About
Crusade for Africa Discipleship Ministries is a discipleship and revival-focused Christian ministry founded through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God. Our passion is to awaken the Church in Africa to the reality of the true Gospel, the relevance of the Great Commission, and the call to discipleship-centered Christianity.
The ministry is registered as a Not-for-Profit Christian organization in the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdom of Eswatini, and is duly affiliated with the International Ministries of Assemblies of God (IMAG Eswatini). In Nigeria, the ministry is registered as Ikechukwu Idegbema Discipleship Ministries.
Our Vision
To be an advocate of discipleship Christianity in Africa, raising believers who are true followers of Jesus Christ.
Our Mission
To facilitate obedience to the Great Commission by promoting discipleship Christianity through training, empowerment of church leaders, crusades, mission mobilization, mentorship, and the consecration of ministers.
About
Dr. Ikem Ikechukwu, formerly known as Ike Idegbema, is the visionary and lead servant of Crusade for Africa Discipleship Ministries and the President of Africa Discipleship Bible Institute. He founded the institute in 2020 in Johannesburg, South Africa, during the COVID-19 lockdown.
An ordained minister with the International Ministries of Assemblies of God since 2012, Dr. Ike is a disciple, teacher, mission mobilizer, conference speaker, and mentor. He served as a missionary in Eswatini from 2009 to 2014 and in South Africa from 2015 to 2023.
He has planted churches, established children’s ministries, taught at Eswatini College of Theology, and led crusades and leadership conferences across Ghana, Eswatini, South Africa, and Mozambique.
Dr. Ike holds a Bachelor of Theology from South London Christian College and a Master’s degree in Mission from Mattersey Hall Bible College. He is the author of When God Is Silent: What Do We Do? and The Daily Encouragement Plus, a quarterly devotional.
He is married to Peace, and they are blessed with children and grandchildren.
