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Core Driving Force
To
reach
Souls
for Christ.
Strategic Purpose
Our strategic purpose, therefore, is to reach the maximum
number of people for Christ in the least amount of time
in the most efficient way.
Mission Statement
Proclaiming the Gospel to
emerging nations by loving, reaching, training,
equipping and multiplying the laborers.
Mission Statement Expanded
Proclaiming.
To announce officially and publicly; declare (American
Heritage Dictionary). “Officially” means we have been
authorized by the appropriate Authority. The first word
of Jesus’ Great Commission was not “preach” but “go”.
The prelude to proclamation is presence. We cannot
proclaim Christ from a distance, therefore the Christian
presence in the world is indispensable to evangelism.
Gospel.
The Good News that because of what Christ has done, we
can have a personal relationship with God through
Jesus. God revealed His love to us by sending His Son
Jesus Christ to live a sin-less life as a human being,
die on the cross, and rise from the dead. Because Jesus
died for us, our sins can be forgiven. Because Jesus
conquered death, we can have eternal life. To all who
will turn (repent) in faith to Jesus Christ, relying
upon Him for their eternal salvation, God has promised
His gift of eternal life.
Emerging Nations.
It is more than just “missions”. It is about answering
God’s command to join Him where He is working! Our time
is short and our resources are scarce, it just makes
good stewardship sense to invest where God is giving us
the greatest eternal returns. We have heard it said
that God isn’t speaking more in third world countries,
but the people are listening more.
Loving.
Sometimes Christians regard evangelism and social
concern as mutually exclusive. We at Reaching Souls International believe both
are necessary expressions of our love for our neighbor,
and of our obedience to Jesus Christ. Because mankind
is made in the image of God (Gen 1:26, 27), society’s
casualties should be respected, served, and loved (Lev.
19:18, Luke 6:35). Our ministry includes both
evangelistic and social action, but if a choice has to
be made, evangelism will be primary. Souls are of
paramount priority.
Reaching.
We are convinced that this is the time for God’s
children to pray earnestly for the salvation of the
unreached and to launch new efforts to achieve world
evangelization. Now in many parts of the world there is
an unprecedented receptivity to the Gospel. We are
troubled that so many have been neglected. We are
committed to Evangelism.
Training.
We are committed to indigenous principles by developing
national leaders through imaginative pioneering
methods. Our training is thorough and intense.
Hands-on participation in proven methods of evangelism
and discipleship training produces motivated personnel
for God’s use with or without our presence.
Equipping.
Foreign missionaries have sometimes stayed too long in
leadership roles in the national church, and in
consequence have impeded the development of the church’s
own leaders. We are making an urgency-driven transition
to change a mission situation to a church situation by
handing over leadership to the nationals. We give the
nationals the necessary tools and support to reach their
own people.
Multiplying.
It
is our goal, by all available means and at the earliest
time possible, that every person will have the
opportunity to hear, understand, and by God’s grace,
receive the Good News. Reaching souls for Christ is our
primary objective; training and mobilizing the faithful
has been the most effective and available means to that
end. We must multiply the laborers so that all may hear
the Good News.
*These definitions include ideas from the Lausanne
Committee for World Evangelization.
Statement
of Faith
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We believe the Bible to be the
inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of
God.
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We believe that there is one God, eternally existent
in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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We believe in the deity and humanity of Christ, in
His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His
miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through
His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His
ascension to the right hand of the Father, in His
present rule as Head of the Church and in His
personal return in power and glory.
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We
believe that for the salvation of lost and sinful
men regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely
essential.
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We believe in the present ministry of the Holy
Spirit, by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled
to live a godly life.
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We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and
the lost, they that are saved unto the resurrection
of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection
of damnation.
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We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in
our Lord Jesus Christ, with equality across racial,
gender, and class differences.
Core Values and Guiding Principles
We
want to value what God values. Consequently, we humbly
seek to be guided by the following eight core values in
our ministry and to constantly seek the wisdom of God to
improve our understanding and implementation of these
principles. Our values guide how we will operate and
behave; they guide our actions and judgments. They are
the standards that influence us as we make choices among
alternative courses of action. Our values form the
foundation for our ministry and our commitment to these
principles is apparent at every level throughout Reaching Souls International.
Consequently we aspire to the following values:
1. A commitment to Obey our Lord Jesus Christ and His
Word
This ministry belongs to God and we seek to do His will at all
times.
His Holy Scriptures are foundational to life and ministry.
2. A commitment for Souls
Reaching Souls International doesn’t save anyone, but the Lord works
through this ministry to reach souls. What we value, we
pursue.
You cannot say that you value the lives of the lost and
perishing and do nothing about it. We value souls.
The quest for souls supersedes all other ventures.
For the sake of Souls is our battle cry – our chief
pursuit.
3. A
commitment to Prayer
Recognizing our dependence upon God, we acknowledge the need to be
earnest in prayer, not only regarding our work but also
that of our partners.
4. A commitment to Faithfulness
We seek to be faithful followers of our Lord Jesus Christ. In a
world of much need, we seek to remain focused on our
calling. We seek to be in continuous fellowship with
Him.
5. A commitment to
Integrity
We will conduct business according to the highest
ethical principles and ensure accuracy, validity and
reliability in all that we report. We are committed to
the consistent expression of these core values and
manifest those daily. We recognize that how we conduct
our ministry is just as important as what we
accomplish.
6. A
commitment to Excellence
We seek to maintain a high standard of excellence in our
work.
We seek to maintain the most rigorous standards for
organizational quality at every level – our people, our
methods, our development, our ministry.
7. A
commitment to Stewardship and Accountability
We
are accountable to our stakeholders and the Lord to be
trustworthy stewards of our resources. We will invest
every penny given for a maximum return. We accept
responsibility to operate in an honest and transparent
manner and act prudently in the use of financial and
volunteer resources. Because
of our desire to honor the Lord and be accountable to
our supporters, we will faithfully report the results of
His work.
8. A commitment to Effectiveness
We are committed to being results-oriented for
Kingdom’s work. We will use the principles of
multiplication to maximize our accomplishments. We will
choose world evangelism strategies that accelerate
closure of the gap between reached and unreached.
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