Daily Faith with Philip Cameron: Special Guest Craig Walker

Craig Walker, lead pastor of Upward Church in Pensacola, Florida, joins Daily Faith to share a remarkable encounter with Jesus on an airplane returning from Africa — and the divine download that followed. During a two-hour-and-46-minute experience in the presence of Christ, Walker received a clear mandate: the global church must return to God's blueprint for building the New Testament church, not the corporate-American model that has drifted from its core mission. Walker draws on Ephesians 4, Psalm 110, and Revelation 4–5 to reveal what he calls the divine pattern for the church — fivefold ministry gifts serving as the foundation, not the pinnacle, of church structure. "If you're a fivefold minister, you're at the bottom," he explains. "This is the foundation that the church is built upon." He warns that the American church has insulated itself from its primary calling: evangelism and disciple-making. Overseeing more than 16,000 churches across 22 African nations, Walker's ministry has seen over 3.25 million people come to Christ in six years — discipling each new believer for an average of just 83 cents. For more information or to partner with this global mission, visit upwardchurch.org or wifijeus.org.