What is Crossworld?
Crossworld is a missions sending organization whose goal is to have “disciple-makers from all professions bringing God’s love to life in the world’s least reached marketplaces.”
Missionaries sent by Crossworld are involved in ministries ranging from church planting to sports ministry and everything in between with the goal of using these ministries as a platform to make disciples. Since its beginning in 1931, Crossworld has seen some wonderful fruit in the ministries of its workers all over the world.
Their work in Haiti extends back several decades and across several kinds of ministry. One of these ministries, STEP seminary (Evangelical Theological Seminary of Port-au-Prince), has come to be known as one of the leading seminaries in all of Haiti. Crossworld workers have been training pastors at STEP for decades.
Why are we excited about Crossworld?
They value grace – It’s one thing for an organization to say they value grace, it can be another thing altogether to see them live it out. Crossworld consistantly does both in what we’ve observed to be a wonderfully healthy way.
They are focused on discipleship – Crossworld’s focus is to send disciple-makers who reproduce themselves into other disciple-makers. All along, the focus has been not “What will we do?” but “How will we use what we do to make disciples?”
They are engaging all professions for ministry – One of the coolest newer movements in the missions world is something called “Business as Mission” (BAM). This is where business people go into other parts of the world, start real businesses and use them as a platform for making disciples. Crossworld is a leader in this type of ministry and is using BAM in exciting ways.
They provide great care – One of our concerns has always been: “How can we make sure this is healthy for our family?” Crossworld has a team of people that are devoted to ensuring missionaries remain healthy while on the field. This includes help with education for our kids, counseling services, crisis management, etc. We feel like they are behind us and they have the ability to provide the help we need, when we need it.
What about you?
Is God stirring your heart to go and bring his love to the nations? Join us! You can explore opportunities with Crossworld here.
Or, join them for one of their “Next Steps” events where you can learn about about God’s heart for the world and your role in making disciples of all nations.
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We went to one in Dallas several years ago and it was tremendously helpful in helping us think through our role in the world of missions. You can find more information about this event here: www.crossworld.org/nextsteps
