Ten12 works in the underground
Outreach and Connection Groups |
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Most of the world cannot worship freely. Even in places where Christianity is allowed; it is censored and there is a lack of authenticity. Our mission is to plant communities of faith were authentic teachings can be shared and followers of Christ can serve. In SE Asia we are seeing communities planted; were local believes are discipled, nonbelievers are evangelized and opportunities are provided to live out our missional design. These are not communities that meet in public spaces. Rather, these are underground meeting communities that allow us to worship and disciple in intimate environments. |
We love it when people come together! Small groups, connections groups and Bible studies are a few ways Ten12 is ministering in southeast Asia.
Gatherings
We host and facilitate groups that we call "Gatherings". The Gatherings are held in our apartment, and a coffee shop after operating hours. We work with local believers to evangelize and share the love of Christ to unreached people. During the gatherings we share the Gospel and present life changing application. There is also a time spent around a table eating, connecting and building relationships between believers and non-believers. 90% of those who attend a gathering are unreached young adults. Story Time Another group Ten12 has is what the locals refer to as Story Time "ST". ST groups are open to anyone wanting to learn more about the Bible (known as seekers) or even something as simple as someone wanting to hear a native English speaker speak in English. This opens a door for nonbelievers to hear the Gospel. We share a “story” from the Bible and its translated by local friends who are believers. Once the story is shared to the group members, we then cover 6 key questions: What do you find interesting about this story? What questions do you have about this story? What do you learn about God or Jesus from this story? What do you learn about people from this story? What did you learn about yourself from this story? What might you do differently in your life as a result from hearing this story? We have found this to be an extremely amazing tool. Nonbelievers here in Southeast Asia just thirst for knowledge and want to learn more. So, it’s intriguing for them to hear about a man (Jesus) they know nothing about. The idea of this tool is once individuals come to this group we have then seen them come to faith over time. Once they come to faith we allow our local friends of the underground fellowships to come in and minister and disciple these new believers. Our local friends then bring the new believers into their fellowships where the new believers are connected and ministered to in a way we cannot because of language and cultural barriers. |
