"I love radio preaching! I love literature distribution! I love street preaching! I love evangelistic crusades! But these will not reach the world with the Gospel. The answer to the problem of reaching the world for Jesus is for the local church to do what Jesus did--train laborers for the harvest field!"- Dr. MA Thomas
With over 40% of the people groups in the world having yet to hear the name of Jesus, and over 143,000,000 orphans in the world today, a number which continues to grow, our work is nowhere near complete. To ensure that effective, faithful, and fruitful ministries continue to be run and started, it is vital that we invest into the lives of the young men and women who will be leading and serving in those ministries in the future.
For this reason, Hopegivers International invests heavily into equipping these future generations as they follow the Lord’s calling in their lives. We do this in THREE WAYS:
At these schools our students receive a quality college education and are trained as disciples of Christ to transform the local communities they will be serving in. Curriculum is designed to focus heavily on Scripture with multiple tracts of study available.
Today… Over 100 Bible Colleges and Institutes and over 20,000 trained pastors
Based on the relationship between the Apostle Paul and his son in the faith, Timothy, our training programs require future church planting candidates to work under a current network pastor for a minimum of 1 year. After completion, the candidate must be approved by network pastors before being commissioned to go out with the gospel and plant a church.
In most of the places where Hopegivers is involved there is very little if any medical care. The care that is available is often inadequate or too expensive for the poor to receive treatment. For this reason Hopegivers provides scholarships to nursing students who desire to serve in ministry in the future. Upon graduation these students serve in our mobile medical clinics or hospital. They provide much needed care to those who would not be able to afford it otherwise, and are a vital part of our Gospel Outreach Programs.
To learn more about how you or your church can become involved in Training the Future please contact us at 866-373-HOPE, or support us by donating below.