NIFES Strategic Plan 2010-2015

In pursuit of her vision and the implementation of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES) Living Stones Vision 2020, NIFES is working with a 5 years Strategic Plan  October 2010- September 2015. The overall desire of the Strategic Plan is to build
…an organization with well developed structures and functional systems; passionate and vision driven students, staff and Associates who are committed to the scriptures and prayers; building a movement of Christ-like students in institution of higher learning in Nigeria.
Students, who are committed to following Jesus Christ and making Him known on campus.
Staff, who are Passionate and committed and are living a life of abandoned devotion to Jesus Christ and are creatively equipping students to live for Him.
Associates, who are committed to Jesus Christ and are living as witnesses in the market place and are partnering with staff and students in training and resourcing the vision.
The Strategic Plan has sixteen Priority Areas  as follows:
Priority 1: Well- developed and articulated programmes
Priority 2: Large and passionate students’ followership
Priority 3: Maintaining NIFES’ evangelical heritage
Priority 4: Leadership development
Priority 5: Mobilizing students for gospel outreach and social engagement
Priority 6: Proliferation of Christian Fellowships on campus
Priority 7: Adverse school policies and religious fundamentalism
Priority 8: Negative effects of globalization and post-modernism
Priority 9: Inadequate publicity of ministry activities
Priority 10: Declining Associates’ commitment
Priority 11: Enormous opportunities for partnership development
Priority 12: Poor data base
Priority 13: Inadequate funding
Priority 14: Administrative procedure
Priority 15: Improved and well- developed infrastructures and facilities
Priority 16: Improved Staff welfare

NIFES also affirms the IFES Firm Foundations and Core Commitments of Scripture Engagement, community and Prayers.

NIFES Stakeholders Speak on the Strategic Plan
 “The NIFES Strategic Plan 2010-2015 is one of the best things that has happened to NIFES of late…” John O. Zaria Area

“It is good, and if implemented NIFES will go to greater heights. Please let us work hard to ensure that the written thoughts and plan come to pass. I am willing to do my part to see that it is implemented.” Dr. J.S. Obed.

 “We thank God that we are now getting our bearing right and with prayers we are now set to take the campus for the Lord”. Makurdi, Zonal Chairman.

The Strategic Plan is timely and necessary. It is a good thing to think of the future of our organization today. The Lord bless NIFES. Without doubt I believe in this vision more than ever before”. David Adejoh, Abuja Zonal President