Church Partnership
The church is God’s plan A for mission, and there is no plan B. It is the church that has been given the commission to make disciples of all nations.
As your church identifies, assesses, and develops potential missionaries towards service among the unreached, we can help.
Inherent in the mission of God is the church’s responsibility for its own members – training them to be disciples and make disciples, discerning which members are being called into cross-cultural ministry, and preparing and commissioning those members for the work that lies ahead.
AIM serves churches in their responsibility to make disciples among the peoples of Africa. We come alongside, listen, and work with you to both equip and sustain your missionaries for fruitful ministry. For the long haul.
As you recognize those who God may be calling to go, love well those you’ve sent, cast vision and continue to equip those at home to worship Christ in His pursuit of the Nations – this is not a burden you are meant to bear alone.
If you desire a deeper connection, have questions, or ways we can serve together is this task we invite you – church leaders and pastors – to get to know us better. Learn how AIM can partner with your church in pursuit of making Jesus known among all African peoples.
Resources for Churches
Get to know us
Explore AIM is a 24-hour in-person event designed for anyone interested in learning more about missions and AIM’s work around the globe. The event is typically hosted at our US Headquarters in Peachtree City, Georgia, and runs several times a year. We offer a Church Leaders Track for the 2-day event, with sessions tailored to answer your questions as a sending church and explore together how we can partner with you. Explore more about what it’s like to go or send, and gain a deeper understanding of God’s heart for the unreached.
Missions Coaching and Resources
AIM proudly partners with sixteen:fifteen to encourage and equip the local church.
Our Member Care Covenant
Book: The Prayer Seminar
Prayer Guide for Senders
PrayAfrica
PrayAfrica.org is a ministry website of Africa Inland Mission dedicated to helping believers from around the world to pray for Africa’s unreached peoples. You can subscribe to receive email updates for any people group on the site, and we’ve provided a number of downloadable resources to help as you pray.
Book: The World Changing Church
Story of a Sending Church
Contact Josh
AIM’s Church Partnership Coordinator
“God has a ‘plan A’ for missions. And that ‘plan A’ is his local church.”
Listen to Josh share on our podcast about AIM’s passion for serving and supporting local churches in the sending of missionaries. [31 Minutes]
What it means for a church to partner with AIM
- What is AIM’s vision for Church Partnership, and how might this intersect with your church’s vision for sending?
- What is God’s intent and design for the sending out of missionaries?
- What does a good mission–church partnership look like?
- What are the benefits of good partnerships – for the church, and for the missionary?
- How should a potential “goer” be interacting with their home church as they pursue God’s call to missions?
- How important is the local church to the success of a missionary on the field?