Why Equip India?

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  • LEAST EVANGELIZED area of the world (1.75 billion people/88% un-evangelized/98.3% lost).
  • STRENGTHENs THE CHURCH by giving pastors the tools to STUDY, INTERPRET and PREACH the Word of God.
  • DISCIPLESHIP TRAINING enables CHRISTIANS to form THE BASIC HABITS necessary for THEIR CHRISTIAN LIFE.
  • EVANGELISM that PRIOITIZES THE LEAST REACHED (3,093 unreached people groups or 46% of the world’s total resides in South Asia).
  • Experience has shown that CHRISTIANS DO NOT “WITNESS AS A WAY OF LIFE” UNTIL THEY ARE EQUIPPED to share the Gospel.
  • Prepares EVERY AGE GROUP for PERSONAL WITNESSING (trains CHILDREN AND ILLITERATE-50% of the Church using hand motions).
  • SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE GOSPEL PRESENTATION (memorized in 3 hours).
  • PRACTICAL, ON-THE-JOB TRAINING (enables trainees to GAIN the CONFIDENCE and MOTIVATION needed to share their faith.
  • USES RELATIONSHIPS AS BRIDGES to share the Gospel (90% of Christians come through family or friends).
  • PARTNERS WITH OTHER MISSIONS (Multiplying Kingdom Impact by training CROSS CULTURAL MISSIONARIES, EVANGELISTS, CHURCH PLANTERS, SCHOOLS, HOSTELS, ORPHANAGES, SEMINARIES, BIBLE SCHOOLS and MEDICAL STAFFS to become MORE EFFECTIVE workers).
  • LEAST RESOURCED (571 million people survive on less than $1.25 a day).
  • LOWEST COST area to train (80 to 90% less than many parts of the world).
  • HUGE DEMAND for this witness training (5,000+ churches requesting training).

How do we reach so many, with so few dollars?

  • 60 field-staff members that manage the work of equipping churches to share the Gospel, with an average salary of $1,000 per year.
  • Deep organizational structure heavily supported by volunteers.
  • No bricks and mortar required. Our focus is on saving souls and equipping churches to carry out the “Great Commission”