1/6 Heavily armed gang at a Church Headquarters. This story may have been drowned by many other International news headlines but is very important for us in Southern Africa. A thread. 
2/6 This is an internal leadership feud gone wrong as a result of a failed succession planning. This is not new to most Indigenous Churches in this part of the World as evidenced by the Guta Ramwari circus as well as many other Indigenous Churches in Zimbabwe.
3/6 An armed gang had gone to the Headquarters of the International Pentecostal Church (IPC) previously known as the International Pentecostal Holiness Church (IPHC) to try and take control on behalf of a faction of the Church.
4/6 You may be familiar with this organization because of their powerful music (L). This is an off-shoot of the Zion Church which was made popular by the healing powers of its leader Friedrick Modise (R). This charismatic leader died in 1998. His son succeeded him but died 2016.
5/6 After the death of Clayton Modise in 2016, the Church which was already in turmoil because of the feuding widows of it's founder split into two rival factions. The fight is mainly over control of millions of Rands in the Church's account.
6/6 Lessons from this feud for all our organizations are as follows:
1. Collective leadership is better than Charismatic and Populist leadership.
2. Succession planning is a must.
3. Militia whether armed or not armed are a No No in any organization.
1. Collective leadership is better than Charismatic and Populist leadership.
2. Succession planning is a must.
3. Militia whether armed or not armed are a No No in any organization.
