The Church around the world has been charged with the command to "go
into all the world and make disciples of all people." But the young,
emerging church in developing countries faces two realities; one very
encouraging and the other very debilitating.
The encouraging news is that the potential for reaching millions in
their own culture rests securely in the lives of nationals in positions
of ministry leadership. These are men and women with remarkable dedication
and unending commitment.
The debilitating reality is that the potential in these remarkable
people lies dormant, unusable because of the economic dependence that
has accompanied the birth of the emerging church. By default, this young
church has become dysfunctionally co-dependent. Accompanying its birth
has been the development of an unintended ecclesiastical welfare system
… and her people are robbed of the "grace of giving."
INTERNATIONAL STEWARD is committed to training current and future ministry
leadership in developing countries on the Biblical principles of stewardship
and fund development. Our vision is that every ministry in every community
would be locally funded because every Christian is a maturing steward
of the resources entrusted to them by God.
