Mission India assists Indian men and women who come to us and ask for training and resources as they seek to reach their own people through Church Planting.
Indian Christians are being asked to share their faith with neighbors and friends in their home areas. They are eager to respond. Over the years, they have come to Mission India, requesting training and Scripture resources.
Mission India has developed a two-year training program that includes approximately 8 months of classroom study and a total of 16 months in villages and communities, where they make themselves available to share the Gospel.
Mission India provides each student with 100 Scripture books, 50 New Testaments, 25 Bibles, classroom textbooks on the topic of church planting, training/materials to organize a Children's Bible Club, training/materials to organize an Adult Literacy Class, and a bicycle for travel to outlying areas. All printed materials are in the regional language. New churches often develop in areas where Church Planting students are welcomed by the people.
India's constitution guarantees India's people the freedom to choose their religion, and Church Planting students respect both the Constitution and the freedom of choice it bestows upon each citizen.
New churches benefit communities in many ways:
- Churches become centers for prayer and worship
- They help to transform hearts and attitudes
- They encourage social development
- They spread God's love and compassion in local neighborhoods
- Churches help members overcome such problems as:
- Family breakdown
- Illiteracy
- Child abuse and neglect
- Outside pressures that impact community members