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CHURCH PLANTING, TRAINING OF CHURCH LEADERS, AND CONTENT DEVELOPMENT

THE CHURCH PLANTERS PROGRAM FUNDS LEADERS AND NETWORKS WHO START NEW CHURCHES AND CHURCH NETWORKS IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. OUR PRIMARY GOAL IS TO HELP START NEW CHURCHES THAT MEET THE SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL NEEDS OF THEIR CITIES. IN 2021, THE CHURCH PLANTER PROGRAMMING ASSISTED LEADERS TO LAUNCH 137 CHURCHES. CHURCH PLANTER PROGRAMMING HELPS SUPPORT CHURCH PLANTS AND NETWORKS ACROSS 5 CONTINENTS IN CITIES SUCH AS LONDON, FRANKFURT, CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, MIAMI, MEXICO CITY, LIMA GAUTENG, ABIDJAN, ACCRA, DUBAI, TOKYO AND KUALA LUMPUR. TO DATE THE PROGRAMMING HAS REACHED OVER 85 GLOBAL CITIES WHERE 978 CHURCHES HAVE BEEN STARTED.

THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM RECRUITS, ASSESSES, TRAINS, AND COACHES LEADERS WHO START NEW CHURCHES AND CHURCH NETWORKS IN CITIES AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2021, BY WORKING WITH PARTNERS AROUND THE GLOBE, MORE THAN 6,000 LEADERS WERE TRAINED.SOME HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:THE LATINO INITIATIVE PROVIDES TRAINING AND COACHING FOR NETWORK DEVELOPMENT THAT STRENGTHENS THE SPANISH-SPEAKING CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. THE AFRICAN AMERICAN INITIATIVE IS FOCUSED ON ENSURING AFRICAN AMERICAN VOICES ARE HEARD, BLACK PASTORS/LEADERS ARE RESOURCED, AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONTEXT IS UNDERSTOOD, APPRECIATED, CELEBRATED, AND SUPPORTED IN PRESENT AND FUTURE GOSPEL MOVEMENTS ACROSS AMERICA. IN ASIA THE FOCUS IN 2021 WAS ON TRANSLATING AND CONTEXTUALIZING TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SEVEN NEW LANGUAGES. IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS, CHURCH PLANTING INTENSIVES WILL BE ROLLED OUT IN INDONESIAN, THAI, RUSSIAN, URDU, BENGALI, NEPALESE AND CANTONESE.IN EUROPE A NEW COHORT WAS LAUNCHED THAT INCLUDE LEADERS FROM EIGHT CITIES TO EXPAND GOSPEL MOVEMENTS ACROSS THE REGION.

LAST FALL, THE RESOURCE TEAM PRODUCED A SEVEN-EPISODE PODCAST CALLED HOW TO REACH THE WEST AGAIN. IN EACH EPISODE, TIM KELLER DISCUSSES A DIFFERENT ELEMENT OF A MISSIONARY ENCOUNTER WITH WESTERN CULTURE. HE IS JOINED BY PASTORS AND SCHOLARS FROM ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE WHO UNPACK AND ILLUSTRATE WHAT A MISSIONARY ENCOUNTER LOOKS LIKE IN THEIR UNIQUE CULTURAL CONTEXTS. THE TEAM RECENTLY CONVERTED MATERIAL FROM RCTC'S ONLINE COURSE AM I CALLED TO PLANT A CHURCH? INTO A PRINT-ON-DEMAND WORKBOOK TO HELP SERVE PARTS OF THE WORLD WHERE INTERNET ACCESS IS UNRELIABLE. A WORKING GROUP ON CONTEXTUALIZATION WAS CONVENED WITH PRACTITIONERS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD WHO ARE WORKING TO CONTEXTUALIZE EXISTING RESOURCES OR CREATE NEW TRAININGS FOR THEIR CULTURE.

THE GLOBAL FAITH AND WORK INITIATIVE (GFWI) IS COMMITTED TO HELPING PASTORS AND MINISTRY LEADERS EQUIP THEIR PEOPLE TO DO GOD'S WORK IN THE WORLD. THIS PROGRAM EQUIPS MINISTRY LEADERS TO DEVELOP FAITH AND WORK MINISTRY WITHIN THEIR CURRENT MINISTRY CONTEXT THROUGH TRAINING AND RESOURCES; BY CONNECTING COLLABORATIVE TEAMS OF FAITH AND WORK CATALYSTS, TRAINERS AND COACHES IN MAJOR CITIES, AND BY MOBILIZING THE PEOPLE OF THE CHURCH TO WORK TO GOD'S GLORY IN EVERY VOCATION AND INDUSTRY THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. GFWI HELD TWO WEEK-LONG TRAINING INTENSIVES, CALLED DESIGNING A FAITH & WORK INITIATIVE, THAT EQUIPPED 80 PASTORS AND MINISTRY LEADERS FROM 20 COUNTRIES WITH THE THEOLOGY AND PRACTICAL TOOLS TO EMBED FAITH AND WORK INTO THEIR CHURCH OR MINISTRY. THE PROGRAM PILOTED THE MISSIONAL DISCIPLE: PURSUING MERCY AND JUSTICE AT WORK, AN ONLINE COURSE ON THE INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND WORK WITH MERCY AND JUSTICE WITH 20 PASTORS WHO WANT TO HELP THEIR CONGREGANTS PUSH AGAINST BROKENNESS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS. THE MATERIAL HAS NOW BEEN ADAPTED INTO A WORKBOOK AND WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR ALL CHURCHES TO USE IN THE FALL OF 2022. GFWI ALSO PREMIERED THREE NEW VIDEOS OF CHRISTIANS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND THE FASHION AND TRAVEL INDUSTRIES WHO IDENTIFIED AND ADDRESSED AREAS OF BROKENNESS OR INJUSTICE IN THOSE INDUSTRIES.