Ministry Results
"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." - Matthew 28:18-20
A Christian ministry is successful in relation to how effectively it fulfills the Great Commission of Jesus Christ. The Great Commission is comprised of three distinct commands:
(1) Evangelism—"teach all nations": preach the Biblical gospel of eternal salvation by faith alone through grace alone, and lead lost souls to salvation in Christ.
(2) Baptism—"baptizing them": baptize new converts Biblically as a public profession of their faith in the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.
(3) Discipleship—"teaching them to observe all things": teach and train new converts in the Biblical essentials, and bring them to maturity as faithful disciples for Christ.
These three (evangelism, baptism, and discipleship) are the Biblical ways to measure the success of a ministry. These results are not the work of one man, but mostly of dozens upon dozens of persons who were personally led to the Lord, discipled, and trained, by the American twin founders of this work.
Here are approximate totals covering our labours as part of Baptists for Africa from 2019-2024:
Evangelism
- • The gospel has been thoroughly presented to nearly 100,000 people in a personal, face-to-face format on roads and at homes.
- • We have distributed hundreds of thousands of gospel tracts, which all contain a clear explanation of the gospel.
- • We have had a couple opportunities to broadcast the gospel message to millions in Uganda, being interviewed twice on one of the biggest radio stations in the country, Capital FM.
Baptism
- • Of those who gave an understanding profession of faith in the gospel, over 1,000 people have been baptized.
Discipleship
- • We have had over 3,000 people to whom the gospel was personally given come for at least one church service or Bible lesson, and most of them have come multiple times.
- • We have fully trained approximately 150 people to give the gospel in a thorough way to others, as soul-winners.
