Foundational Statement
Lesley-Anne Leighton had an encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ when she was 19 and since them on one occasion He told her that she was a rough diamond in His Hand, a honed diamond in the making. Diadem in Greek means, ‘crown’. A crown does not have just one diamond, but many diamonds. Like this crown, Diadem International is a multi-faceted ministry.
Isaiah 62:3, “You will be a crown of splendour in the Lord’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God.”
Vision
To empower the Bride of Christ to enter her destiny for the glory of God to be seen though out all the earth
Mission
To serve, prepare, empower and equip the body of Christ to bring transformation in societies globally.
Core Values
Love.
Micah 6:8 “What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, love mercy and to walk humbly with your God?” (NIV)
Deed.
Objectives
Lesley-Anne Leighton had an encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ when she was 19 and since them on one occasion He told her that she was a rough diamond in His Hand, a honed diamond in the making. Diadem in Greek means, ‘crown’. A crown does not have just one diamond, but many diamonds. Like this crown, Diadem International is a multi-faceted ministry.
Isaiah 62:3, “You will be a crown of splendour in the Lord’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God.”
Vision
To empower the Bride of Christ to enter her destiny for the glory of God to be seen though out all the earth
Mission
To serve, prepare, empower and equip the body of Christ to bring transformation in societies globally.
Core Values
Love.
- Intimacy with the Lord Jesus Christ
- Willingness to lay down our lives to the Lordship of Jesus Christ and for others
- Dependence on God, living and moving and having our being in Him. That He alone meets all needs for satisfaction
- Empowerment and ministry led by Holy Spirit
- Exercising our spiritual gifts and creativity
- Living in the fullness of the Kingdom of God here-and-now whilst also recognizing its full consummation when the Lord Jesus Christ returns
- The establishment and application of sound biblical principles as a foundation for missionary practice
- The raising up a company of believers who will give their lives to advancing His Kingdom across the earth
- Teaching that reflects the diversity of gifts and embraces all levels of education and literacy
- God’s redeeming love for His world and His people which inspires us to participate in His mission
Micah 6:8 “What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, love mercy and to walk humbly with your God?” (NIV)
Deed.
- Incarnational living which reflects what we believe in the way we live
- Transparent godly relationships and interdependence in ministry
- Mutual accountability in cultivating and using the spiritual and practical resources God provides
- Working together in equal partnership with diverse churches and ministries across the body of Christ
Objectives
- Partnerships with local churches and communities around the world for training and equipping the body of Christ
- Developing ministry among the poor and marginalized in our communities and around the world, focusing on economical empowerment with those most vulnerable, including protection, advocacy, education, training opportunities.
- To teach, train and equip missionaries through the establishment of Holy Given schools around the world, partnering with local churches and communities
- Training, equipping and sending planting teams to various Holy Given school locations around the world to set up new ministries and give support to those already functioning
- Training, equipping and empowering national leadership
- Enabling the research, recording and publishing of books to further inform and empower the body of Christ
- To continually foster a lifestyle of integrated spirituality expressed through our actions of prayer, worship, intercession and service (holistic mission)