The Matthew 9 Initiative

Multiply Leaders. Transform Communities.

The harvest is plentiful, but the workers need to be equipped. Your gift helps train local church leaders who can strengthen churches and multiply the work in hard places.

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There is no shortage of opportunity. There is a shortage of equipped leaders.

Why this is urgent

In many hard places, church leaders are already serving faithfully, but they lack access to structured, long-term training.

When local leaders are equipped, they stay. They understand the language, the culture, the needs, and the people. They strengthen the Church from within.

The 3-Step Pathway

One leader becomes a multiplying leader.

Foundations students, Formation students, and Facilitation students move through a clear pathway where leaders are trained, shaped, and equipped to train others.

1

Foundations Students

Leaders receive structured biblical and ministry training, often for the first time.

2

Formation Students

Leaders are shaped in character, calling, leadership, and ministry practice.

3

Facilitation Students

Leaders are equipped to train and mentor others so the work multiplies locally.

Why Donate

Your gift helps build a leadership pipeline that lasts.

Global Action is not only helping leaders receive training. We are helping leaders become formed, equipped, and prepared to train others in their own communities.

This is why the Matthew 9 Initiative matters. It creates a pathway where church leaders are trained through Foundations, strengthened through Formation, and equipped through Facilitation to multiply the work locally.

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Multiplication Model

The first three years plant the seeds. Then the harvest multiplies.

The model does not grow because Global Action simply keeps adding more students from the outside. It grows because local Facilitation graduates are equipped to train others.

Years 1 through 3 build the pipeline. Years 4 and 5 show what happens when those trained leaders begin carrying the training forward.

Five-Year Progression

How 25 becomes 500

Years 1–3 build the trainers. Years 4–5 show what happens when Facilitation graduates begin training others while the next group of Facilitation students is still being equipped.

Each person icon represents approximately 5 Foundations students.
Year 1

Start the pathway

25 Foundations students begin structured training.

25 Foundations Students
First group begins training
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10 Future Formation Students Leaders prepared for deeper development
Year 2

Keep building the pipeline

25 more Foundations students begin, while 10 students continue into Formation.

25 New Foundations Students
A new group enters the pathway
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10 Formation Students Students move deeper in formation
Year 3

The trainers emerge

The pathway reaches Facilitation. This is where students are prepared to train and mentor others.

25 New Foundations Students
Another group begins training
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10 Formation Students Leaders continue deeper development
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5 Facilitation Students Students are equipped to train others

By the end of the first three years, the model has built 75 Foundations students, 30 Formation students, and 5 Facilitation graduates who are ready to help train others.

Year 4

Multiplication becomes visible

Facilitation graduates begin training others, while 5 more students are equipped through Facilitation.

5 Facilitation Graduates Training Others Graduates help train new Foundations students
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150 Foundations Students
New students trained through multiplication
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5 New Facilitation Students More leaders are equipped to train others
Year 5

The pathway continues multiplying

Facilitation graduates continue training others, while 5 more students are equipped through Facilitation.

10 Facilitation Graduates Training Others Graduates carry the training forward locally
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275 Foundations Students
New students trained through multiplication
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5 New Facilitation Students Total Facilitation graduates reaches 15
The Multiplication Moment

Facilitation graduates train the next wave.

This is why the Foundations students number jumps. The model is no longer just adding students year by year. Local leaders are now equipped to carry the training forward.

15 Total Facilitation Graduates Equipped to Train Others
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500 Total Foundations Students Over Five Years

Five-Year Goal

A multiplying pathway that equips leaders, strengthens churches, and keeps growing through local facilitators.

500 Foundations Students
50 Formation Students
15 Facilitation Graduates Equipped
How Far Your Gift Could Go

Support a leader’s next step.

$600

$50 monthly

A gift of this size can help provide meaningful training support for a church leader moving through the Foundations students pathway.

Because training costs vary by region and program level, your gift helps Global Action equip leaders where the need is greatest and where your generosity can make the strongest impact.

Gifts are used to advance Global Action’s mission and are allocated according to ministry priorities, regional needs, and strategic opportunities.

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What part of the mission captures your heart?

Some people are especially moved by a region. Others care deeply about leadership development, discipleship, multiplying trainers, or strengthening churches in hard places.

Your gift does not have to be tied to one person to make a personal impact. When you give, you help fuel a bigger vision: local leaders equipped to serve their own churches and communities well.

Africa
Eastern Europe
Latin America
Asia
Hard Places
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Your gift helps build what lasts.

We can move quickly, but we want to build this well. The right partnership helps us accelerate without cutting corners, so leaders are not only reached, but formed and equipped to multiply.

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