 What does your network do overseas? OUR GLOBAL GOALS Word of Grace is active in a number of countries overseas including India, the Ukraine, Haiti, and Columbia. Everyone in our network is involved with overseas missions in some way or another, either by doing relief work, training leaders, or planting churches, or providing support for those who do this.It is also our desire to help indigenous leaders build autonomous networks of their own. We tend to relate to those who do not fit into any particular denominational mold, but who want to be part of something larger than themselves. We want to show them that is is important to be connected and accountable to others so we can build safe, healthy churches for our people. They need to know that it is possible to have real authority without dominating another’s faith. To do this, we intentionally limit our own authority so they can see by our example how we serve the Lord. We desire no other authority beyond what this affords us. We desire that each native network work with other kingdom-minded ministries who are doing the same kind of work in their area. We want to find ways to bless and support them because “Freely we have received, freely we give.” It is our desire to come alongside those who are already helping the poor, planting churches, providing leadership training, and doing evangelism, rather than going into an area and doing this ourselves. We desire to support our native partners through counsel, training, and other resources, which will help them fulfill their mission. We are looking to partner with those who want what is in our hearts, rather than what is in our wallets. It is our goal to avoid creating any unhealthy financial dependencies but to show how to trust the Lord to meet our needs. We tend to draw those who hold a conservative view of the scripture, have a real reliance on the ministry of the Holy Spirit, and whose priority is to worship the Father in spirit and in truth.
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