Biography of Apostle Joshua Selman [Wife, Children, Family, Net Worth, Parents, Siblings & Origin]

Joshua Selman Nimmak (born 25 June 1980) also known as Apostle Joshua Selman is a Nigerian Gospel minister, conference speaker, and televangelist. He is the founder and Senior Pastor of the Eternity Network International (ENI). The (ENI) have a program, Koinonia, a gospel fellowship held weekly in Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State, as well as Abuja, Nigeria.

Joshua Selman was listed by YNaija in December 2018 and April 2020 as one of the 100 most influential Christian ministers in Nigeria.

Biography

Born on the 25th of June, 1980, Apostle Joshua Selman Nimmak is a deep teacher of God’s word, and the founder of Koinonia (Eternity Network International).

Apostle Joshua Selman hails from Langtang in Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria. He was however raised and schooled in Zaria, Kaduna State.

He received an early calling to serve God and got born again as a child, during a Sunday School session. In his Secondary school days, God brought a mentor his way who helped him draft a quiet-time time table and also taught him the basics of Christian character. The supernatural manifestation of Gods power in his life not only attests to the fact that his call is genuine, but that he is a product of diligent study of scriptures and encounters with the Holy Spirit.

This really helped as he had complex issues and also the challenge of how to reconcile his dreams with all he was seeing around him. Therefore, he was opened up to the motivation that he needed as he really loved God. He then began to pursue God truly and sincerely from his heart.

As a teenager, his unwavering love for God even at the time caught the attention of a lot as he had an inclination for spiritual things. Growing up, Apostle Joshua Selman was always found alone reading and studying the bible diligently while his peers were playing. That helped in preparing and shaping him for the task ahead.

Shortly, he received the baptism of the Holy Spirit after and thus began his ‘journey’ to the realm of the supernatural. Himself and four other friends began to do the extraordinary in their school by simply applying their faith. Amongst other miracles, this birthed the healing of a stammerer.

Along the line, some of the things he walked in were called heresies. This made himself and his friends backslide but that changed by the encounter he received on the 2nd of December, 2002 where someone tapped him on the hand while he slept and as he awoke, he knew it was Jesus though he couldn’t explain how he knew. This was his first encounter with Christ. He then began to cry profusely as he rededicated himself for the Master’s use. He also had a dream in which he was ministering in the university and also started having encounters with heavenly personalities and notable apostles of God. Thus, it is only right to say that he already had an idea of what was waiting for him before he stepped his feet in the university.

Not much has been documented about his primary and secondary schools but he had his tertiary education at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria where he studied chemical engineering and also had the opportunity to begin his work as a minister of God as an undergraduate preaching and sharing the gospel to fellow students in school with the help of his friends.

Apostle Joshua Selman’s ministry started when he was on campus – Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. While in the University, his hunger for God grew. He would often go to the dam to pray and ask God to reveal to him his purpose in life. One night, he had a vision in which he was standing in front of a tower that looked like one of the University hostels, suddenly, he saw a sea of people having no end. They were all crying and sobbing saying there was no food and water. He immediately felt immense compassion for them. In the vision, it became like he had the key to their solutions and they affirmed that he was the reason they were where they were. He then told them he was coming to rectify that right away after which he woke up.

This was when he knew that God had called him to be a preacher and a minister. His most dramatic encounter was when Jesus Christ Himself appeared and stood before him. All Jesus did was stretch His hand towards him and a great beam of light came upon him. That encounter brought a level of anointing and understanding into his life as he began to have extraordinary insight into the Word like never before. Along with his friends, Apostle Joshua Selman maximized the privilege they got to share with their fellow students the love of Jesus Christ. They continued in that trend and preached at every program that they were permitted to.

Apostle Joshua Selman was heavily used by God during his university days in prophetic, in healing the sick and performing miracles. In the light of his discovery of the powerful anointing upon him and following the leading of the Holy Spirit, he founded the Eternity Network International (ENI) in March 2011. The ministry which currently meets every Friday at the Christ Gospel Church, Samaru, Zaria, Kaduna State, organized a program named KOINONIA in the same year. The term Koinonia is a Greek word which literally translates to “communion or intimacy”.

Apostle Joshua Selman has been mentored and influenced by many heavily anointed men of God. He describes himself as a product of many graces, anointings and divine impartations. This is seen when he talks about the different men of God that have at one time or the other imparted his life including Benny Hinn, Bishop David O. Oyedepo, Pastor E.A.Adeboye, Professor Daniel Olukoya, T. L. Osbourne and Evangekist Reinhard Bonnke, among others.

Parents and family

Apostle Joshua Selman was born in Plateau state in the year 1980 to his parents Mr and Mrs Nimmak who are indigenes of Jos. He is the second of four children with a brother and two sisters. He grew up with a passion for God and for ministry and has since childhood shown his desire to know God and make him known.

During his childhood days, he would rather read the word of God instead of going outside to play with other kids. He desired to preach at Ahmadu Bello University even as a little boy. And it happened because he graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He was known to organize gatherings amongst his friends to preach and share deep insight from the Bible.

Who is Apostle Joshua Selman’s Biological father?

Apostle Joshua Selman’s father is Mr. Nimmak, an indigene of Jos Nigeria.

Ministry

Selman began his Christian ministry as a preacher to student congregations while in university, alongside friends, at various gatherings they got invited to. Selman afterwards founded Eternity Network International (ENI) in March 11, 2011, in Zaria, Kaduna state, commonly called Koinonia, created to impact lives by way of worship and studying the Word of God. It is often said that Apostle Selman is a man of God who has mastered the dynamics of hosting and introducing God’s presence and effortlessly demonstrating the power and potency of God’s Word.

Koinonia Abuja is a branch of Eternity Network International (also known as Koinonia Global) located in Abuja, Nigeria. It was launched on Sunday 28 February 2021 with the first/inaugural teaching delivered by Apostle Joshua Selman Nimmak himself. And it was attended with hundreds of people that overflowed to the road.

Apostle Selman, together with Pastor Nathaniel Bassey, organized an Apostolic Conference in the United Kingdom on May 11, 2023. The conference, titled “Sound of Revival,” took place at the AO Arena in Manchester, attracting a capacity crowd of 21,000 attendees.

Wife

At the time of writing this biography Apostle Joshua Selman is not married. Although, there are words going round that Apostle Joshua Selman is in a relationship with Lady Sandra Areh (born December 9), who is also referred to as Selwoman after the Apostle’s surname “Selman”.

Born December 9, Sandra Areh is a graduate of Mass Communication an a long time member of the Eternity Network International, popularly known as Koinonia. She started out with her work in the media department of the ministry.

Also, as regards Apostle Joshua Selman’s immediate family, we can only tell of his biological mother whom he often mentions in his ministrations. She celebrates her birthday yearly on the 24th of August.

Is Joshua Selman married?: The Apostle, who has dedicated much of his childhood to fulfilling God’s call on his life, is now set to marry Lady Sandra Areh, dubbed Selwoman.

He is at the moment not yet married.

Children

Apostle Joshua Selman at the moment has no kids or his own biological children. Although, the man of God has helped many children in his ministry who he often called his children.

Net Worth

There is no actual net worth of Apostle Joshua Selman, with many blogs estimating his net worth at $100, 000, $400, 000, $1 million, and $100 million.

After much research, we concluded Apostle Joshua Selman’s net worth to be around $2 million – $5 million.