At REAP, disciple making is our top priority. Because of this, our mission revolves around planting reproducing churches throughout India. We want to see a movement of church planting across India, with each church planter fully equipped to begin planting churches in their region on their own. Our ultimate goal is to establish sustainable and reproducible churches within a 5-year time period.
In order to do this, we must be have the right people in the right places to carry out this critical work. We wanted to walk you through what that process looks like to give you insight on how it all works, who our church planters are, the impact they make, and how your donations make it all happen.
Who Our Church Planters Are
Our church planters are men who are interested in being trained as pastors, want to have an impact on their community, and want to share the Gospel. These individuals are passionate about serving and helping others in their communities, and they have a deep desire to share the love of Christ with those around them.
How We Identify Them/How They Are Chosen
We invite local leaders and others to send their potential candidates for the next church planting project. The key leader and the leadership team then select likely candidates. These candidates receive initial training and are sent for a 6-month trial period to prove their commitment and capability. Proven candidates will be taken into the project for 3 years, with a contract to plant indigenous and reproductive churches. During the 3-year period, church planters will go through 16 weeks of training and receive financial support, supervision, and mentoring. We encourage pioneering and the formation of new disciples, rather than taking members from other churches.
Their Impact On Their Local Community
Our church planters have a tremendous impact on their local communities. They share the Gospel and bring people to Christ, rescue orphans and provide them a home at a Springbuds location, help those in poverty or in need in the local area, help people find jobs or ways to overcome their difficult situations and so much more. By planting churches, our pastors help build up the local community and provide a foundation for lasting change.
How Your Donations Impact Them
Your donations directly impact this work and allow it to happen. Donations directly go to church planters to help them provide for their families while ministering in the community. Generous giving allows more pastors to be trained and churches to be planted. Your support is essential in helping us achieve our mission of planting reproducing churches across India. We can’t thank our donors enough for their faithfulness!
Church Planting is Our Greatest Mission
We believe that planting churches is essential to building up local communities and spreading the Gospel in India. Our church planters are dedicated and passionate about serving their communities and sharing the love of Christ. With your support, we can continue to train and equip more pastors and plant more churches across India. If you’d like to give towards our mission, click here.
