20 YEAR VISION

In 2000, I set a twenty-year goal to establish one significant model church each year in South Asia. I have not met that ambitious goal but we’re not doing badly! Since 2000 we’ve built seven strong, self-supporting model churches.

These churches serve their regions as working examples with solid government, innovative vision and sustainable growth. I generally locate a model church in a major city where we target middle-income families.

The model churches are leadership centers where the work in the outlying areas is directed and funded with resources from within the model. 

SRI LANKA

In the first year of that twenty-year vision, we established a model church in Sri Lanka. We grew to 375 adults by the end of the third year. By 2023 that church had grown to over 3,000 adult members and 40 affiliate churches.

INDIA

Our second church was in India. Located in a rapidly growing commercial center the congregation is middle to upper income, English speaking, and was fully self-supported within one year. The senior leader of this congregation is an influential leader in his region.

NEPAL

Our third model church was launched July 2004 in a medium sized town in Nepal. It has not grown as quickly as our other works but it is a stable congregation of about 150 adults.

WEST NEPAL

Our fourth church was a bit of an exception from our other works. Led by a gifted emerging Nepali leader, the work was already functioning before we came alongside. We helped him expand his main church from about 150 members to over 2,000 by 2023, and together we established over 450 churches representing about 45,000 adult members. 

PAKISTAN #1

Our fifth model church was launched in March of 2005 in central Pakistan. This rapidly growing church reached an adult attendance of 2,000 by 2023. Our two model churches in Pakistan have planted over 100 congregations in Pakistan.

INDIA

Our sixth model church was launched in 2011 in west India. This church has grown steadily since its inception. By 2023 it reached over 600 adults and has planted over 50 congregations.

PAKISTAN #2

Our seventh model church was launched in 2013 in west Pakistan. It is now over 500 adults and growing.