JERRY ANZE
Associate Director for Global Online Mobilization
The International Leadership Institute is excited to announce that Jerry Anze from Jos, Nigeria has been named our next missionary staff member. Jerry will serve on our Global Digital Strategy Team as ILI’s first Associate Director for Global Online Mobilization where he will be responsible for mobilizing online training in 100 nations of the world.
As a missionary staff member, Jerry is responsible for raising the prayer and financial support for his position. Will you join the story and partner with Jerry and ILI to equip leaders and accelerate the spread of the Gospel?
"My journey with ILI began 12 years ago. I’ve had the honor of leading ILI Nigeria and impacting thousands of pastors, and church, marketplace, and emerging leaders with the Eight Core Values. I have seen countless lives transformed and church leaders challenged in their personal lives and ministries while making commitments to run the Christian race to the finish line. I look forward to continuing to serve the Kingdom with ILI.”
Jerry is married to Laetitia and they have three children, Mandisa (7), Jaden (5), and Nathan (1).
Jerry served as ILI’s National Director for Nigeria for eleven years. Nigeria is one of the most strategic, yet volatile nations in Africa. He was directly responsible for equipping more than 12,000 leaders and distinguished himself as one of ILI’s top global leaders. In addition, he coordinated a life saving relief and recovery effort for villages in Northeast Nigeria, devastated by Boko Haram, and coordinated ILI efforts to train missionaries to reach a militant unreached people group in that region.
In recent years, the level of violence in northern Nigeria has dramatically increased. More than 11,500 Christians have been killed for their faith since 2015 by Boko Haram and the Fulani Herdsman. In the first three months of this year, the violence escalated with more than 350 Christians killed. Of particular concern was the kidnapping of the children of Christian leaders who were held for ransom, including a relative of the Anze’s immediate neighbor.
Due to Jerry’s highly visible role in the Christian community, he and his family were increasingly in danger and it became necessary for Jerry and his family to seek safety in the USA.
As Associate Director for Global Online Mobilization, Jerry will serve on the frontlines of equipping leaders and spreading the Gospel in more than 100 nations through ILI’s digital strategies and online training.
For more information and speaking inquiries, contact Jerry Anze at [email protected].
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