School of Ministry
Called for Europe’s Harvest
This August marks the launch of something we believe will have global impact – the Christ for all Nations School of Ministry (SOM) in Orlando, Florida.
For years, we’ve dreamed of a place where men and women of all ages and callings can be equipped not only for evangelism, but for the full breadth of five-fold ministry. Now, that dream is becoming reality. This one- or two-year, full-time program is more than a Bible school. It’s a launching pad where future leaders are forged in the presence of God and sent into the harvest with fire, wisdom, and maturity.
This school is not just for Americans – it’s for the world. From the very beginning, we’ve known this school must reflect the global nature of the Gospel. That’s why we are welcoming students from many nations, and I want to encourage those of you in Europe to consider this a personal invitation.
We’re investing
in harvesters
Even more exciting, every student in the inaugural class of 2025 is receiving a 100% scholarship through the Reinhard Bonnke Memorial Scholarship Fund. Yes – tuition is completely covered. We believe in this so much that we are investing in this first class, trusting God to raise up a generation who will shake nations.
To be crystal clear: we are not raising up “CfaN staff.” We are raising up harvesters – Spirit-led men and women who will operate independently yet collaboratively, taking ownership of the Great Commission in their nations.
I wish you could hear all the faith-building stories we are hearing from these new students. God is calling people from all over, performing miracles of provision and confirming His leading in unmistakable ways.
Today, I want to introduce you to two such families – both from Europe – who heard the call and are stepping out in faith to be part of this very first SOM class.
From Engineer to Evangelist – Benjamin Mehnert (Germany)
Just a year ago, I was working as a mechanical engineer in southern Germany, building automotive systems and leading worship at church on Sundays. My life was orderly, successful – and yet something was missing. My wife Tina and I felt the Lord calling us to give our vacation time to serve rather than to rest, but we didn’t know where to start. Every ministry we researched sounded good, but none felt right. So, we gave the decision to Jesus.
That’s when He connected us with Lukas Repert. We were invited to a planning meeting for a CfaN evangelistic campaign in Berlin. I had no idea what I was walking into. Surrounded by people who had all trained with CfaN’s School of Evangelism (SOE), I realized quickly: if we were going to be involved, we needed to be equipped too.
God broke the fear of man in me
So, we immediately went to a Fire Camp. Tina and I brought our two tiny children with us – our youngest was only three months old. That week was life-changing. God broke the fear of man off my life. I had always avoided preaching where people knew me – it felt safer to share Jesus elsewhere. But Fire Camp pushed us to preach in our own neighborhood. Tina even preached with our baby in her arms. For both of us, something shifted.
After that, we used some of our parental leave and served in the organizational team for
the “Berlin City of Light” campaign, working with the churches and helping to conduct training for the church volunteers. It was an amazing experience – we learnt so much and grew a lot in confidence.
At the end of the campaign, I returned to my engineering job – but everything had
changed. I looked at my work and thought, “What am I doing here? This has no eternal value.” In my heart, I knew the season was ending. Then, at a CfaN alumni event in December, we heard about the new School of Ministry (SOM) launching in Orlando. As soon as I heard it, I knew: This is our next step.
We want to run the full marathon
To be eligible for the School of Ministry, we need to first do a School of Evangelism, so both Lena and I will complete that in Nuremberg first before we go.
It’s not a small decision. We’re packing up our whole lives and moving to the USA with two small children. But the Lord has confirmed it again and again. We have visas in hand and will move to Florida in time for our children to adjust before SOM starts in August.
This is not just my journey. It’s our family’s calling. We want to run the full marathon – not a short sprint.
A Family Answering the Call – Wicher Knol (Netherlands)
Ten years ago, I stood in a room in Rotterdam as Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke prayed for impartation at a 5-day evangelism training. In that moment, I heard the Lord say, “What he has, I have also given to you.” I was stunned. I couldn’t believe God would speak that over someone like me – a regular guy from the Netherlands.
I wanted to run forward into ministry. But God said, “Wait.” For the next nine years, I served as an associate pastor in my local church, carrying a calling I couldn’t yet step into. It was a season of obedience, wrestling, and growth.
“Now is the time to run!”
Then in 2023, everything changed. The Lord stirred something new in my heart, and when I received an email about the School of Evangelism Europe, I knew instantly – this was His timing. I enrolled, and during the training, God clearly said, “Now is the time to run!”
With my wife Lena’s full support, I left my job and stepped into full-time ministry. Not long after, God gave me the name Nations Arise and the scripture Isaiah 60 – a call to shine His light across Europe. He confirmed it again and again. I was overwhelmed, but certain: we would do campaigns, and we would reach Europe.
I hosted our first regional campaign just three months later. With no bank account and zero resources, 26 churches joined, miracles broke out, and many came to Christ. Since then, I’ve helped with campaigns in Germany and the Netherlands. The vision was burning stronger than ever.
A tsunami of glory sweeping across Europe
Then in December 2024, I attended a CfaN reunion in Frankfurt – and they announced the launch of the new School of Ministry in Orlando. I thought, “What a great idea,” but I had no intention of going. I was ready to move full speed ahead with campaigns. But when I mentioned it to Lena, she paused. She’d been praying about Bible school herself and felt God was calling us to go.
I was shocked. “Now?” I asked. “We’ve only just started!” But deep down, I sensed she was right. We began to pray. The Lord reminded me of a vision He gave me in 2012 – a tsunami of His glory sweeping across Europe. He said, “I can do in one day what you cannot do in ten thousand. But you must be prepared.”
God prepared our children’s hearts
We decided: if we go, we go as a family. We asked the Lord to speak to our children independently. When we told them, it was like they’d been waiting for it. Our 14-year-old son, who had been studying English and dreaming of America for years, burst into tears of joy. And our ten-year-old daughter jumped up, saying, “This is what Jesus told me in a dream!” She had seen the four of us going to America, long before we ever knew the SOM existed.
We don’t have every detail figured out, but we know this is His doing. We are following the cloud of glory. The God who called me ten years ago is still leading today. And as a family, we are going – not just for us, but for the sake of Europe.
Do you see what I see? God is preparing more than we can ask or imagine for Europe. Men and women like this are heeding His call to get ready, to get prepared, because revival and harvest like we’ve never seen before has already begun. What is God saying to you today about your part in His plans? Will you step out in obedience like Benjamin and Wicher and their families, in whatever area He has called you to?
Together with you for the Gospel,
Evangelist Daniel Kolenda
(here with the worldwide CfaN team)
P.S. You can find more information about our School of Ministry, School of Evangelism, and Fire Camps on their dedicated information pages.
