Church Growth Ministry
Over the years, elders from churches on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea, noticed that even though there are many churches in different language groups in the region, there are still major needs for discipleship and for less dependency on missionaries for help. Furthermore, there was not a lot of fellowship and unity among these churches.
Several elders and missionaries studied to see what the Bible has to say about how churches should function and then to help the churches grow to reflect that. Their focus is to develop leadership within the churches of New Britain and to equip them to address all spiritual, ministry and technical needs themselves. To do this, they are refining their vision for the national leadership team for the PNG churches, creating curriculum that the churches could use in addressing needs and equipping, and teaching and discipling the church leaders throughout the region.
So far this year, this ministry team has worked on leadership development in Central New Britain and the North Coast. They also facilitated church-building projects for the Bala and Ata churches. Many churches throughout the region helped with the finances and the building, fostering unity among the churches.
