaders of Groups, Ministry Teams and the five-fold ministry are to equip the people, pray for them, give wise counsel, be there for accountability and give apostolic and pastoral oversite.

The members of the Groups do the work of the ministry at home, in their neighborhoods, places they go to and workplaces.

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HOLY SPIRIT & REVIVAL MANIFESTATIONS

There are many manifestations seen of the Holy Spirit and in revival. Everyone reacts differently to God's Presence.

To name a few there can be extended powerful prayer, praise and worship times, deep conviction of sin, salvation, deliverance, healing, signs & wonders, miracles, baptism of the Holy Spirit & Fire, speaking in tongues, gifts of the Spirit, weeping & wailing, joy & laughing, looking drunk, falling, can’t move, trances, shaking, heat, sweating, running, leaping, bowing & bending and speechlessness.

At GEN217  we will allow the Holy Spirit to move as He wills among the people in any physical and emotional manifestation as He wills. We will judge all by what we see in Scriptures and in revival history.

There will be times some might be in the flesh and even manifesting demons but that doesn’t bother the Holy Spirit unless it would be taking peoples attention away from Jesus and the move of the Spirit. Then it would be graciously delt with in love.

All is finally judged by the fruit of a transformed life in the days to come.

We will not bow to persecution or the opinions of man when it comes to how the Holy Spirit decides to move or manifest Himself at any given time.

We have seen the Spirit move and manifest in many ways over the last 3+ decades and know what is real.

So, if you don't understand it, don't like it or agree with it please just keep quiet for your sake and go somewhere else.

We advise you not to grieve, quench or blaspheme the Holy Spirit by calling it a work of the devil.

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*Mission states the overall purpose for the ministry.

**Vision explains how the Mission will be fulfilled in the present and future.

***The name “Church” means Biblically God's people and not a building. The problem is when many people hear the name “Church” they think a building to go to once a week on Sunday morning with services and programs created to entertain their flesh.

The New Testament Church is made up of God’s children and called His Body (Ephesians 1:22-23). All of God’s children who are His Church are called to ministry (Ephesians 4:11-13, Matthew 28:18-20, Mark 16:15-18).

Therefore, this is why they need an Online Revival Hub & Equipping Center to come to so they can be trained, equipped , supported and sent out into their world to minister to the needs of those around them.