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7 Ministries is a non-profit organization that is a vehicle for my (Lem Egipto’s) personal ministry. I created this vehicle because it will allow me to do vocational ministry in Georgia and give me the opportunity to take my ministry to the Philippines, where I want to serve as a missionary. Eventually I would like the Philippines to be a base and send out lay missionaries to China, the Middle East, and around the world through a for profit business. It is estimated that the Philippines has about 11 million overseas workers in the world based on 2003 data and I  want to send out trained lay missionaries to closed countries around the world. Many of these countries often recruit Filipinos because they are educated, speak English, and  able to blend into many different cultures.  Let me explain my philosophy of ministry, so that you can better understand what I am trying to accomplish.

The basis for my ministry is the Great Commission and there are a few verses throughout the New Testament that I think is our mission or task as followers of Christ:

In Matthew 28:18-20 Jesus says to His disciples,

All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

In Acts 1:8 before Jesus ascension he tells his disciples,

…you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

In Ephesians 3:10-11 Paul writes about the purpose of the church saying,

His (God’s) intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to his eternal purpose which he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord.

In Mark 16:15 Jesus says,

Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation.

This is our task as Christians and this is the basis for my ministry to proclaim the Gospel, make disciples of Christ, and teach them to obey Christ’s commands. All my work will be towards this goal. As I build relationships and meet people’s needs I have this eternal perspective in mind.

I believe the best way to complete the task of the Great Commission is through multiplication. Let me illustrate this principle through Paul’s second letter to Timothy. Paul writes,

The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

In this verse we can see four generations: Paul, Timothy, faithful men,  and others. If I lead 100 men to Christ this year, but they were not fully trained to reach and train others I would be only using addition to complete the task. But if I can fully train a man to know God and disciple others I will not only be using addition, but muliplication to complete the task that Christ has given us.

My Approach

In Matthew 4:19 Jesus says to Peter and Andrew, “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” I want to be a fisher of men and I want to use this ministry as a tool to accomplish that. So this leads me to who and where I will be fishing. For illustration sake lets call the who and where, my pond.  What ponds will I be fishing in? Well my current pond will be a five mile radius of where I live. These areas include Decatur, Clarkston, Kirkwood, and Filipinos in Atlanta. My future ponds may include the Philippines, China, and the Middle East. In my ministry the ponds may change, but the ministry will always be the same.

7 Ministries’ Mission Statement is,

Living for eternity by serving and investing in people.

Through this statement I want to emphasize the importance of people and my relationships with others.  God has commanded all his followers to love and serve others. We don’t want to build programs, but build  relationships and invest in people. I believe this is an eternal perspective that I want this ministry to always have. 

We hope to take this understanding of ministry and apply it to the different endeavors that we felt called to do.

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