Lavishing the feet of Jesuswith the hearts of
the Nations
“Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession.”
Psalm 2:8 ESV
Our mission is the Great Co-mission.
The Original Model.
Harvest the Nations International Ministry exists to see the Kingdom of God realized among the nations. Apostolic ministry answers the Great Commission by following Jesus, the original Apostle.
- He was sent — we are sent. An apostle is “one who is sent.” Jesus came from heaven to establish God’s Kingdom on earth (John 6:38).
- He was anointed — we are anointed. At His baptism the Spirit came on Him like a dove, and He became the Christ, the Anointed One. Joined to Christ the Head, believers share in His anointing (Psalm 133:1–2; John 15:4).
- He was commissioned — we are commissioned. Isaiah 61:1 lays out His mission from the Father: “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound.” As His body, that commission is our co-mission.
- He was empowered — we are empowered. He gathered disciples, gave them His authority, and sent them out as co-laborers by preaching the Gospel of the Kingdom and doing the works — the twelve, the seventy-two, then all believers (Luke 9:1–9; Luke 10:1–12; Mark 16:15–20).
- He returned — we advance. The apostolic is submission and service, not authority — and this is where it is most often abused. Jesus returned so we may ask the Father anything in His name. Like a midwife in the Kingdom, she does not own the child. She serves the mother, brings the child forth, and leaves for the next home.
Prayer: the Heartbeat of Union
At His feet.
Every birth begins with intimacy, and every move of God begins in union with Him. Mary of Bethany is often overlooked, yet her ministry was more precious than the others. She appears three times in Scripture, and each time she is at the feet of Jesus. Each time others missed what mattered to Him. Mary chose “that good part.”
When Jesus came to raise Lazarus, one look at Mary weeping moved Him, and Scripture says He wept. He did not weep for Lazarus — He knew he would live again — but love made her sorrow His own, and the heart of God on earth was moved. Intimacy born in prayer still moves Him toward change.
When she broke the alabaster jar and lavished perfume on His feet, a disciple called it waste. Jesus defended her: “You will always have the poor, but you will not always have Me.” She understood what He wanted. All ministry is for this — sitting at His feet, gazing on His beauty, listening to His Word, and treasuring His presence.
The goal is to ease the suffering of His heart by bringing the lost to His feet. When He returns, there will be no more pastors, evangelists, or prophets. Only the ministry of Mary will remain, as we stand before His throne, casting our crowns at His feet and gazing at His beauty. Prayer is the engine that drives the Church: intimacy is the fire that empowers it.
“One thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.”
Luke 10:42 ESV
Evangelize: Christus Victor
Proclaiming the Gospel of power.
As the Word goes forth, the Lord confirms it through signs and wonders (Mark 16:20).
“The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). Traditionally, we have received the Gospel through penal substitution: God laid His wrath on Christ so we would not have to endure it. That is true, yet a wrong emphasis can obscure the motive behind the Mission of Jesus.
We believe that the Father sent His Son as one Kingdom invading, overthrowing, and occupying another kingdom. This framework is called Christus Victor and was known by the early church. It presents the Gospel as Christ’s mission to destroy the works of the devil by releasing the captives and bearing their infirmities Himself. The victorious Christ!
“For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.”
1 Corinthians 4:20 ESV
Establish: creating families of believers
There is no harvest with a broken Church.
Imagine finding a large sum of money and stuffing it into pockets full of holes. No matter how fruitful evangelism is, if the local church is not strengthened, it is all in vain. That is why apostolic ministry joins evangelism with church planting and church growth. From the villages of Africa to the cities of Pakistan, we are building a global church base of indigenous believers and leaders who can carry the Gospel far beyond our reach. (Click on a nation or city to read its story.)
Equip: the Next frontier of ministry.
The foundation of church planting is discipleship.
Reproduction is what sustains the Kingdom from season to season. Evangelism advances it, but its life depends on discipleship. Harvest the Nations is equally given to raising the next generation of indigenous leaders, so they can serve on the front lines of their own communities.
In Kigoma, a large training center is planned for men and women from villages across Central Africa. They will be formed for the Kingdom in three phases: serving in the house of prayer, growing in the knowledge of the Word, and an apprenticeship with an established pastor or missionary. In Sargodha, that work has already begun. Every Friday, leaders meet for a class, speak on various topics, and answer open questions.
The sender: the catalyst of the commission.
The Sower and the reaper receive the same reward.
The Great Co-Mission is for every believer. As we are yoked with Christ, we are yoked together.
Those who are sent depend on the sender. Not all are called to go with their bodies, but all are called to go with their hearts.
Without partnership, the laborers remain few and the harvest remains plentiful.
“How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent?…”
Romans 10:14-15 ESV