Every day our missionaries reach beyond their comfort zone to strengthen the kingdom. They interact with people, learning the language and culture, spreading the Gospel and sharing the hope of salvation. It is because of their tireless efforts that the church is planted in places where there is no church.

While Avant had heard a lot of anecdotal evidence about changes in global ministry at churches, there was not an empirical study to support those claims. It was time we reached beyond our knowledge and asked churches how we could become better partners, to learn from the churches, to work together better to the ultimate goal of impacting eternity. This was the purpose of a recent survey conducted by Dr. Doug Wilson and Adelle Johnson of Avant Ministries and Dr. Robert Priest of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (TEDS). To learn how churches and mission agencies could better cooperate, a survey was sent to over 1,200 churches. 

The ground-breaking research told a story we all needed to hear; the story of a relationship between churches and mission agencies working together for the kingdom. Not only did we listen, we changed our priorities. Avant Ministries is partnering with local churches, forming Joint Ventures to plant more churches in less time.

Imagine the possible results if mission agencies and churches worked together to recruit, train and send teams to the mission field; an increase in direct cooperation can allow more teams to plant more churches in less time. Through Joint Venture both the church and the agency own key aspects of the relationship. A partnership between Avant and the church allows each entity to focus on their strengths, creating a synergistic partnership to accomplish kingdom work.

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