Vision & Purpose

Mission springs from the heart of the Triune God. By stating that we “make Jesus Christ known” we do not ignore the role of the Father and the Holy Spirit in mission. Whilst the Scriptures teach us that God has revealed himself through many and diverse ways, he has done so fully and uniquely in His Son, the Word become flesh. It is our privilege now to make his Son known in a broken and needy world. Reconciliation and new life are only possible through Jesus.

The Word-became-flesh revealed the Father by deed, word, symbol and sign. We are sent into the world in the same way. Therefore, mission involves the demonstration of the reality of the Kingdom of God in every sphere of life. An incarnational, integrated approach is at the heart of our mission call.

We recognize that we play a part in how God is bringing about his mission. We do this in partnership with others. Interserve exists in order to encourage and facilitate churches and individuals to respond to God’s call to mission. Thus, we do not work alone as an organisation but together seek to determine where and how God purposes to use those who become part of Interserve. This requires of us attitudes of service and humility and a commitment to openness, sharing and vulnerability.

We rejoice in the reality of the global church and recognize the global nature of the missions movement that has sprung from it. Drawn from the global church, we seek to be a fully international community.

Wherever we work, we do so in partnership with local and national churches when they exist. A commitment to the development of local churches and the facilitation of those churches into mission is at the heart of our mission call.

Historically we have worked amongst the peoples of Asia and the Arabic-speaking world, wherever they are found. This continues to be our primary focus because it remains true that, in general, these communities have least opportunity to see and experience the reality of God’s Kingdom.

A commitment to “the neediest” is a reminder that we have limited resources. We choose to minister amongst the most spiritually, materially and socially impoverished.