The Agent of True Change

”All we have to do to create an unreached people group is abandon a reached one before we have discipled godly leaders to study and apply the Scripture for themselves.” - Phil Hunt - Missionary to Zambia

“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”  II Timothy 2:15

In order for us to accomplish anything of lasting value in our ministry we need to have a goal that is lined up with God's will for the planting and growth of churches around the World. We must also use a method that is lined up with God's will. Unless our goal and methodology are approved by God, our work will be in vain.

While our objective may be to train men to plant and pastor churches, and help them train leaders and teachers to support those churches, we must not succumb to the notion that we need only teach the mechanics of church planting or pastoring. We must teach the church leaders, and future leaders, how to study the Scriptures and draw from them principles that they can apply to resolve the day to day issues they face in their country, in their culture, in their specific church situation. We must leave the Holy Spirit free to do His work and help the church leaders depend on Him for their needs.

We recognize that in the process of working with the Nationals some of our beliefs and practices will “rub off”. It is our desire, however, that the changes wrought in the National churches will be made through contact with the Word of God, not through contact with us. Moreover, we desire that the Nationals will be empowered to use the principles they learn from us to delve into the Word and extract principles that can be applied to needs long after we are gone.

As we prepare for our trip to the Dominican Republic, please pray for wisdom as we prepare the classes. Pray they are firmly rooted in the Word of God. Pray that the process of teaching on "Marriage and the Family" will also teach each student how to understand, interpret and apply the Bible to the daily needs in their lives.