because people matter to God

Four Statements

Defining our aims and beliefs as an organization.

  • Our Vision Statement
  • Our Mission Statement
  • Our Statement of Faith
  • Our Statement of Core Values

Vision

The vision of People International is to see churches established that proclaim the Good News among the Muslim peoples of Central Asia and model true Christian living on the example of Jesus Christ.

Mission

Our mission is to glorify God by bringing the love of Jesus Christ to the Muslim peoples of Central Asia and establishing churches among them.

Statement of Faith

What do we believe?

People International is an international and interdenominational mission and we unite around this Statement of Faith.

Evangelical Christians accept the revelation of the true God given in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments and confess the historic faith of the Gospel therein set forth. They here assert doctrines which they regard as crucial to the understanding of the faith and which should issue in mutual love, practical Christian service and evangelical concern.

  1. The sovereignty and grace of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit in creation, providence, revelation, redemption and final judgement.
  2. The divine inspiration of the Holy Scripture and its consequent entire trustworthiness and supreme authority in all matters of faith and conduct.
  3. The universal sinfulness and guilt of fallen man, making him subject to God’s wrath and condemnation.
  4. The substitutionary sacrifice of the incarnate Son of God as the sole and all-sufficient ground of redemption from the guilt and power of sin and from its eternal consequences.
  5. The justification of the sinner solely by the grace of God through faith in Christ crucified and risen from the dead.
  6. The illuminating, regenerating, indwelling and sanctifying work of God the Holy Spirit.
  7. The priesthood of all believers, who form the universal Church, the Body of which Christ is the Head and which is committed by His command to the proclamation of the gospel throughout the world.
  8. The expectation of the personal, visible return of the Lord Jesus Christ in power and glory.

Core Values

We value reaching unreached peoples

Romans 15:20 (NIV)
It has always been my ambition to preach the gospel where Christ was not known, so that I would not be building on someone else’s foundation.

Luke 15 (Contains the parables of the Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin, and the Lost Son.)
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Matthew 18:14 (NIV)
In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.

2 Peter 3:9 (NIV)
The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

We value submission to the authority of the Word of God.

2 Timothy 3:16, 17 (NIV)
[16] All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, [17] so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Peter 1:20, 21 (NIV)
[20] Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. [21] For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

James 1:22-25 (NIV)
[22] Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. [23] Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror [24] and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. [25] But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it — he will be blessed in what he does.

We value obedience to Jesus Christ’s Great Commission through true discipleship that builds a lifestyle consistent with the biblical Christ.

Matthew 28:19-20 (NIV)
[19] Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, [20] and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

James 2:14-17 (NIV)
[14] What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? [15] Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. [16] If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? [17] In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

1 John 3:16-18 (NIV)
[16] This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. [17] If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? [18] Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

We value being culturally appropriate while remaining doctrinally pure.

1 Corinthians 9:19-23 (NIV)
[19] Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. [20] To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. [21] To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law), so as to win those not having the law. [22] To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. [23] I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.

1 Peter 2:11-12 (NIV)
[11] Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. [12] Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

Acts 16:3 (NIV)
Paul wanted to take him along on the journey, so he circumcised him because of the Jews who lived in that area, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

Acts 21:20-26
Acts 21:20-26 is about Paul purifying himself along with four other men.
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We value full devotion to Jesus Christ.

Philippians 2:1-11 (NIV)
[1] If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, [2] then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. [3] Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. [4] Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

Philippians 2:1-4 (NIV)
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2 Corinthians 8:7 (NIV)
But just as you excel in everything–in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us[1] –see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

Ephesians 4:1-7 (NIV)
[1] As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. [2] Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. [3] Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. [4] There is one body and one Spirit–just as you were called to one hope when you were called– [5] one Lord, one faith, one baptism; [6] one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. [7] But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.

Colossians 1:15-18 (NIV)
[15] He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. [16] For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. [17] He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. [18] And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.

We value love as the motivation for everything we do and say.

1 Corinthians 13
1 Corinthians 13 is about love.
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1 John 3:11-18
1 John 3:11-18 is about loving one another.
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John 13:34-35 (NIV)
[34] “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. [35] By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

We value commitment to one another and unite together as God’s servants developing and encouraging the use of our spiritual gifts.

1 Corinthians 12 & 14
1 Corinthians 12 is about spiritual gifts.
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1 Corinthians 14 is about gifts of prophecy and tongues.
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Romans 12
Romans 12 is about living sacrifices and love.
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Ephesians 4
Ephesians 4 is about unity in the body of Christ and living as children of light.
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Psalm 133:1 (NIV)
How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity!

We value Spirit-led strategies in which acts of compassion and proclamation go hand in hand.

Luke 4:18-19 (NIV)
[18] “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, [19] to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Isaiah 58:6-14
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James 2:20-26 (NIV)
[20] You foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? [21] Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? [22] You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. [23] And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend. [24] You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. [25]In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction? [26] As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

We value servant leadership modeled on the example of Jesus Christ.

Luke 22:26-27 (NIV)
[26] But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. [27] For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves.

Philippians 2:5-11 (NIV)
Philippians 2:5-11 is about attitude being the same as that of Christ.
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Matthew 20:28 (NIV)
[28] just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

We value submission to Godly leadership.

Hebrews 13:7 (NIV)
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.

We value quality and excellence in all we do.

Colossians 3:17, 23 (NIV)
[17] And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. [23] Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.

Malachi 1:6-14 (NIV)
Malachi 1:6-14 is about blemished sacrifices.
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Proverbs 27:17 (NIV)
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.