Church Planting
“…The church is Christ’s body, in which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything with his presence.”
—Ephesians 1:23 (MSG)
Faith lives and thrives best in community with other Christians.
3 billion people in our world live in a community without a church. Some may have heard the Gospel and given their lives to Christ, but they have no place to worship, learn about the bible or be discipled. Without tools to grow their faith, new Christians become discouraged – often never reaching their communities for Christ.
Hope Global is addressing this by equipping and training local pastors and building physical church homes around the world.
A healthy church is a catalyst for individual and community transformation. They know the language, culture and needs of their community. They use the gifts and tools God has given them to serve the people around them. This love draws people toward a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ which in turn leads to disciples making disciples.
Our vision is for every corner of the world to have a local church that is serving its community, making disciples and activating positive change.
We do this in three key ways:
Partnering with rural congregations who give land to construct a church building, we provide everything else — building materials, construction costs and discipleship tools and materials in their language. The result is a beautiful, new church home — for the first time, they have a safe place to meet and Bible study materials in their own language.
We leverage our existing Bible colleges, seminaries and theological training centres to equip pastors and leaders. Pastors already belonging to a congregation receive our training, and congregations or areas in need of a leader have one placed with them through our extensive partnerships. We particularly train these pastors and leaders how to use practical discipleship tools designed for oral learners.
We believe in holistic transformation, which is why we drill a fresh water borewell on the premises of every church we construct. Clean water can change everything and is imperative as we aim to bring health and healing to all.