Purpose and Mission Statement
Living Grace Ministries and Churches, a servant ministry to the Body of Christ, has as its mission to train leaders, plant churches, mobilize saints, and touch the nations. The functional mission of the Living Grace Ministries team is to be a servanthood vehicle and channel through which God is able to administrate His living grace as we help local churches, leaders and saints, who in turn become vehicles and channels through which God is able to administrate His living grace. We exist to influence proper understanding of apostolic faith and doctrine in action. Functionally, we seek to do this by means of the following goals.
Equipping Leaders!
“Go make disciples, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded.” We focus on the primary goal to effectively train ministry leaders, develop authentic pastors and future leaders for today’s harvest. Leadership is a set of graces and skills that may be learned by any aspiring leader who aspires to integrity and vision. Paul taught that if anyone desired the work of overseer, he desired a good work. Today, more than ever, spiritual and effective leadership is indispensable.
Planting Churches!
The adventure of planting churches was a primary New Testament method for worldwide evangelism. Essential to modern apostolic advance is the planting of churches after the model of the New Testament church. Many existing congregations, even sizable ones, have yet to experience the foundation of Christ established in their saints. New churches provide wonderful opportunities to create new wineskins for today’s revival and new workers for tomorrow’s harvest. Living Grace Ministries has set as a significant goal to plant churches that truly advance the cause of Christ and the Kingdom of God in the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.
Mobilizing Saints!
The latent power of the future lies in the saints. This 21st Century will see the explosion that happens when God’s people, empowered by the Holy Spirit and activated with a true sense of being called to mission, are genuinely released into ministry, at home and abroad. Mobilizing saints for ministry in the church and in the world is our goal. A trained, mobilized saint will experience great joy, fulfillment and productivity in the Kingdom of God. A trained, mobilized local church will achieve the goals of true apostolic faith that exalts Christ. Furthermore, we have a passion to strengthen individuals in discipleship to Jesus Christ and to grow in Christ-likeness.
Strengthening Families!
Adventures of Family Life Seminars edify and equip believers for biblical victory in the adventure of life, particularly in family, marriage, and parenting. The training of families is the first line of defense for the local church. The family is a covenant community, ordained by God and the backbone of society and the church. The family best functions when it is a reflection of the Kingdom of God and of the reality of Jesus Christ as Lord. We rejoice to be used in this way to strengthen the life, vitality and maturity level of families, marriages and parenting from a covenant and grace-filled point of view. We teach how to lay foundations and how to preserve the results. Strengthening families is one of the important purposes of Living Grace Ministries.
Touching Nations!
Living Grace Ministries is committed to world evangelism and to coordinating short-term missionary teams, moving God’s people from the “pew” to the “mission fields.” We seek to create a global impact by training and educating the local church in the basics of missionary evangelism and apostolic church planting. The secret to touching nations is first touching our associates, neighborhoods and city, and loving your neighbor as yourself. Our desired long-term goal is to develop strategic and genuine, co-laboring partnership with national apostles throughout the world. We seek to touch the nations by means of short-term and long-term missionary evangelism and outreach. Living Grace Ministires is in cooperative partnership with global ministries working in Botswanna, Togo, Ghana, Liberia, Jamaica, and Mexico.
Equipping Leaders!
“Go make disciples, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded.” We focus on the primary goal to effectively train ministry leaders, develop authentic pastors and future leaders for today’s harvest. Leadership is a set of graces and skills that may be learned by any aspiring leader who aspires to integrity and vision. Paul taught that if anyone desired the work of overseer, he desired a good work. Today, more than ever, spiritual and effective leadership is indispensable.
Planting Churches!
The adventure of planting churches was a primary New Testament method for worldwide evangelism. Essential to modern apostolic advance is the planting of churches after the model of the New Testament church. Many existing congregations, even sizable ones, have yet to experience the foundation of Christ established in their saints. New churches provide wonderful opportunities to create new wineskins for today’s revival and new workers for tomorrow’s harvest. Living Grace Ministries has set as a significant goal to plant churches that truly advance the cause of Christ and the Kingdom of God in the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.
Mobilizing Saints!
The latent power of the future lies in the saints. This 21st Century will see the explosion that happens when God’s people, empowered by the Holy Spirit and activated with a true sense of being called to mission, are genuinely released into ministry, at home and abroad. Mobilizing saints for ministry in the church and in the world is our goal. A trained, mobilized saint will experience great joy, fulfillment and productivity in the Kingdom of God. A trained, mobilized local church will achieve the goals of true apostolic faith that exalts Christ. Furthermore, we have a passion to strengthen individuals in discipleship to Jesus Christ and to grow in Christ-likeness.
Strengthening Families!
Adventures of Family Life Seminars edify and equip believers for biblical victory in the adventure of life, particularly in family, marriage, and parenting. The training of families is the first line of defense for the local church. The family is a covenant community, ordained by God and the backbone of society and the church. The family best functions when it is a reflection of the Kingdom of God and of the reality of Jesus Christ as Lord. We rejoice to be used in this way to strengthen the life, vitality and maturity level of families, marriages and parenting from a covenant and grace-filled point of view. We teach how to lay foundations and how to preserve the results. Strengthening families is one of the important purposes of Living Grace Ministries.
Touching Nations!
Living Grace Ministries is committed to world evangelism and to coordinating short-term missionary teams, moving God’s people from the “pew” to the “mission fields.” We seek to create a global impact by training and educating the local church in the basics of missionary evangelism and apostolic church planting. The secret to touching nations is first touching our associates, neighborhoods and city, and loving your neighbor as yourself. Our desired long-term goal is to develop strategic and genuine, co-laboring partnership with national apostles throughout the world. We seek to touch the nations by means of short-term and long-term missionary evangelism and outreach. Living Grace Ministires is in cooperative partnership with global ministries working in Botswanna, Togo, Ghana, Liberia, Jamaica, and Mexico.