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What if you could reach the unreached faster…

What if you could reach

the unreached faster…

There

and

now

If you believe the

great commission,

it’s time for a major

shift in global missions.

The future of missions is

not only about who goes.

It’s also about

who is already there.

it’s time for a major

shift in

global missions.

it’s time for a major

shift in global missions.

The future of

missions is

not only about

who goes.

It’s also about

who is already there.

We’ve taken this strategy and turned it into an idea

your ministry can use to help people pray here, act here,

and support church planting there.

We’ve taken this strategy and turned it into an idea

your ministry can use to help people pray here, act here,

and support church planting there.

Download the book

Right Now

3 Billion People

have no access to the gospel

150,000 People

die daily without knowing Jesus.

This is not a small problem.

And it will not be solved by small thinking.

The

Church
Is

Already
There

For generations, global missions has often centered around sending outsiders in.

That work mattered.
It still matters.

But it is not the only model. And it cannot be the only future.

Because in the very places the gospel is least accessible, there are already local believers ready to reach their own people. In every country.

Ready to train.
Ready to disciple.
Ready to plant churches.
Ready to move now.

The next wave of missions is not starting from scratch.

It is already on the ground.

That work mattered.
It still matters.

But it is not the only model. And it cannot be the only future.

Because in the very places the gospel is least accessible, there are already local believers ready to reach their own people. In every country.

Ready to train.
Ready to disciple.
Ready to plant churches.
Ready to move now.

The next wave of missions is not starting from scratch.

It is already on the ground.

Why national believers
change the pace

Church planter training and disciple-making are most effective when led by those who know the culture intimately.

They know the language. They know the nuance. They know how trust is built. They know what faithfulness costs there.

What may take outsiders years to learn, local believers already carry.

That means the gospel can move faster. Churches can be planted sooner. Disciples can multiply with deeper roots.

Why national believers
change the pace

Church planter training and disciple-making are most effective when led by those who know the culture intimately.

They know the language. They know the nuance. They know how trust is built. They know what faithfulness costs there.

What may take outsiders years to learn, local believers already carry.

That means the gospel can move faster. Churches can be planted sooner. Disciples can multiply with deeper roots.

Jesus lived it.

The apostles modeled it.

Missionaries spread it.

Now the next wave is here.

National believers are reaching their own communities faster and more effectively.

And you can help empower them.

There and now.

Jesus lived it.

The apostles modeled it.

Missionaries spread it.

Now the next wave is here.

National believers are reaching their own communities faster and more effectively.

And you can help empower them.

There and now.

Local
Believers
Are
REady

Local,
national
Church
planters

The question is whether the church will resource them.

There are countless local Christians ready to be trained.

What’s needed now is not more delay.

It’s support.

Support for local trainers.

Support for disciple-making.

Support for church planting.

Support for a missions model built for multiplication.

Get the booklet today and

plant a church this year.

The question is whether the church will resource them.

There are countless local Christians ready to be trained.

What’s needed now is not more delay.

It’s support.

Support for local trainers.

Support for disciple-making.

Support for church planting.

Support for a missions model built for multiplication.

Get the booklet today and

plant a church this year.

Organizations in the new wave of missions

Train local church planters monthly.

Plant a church among the unreached.

Faster Reach. Lower Cost. Deeper Roots

Training national believers to reach unreached communities costs significantly less than sustaining Western missionary families long-term.

In many contexts, training a local church planter can range from $500–$1,500 as a one-time gift, compared to $8,000–$10,000 per month to support an American missionary family per month.

This is not about diminishing sacrifice.

It’s about increasing access.It’s about stewarding resources toward faster, more scalable gospel reach among the unreached.

Local believers can move almost immediately.

They do not need years to adapt. They are already there.

They can begin planting churches, making disciples, and reaching communities with an authenticity and closeness that outsiders often cannot replicate quickly.

There & Now exists to make the shift impossible to ignore.

To make the case clearly.

To tell the stories faithfully.

To gather the data.

To wake the church up.

For pastors.

For ministry leaders.

For churches ready to think bigger.

There & Now gives leaders language, conviction, and a clearer picture of the shift already underway and highlights the organizations already doing meaningful work in this context.

Bring
The
Movement
Into Your
Church

Local,
national
Church
planters

GET THE BOOKLET

There & Now is not only something to read.

It is something to put in people’s hands.

The starter kit was created for pastors, ministries, leaders, and communities who want to help people live the shift — not just agree with it.

Inside the box are practical ways to move the message from idea to action:

Pray here.
Notice who’s near you.

Welcome people in your community.
Support church planting there.

Help your people connect everyday faithfulness with global missions.

This is for women’s ministries.
Youth ministries.
College ministries.
Small groups.
Church teams.
Families around the table.

A tangible way to help people see that the Great Commission is not only somewhere else.

There & Now is not only something to read.

It is something to put in people’s hands.

The starter kit was created for pastors, ministries, leaders, and communities who want to help people live the shift — not just agree with it.

Inside the box are practical ways to move the message from idea to action:

Pray here.
Notice who’s near you.

Welcome people in your community.
Support church planting there.

Help your people connect everyday faithfulness with global missions.

This is for women’s ministries.
Youth ministries.
College ministries.
Small groups.
Church teams.
Families around the table.

A tangible way to help people see that the Great Commission is not only somewhere else.

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