Dear praying friends,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I want to share the goals we\u2019ve prayerfully set for 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The work before us is both daunting and exciting! Our Board of Directors has prayerfully approved these 2025 strategic goals. By God\u2019s grace and provision, we will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
By the grace of God, SGC has gotten off to a strong start. Through surveys, we\u2019ve learned that among our US-based partner ministries alone, 5,595 pastors and lay leaders from 57 countries are currently being trained through SGC curriculum <\/mark><\/a>tools! One Ugandan pastor working with Africa85<\/mark><\/a> told us recently that over the last 3 years, he\u2019s led 110 pastors and lay leaders through all 20 SGC courses with encouraging results. We\u2019re excited about doors that seem to be opening to us in so many places, even within the Arabic-speaking world. More about this in the days ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Someone said, \u201cThe reward for climbing a mountain is a higher mountain to climb,\u201d<\/em> which is what 2025 is shaping up to be. Can we trust the Lord for even more? We believe so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As we waited prayerfully before the Lord in early January, the story of Jesus walking on the sea and his invitation to Peter to \u201ccome\u201d<\/em>\u2014to join him there, spoke deeply to my heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Matthew chapter 14, we find the disciples drenched, exhausted, and fearful. All night, they\u2019ve been rowing against the wind and bailing water. And then Jesus appears\u2026 \u201cwalking on the sea.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The impulse of the Spirit within us is to be where Jesus is and to do what he\u2019s doing, so Peter boldly calls out, \u201cLord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jesus spoke one word\u2014 \u201cCome.\u201d<\/em> Just one simple word. But this one little word carried the authority of the eternal God. It was as powerful as those words on day one of Creation, \u201cLet there be light\u201d<\/em> (Genesis 1:3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCome.\u201d<\/em> Peter didn\u2019t question Jesus\u2019s word. He simply stepped out of the boat and began to walk. And so will we. We believe that Jesus has invited us to serve his servants in every country in time, and we believe his invitation promises strength and provision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For Jesus\u2019s sake, will you walk with us on the sea this year? We do need you to help us climb this mountain. We believe renewed pastors are the key to the spiritual renewal of the global church and that our obedience, together, will help bring about this renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sincerely yours, for underserved pastors,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Tim Keep<\/p>\n\n\n\n *The actual cost to translate, proofread, print-ready (including layout), and upload 100 courses to the SGC webpage and app averages another $2,000 per course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear praying friends, I want to share the goals we\u2019ve prayerfully set for 2025. 2025 Goals The work before us is both daunting and exciting! Our Board of Directors has prayerfully approved these 2025 strategic goals. By God\u2019s grace and provision, we will: By the grace of God, SGC has gotten off to a strong … <\/p>\n
\u2043 A word was more powerful than the sea.
\u2043 A word which could not fail.
\u2043 An invitation to trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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