LEADERSHIP

Apostle Dr. Eileen Teel

 

"And he gave some, apostles; and some prophets;  and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of  Christ." Ephesians 4:11-12

"But the Lord said to me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak." Jeremiah 1:7

 

Greeting in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to the praise and the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the beloved. I am Apostle Dr. Eileen Teel, founder and director of the Kiss the Son Chaplains International mentoring group and training program. 

 

As a young child I was reared in the family of God, always in and around the church. I always wanted to serve God as a youth, and I felt and heard Him calling me to Himself. I was exposed to a variety of church denominations and environments that were repeatedly very limiting. These churches generally had an elementary understanding of the truth, which hampered my spiritual growth. They kept me bound; not understanding that I was accepted, saved, healed, and blessed the moment I asked Jesus into my heart. They made me feel that if I did not go through certain religious rituals, speak in unknown tongues, or attend church services on a nearly daily basis, that I wasn't saved and/or had backslidened from the faith. These churches preached the law of condemnation and death, and not the gospel of grace that brings forth abundant and everlasting life. My faith and walk with God was not nurtured, and I never felt good enough or accepted by any church system. Fellow church members, especially women, were very mean and condescending toward me. Leadership was often required to give extraordinary amounts of money, and women in leadership were often used and taken advantage of, along with the expression of their calling being systematically smothered or hindered by the men in authority that were supposed to cover and honor them. 

 

Because of what I experienced in these church systems, I pulled away from God, the church, and my calling. I did not realize that while the church may have failed me, Jesus will never fail. I picked up worldly habits, and focused on my education (which was an uphill battle), my career, and building a family. I worked in various jobs, including in hospitals and nursing homes.I attended various schools and seminaries, finally obtaining my Doctorate degree. I married a church going man and had two sons with him. Because he was not the priest of his home that God called him to be, our family strayed away from serving God, and my marriage broke down. When I had finished my third year of school, one of my beloved sons passed. I was angry with God and bitter over my situation, as many family members passed one by one each year. 

 

But God's hand was always on my life. He healed those dark and wounded places inside of me, and called me back unto Himself once again. God told me to quit bad habits that were destroying me physically, mentally and emotionally, and He empowered me to quickly let them go. God showed me I was not what I had been through, but that He was going to use all of those negativity experiences for His glory and for my benefit.  The Lord revealed why He allowed me to go through what I experienced in the church system. God permitted me to be contorted and misused by church people so that I could be uniquely qualified to minister to the lost, broken, and those disillusioned by the church. God put His word in my mouth and filled me with His Holy Spirit, anointing me for service and ministry. Even in those limited church environments, God was able to still teach me things and instill knowledge, wisdom and understanding in me. I learned how to pray in the Spirit and do spiritual warfare. I learned the administrative and business aspects of church ministry. I gained experience with youth, street and community outreach ministry. And I learned to hear from the Lord for myself, believing what He says about me, and being confident in what He called me to do. 

 

God has richly blessed me, and enabled my ministry to flourish as I commit my way to Him.I taught Adult Sunday School and served as a Youth Minister. After serving as a Pastor for many years, God called me to Apostleship  as I became founder of Kiss the Son Chaplains International.  I continue to attend training meetings, conferences, seminars, workshops, retreats to hone my craft. I am learning how to use technology to reach people worldwide, even more than I ever could with street ministry, blowing horns, and ten revivals alone. I serve as a nursing home chaplain, and offer chaplaincy services for the Philadelphia Police force. I am sometimes called upon to preach the word, offer spiritual counseling, or perform a ceremony. Through the grace of God, I have trained many chaplains for ministry and service, some of which continue to participate in the program and in the monthly training meetings.  I see God expanding the program nationally and internationally online, training people from all walks of life, and from various church backgrounds to serve God through the ministry of chaplaincy, helping to heal the world mentally and emotionally, so that they can develop a deep relationship with God for themselves.  For "unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles, the unsearchable riches of Christ; And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ..." Ephesians 3:8-10

 

Amen.