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Leadership begins with people. Every vision eventually depends on people entrusted to carry it.
DR ANTHONY JACOBSIMPACT THAT OUTLIVES YOU.BOOK AJSpeaker • Author • Leadership Strategist • Mentor • Legacy Builder

Dr Anthony Jacobs is a speaker, author, leadership strategist, mentor and legacy builder with more than two decades of experience spanning ministry, organisational leadership, theological education, coaching and leadership development.
Ordained in 2000, his journey has included executive organisational leadership, academic teaching, pastoral ministry and regional and national church leadership. Since 2017 he has served as Presiding Pastor and Visionary Leader of AFM Kingsway Ministries in Amanzimtoti, and since April 2024 as Regional Leader of the AFM South Coast Region and a member of the National Leadership Forum.
At the heart of his work is a conviction that leadership should never end with the leader. His passion is to help leaders identify potential, develop people, navigate transition, prepare successors and intentionally invest in the next generation.


Four ideas shape the way Anthony approaches leadership, transition and the responsibility to build beyond ourselves.
Leadership begins with people. Every vision eventually depends on people entrusted to carry it.
Purpose asks what has been placed in your hands and what difference you are called to make.
Leadership asks not only what can I accomplish, but who am I preparing for what comes next?
Legacy is not merely what people remember about you. It is what continues because of you.
Baccalaureus Theologiae — UNISA (1997)
BA Honours — RAU (1999)
MA Theology, cum laude — University of Johannesburg (2005)
Doctor Litterarum et Philosophiae (Theology) — University of Johannesburg (2009)
Ordained Pastor, AFM of SA — 2000
Executive leadership experience as COO and CEO
Presiding Pastor & Visionary Leader, AFM Kingsway Ministries — 2017–present
Regional Leader, AFM South Coast Region — 2024–present
Internationally Accredited Life Coach — 2023
Maxwell Leadership Certification Program — 2023
Certified Behavioural Analysis (DISC) — 2023
Outcomes-based assessment and moderation competence

Anthony communicates at conferences, churches and leadership gatherings, combining biblical conviction, leadership insight, storytelling and practical application.
A book centred on God’s heart for leadership transition and mentoring within the body of Christ. It has been used in contexts ranging from theological preparation to leadership development in local congregations.
TRANSITION • MENTORING • SUCCESSIONA biblical and practical framework for navigating transition: letting go with courage, moving through the neutral zone and embracing a new beginning while stewarding legacy.
A leadership-development pathway designed to move potential toward responsibility, empowerment and multiplication.
The AJ platform brings together a personal voice, a leadership-development vehicle and a social-impact foundation around one conviction: today's impact should become tomorrow's legacy.

Let's build it together.
