KINGDOM POWER CHAPEL - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Pentecostal Church
One night in 1995, the Rev. Paul Vincent dreamed his future. Then an undergraduate at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria, he saw himself arriving at Kennedy Airport and meeting a woman he had not seen in some time - a childhood friend named Edith.
In the dream, she looked settled, as if she had been in the U.S. for years. Next he saw them dressing in the same room for an event - as if they were husband and wife.
When he awoke, he dismissed the dream. Little did he know it would come to pass and coalesce some of his most important goals: a happy marriage, self-publishing and the opportunity to work as a spiritual counselor and to raise money for Africa's poor.
"I believe dreams are one of the ways God leads us," says Vincent, 35, of Byron Ave. in the Bronx.
Vincent, the founding pastor of Kingdom Power Chapel, a Bronx-based Pentecostal ministry, is also the author of "Persistence Works," a spiritual self-help book.
Last year, he also founded the Africa Charity Project (www.africacharityproject.com ), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing safe drinking water, medicine, business loans and other resources to impoverished African villages, and to supporting religious and business education.
A slender man with a broad smile, his voice was boyishly exuberant on a recent afternoon in the couple's small, tidy living room as he spoke of "spiritual revelations" that led him to his ministry, his charitable work, and his beloved wife, Edith.
After earning his B.A. in theology in 1996, Vincent worked as a Pentecostal pastor in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria.
"He opened his home to take people in," says Bishop Goddy Okafor, chairman of the Pentecostal Church in Abia State,
Nigeria, who was a colleague. "Paul was [especially] dedicated; he sacrificed."
"I felt God was putting it to me to be instrumental," Vincent says, "in helping people not only by giving them fish, but teaching them to fish," or to become self-sufficient.
During those years, he wrote Sunday sermons as a regular columnist for the Ambassador newspaper, a state publication. He also wrote "Persistence Works" - but had difficulty publishing it.
"I had to go back and read my own book to encourage myself," he says with a laugh.
Undeterred, he continued writing. Soon, he had written more than two dozen spiritual, motivational books.
He began researching the possibility of self-publishing with a Christian publishing company in the U.S.
Around this time, he began dreaming of his childhood friend Edith, whom he knew to be studying nursing in another part of Nigeria. In his dreams, they were married and living in New York.
"When I woke up, I would think, 'How can this happen?'" he recalls. "I knew she had no plans to go to the U.S. I was living in the southwest [of Nigeria], she was in the southeast. It's like being in Dallas and New York."
Not to mention that, because he and Edith had grown up together, he thought of her as a "Christian" - or platonic - "friend," he says.
So he dismissed the dreams.
In 2002, over six years later, he had a "followup" dream.
"I saw her father [in the dream]. He was coming out of church and he said, 'Many suitors are coming [for Edith]. Over 80 of them! So what are you waiting for?' I said, 'But we have not spoken in many years. I don't even know how to reach her.' Before he could give the address, I woke up!"
During the next six months, he had "another four or five" of these dreams.
"I was thinking, 'Is this God's way of saying she is rightfully my wife?'"
I n December 2002, when he ran into Edith's younger sister, he asked about Edith. She told him Edith was living in the U.S. She had married and, tragically, lost her husband to a heart attack.
When he called Edith, who was living and working as a nurse in the Bronx, she was surprised, but not shocked. Incredibly, she had just had a vivid dream - about him.
In it, she saw a scene from their childhood, 20 years earlier. When they were in junior high school, they had performed together in a religious play, re-creating a wedding. Paul had played the groom, and a girl named Regina the bride.
Job Titles:
- President of Vincent Paul Ministries Int'L
In this new book, titled: Faulty Foundations! Discover How To Build On A Firm Foundation; prolific author, Dr. Paul Vincent, explains the reason behind the collapse in our society today - Faulty Foundations! He discussed Faulty Foundations in people's lives that had led to some great collapses! The Faulty Foundations of Idolatry, Immorality, Bloodshed, Deception & Self were also discussed! In this book, the author helps the reader understand how to deal with Faulty Foundations & prescribes how to Build upon a Solid & Firm Foundation!
Since his Maiden Book [Persistence Works!] was Released at the National Press Club in Washington D.C., the Author has Appeared as a Guest on various Christian TV Shows, including: "CBN Turning Point" of Christian Broadcasting Network - CBN; "The Harvest Show" of World Harvest TV; TCT TV Network & KCHF TV, among others. He has also been featured in New York Daily News, as one of the Immigrant New Yorkers who make the City the great place it is!
He has so far published 6 books in the Persistence Works! Series - a series of 60 books currently being published: 2 books annually! He also publishes his "Ministry E Newsletter" now reaching over 8,000 people in over 90 nations! Persistence Works! Series is published by Vincent Paul Publishing, Inc. in partnership with Xulon Press, Inc. and is available in local bookstores. Retailers may order Persistence Works! through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Also available online @ www.persistenceworks.com or by calling 1-866-909-2665.
Dr. Paul N. Vincent is the President of Vincent Paul Ministries Int'l.; President/CEO of Vincent Paul Group, Inc. & founding pastor of Kingdom Power Chapel. He is also a Commissioned Officer [CPT.] of the U.S. Army [Reserve] Chaplain Corps. He holds a B.A. (Hons.) degree from University of Ibadan, Nigeria; and is studying for a Master of Divinity [M.DIV] from Liberty University; & another M.A. degree from Omega Bible Seminary. He's had training in the Working Knowledge of Entrepreneurship from Harvard Business School. He has also completed training in Hospital Chaplaincy and Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at the New York University Medical Center. He has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Westgate University. He is happily married to Edith, a Nurse by training & a partner in the ministry. They are based in Bronx, New York, U.S.A.
Prolific author, Dr. Paul Vincent, states that: "If you are sure of and serious about your vision; or you need help or direction as to what to do with it; then this book is a must for you! It will show you how to responsibly carry the ‘Pregnancy' of your Vision - from its Conception to its Gestation period. It will also help you to avoid the pitfall of mishandling your Vision!"
All it takes, says Dr. Vincent Paul, is persistence. Persistence, the ability to stay the course even when the odds are stocked against you, is a strength that must be practiced to be effective. It was persistence that transformed our country from a motley group of colonies to the most powerful nation on earth. And it will be persistence that helps each and every one of us to overcome the obstacles we face in the new year.
CREDENTIALS: Dr. Vincent Paul is the Pastor of Kingdom Power Chapel and President of Vincent Paul Ministries International. He is a commissioned officer (Lieutenant) in the United States Army Reserve Chaplain Corps. He has appeared on Christian Broadcasting Network, World Harvest TV, and most recently in the New York Daily News. He is currently writing a series of books on the art of persistence.
Rev. Vincent N. Paul is a Preacher, Prolific Author, Publisher, and Entrepreneur. He is the Founding Pastor of Kingdom Power Chapel; President of Vincent Paul Ministries International & President/CEO of Vincent
Paul Group, Inc. He holds a B.A. (Hons.) degree and is studying for his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. He's had training in the working knowledge of entrepreneurship from Harvard Business School. Married to Edith, they
As our faith weakens and we seemingly wait forever for that miracle or dream to manifest itself, we need a reminder of just what to do. Before giving in or giving up, read Persistence Works! Discovering How to Persist Unto Your Miracle (November, $15.99, 1-59781-568-3, $25.99, 1-59781-795-3) by Vincent N. Paul. This book is a must for those at the end of their rope. Be encouraged to never give up on your dreams. The author exhorts readers to persist during trying times until they see the physical manifestation of their dreams. Rev. Vincent spent over seven years reading, studying, researching, and writing about various success stories of persistence in the world, without respect to geography, race, or gender. He has personally experienced the time-tested truth that persistence works."...Rev. Paul, Thank You For. Your Book, Persistence Works!..."
- -> Laura Bush, First Lady, United States of America"Rev. Vincent is one of my partners in the ministry."-Dr. Morris Cerullo, San Diego, CA President, Morris Cerullo World EvangelismNational President, Save America Prayer Initiative Readers of Persistence Works! will be strengthened in their faith in God, inspired, and excited for the promise of what lies ahead. Rev. Vincent challenges them to overcome past failures. Be strengthened by the testimonies and stories of those who've been where you are, and how they made it to victory and success, including wealth creation. Jesus persisted. He demonstrated this most practically and sacrificially. Readers will learn a timeless truth-that persistence has always and will always work.Vincent N. Paul is a young, dynamic, motivational preacher, teacher, >prolific author, publisher, and entrepreneur. His hard work in the field of writing has produced the "Persistence Works Series," a series of 30 books to be released bi-annually over the next 15 years. He is the founding Pastor of Kingdom Power Chapel and President of Vincent Paul Ministries International, a non-profit organization with the mandate to liberate those oppressed by the devil through the preaching of the gospel. He is spearheading a project aimed at demonstrating God's love to Africa,
dubbed The Africa Charity Project. He is also the President/CEO of Vincent Paul Group, Inc., a multimedia communications, investments, and tourism group of companies. He holds a B.A. (Hons.) degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and is studying for his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Omega Bible Seminary. He's had training in the Working Knowledge of Entrepreneurship from Harvard Business School and is a graduate of Morris Cerullo School of Ministry. Rev. Paul and his wife, Edith, are based in Bronx, New York.