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Building Native Churches
New Testament Church of India was established in 1982
with a church in Visakhapatnam and continues to grow with the
addition of new churches throughout India. An evangelist/pastor
is sent out to a village where the gospel has not been preached
and begins to witness to the village people and introduce them
to Christ. Small groups form a new congregation which usually
gathers in someone’s home. Plans are then made to purchase
a piece of land to have a church site, material is purchased and
a building constructed. The church building becomes not just
a meeting place free from nature’s elements, but a permanent
monument to the Lord Jesus Christ for all in the village. These
buildings can be used for worship, discipleship, and spreading
the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In addition, the building can also
serve as a Christian school and parsonage for the pastor and
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Marketplace Ministry
The goal of the Marketplace Ministry is to impact India for Christ
through business men and women. Christian Businessmen’s
Conferences are held to encourage the local Christian business
owners in the areas of leadership, stewardship, financing,
strategic planning, and other topics. They are given tools to
help them improve their current ventures as well as motivation
to launch new businesses which would enable local church
members to prosper. Members are then able to bless their local
church and help it become self-supporting. These business
people are also able to network and link with local pastors and
ministries to further the Kingdom of God. |
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