ZADOK TEMPLE - A DIVISION OF ZADOK MULTIPURPOSE MINISTRY


REGISTRATION STATUS

ZADOK MULTIPURPOSE MINISTRY (ZAMIN) is a holding entity made of five (5) divisions (subsidiaries) and is registered with the Companies & Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) as a non-profit company (NPC) with registration number 2018/553490/08/NPC

ZAMIN is also registered with the Department of Social Development (DSD) as a non-profit organisation (NPO) with negistration number 159/823/NPO

The five subsidiaries of  ZAMIN are as follows:

(i) Zadok Temple (ZATEM)  - This is the church arm of ZAMIN 

(ii) Zadok Ministerial Academy (ZAMA)  - This is the bible academy arm of ZAMIN  

(iii) Zadok Old Age Home (ZOAH) - This is the elderly care arm of ZAMIN

(iv) Zadok Hand of Help (ZHOH) - This is the charitable arm of ZAMIN

(v) Zadok Wellness Centre (ZWEC)  - This is the health and wellness arm of ZAMIN

PART 1: ABOUT ZADOK TEMPLE

Launched on 01 September 2019, ZADOK TEMPLE (ZATEM) is a THIRD DAY  apostolic and prophetic church that is based in Silverton (Pretoria East) in the Republic of South Africa. Having been in the ministry for more than two decades, Apostle PM Ranyabu and Prophet SJ Ranyabu are the pioneers and overseers of this church. Since the five-fold ministry gifts were given in order to equip the saints for the work of the ministry, as an apostolic team, we have been given the grace to recognize gifts and callings in the church. Therefore, it is our God-given mandate to empower, to charge and to release the saints into their respective callings. 

As ZATEM, we are APOSTOLIC in that, we have been commissioned to go into the world to preach the gospel and make disciples of all nations (Matthew 28:19). We pioneer breakthrough in places of apparent dearth. We are SENT ONES who bear the message and the essence of the ONE WHO SENT US.

We are also PROPHETIC in that, we are able to hear what God is currently saying to the church, and not only what He said to the church in the past (Revelation 2 & 3). 

Finally, as you journey through this website and learn more about us, we encourage you to take advantage of the grace upon our lives and be empowered in whatever area that you serve the Lord in.

1.1 OUR NAME

ZADOK was a High Priest during the reign of King David (in the Tabernacle of David) and also during the reign of King Solomon (in the Temple of Solomon). As a High Priest during his time, he was the only one who was permitted to go into the HOLY OF HOLIES where the presence of God was situated and where he ministered to the Lord God Almighty on the Day of Atonement. 

As a THIRD DAY church, our view is that: 

Ø  In the OUTER COURT, we as Christians HEAR the word (FIRST DAY churches)

 Ø  In the INNER COURT, we as Christians OBEY the word (SECOND DAY churches) 

Ø  But in the HOLY OF HOLIES, we as Christians BECOME the word (THIRD DAY churches)

Therefore, as a THIRD DAY church, ZATEM's raizon d'etre (purpose) is to be a similar kind of priesthood (preachers, worshipers, intercessors and members) who will BECOME THE WORD, and who will go into the presence of the Lord God Almighty and minister to Him before we can minister to the congregation. 

1.2 OUR VISION & OUR MANDATE

Our VISION:

Our MANDATE: 

1.3 OUR LOGO & ITS MEANING

1.4 WHAT WE BELIEVE IN (OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH)

At ZATEM we believe in the following:

We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God and inerrant in the original writings. We believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father and in His personal return in power and glory. 

We believe that the lost and sinful man must be saved, and that man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God and who is also God the Son. We believe in and practice the holy ordinance of water baptism which signifies the believer's death, burial and resurrection into new life with Christ Jesus, and the regular celebration of Holy Communion as commanded by our Lord. 

We believe in the present ministry and baptism of the Holy Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a Godly life. We believe in the resurrection and immortality.

PART 2: OUR LEADERSHIP

ZATEM is led by Apostle PM Ranyabu and Prophet SJ Ranyabu who are pioneers and visionaries of this church.

2.1 ABOUT APOSTLE RANYABU

Apostle PM Ranyabu accepted the Lord Jesus Christ in 1991 and he spent his early years in the faith movement where he was grounded in the first principles of the word of God for seven years. It was in the same year that he received the Lord Jesus Christ as the Lord and Saviour that he was also baptised in the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking with other tongues (as the Spirit of the Lord gives utterance). It was at the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) Sweetwaters Assembly in New Eersterus where he was first called Mo-Apostolo (Apostle) by the late Evangelist Obed Monama. Although at that time he could not understand why he was called an Apostle, he never-the-less accepted it as such. Apostle Ranyabu regards his time at AFM as his GILGAL experience.

In 1996, Apostle PM Ranyabu got married to Prophet SJ Ranyabu, and in 1998 they relocated to the Pretoria CBD where the Lord led them to a charismatic church called Remnant Ministries International (RMI). They served at RMI for nine years as elders and in-house pastors. While at RMI, the Holy Spirit spoke to the apostle and inspired him to seek for a home where he would be prepared and trained in the apostolic and prophetic environment. Apostle PM Ranyabu regards his time at RMI as his BETHEL experience.

In in 2008, the Lord led him and his wife to Present Day Truth (PDT) Ministries which was a network of apostolic and prophetic churches under Apostle Maxwell Masala Ramashia. PDT Ministies Network was an Apostolic and Prophetic Network that provided a covering to more than 300 churches. Due to the hectic schedule required at PDT, Apostle PM Ranyabu took a break from his postgraduate studies in order to serve full-time in the house of the Lord as a chauffer and office administrator for Apostle Masala Maxwell Ramashia. As part of his ministry preparation and training, Apostle PM Ranyabu also enrolled as a student at PDT’s Tshisimani Apostolic & Prophetic School of Ministry, where he completed his ministry studies in the apostolic and prophetic spheres. 

It was during the time when he was serving Apostle Masala Maxwell Ramashia at PDT that he learnt that indeed "God prepares a Man before He prepares a Ministry." Apostle PM Ranyabu has literally experienced an Elijah-Elisha encounter at Orchards in Pretoria North where Apostle Ramashia resided. One day Apostle PM Ranyabu decided to take a walk from Apostle Ramashia's home-based PDT office and went to the local Spar Supermarket in Orchards suburb. On his way back to the office, he was caught by a heavy downpour that rained on him and left him soaked in water. When he arrived back at the office, the great Apostle Ramashia borrowed him his lime-coloured long-sleeve shirt and a pair of track pants while Apostle PM Ranyabu's clothes were being dried in the washing machine by Prophet Portia Catherine Ramashia. 

The moment Apostle PM Ranyabu put on the garments (or cloak) of the great Man of God, he experienced something that he could not express in words. Those garments were very HEAVY, very ROUGH and very WARM. Then, the Spirit of the Lord revealed to him that HEAVINESS speaks about RESPONSIBILITY; ROUGHNESS means that it WON'T BE EASY; and finally, WARMTH means that the transference of the anointing from that mantle or cloak WILL PROTECT him on his journey. From that moment onwards, Apostle PM Ranyabu experienced many ANGELIC VISITATIONS and other HEAVENLY ENCOUNTERS which were more similar to what Apostle Ramashia had experienced. Apostle PM Ranyabu documented all these devine experiences in his personal diary with dates and times. These  uniquely divine  encounters and experiences strengthened his faith, and gave him an assurance that "indeed, the God of Elijah and Elisha is still the same to this day." 

Apostle PM Ranyabu is is also grateful to have further sat and received teachings of other matured and experienced leaders such as Apostle John Eckhardt, Apostle Thamo Naidoo, Dr Mangaliso Matshobane, the late Apostle Tim Early, the late Apostle Kelly Varner, Dr Stevie Seutloali, Bishop JJ Mtsweni, Dr Mandla Maphalala and many other great men and women of God. He appreciates that through the teachings and impartations that he CAUGHT under these great men and women  of God, a great value has been added upon his life.

His two favourite quotes are from the late Smith Wigglesworth and Apostle Maxwell Masala Ramashia respectively, and they read as follows:  

SMITH WIGGLESWORTH: "God has priviledged us through Jesus Christ to live above the ordinary human plane of life. Those who want to be ordinary and live on a lower plane can do so, but as for me I will not"   

MAXWELL RAMASHIA: "The biggest problem in this season is that most leaders who are in the front-line as well as those who are emerging, are teaching and writing from the “book”, which is the bible. However, most of them have an argument and not an experience. They have never had a personal one on one encounter with the Lord Himself; the writer of the “book”, as well as experiencing angelic manifestations. And like Peter I say, “We were with Him in the mountain, and we heard His voice, which voice shook the earth”. A person with an argument and not an experience cannot be helped”. 

Apostle PM Ranyabu sums up his time at PDT as his JORDAN experience.

Among his theology and ministry qualifications, Apostle Ranyabu holds a Diploma in Biblical Studies from Omega Bible College (OBC), Bachelor of Ministry from Christian International School of Theology (CIST),  Postgraduate Diploma in Biblical Studies from CIST, just to name a few. He also has more than 30 additional specialist certificates covering other areas such as evangelism, eschatology and many other pertinent areas of ministry and theology. Upon completion of his ministry studies, Apostle PM Ranyabu returned to the university in order to complete his masters degree in business administration (ie. MBA) at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) Business School.

Apostle PM Ranyabu is a Teaching Apostle by calling. He is also a writer, scribe and author. His first book that is about to be released is titled The Prophetic Pattern which is the first in a series of books that he intends to pen down. Other books in this series will be the following: (1) The Apostolic Pattern, (2) The Evangelistic Pattern, (3) The Pastoral Pattern, (4) The Teaching Pattern (5) The Anointing, (6) The 3-Fold Cord, (7) From the Anointing to the Glory, (8) The coming of the glory of the Lord, and (9) The coming of the Lord of glory.

Apostle Paul PM Ranyabu is currently serving under the leadership of Senior Prophet Jeremiah J Mtsweni and Prophettes Sophy D Mtsweni where he and his wife have faithfully served for five years as in-house Apostolic & Prophetic pastors. Unlike Elisha, who encountered Jericho before he could encounter Jordan, in the case of Apostle PM Ranyabu it was the other way round. Therefore, Apostle Ranyabu regards his time at VFWOC as his JERICHO experience.

2.1.1 His Personal Philosophy

Apostle PM Ranyabu's philosophy is grounded on the following three scriptures:

(i) Iron sharpens iron (Proverbs 27:17)

(ii) Face answers to face (Proverbs 27:19)

(iii) Deep calls unto deep (Psalms 42:7)

As a result, he has learnt from other great men and  women of God and has read more than 200 books and manuals penned by other great servants of God including among others; the following:

To God be the glory !!

2.2 ABOUT PROPHET RANYABU

Prophet SJ Ranyabu accepted the Lord Jesus Christ in 1993. She studied for her Diploma in Education (Secondary Education) at the East Rand College of Education (ERCE) where she was the Chairperson of the Christian Youth Movement. She was a member of the URC church under Reverend Mosehla where she served as a Sunday school teacher, a Worship Leader and a Youth Leader in the church.

In 1996, Prophet SJ Ranyabu got married to Apostle PM Ranyabu in Pretoria and they continued to serve in the faith movement where the apostle had been based. The couple has been blessed with two children, a son, Bokang, and a daughter, Tshepiso. In 1998, they moved to the Pretoria CBD where the Lord led them to a charismatic church called Remnant Ministries International (RMI) where they served as elders and in-house pastors in the house of the Lord for a further nine years.

In 2008, the Lord led them to Present Day Truth (PDT) Ministries which was a network of apostolic and prophetic churches under Apostle Maxwell Ramashia, and they headed the Couples Ministry in the Shiloh City Church, which was a division of PDT NETWORK. Later on, Prophetess SJ Ranyabu switched her career from Teaching and decided to study for a career in Nursing. She later graduated with a Diploma in Nursing from SG Lourens (SGL) Nursing College, followed by Post-Basic Diploma in Nursing Science from the University of Pretoria (UP), Diploma in Nursing Administration from UP, Diploma in Nursing Education from UP, Bachelors degree in Nursing Science from UP, as well as a Masters degree in Nursing Science from Tshwane University of Technology (TUT).

As part of her ministry preparation and training, Prophet SJ Ranyabu also enrolled as a bible school student at PDT’s Tshisimani Apostolic & Prophetic School of Ministry (TAPSOM), where she completed her ministry studies. She further enrolled for Christian Counseling studies with the Christain Guidance & Counselling Forum (CGCF) and completed the two years course in 2014. Furthermore, Prophet SJ Ranyabu also obtained a Diploma in Biblical Studies at Christian International School of Theology (CIST) and a Bachelors degree in Biblical Studies from AMES International School of Ministry (AISOM) . Prophet SJ Ranyabu is a Teaching Prophet by calling. She is also a co-author of a book that is about to be released titled “The Prophetic Pattern”. Prophet Seipati Ranyabu is currently a Nursing Lecturer at SGL Nursing College. 

PART 3: OUR AFFILIATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS

ZATEM is an associate church of VFWOC in Mamelodi which is under the leadership of Senior Prophet JJ Mtsweni and his wife, Prophet SD Mtsweni, who are our Father-in-the-Lord and Mother-in-the-Lord respectively. 

PART 4: OUR WINE SKIN

Our wine skin is PARABLES. According to Matthew 13:34 and Mark 4:34, Jesus used only parables to teach his disciples and without parables, He did not teach them anything. According to 1st John 4:17, "as He (Jesus) is, so are we". Therefore, we teach among others in parables, allegories and typologies to declare and decipher (decode, decrypt, discern, dis-entangle, fathom, unravel, untangle or bring to the fore) what God is saying prophetically to our generation. 

PART 5: OUR MINISTRIES AND DEPARTMENTS

For a hand to function properly as God intended, it must have all five fingers healthy and each playing its part. For a church to be healthy and function properly as God intended, it must also have all the five-fold ministry gifts in operation. It is important to bear in mind that, just like a hand, no single finger can function properly without the other four fingers.  

Therefore at ZATEM , although we are primarily apostolic and prophetic, we also have the other three ministries (fingers) that are active and functional in our church. 

At ZATEM, we have the following five-fold ministers as spelt out in Ephesians 4: 11-12 :

(i) Apostle PM Ranyabu (Visionary & General Overseer) and is  also the Chairperson of the Management Committeee 

(ii) Prophet SJ Ranyabu (Co-Visionary & Co-Overseer) and is also the Vice Chairperson of the Management Committee

(iii) Evangelist Jane Mthimunye (Head of Evangelism) and is also the Secretary of the Management Committee

(iv) Pastor Christinah Mahlaole (Head of Intercession & Baptism)  and is also the Vice Secretary of the Management Committee

(v) Mr Thipe Teane (Pastor-in-training) and is also the Treasurer of the Management Committee

(vI) Koketso Promise Madubanya (Head of Transportation) and also Additional Member of the Management Committee

5.1 OUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS

The following are the various departments found in ZATEM: 

(i) Leadership Department

(ii) Youth Department

(iii) Ladies Department

(iv) Men's Department

(v) Business Forum Department

(vi) Support Staff Department (Admin, Media & Bookshop, IT, Transport)

(vii) Children's Department

(viii) Academic Department (Lecturing & Bookshop)

PART 6: OUR EVENTS CALENDAR

*****To be updated in due course *****

PART 7: OUR ADDRESS AND LOCATION

We are situated at 550 Jasmyn Avenue, Silverton (Pretoria East, Gauteng Province in the Republic of South Africa). Our bookshop desk is also open on Sundays between 10:30 and 13:00. 

PART 8: OUR SERVICE TIMES

Our service times are as follows:

SUNDAY 

10:30 - 13:00 Main Service

PART 9: OUR PHOTO GALLERY