About Us
Rev. Justin D. Manzey, founder and director of Latitude Ministries, has journeyed in ministry for over 20 years. He, his wife Kim and their family moved to Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada in 1995 from Miami, Florida, USA to pioneer a ministry designed to serve and bring health to churches and church leadership throughout the nations.
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What Latitude Ministries is all about:
Latitude Ministries (formerly known as Christ in Action) has seen a lack of leadership, discipleship, balanced evangelism, vision, purpose, direction, order, and organization in the local churches that has caused pastors and youth pastors to feel frustratedd, undecided, burned out, and often unsure of their call. This has caused many Christian leaders to ask, "Am I doing something wrong?" and, "Is it even worth it anymore?"
This ministry understands those very issued and we desire to serve in a way that leaders would be encouraged, refreshed, and restored to the awesome call that the Lord has on their lives. Remember, everyone needs encouragement, especially Christian leaders.
We are all called to minister to one another and strengthen each other. Latitude Ministries desire is to minister to the local churches and communities to bring repentance, refreshing, and restoration. By reaching out, our goal is to raise up and encourage leaders who would then raise up leaders to bring forth the gospel.
Our focus is discipleship and leadership based on servanthood. We also desire to exhort leaders in how to delegate the work of the ministry so that pastors can have time to Pray, Preach & Protect their flock.
We desire to:
- Empower leaders to equip the saints to do the work of the ministry.
- Help the body of Christ in the area of Balanced Leadership Skills.
- Bring reconciliation and refreshment where it is needed.
- Teach Christians and churches how to develop healthy characteristics through the implementation of biblical principles (which include Natural Church Development).
- Impart biblical leadership principles and skills that can be used to empower, equip and mentor others.
- Reach out to the community through evangelism programs and encourage churches to serve their community in practical ways.
- Raise up, Equip, Empower, and Mentor leaders who will reach out to their community and disciple the lost.
- Raise up and train teams to go to the mission fields of the world.
- Establish small group training programs to help new believers mature in their gifting and learn the basics of the faith.
The scripture we stand on is Acts 3:19-21: Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that He may send the Christ, who has been appointed for you - even Jesus. He must remain in heaven until the time comes for God to restore everything, as He promised long ago through His holy prophets.
Our ministry is about Colossians 3:14-17: And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitiude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
