Jacob Nahuway
NATIONAL OVERSEER/PASTOR OF GEREJA BETHEL INDONESIA
J
ACOB NAHUWAY is the national cial gift toward their new building now anointed with oil, prayed for, and healed.
overseer of Gereja Bethel Indonesia, under construction.) At Pastor Jacob’s MISSIONS. “To be blessed,” says Pas-
our amalgamated ministry partner, church, more than 100 intercessors gath- tor Jacob, “the church must fulfill the
which constitutes the Church of er each morning at 4:30, and another Great Commission.” His famous quote is
God in Indonesia. He is also the founder group meets for prayer each day from “The church that does not win the lost
and senior pastor of Gereja Bethel Mawar noon to 1 p.m. There is an all-night will itself become lost.”
Seron (Rose of Sharon Church of God). prayer meeting at the church seven Gereja Bethel and Rose of Sharon
Recently elected to his second four- nights a week. believe that God can only bless those
year term (he is limited to two four-year PREACHING. Pastor Jacob is recog- who become rivers instead of reservoirs.
terms, or a total of 8 years as overseer), nized as a prophetic preacher throughout God has not called us to hoard His favor
Pastor Jacob superintends the work of Indonesia. His analogy is that “people do or His blessings, but to share with those
5,200 congregations and 2.5 million mem- not come to a restaurant to get chairs, who are in need. Because of this passion,
bers in Indonesia, New Zealand, and Aus- tables, or air-condi- Gereja Bethel oper-
tralia, as well as mission works of Gereja tioning; they come ates mission min-
Bethel in many other nations. His admin- to get food.” Like- istries in many
istration is committed to a goal of 10,000 wise, he insists, nations of the
churches and 6 million members, and “The church is a world, including
anticipates reaching that goal through an spiritual restaurant. major U.S. cities
aggressive ministry geared toward reaching People are coming with large Indone-
the “unreached people” of Indonesia. there for food. The sian populations.
The Indonesian ministry is diverse, preacher must Pastor Jacob was
seeking to make an impact for Christ in a preach!”
New Rose of Sharon church sanctuary
under construction
appointed to Rose
nation that is home to the largest concen- FAITH. Rose of of Sharon in 1979
tration of Muslims in the world. While Sharon members are taught to be strong by one of Gereja Bethel’s esteemed over-
most Muslims in the Jakarta area are mod- in faith and strong in the faith. They are seers, the late Ho L. Senduk. Coming
erate and there is generally a peaceful taught what to believe as well as how to from full-time evangelism to the pas-
coexistence there, Pastor Jacob reports believe, and they are taught that both are torate, he and his family were welcomed
that in many outlying communities and important. Nahuway explains, “In Ameri- by a congregation of about 40 people in
many Indonesian villages, his pastors and ca you are challenged by the gay agenda rented facilities. Today, Rose of Sharon
members are faced with severe persecu- and other things; here we are challenged has 20 full-time staff members, with a lay
tion. Most pastors are bi-vocational, and by Islam.” ministries staff of over 100, and an aver-
they serve a constituency with an average HEALING MINISTRY. Gereja Bethel age weekly worship attendance of 6,500
income of about $250 per month. congregations place great emphasis on in four Sunday services. A new sanctuary
Bishop Nahuway leads Gereja Bethel God’s power to perform physical heal- is under construction, which will seat
and the Rose of Sharon Church from a ings. Pastor Jacob states that there have 10,000, whereas the current sanctuary is
five-fold platform of prayer, preaching, been many documented miracles at Rose limited to only 2,000. When completed,
faith, healing, and missions. of Sharon and many other congregations. this will be the largest church auditorium
PRAYER. His insistence is that prayer This pastor/overseer believes that genuine in the capital city of Jakarta.
grows the church. Pastor Jacob was healings attract unbelievers to the Pastor Jacob is one of three graduates
personally mentored by Korea’s David church. Rose of Sharon pastors and elders of Bethel Seminary (the 1968 YWEA pro-
Yonggi Cho, pastor of one of the world’s anoint the sick with oil and pray for ject) to become national overseer. He has
largest churches. (Cho preached the dedi- them, witnessing miracles in every ser- taught evangelism at the seminary, trav-
cation of the present facilities at Rose of vice. A daily healing service is conducted eled extensively throughout the world,
Sharon and has given a substantial finan- from 9 until 11 a.m. where the sick are and written 19 books. —James E. Cossey
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