Biography

Chingtok Ishaku is an astute Teacher, Mentor, Life Coach, Spiritual Leader, Author, Deep Worshipper, a Pastor’s Coach, Developmental Catalyst, Civic Enthusiast, and a Peace Builder. He is the Founder and Senior Pastor of the God-Life Assembly International. Chingtok Ishaku is a Teacher of the Bible, with such deep insight into the wisdom of God’s word and His divine purposes. Over the years, Chingtok Ishaku has consistently communicated the great lights of the scriptures in simple practical ways, yet powerfully. The impact of his teaching ministry transcends the shores of Nigeria as he travels across cities and nations of the world teaching the word of God. He has spearheaded projects like Kingdom Advance, the Whole Truth (Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Minna), Zaria Praise Festival, The God-Life Assembly Annual Camp Meeting and Let’s Pray London. He also hosts a radio/TV program called The Whole Truth. Pastor Chingtok founded the Pathfinders School of Ministry and Pathfinders School of Leadership, which aim at raising believers who will dare to walk away from the norm and find their God-ordained paths and modes of operation in ministry and every other sphere of their lives. He has authored several books like Faith Adventures, The Man Jesus, among many others.

Chingtok Ishaku is a Civic enthusiast and a peace builder, with an unmatched passion for governance, citizenship and national order. He desires to see that the King does not bear the rule in vain, but rather in justice and righteousness. He has spearheaded several projects like Project 7000, an online call for 7000 Nigerians to pray for the Nation; The New Nation Conference (which is hinged on the ‘If my People’ Prayer Tour by Rev. Chris Delvan, aimed at compelling the prophecies about Nigeria to pass). Pastor Chingtok was also one of the lead-steerers of the Jos Prayer Walk held in response to the End Sars protests in October 2020. He was also a visible participant in the Plateau Peace Walk in January 2024, which was a response to the brutal December 2023 Genocide in Plateau state. He has featured as a Key Note speaker at the National Peace Building conference, like The Plateau Conversation, organized by Alex Ladan Foundation.

Chingtok Ishaku has also featured as the main speaker on international discusses such as the Bahçeşehir Cyrus University in 2023, where he spoke on the role of diaspora in nation building. He also had talks with the heads of the international and African offices in Near East University, North Cyprus, on partnerships to help settle international students in their new society, as a means to curb the peer pressure and the connected consequences it could have on especially African students. His passion for National building is not limited to his home country, Nigeria, alone.

Chingtok Ishaku is an exceptional Mentor, with the desire to raise men who will rise up to dominate their spheres of influence with the purity of heart and intent, according to God’s holy design. He Pioneered the Gideon’s 300 mentorship program in April 2023; a mentorship camp meeting for leaders and emerging leaders.

He is also a deep worshipper and Psalmist, who has released seven albums in The Worship Expressions Series. They are, True of You (2011), The Eternal God (2016), The Living Word (2018), Our God Reigns (2018), Zuciyata (2019), Overflow (2020), and Revival (2022). He has also released two albums of the Hausa Hymns and Spiritual Songs series, in 2023 and 2024. Chingtok Ishaku and his wife Sarah have been blissfully married for 17 years, and together they have three lovely children, Zoe, Zion and Zinariya.