International Ministries

What is an International Ministry?

What is an International Ministry anyway? It could mean a lot of things, but for Assemblies of God World Missions it has a specific meaning related to how we serve our missionaries, nationals and those who need the Lord. 

A military person once told me that it takes about eleven services to fully equip a soldier for active duty. If you can visualize a fully dressed sergeant on the front lines of battle, think about all the gear he would have—the boots and uniform, the helmet, the belt with all the bullets, grenades, the water canteen, flashlight, utility instrument, GPS, communications piece and the gun. Well, I’ve probably missed some, but that gives an idea of all that goes into making sure that this person has all that he or she needs to be effective on the front line of battle.

I think this analogy fits well for the services offered by the International Ministries of AGWM. HealthCare Ministries, the Center for Ministry to Muslims, Life Publishers, Global Teen Challenge, Global University, International Media Ministries, Royal Rangers International, and Network211 are examples of these ministries. Other more specialized ministries are Global AIDS Partnership, Pediatric Rehabilitation for Children with Disabilities, Collegians in Third Culture Transitions, Sustainable Community Development, and partner ministries like Convoy of Hope and OneHope.

All of these ministries offer to come alongside our missionaries, national churches and nationals to equip them where they may need assistance—compassion ministries outreach, evangelism through media or Internet, discipleship training, theological training, drug rehabilitation, campus ministries, children’s ministries and training to equip the church to reach the Muslim world.

None of us possess all the tools, gifts and talents needed to touch the world for Christ and to minister with complete effectiveness. With International Ministries being ready to assist, we don’t have to do it all on our own. As a team, putting hands and hearts together, the world can more effectively be won for Christ.