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Our Vision
Our vision of ministry in Italy has been shaped by the fact that we both grew up in Italy. Living there for so long has increased our awareness of the problems and the possible solutions. We have seen churches fail to grow because of the lack of involvement by the Italians. The only way for the church to thrive in Italy will be if the Italian believers reach out to their fellow Italians. We want to train Italians to reach Italians for Christ. How do we expect to train Italians and to give them a burden for their people? In Matthew 28:19 Jesus commanded His disciples to go into all the nations to make disciples. Just like those early disciples we want to bring new believers to true discipleship. Since Italy is dominated by secularism and religious apathy, the Christians must demonstrate a life changing and personal faith. Every Italian believer must have the burden to reach their relatives, friends, neighbors and every one around them. We believe that through discipleship and mentoring the church will experience healthy growth. Our goal is to see churches that we started one day planting other churches and sending their own missionaries. Pray with us that God would bless our ministry in training Italians to reach Italians.
Purpose
- To glorify God by serving Him in Italy
- To serve as church planters
- To help make true disciples of Christ
Objectives
To raise people who will commit to pray regularly for God’s work in Italy. Prayer is an essential ingredient to missions (Acts 13:3). We will have a list of our prayer supporters and will keep them informed. This team of people will be an essential part of our work and should consider themselves ministers to the Italians alongside us.
We are looking for people who see the importance of this work and feel that God wants them to participate. One time donors will take care of our first outgoing expenses or special ministry needs and regular supporters make it possible for us to continue our ministry in Italy. Like prayer supporters, financial supporters are vital to this ministry and should consider their giving to be a ministry in itself.
Expected Ministry in Italy
- To develop the church’s youth program
- To be involved in outreach
- To lead a small group Bible study