REACH is an acronym for Resources Employment And Community Horizons. We employ resources judiciously in a developing country’s context to reach people for Christ and to help build God’s Kingdom. In the process, we aim for maximum impact so the community of disciples can minister to the spiritual, physical, and social needs of members and society.
As such, REACH is a contextualized, infiltrative disciplemaking movement. We penetrate society by reproducing Christ in the lives of disciples. This takes place at home, at work, and in high schools and universities. Our ministries include children, high school, collegiate, young professionals, and the community. We are particularly active on college campuses. We believe students will become tomorrow’s Christian professionals who can make an impact on every aspect of community life.
Our Vision and Mission
Vision: The Gospel and God’s Kingdom, actively and freely permeating all levels of society in a holistic and contextualized manner.
Mission: To develop disciples of Jesus Christ as whole persons and promote a contextualized holistic Christian discipleship in the developing world.
REACH Has Four Commitments
1. The Whole Person
The Asian mind does not easily dissect things and people into independent parts. We were created in God’s image; the whole of us, not just our spirits. While the unique importance of the spiritual realm is unquestioned by REACH, the parable of the Good Samaritan shows that the Gospel – whose essence is love – cannot pass by on the other side of the road where a brother or sister in Christ lays robbed, beaten, and bleeding. REACH cannot stop short of a commitment to making men and women whole in Christ.
2. Indigenous Leadership Patterns
Most REACH staff are self-supporting disciple makers, dedicated and gifted to produce and lead substantial ministries. Leadership patterns include a strong family spirit of mutual support, consensus, and shared responsibility. This contrasts with the Western sense of individualistic responsibility and achievement.
3. The Poor
God is eternally biased in favor of the weak, oppressed, and helpless. The theological terms for this are justice and grace. REACH’s commitment to the poor does not curtail ministry to others, but helps us walk as Jesus walked.
4. Infiltrative Disciple Making
REACH is committed to evangelizing, establishing, equipping, and exporting disciples into the harvest field to fulfill the Great Commission. REACH seeks to infiltrate social structures with disciples who live out the Christian life and minister in their spheres of influence to redeem a broken world. The ministry has been particularly fruitful on agricultural campuses, which supply many professionals working in government agencies.
