CORE BELIEFS
WE BELIEVE…
- Jesus is King
- His primary agenda is to advance the Kingdom of God
- By making disciples of all nations
- The key agent in this task is the local church
- Ministering wholistically and
- Ministering incarnationally
- And always operating intentionally from a biblical worldview
Accomplished through a “School of Thought”
1. We Seek Neither Power or Glory!
2. A School of Thought, Not an Institution
3. Following God’s Lead
4. Working Collaboratively
5. Getting Ideas Out as Widely as Possible
6. Relating to Each Other in the Love of Christ
7. Optimizing Local Resources
GOD IS AT WORK!
WE FOLLOW
WE FOLLOW
• We do not initiate … we invite
– Come and see.
Servants like:
• Timothy (1 Cor 4:17)
• Apollos (Acts 18:27)
NETWORKING
• No hierarchy
• No central registered organization
• Defined expectations with other networks
• Following relational networks- providing platforms
MULTIPLICATION
• Keep the core small–Africa working Group
• Next generation-Mentoring Program -Africa Action Group
• Materials reviewed contextualized and translated
SAMARITAN ACTIVITIES
VISION CASTING EVENTS
- 5 min to 2 days
VISION CONFERENCES
- 3-5 Day Events
- At least twice in each country
SEED PROJECTS
- Initiated by local Resources
TRAINING OF TRAINERS
- For Practitioners
Also, training in “Adult Learning”
1) PERSONAL DISCIPLESHIP
- Small groups meeting regularly for study and prayer
2) MENTORING
- Small group
- Teaching with Feedback
- Depth- Web Curriculum
3) THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION
Formal & Informal
Formal & Informal
4) SECTOR SPECIFIC TEAMS
- Agriculture/Environment
- Business & Professional,
- Politics,
- Education,
- Performing Arts,
- Family,
- HIV/AIDS Health,
- Sports,
- Media,
- Military
OTHER IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES:
- Bible Colleges and Universities.
- Monday Church Projects.
- Denominational Training Programs.
- Corporate Training Programs
- Campus Wholistic Ministries.
LOCATION and REPRESENTATION
(see "Contact" for specific regional representatives)
Samaritan Strategy West Africa
1. Benin
2. Burkina Faso
3. Cote d'Ivoire
4. Ghana
5. Liberia
6. Mali
7. Niger
8. Nigeria
9. Senegal
10. Sierra Leone
11. Togo
Materials
Wholistic Leadership Development
Designed to challenge Christians to understand the broader task of discipling nations, introducing the concepts of biblical worldview, biblical wholism, and God's intended role for the church to impact its society.
Hope for Africa: Against All Hope
Beyond diagnosis and towards prognosis. Worldview change must lay the foundation of any lasting political and economic solutions. The world is acquainted with only bad news coming from Africa. Others have lost hope for the continent. This book reveals how change is happening. Transformation is spreading throughout the continent, and from the grass-roots. Though external factors like colonialism, the slave trade and global trade have taken their toll on Africa, the biggest obstacles to Africa are internal
Discipling Nations: Power of Truth to Transform Cultures
God’s truth not only breaks the spiritual bonds of sin and death but can free whole societies from deception and poverty. Discipling Nations will challenge, reenergize, and reequip Christians everywhere who labor to see His kingdom come, His will be done.
B.A.S.I.C.S. Brother And Sisters in Christ’s Service:
Wholistic Discipleship: Book 1 Jesus is King
Designed to help believers become followers of Christ, applying His teachings to every area of life. Built on the teachings of Jesus with strong emphasis on Kingdom of God.
Church As a Window: Seed Project Stories from Around the World (VHS, DVD format)
Love your neighbor as yourself, but who is my neighbor? This video shares practical examples of Seed Projects from Ethiopia, Brazil, Cambodia, Kenya, China and Uganda