International Friendships - Columbus, OH
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Mission and Goals
Our Mission
We (IFI staff, volunteers, donors, and churches) serve (outreach events, meet practical needs, and evangelistic and discipleship Bible studies) and partner with (disciple and impart vision of reaching out to family and friends) international students so that Christ can be made known among the Nations.
PURPOSE I
To evangelize, disciple and equip internationals to know Christ and make Him known among the nations, as oaks of righteousness planted by the Lord.
Goals:
- To build a broad base of friendships with internationals.
- To have loving relationships with internationals regardless of their spiritual interest.
- To motivate and challenge our international friends to consider Christ.
- To follow-up and disciple international Christians.
- To train key international Christians as disciple-makers.
PURPOSE II
To provide cross-cultural training and to mobilize Christians in the Columbus area to reach the internationals on their door step.
Goals:
- To partner with and serve Columbus Area churches and individual Christians by providing Cross-cultural training, resources, and opportunities to befriend internationals.
- To develop a ministry team of international and American laborers whose purpose it is to minister directly to the spiritual needs of internationals.
- To pray and believe God for personal growth in Christ-likeness in the lives of campus ministry team members and other volunteers.
- To equip campus ministry team members and volunteers to become more effective in ministering cross-culturally.
- To see Christians who have been involved with us go into other cross-cultural ministries both here and abroad.
