ST. PAUL'S, along with more than a dozen other churches in the States, continues to partner with national pastors and their families for the advancement of the Gospel in the Middle East. Asia Minor Partners (AMP) sponsors church planting and leadership development ministries, primarily operating out of three cities in Asia Minor, but with an influence extending throughout the region (from Iran and Syria to Egypt and Ukraine). This geography is strategic at multiple levels, not least because in seeking to engage the majority religion and culture, it also stands on the western threshold of the 10/40 window (an area designated by missiologists which includes the majority of the world’s poorest and culturally most-unreached populations).
Pastor D
ST. PAUL' has forged particularly close ties with a pastor serving in a southern resort town on the Mediterranean (a town which the book of Acts tells us the apostle Paul visited during his second missionary journey). The church in Pastor D’s country survives in the midst of one of the most secular Islamic societies in the world. Opposition to the Gospel remains vibrant in the social, economic, and bureaucratic structure of the country. True Christians number a tiny fraction of one percent of the population, and they are often seen as traitors to their culture and nationality. Becoming a Christian effectively means becoming a foreigner in one’s own land. Pastor D spends much of his time teaching and preaching in various venues across the country. The Christian community in general, and particularly Christian leaders, are eager for helpful biblical study materials in their own language. People across the country continue to express thanks for materials he has written (or translated) and placed on the internet, including commentaries, devotionals and worship/liturgy resources. His teaching is also well received in many places where he has been invited to teach on a variety of topics. He continues discipling and encouraging pastors and leaders of small fellowships in various cities. Please continue to pray that this ministry would bear much fruit over time. Pastor D also enjoys planting seeds of interest in the Gospel in nearly every encounter he has with people around him in his home town.
