ACTION Zambia Ministries is a non-denominational Christian mission whose goal is to minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ with and through the local Zambian church.  We are a ministry of ACTION International Ministries and it is our purpose to support and build up the local church in Lusaka and in surrounding communities. 1.  Ministries should be done with and through the local church with the blessing and support of the local church...

We are committed to strengthening local Zambian churches.  This is central to our ministry and shapes our overall ministry philosophy.  We believe our calling is to strengthen and equip local churches to respond to the urgent needs in their home country, nearby nations, and around the world.  We believe this church-based approach is consistent with Scripture and fits God’s design for building His church in Zambia. We believe that the...

The Great Commission calls us to “make disciples” of all nations.  As followers of Christ, we have a great desire to live out the love of Christ by helping the Zambian church meet the needs of those who are suffering.  In a country such as Zambia, these needs are profound and immense.  While we have a passion to alleviate temporal suffering, our highest desire is to see the eternal needs of the Zambian people.  Making true disciples...

We seek to foster and strengthen Christ-honoring vision derived from within local Zambian churches.  Such vision arises out of an individual church’s giftings, resources, and cultural context.  This is desirable since often the local church best understands their capabilities and the deepest needs of its own community. Church vision may be inspired or spurred on by ideas from missionaries, but the ultimate ministry vision should be of the sort which arises from...

We believe that the best investments are in people and churches rather than programs or buildings.  There may be times when it is strategic and right to build facilities, but we believe that the most strategic investments are in the lives of people and churches rather than facilities.  We are also committed to investment in our Zambian colleagues – our co-laborers in the ministry of the gospel.  Our investment mindset means we prefer to invest...

The work of missions usually takes years to mature and bear fruit – years to learn language, understand culture, build relationships, and make disciples.  Being truly investment-minded means that we focus on activities that will bear the most fruit for the Kingdom of Christ in the long run.  Adhering to long-term goals is absolutely essential even as we attend to urgent needs that are present everywhere.  Yet, our long-term goals drive us to train and equip...

Our experience is that when the vision comes from within the church itself, there is deep localized sense of ownership and commitment to the ministry.  Churches can acquire the knowledge, skills and resources to grow and sustain their own ministry without needing to rely on Western churches or missionaries.  There may be cases where our mission provides resources or expertise, that a local church can never realistically be expected to provide, in order to expand...

We want to minister as a team, working cooperatively to accomplish goals which otherwise would be impossible. As a mission, we do have an established leadership structure and most decisions are made within this governance framework.  Team-orientation means that we have an attitude of deferring to one another in love, that we naturally seek the inputs and comments of others about our ministries, and that we love and value each other (both missionaries and our...