History of the IFTP

It was in 2002 that the Sentinel Group, working with catalyst leaders from different countries, gathered with a group of like-minded ministries and leaders in Australia. That meeting gave birth to the International Fellowship of Transformation Partners (IFTP). The intent was to provide a forum where revival catalysts and advocates could pray together, exchange testimonies, encourage one other and obtain valuable ministry tools, schedule training conferences, and continuing networking. Within months the Fellowship was operating on every continent.

In May 2005, the IFTP met in Jakarta, Indonesia to hammer out a common definition of transformation and establish a set of core values to guide corporate interaction. That meeting took place with the participation of members from 26 nations. The team presented its final defining document to an audience comprised of 56 nations. They would reconvene in one year’s time to finalize operational boundaries and strategies for the growing movement.



In 2006, the IFTP held a Global Summit in Fiji, where affiliates from 41 nations participated in the IFTP International Summit. Among other activities, the fellowship commissioned new transformation networks and scheduled new training conferences. Participants visited transformed villages in Fiji, and learned from the Healing the Land Team  how the Lord is answering their prayers for Him to change their communities and nations.

In 2007, the international gathering of the IFTP took place in Seattle, Washington, USA where many members of the fellowship had the opportunity to visit the international home offices of the Sentinel group.

In June of 2008, in the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, leaders from 70 Brazilian ministries welcomed representatives from 37 nations in a successful nine-day event. The Sentinel Group, in partnership with IFTP teachers, began the recording of video curriculum for the “Journey to Transformation.” New testimonies, encouragement, powerful teaching, and prayer were at the heart of that event. Afterwards, a number of IFTP members embarked on Fire Tours, visiting four different communities being transformed by the power of God.

What lies ahead for the IFTP? Among other exciting opportunities, the next corporate gathering will take place in 2010 at the Global Day of Prayer Celebration in Cape Town, South Africa.