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Membership

Members covenant:

I affirm this network as God given privilege to be nurtured by Godly leaders for effective ministry.
I would be in fellowship with all members without discriminating any person on the basis of caste, language, region, economic status, education status, sex or denominational background.
I would contribute rather than receive to all members of the fraternity in terms of finances, time, knowledge, resources, talents, gifts and skills.
I would provide all information that I have or get for the benefit of all members in the network.
I will not slander or gossip about another member or try to undermine any member or his/her ministry.

Profile of members:

Leaders who are committed to the completion of Great Commission and closely associated with the local Church.
People with vision, passion, compassion and spiritual orientation.
Preference would be given to younger leaders below 40 years of age.
Preferably married, having good relationship with spouse and guiding children in Godly manner.
They should have a sense of call and prove their ministry credentials by bearing fruit in their ministry.
Should have a broad outlook to embrace people from different culture, denomination, language, economic status.
Must affirm the doctrinal statement and covenant and be truthful to the same.
Must be willing to share information and resources for the benefit of the whole community.

Online Membership Form

Vision & Mission Statement

Vision Statement

Empowering and Encouraging Emerging leaders.

Mission Statement

The purpose of this leaders’ network is to encourage the growth of leaders in their effectiveness in ministry by providing encouragement; exposure; ideas; information on seminars, training, education; providing mutual support and act as reference point to make connections and partnership.

History

Three eras of Post Independence Missions

This post-independence mission era began in early 70s and has evolved into a formidable movement. This evolution has gone through three major phases.

1. First era: Cross-Cultural missions

In the early 70s and until late 80s the focus of mission was to send cross cultural missionaries from South and North East India to North India. Many young people reached North India, many of them not trained for that kind of missionary endeavour, struggling to learn the language and culture. In spite of human weaknesses, churches were planted in several pockets of North, West and Eastern parts of India.

2. Second era: Mono-cultural missions

Some of the cross-cultural missionaries understood the dynamics of mono-cultural evangelism. It took lot of time for cross cultural missionaries to learn the language, culture, adapt to new climate and do ministry. Some times due to family circumstances or sickness or for children education, they preferred to go back to their native places. These visionary leaders took local leaders from the respective regional or cultural zones, trained them as church planters and send them out. This strategy clicked in several areas. In some places where the previous era missionaries failed, they were able to penetrate and plant churches.

3. Third era: Local church missions

Beginning from late 90s a new trend began to emerge. Many of the mono-cultural missionaries discovered their own gift of pastoral leadership, apostolic leadership and missional leadership. They started planting and pasturing mature congregations that became self-supporting and in turn they began to send out missionaries from the local congregations. This is happening as sporadic mushroom movement.

The leaders of this third era movement need lot of encouragement, training, and skills. GLN would strive to serve these leaders.