After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” - Revelation 7:9-10
CHURCH PLANTING
We truly believe the church is God's plan A for accomplishing the Great Commission and therefore seek to train and send laborers into the harvest fields to make disciples of Jesus who follow and love him with their whole heart. If you would like to know more information about what church planting with Antioch is like, please contact us and we would love to meet you!
ANTIOCH MOVEMENT
What started in 1991 as a group of friends in Waco committed to a supreme purpose of loving God and living on mission has grown into the Antioch International Movement of Churches around the U.S. and the world. There are now more than 80 teams in more than 40 countries in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Central America, and the Caribbean working together to see church planting movements and a church presence established among every unreached people group in the world.
PATH TO THE NATIONS
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The first step in going to the nations is to be an active member of a lifegroup and in discipleship relationships (both being discipled and discipling others). We grow as a family and go as a family!
Go deeper: Get involved in Nations Prayer, attend World Mandate & take the Church Planting Essentials Course.
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Now that you're an active member of our community, take the next step toward long-term missions by going on Impact Trips (2-3 week evangelistic mission trips) and/or by participating in Engage the Nations (3 month-long summer mission internship with an overseas team in the Antioch Movement).
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A foundational part of your path to the nations is to complete ADS where you will learn how to live on mission, spiritual disciplines, and how to become a lifelong disciple of Jesus. ADS is a prerequisite for the Church Planting School and for doing a Serve Year.
Go deeper: Spend 9-11 months overseas on a Serve Year with a long term team in the Antioch Movement and learn what it looks like to live everyday life as a church planter.
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The last step before launching overseas is to complete the Church Planting School. This 3-month course will take you through church planting strategies, the lifestyle of a church planter, team training, and support raising.
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Upon completion of these steps, you are ready to launch overseas (3+ years). You are committed to a lifestyle of discipleship, involved in community, and are trained and equipped to pioneer a new church plant or join an existing overseas long-term team in the Antioch Movement!
Are you seriously considering planting a church or becoming a missionary? We would love to know! Our "Path to the Nations" is the way we stay connected with anyone and everyone who is seriously considering living overseas at some point in life. Whether you are a Freshman in college or an empty-nester, we want to equip you and help you figure out your next step in your path to the nations. Follow the link below to get connected with us!