

Fervent Prayer
We cover our region with prayer through praying personally, uniting in prayer
with other believers, emphasizing prayer in our missionary training, and
communicating with prayer partners, volunteer groups, churches, and others
how to effectively pray for our people. Through prayer walks, web sites,
newsletters, and prayer coordinators for each team, we focus on asking God
to bring in a harvest for His glory. (2 Chron. 7:14)
Intentional Church Planting
We know that we cannot make a CPM happen—that is the work of the Holy
Spirit. But we must do more than randomly testify and witness. We must INTENTIONALLY
plant churches. We must disciple and train local leaders. Our plan is not
just to win the world one-by-one, but to see a mighty movement of the Holy
Spirit bring multitudes to Christ through His church.
(Matt. 27:19)
Reaching New Peoples
We want to see churches multiply exponentially not just within one people
group but to every people group. We want to reach new peoples—peoples
formerly untouched by the gospel. Sometimes even within an evangelized country
there are pockets of people who have not heard the gospel in an understandable
way. These are our primary targets. (Rev. 7.9)
Spiritual Vitality
We understand that we must have a vital relationship with Christ in order
to be effective in our ministries. We maintain this through consistent,
personal commitments to time spent in His Word, in prayer, in fellowship
with other believers, and in times of worship. (Eph. 4:1-2)
Training
We focus on training our own missionaries for the tasks at hand through
mentoring, seminars, and programs aimed at giving practical helps to make
them more effective in their fields. We also make it our goal to train and
develop new leaders that God raises up from within groups and churches that
we start. (2 Tim. 2:15)
FIRST is an acronym for the five foundational priorities that will lead
to the fulfillment of our vision. Fervent prayer, Intentional church planting,
Reaching new peoples, Spiritual vitality, and Training are the absolute
necessities if we are to reap a harvest of souls. These priorities must
be the building blocks of all we do.