Theologian J.P. Moreland said, 

“Saint Paul tells us that the church — not the university, the media, or the public schools — is the pillar and support of the truth (1 Timothy 3:15). But you would never know it by actually examining our local church practices week by week or by observing the goals and objectives set by many parachurch ministries.”

I’m happy to say, “Not so with Empowering Action,” as it exists to serve Christ by equipping the global Church for greater biblical fidelity and ministry effectiveness.

Moreland continues…

“New Testament ministry is decentralized, and the function of pastors-teachers is to equip others to do the ministry. If we were more serious about this approach, we would do a better job of providing theological, biblical, philosophical, psychological, and other forms of training in our churches because without it, the ministers (that is, the members of the church) would not be adequately equipped to do the ministry.”

We strive to model this theology-driven methodology as our staff mobilizes over 700 volunteers monthly to minister to more than 5,000 persons across our four programs.

We are excited that we will host our first in-person training in Puerto Rico next month after last week’s meeting with Efŕain Burgos of La Red de Multiplicacion and Liga Biblica of Puerto Rico.

Please pray for this trip and our ongoing efforts in Cuba, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic to serve Christ’s Church by “establishing and exhorting” in the faith. (1 Thess. 3:2)