Light To The Nations-Ministries

We have identified the need to reach out to the neglected and unreached portions of Brazil

Our leadership training focuses on the development of leaders in Brazil and around the world. Light to the Nations missions statement is to “Raise leaders that Plant churches that raise leaders that plant churches …” As such, all our training is local church based. The first step in this training is a basic discipleship course offered to our church members called “The Journey”. This 9-month course offers weekly classes that train church members in basic Christian doctrines and also prepares them to lead small groups. These groups meet weekly in homes and are designed to encourage and edify those who desire more than just a weekly church service, and are evangelistic as well!

We believe that these small groups or “cells” are as much an essential part of the church as are the cells of a human body. No cell operates on its own, but rather functions as part of the whole body. Besides this basic leadership training within the local church, we also offer a more formal training through the GAP program here in Rio and through Church Planting Seminars, held in several major cities in Brazil.

Church Planting Seminars

About three years ago we developed a tremendous tool to train pastors. It is called the Church Planting Seminar. We have held several of these seminars all across Brazil. Our goal is to hold 4 church planting seminars each year in different regions of Brazil. These seminars focus on developing young pastors and also sending pastors with an understanding of why to plant a church.

We believe that if a person doesn't understand why he should plant a church he will probably not be successful. Much of the teaching focuses on developing an outward vision for the community and for missions.

We like to host American pastors or speakers who can share there experiences with these young pastors as often as possible. If you or anyone you know would like to speak at one of these seminars please drop me an e-mail at philip@lighttothenations.org .

Bible School in Three Regional Cities

One of the main needs in Brazil is raising leaders. In fact, Jesus predicted that this would be the critical bottleneck.

Mt 9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest.

With this in mind we have initiated a partnership with Vision University in California and two members of our church planting team to initiate a Bible School in three cities. We expect the schools to be fully functional by the end of 2007.