Rev. Dr. James Tan is a visionary leader. With a clear biblical understanding, he reveals God's goodness for the new generation of believers.
With keen apostolic insight and authority, he teaches by of the Holy Spirit, bringing liberty to multitudes. His spirit of ministry of the living relationship with the Father through the personal reality of the Holy Spirit led many believers to be renewed and equipped. Flowing with the anointing, prophecies, healings, financial breakthroughs, and deliverance occur at each service. By believing that the Church is the Body of Christ, Dr. Tan reaches nations, cross-cultures, and interdenominational.
As Founder and President of the Covenant Fellowship of Ministries International (CFMI), an interdenominational service association, Dr. James Tan builds new leaders. Through CFMI's international outreach, he advises and oversees a growing number of churches and ministries. In addition to planting and building churches, CFMI also coordinates various humanitarian outreach activities.
In 2010, Dr. James Tan founded Covenant Life Community Jakarta (CLC Jakarta) with the mandate of "Reach the nation, raise sons and daughters, realize destiny." In 2014, Covenant Life Community Jakarta transformed into Covenant Life Church Jakarta. Recognizing the believers' need to intake God's Word and the Holy Spirit in the local churches, CLC Jakarta emphasizes "living theology" - through the biblical understanding in a careful and detailed Spirit.
Graduated from various higher education institutions, Dr. James Tan, among others, holds Doctor of Ministry degrees from the Wagner Leadership Institute (Pasadena, California, USA) and Doctor of Divinity from International Seminary (Plymouth, Florida, USA).
Dr. James Tan is associated with Faith Christian Fellowship (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA), International Fellowship of Ministries (Bothell, Washington, USA), Fellowship of International Christian Word of Faith Ministries (Los Angeles, California, USA), and World Ministry Fellowship (Plano, Texas, USA). Together with his wife, Deborah, he has two sons, Ethan and Tristan.
Jim, along with his family, moved from Mississippi north to Minnesota in his early teens. Pastor Jim has traveled to Singapore where he studied at Rhema Bible Training Center under the leadership of Pastors Toni and Patsy Cameneti. Jim worked in various areas at Living Word including Facility Maintenance, Accounting, Living Free Recovery Services, Maranatha Christian Academy as Athletic Director, and as Pastor Mac Hammond's Executive Assistant for two years. Pastor Jim was a basketball coach at Maranatha Christian Academy for over 17 years. He coached both the boys and girls varsity team and eventually took the Maranatha Girls Varsity to state, where they won two back-to-back Class A State Championships in 2011, 2012.
Pastor Jim has made over 50 trips to the country of Indonesia. It is his lifelong goal to see Living Word have an orphanage in Indonesia. Pastor Jim is the executive teaching pastor at Living Word's Brooklyn Park location.
