Amid a very tumultuous time in Ukraine, a group of dedicated, faith-filled believers have committed themselves to furthering the gospel of Jesus Christ by constructing a six-story, 21,000 sq ft structure “to be used for the teaching, training and sending of Christian workers for the great harvest of souls that stands before us.”
Arise! Ukraine is being invited to be a part of this project–to help see every man, woman and child in Ukraine hear the gospel and be called to faith in Jesus Christ…and to see alive, multiplying churches planted in every town, city and village in the nation–a vision we’ve held since 1997.
Left: Paul & Nastia in front of the project. Right: Paul & Nastia with Edik and Chernivetska Oblast Bishop, Director of Missions and church leaders from the Association of Ukrainian Evangelical Christian Faith Churches in front of architect’s rendition.
Early stages of building.
It is a remarkable step of faith–believing that God is calling for hundreds of trained workers for the present and future harvest in Ukraine–notwithstanding the current hardships.
Paul and Edik with Ukrainian pastors and leaders.
The “Hope Center for Evangelism and Church Growth” will house departments for:
- Evangelism Training
- Discipleship / Church Planting Ministry
- Youth Ministry
- Social Ministry
- Women’s Ministry
- Children’s Christian Education
- Counseling Ministry
- Media
- Humanitarian Aid
- Resource Development
- Union Administration
The vision of this building is to facilitate seeing every man, woman and child hear a clear presentation of the gospel, be reconciled to Christ, be baptized and become an active member of a local church.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you….” (Matthew 28:19-20)
Praying for Ukraine and the world.
The Evangelism – Missions — Church Planting Training Center will be at the core of this building.
It will develop evangelists and missionaries to take the gospel to the oblast, nation and world through Bible teaching, training and practical outreach experience.
Classrooms will have this look.
It will include training on three levels:
- Introductory level Evangelism – Mission – Church Planting (3 months)
- Practical course on Church Planting (1 month)
- Introduction to Church Systems (growth and development dynamics)
Courses will include:
- Bibliology
- Walking in the Spirit
- Spiritual warfare
- Personal evangelism
- Homiletics
- Methods of evangelism
- Helping people assimilate in the church
- Teaching/discipleship groups
- Counselling
- Time management
- Fundraising
- Teamwork
- Area analysis
Each evangelist / missionary candidate will receive a minimum of 120 hours of initial training and will be required to
- Be committed to holy character, dependence on the Holy Spirit and a life marked by prayer and fasting toward fruitful ministry
- Write a detailed, short and long-term missionary plan
- Spend a minimum of 40 hours in practical, evangelism activity in surrounding regions
- Choose a selected area in which to serve
- Build a missionary team
- Raise prayer and financial support
- Meet weekly with a designated mentor for personal and spiritual accountability
- Provided regular, detailed activity and financial reporting
- Attend quarterly follow-up teaching, coaching and training for growth and progress
“’…Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.’” (Mark 16:15)
“…I am in travail until Christ be formed in you…” (Galatians 4:19)
“…preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season…” (I Tim.4:2)
Thank you for investing in the future of Ukraine!
You will receive a receipt.
