Dr. Goodwill Shana is the Founder and Senior Pastor of Word of Life International Ministries, a ministry whose headquarters is based in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. This ministry has grown from a membership of 4 people to a congregation of over 15 000 people in 35 branches across 5 nations namely: Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, and the United Kingdom.
Dr. Goodwill Shana is a lawyer by training and is a holder of a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree as well as an honorary doctors degree from Antioch Bible College in Columbus Ohio.
Dr. Goodwill Shana is the Current President of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ), an association of over 300 Evangelical and Pentecostal Denominations comprising of over 4,5 million members. He is also currently the Chair of the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD). ZHOCD comprises of the three main Christian mother bodies: the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference, Zimbabwe Council of Churches and the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe, to which close to 8.5 million Christians in Zimbabwe are affiliated through over 300 denominations.
Dr Shana is also the current Vice – President of the AEA (Association of Evangelicals in Africa). The Association of Evangelicals in Africa an association of evangelicals in Africa that seeks to foster Christian unity, provide identity, voice and platform for over 80 million evangelical Christians in Africa.
Dr. G. Shana is a Commissioner in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission and has also served as the Chair of Transparency International and special TI Envoy, to Kenya.
Dr. Shana also sits on several boards such as;
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| Dr. Goodwill and Pastor Maureen Beryl Shana |
Dr. Goodwill Shana is a lawyer by training and is a holder of a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree as well as an honorary doctors degree from Antioch Bible College in Columbus Ohio.
Dr. Goodwill Shana is the Current President of the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ), an association of over 300 Evangelical and Pentecostal Denominations comprising of over 4,5 million members. He is also currently the Chair of the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD). ZHOCD comprises of the three main Christian mother bodies: the Zimbabwe Catholic Bishops Conference, Zimbabwe Council of Churches and the Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe, to which close to 8.5 million Christians in Zimbabwe are affiliated through over 300 denominations.
Dr Shana is also the current Vice – President of the AEA (Association of Evangelicals in Africa). The Association of Evangelicals in Africa an association of evangelicals in Africa that seeks to foster Christian unity, provide identity, voice and platform for over 80 million evangelical Christians in Africa.
Dr. G. Shana is a Commissioner in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission and has also served as the Chair of Transparency International and special TI Envoy, to Kenya.
Dr. Shana also sits on several boards such as;
- Rebirth of Africa Network
- Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa
- Board of Conveners for Great Zimbabwe Scenarios
- Woman Alive
