2013 Annual Report - The Foursquare Church

2013 Annual Report 

Foursquare Missions International 

Dr. James C. Scott, Director

2013 Foursquare Cabinet Foursquare Missions International 

Table of Contents 

From the Missions Director......................................................................................................................................................3 

Comparative Report of Global Membership and Spiritual Activity............................................................................4 

Regional Report 2012.................................................................................................................................................................4 

Area Missionary Reports...........................................................................................................................................................5 

NORTH AMERICA – Ted Vail.....................................................................................................................................5 

THE CARIBBEAN – David Stone ...............................................................................................................................6 

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA – Paul Otremba.............................................................................................7 

EUROPE – Jeff Roper...................................................................................................................................................8 

MIDDLE EAST / NORTH AFRICA / CENTRAL ASIA (MENACA) – Sam (last name withheld) .................9 

WEST AFRICA AND FRANCOPHONE NATIONS (two regions) – Dan Lucero.......................................... 10 

EAST AFRICA – Humberto Paz .............................................................................................................................. 12 

SOUTHERN AFRICA – Humberto Paz.................................................................................................................. 13 

SOUTH ASIA – Wayne (last name withheld).................................................................................................... 13 

SOUTHEAST ASIA – George Butron..................................................................................................................... 15 

NORTH ASIA – Corey (last name withheld)...................................................................................................... 16 

SOUTH PACIFIC – Jerry Stott ................................................................................................................................. 17 

Foursquare Countries/Works Around the World .......................................................................................................... 27 

Missionary Care Report .......................................................................................................................................................... 28 

Missionary Training and Education Report...................................................................................................................... 29 

FMI Communications Report................................................................................................................................................ 30 

GO Teams Report...................................................................................................................................................................... 31 

Foursquare Relief and Compassion Report ..................................................................................................................... 32 

Financial Reports....................................................................................................................................................................... 34 

Projects Funded by Foursquare Connection 2011 Offerings | Phase II ................................................................. 37 

A Global Church with a Global Mission............................................................................................................................. 40 

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The Foursquare Church 

Foursquare Missions International 

Dr. James C. Scott Jr. 

Director 

213.989.4342 | FAX 213.989.4559 

http://www.foursquare.org/missions 

From the Missions Director 

Dear Foursquare Pastor and Leader: 

With gratitude for all Jesus is doing globally, we ask you to celebrate with us the many victories 

of 2012. We also invite you to pray fervently with us for the host of nations and people groups 

who still have not heard the gospel. 

The task is daunting but in the strength of the Lord and in the power of His Holy Spirit, we will 

be faithful and see the earth covered with the Foursquare Gospel! Join us in thanking the Lord 

for His provision and faithfulness throughout the earth. 

Here are a few highlights of what God is doing through our Foursquare Family: 

• Foursquare South Korea has sent missionaries to 14 nations 

• Trinidad-‐Tobago Ministry Training Center is ready to open and train missionaries from 

Latin America, North America and the Caribbean. 

• FMI trained 30 new missionary applicants, four FMI missionary teams, 18 pastors and 

eight missionaries from other ministries in two U.S. intensives. 

• $65,607.70 in Christmas gifts were received to help FMI minister to children 

• Church planting teams have been welcomed in three metro areas of Taiwan. 

• Foursquare Cuba has established an extension of ABI (Angelus Bible Institute) with plans 

for institutes in every Cuban province over a three-‐year period. 

For the King and His Kingdom, 

Dr. James C. Scott Jr., Director 

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Comparative Report of Global Membership and Spiritual Activity 

Foursquare Non-‐U.S. 2012 Reported* 2011 Reported 

Salvations 2,361,883 2,524,412 

Water Baptisms 822,627 577,210 

Holy Spirit Baptisms 962,399 822,273 

Members 7,275,324 7,198,516 

Churches and Meeting Places 66,393 65,096 

Ministers 92,123 82,141 

Non-‐U.S. Countries and Territories 

with Foursquare Works 135** 136** 

* A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES HAVE NOT YET REPORTED. 

** THIS NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE THE U.S. 

Regional Report 2012 

Regions of the World Area Missionary 

Countries Churches & 

and Works Mtg. Places 

Members 

North America Ted Vail 3 359** 19,192** 

The Caribbean David Stone 5 101 8,401 

Central and South America Paul Otremba 17 18,306 3,548,266 

Europe Jeff Roper 25 342 16,695 

Middle East/North Africa/ Sam*** 10 120 3,152 

Central Asia (MENACA) 

West Africa Daniel Lucero 5 4,733 198,328 

Francophone Africa Daniel Lucero 16 695 71,939 

East Africa Humberto Paz 7 1,077 141,144 

Southern Africa Humberto Paz 10 468 23,861 

South Asia Wayne*** 5 2,070 28,905 

South East Asia George Butron 7 14,078 29,905 

North Asia Corey*** 6 1,139 47,227 

South Pacific Jerry Stott 12 22,554 2,405,805 

Totals* 128 66,042 6,542,870 

* A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES HAVE NOT YET REPORTED. 

** THIS NUMBER DOES NOT INCLUDE THE U.S. 

*** LAST NAME WITHHELD DUE TO SECURITY. 

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NORTH AMERICA – Ted Vail 

Area Missionary Reports 

Opportunities: 

• This region is ripe for outreach, leadership development, and church planting! Millions 

of people live in Central Mexico and it is under-‐reached. The average age is a mere 26 

years old. 

• Canada, like the U.S. is a land of diverse ethnicity. As in the U.S., people from nations 

without the gospel are pouring into Canada as well. 

• There appears to be a breakthrough with the Foursquare Mexico central property, “Dios 

es Amor.” After 12 years, it looks like this property will be returned to Foursquare 

Mexico. It will serve as a training base, national hub, and it returns a sense of soul to the 

movement. 

• We have a central facility in Mexico City that services a new ABI training extension in the 

Central Mexican region. The number of churches in this region is growing. 

• Mike Carey continues to focus on preparing, training, and sending through the 

establishment of Bible schools. 

• John Mazariegos is the ABI representative to Mexico and is experiencing significant 

growth through his church in San Luis Potosi. 

• There are an additional 10 FMI missionary units in Mexico developing leaders planting 

churches and facilitating partnerships that are increasing the gospel. 

• The average age in Mexico is 26 and there is an immense need for outreach to youth 

and children. 

• Urban and Ethnic U.S. and Canada are brimming with opportunity for church planting 

but require a fresh perspective and prioritization. These are the growth areas of our 

future. 

Challenges and areas of prayer: 

• We lack long-‐term ministers of the gospel in Mexico. We have a Bible school started 

now in Mexico City with a facility and five locations and this is a huge start for the 

Central Region. We need a fresh burst of young leaders and young missionaries willing 

to invest their lives. 

• There will be presidential elections this year for Mexico as a nation. This will affect the 

climate towards the gospel. 

• There are serious challenges in Foursquare Mexican leadership at the board level. This 

has discouraged young ministers and made it very difficult to recruit new pastors or 

connect with potential American missionaries. 

• The ongoing violence on the U.S. and Mexican border along with growing challenges 

such as human trafficking, drug use and drug violence, arms sales and smuggling, and 

immigration issues reflect the need for transformation within this region. 

• There are regions of Mexico with millions of inhabitants where there is inadequate 

gospel presence. 

• In Canada, the city of Quebec continues to be very hard ground. There is an initiative to 

plant more churches in Toronto which is the most multicultural city in the world. As in 

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the U.S., one of the leading strategies of the future is to include partnership with 

ethnicities and immigrants. In Quebec and Toronto, it may need to be the leading 

strategy. 

THE CARIBBEAN – David Stone 

Update from Regional Council meeting held Nov. 5-‐7, 2012 in the Dominican Republic: 

• Ruben Nieves from Puerto Rico was elected as Regional Chair for the next two years. 

• John Henry Nosen was present to minister during times of devotion, and to share about 

Marc16, the ministry training center he is beginning in Florida, and to discuss how he 

can partner with the Caribbean as part of the missionary training/experience for 

students. 

• The Peacemakers ministry was presented, and it was agreed that the seminar on conflict 

resolution would presented in each of the countries to pastors and leaders. A schedule 

has been set for this to take place. 

• There was also a time of sharing updates from each of the national leaders, and a time 

of personal ministry and prayer for one another. 

• A missionary retreat followed the Regional Council meeting. 

Points of Celebration/Opportunities: 

• The church in Cuba began an extension of ABI (Angelus Bible Institute) in January 2013. 

This is a 3-‐year plan of training teachers, and students, with teachers from ABI. At the 

end of 3 years the institute will be run totally by Cubans. It is beginning in one location, 

with a goal of establishing libraries and institutes in every province on the island. 

• A new church is being planted in the capitol city of St. Georges on the island of Grenada. 

This is their third church. 

• The Cross-‐Cultural Ministry Training Center on the island of Trinidad is in place and 

ready to begin classes in March 2013. 

• Contacts and leaders are preparing to open the island of St. Lucia to the Foursquare 

Gospel. A meeting is scheduled for April 2013 to finalize plans, and launch the church 

plant. 

• A ministry center, El Puente (the bridge), has begun reaching out to university students 

in the DR. There are encouraging testimonies coming out of this ministry, and its 

influence is growing and impacting new lives weekly. 

• The base camp in Haiti was closed for the holidays. It is now up and running again. The 

first team of the year arrived on Feb. 4. Teams are scheduled into November, but their 

are still some open weeks. We have invited some of the key US leaders who have been 

involved in Haiti to serve on an advisory council as we go through this time of leadership 

transition, and help give some oversight to the base camp and projects. 

• Reid and Kim Crow are raising their financial support to go as missionaries to Jamaica. 

Their giftings in administration and education are greatly needed, an will be very 

beneficial to the Jamaican church. 

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Points of Challenge: 

• The family of Pastor Guy Thomas, national leader of Haiti, is living in the Boston area (his 

wife and 2 kids). They have been there since the earthquake (3 years), with no plans to 

return to Haiti. Even though he visits them periodically, this is not a healthy situation 

for his family, or the church. A major decision/change is needed. 

• There is a need to begin focusing more on national church development in Haiti, and 

less on teams and projects. This could necessitate the appointment of a lead missionary 

to help walk through this process. In the meantime, there is still the need for base camp 

staff. 

• Jamaica is still recovering from the damage done by hurricane Sandy. While progress 

has been made, there is still a lot of work to do, and $1000's of dollars to be raised. 

They are also facing economic challenges at the national office, as well as the need for 

leadership development. 

• The Dominican Republic could be losing two missionary units in the near future that will 

leave some big gaps. Pray for nationals to be trained to step into those gaps. 

CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA – Paul Otremba 


• El Salvador has only 11 Foursquare churches. The former national leader of El Salvador 

has sent out a call to all the Latin American countries asking for church planters. Several 

countries have expressed their interest in sending workers to this harvest field. 

• The theme of the last convention of the Panamanian Foursquare Church was on 

Missions. The Panamanian Foursquare Church is planning on sending out more 

missionaries to the nations, to the region and also reach out to communities in their 

own country that have not been reached. 

• This year 2013 we are planning to introduce the material of DOING WHAT JESUS DID to 

countries like CHILE, PARAGUAY, URUGUAY and BELICE. We are also planning to 

videotape the seminar of DWJD with the idea to not only have the books available, but 

also use the internet to take this seminar to the most remote areas of the region and 

train pastors and leaders how to use this material to train the church to do the work of 

the ministry. More follow up seminars will be held in 2013 in Central and South America. 

• With over 2,500 churches and meeting places in Colombia, The Foursquare Church is 

well established and has good leadership. It is divided into eight districts that work 

autonomously. New churches are planted all the time and in general the churches are 

growing. Colombia has the capacity to send missionaries to other countries – and some 

are already serving in Spain, Dominican Republic, U.S., etc. Leaders are starting to talk 

about the responsibility to reach out to other nations. Specific decisions to be more 

intentional in sending out missionaries have not been made. 

• There is a bigger awareness among the national leaders of the region of the necessity to 

develop leadership-‐training seminars that strengthen the present leaders and also raise 

a new generation of leaders. There is a need to provide higher theological Education for 

pastors and leaders in the region. 

• We continue to see healthy church planting initiatives in several countries, namely 

Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Honduras. 

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• With enormous young populations, there are tremendous opportunities of ministry 

among the youth in this region. 

• Lee Schnabel continues to serve the creation of new in-‐service training models in Chile, 

with great favor from the national board. 

• Argentina is focusing on a new wave of church planting as well as establishing a new 

discipleship program using the Deckers’ Doing What Jesus Did materials and the Series 

of the Ambassador. 


• Leadership training: There is especially a need for a new generation of leaders to be 

trained. In several countries we see that more than 60% of the present Foursquare 

leadership is over 40 years old. Younger leaders are looking for training that will be 

relevant for the ministry and for opportunities of ministry. Countries like El Salvador, 

Nicaragua, Guatemala, Bolivia, Uruguay and Belize need help to train more and better 

leaders for the harvest. 

• Training leaders for national positions is also a need. Continuous education for pastors 

and leaders – with recognized certifications. 

• Pastoral care is a major need especially in strengthening the marriages of the leaders 

and the pastors; moral failures among leaders are affecting the churches. 

• Questionable doctrines are entering into the churches and are affecting the healthy 

development of the churches in the region. 

• Many of the evangelistic outreaches are reporting certain numbers of converts and yet 

we do not see these new “converts” in the churches. 

• We have great challenges for church planting in several countries such as Paraguay, 

Uruguay, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Belize, and Peru. Great 

church planting needs continue to exist in some of the capital cities such as Buenos 

Aires, Asunción, Santa Cruz, Caracas, Quito, Managua, Guatemala city, San Jose, Lima. 

• Big Muslim population in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela 

EUROPE – Jeff Roper 

Celebrations 

• FMI Missionaries are pioneering churches and/or national works in countries like 

Hungary, Estonia, Bulgaria, and Ukraine; in cities like Amsterdam, Holland, Galway, 

Ireland, and in areas like the former Soviet Union and the Balkans. 

• FMI Missionaries are faithfully serving in places like Poland and Russia reaching out to 

North Africans who immigrate to Europe, Romania, the Czech Republic, France, and 

Ireland. 

• Doors of opportunity to pioneer Foursquare are opening in Sweden, Denmark, Bosnia, 

Macedonia, the Republic of Georgia, and Romania among the Romani people. 

• There are now 342 Foursquare Churches and meeting places throughout 24 nations 

within Europe. A number of new cities and nations have Foursquare works in various 

stages of development. 

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Challenges and areas of prayer 

• Pray for the growth of the existing churches and national works in Europe. 

• Even though Europe is referred to as a “post-‐Christian continent,” the harvest in Europe 

is still ripe. Pray to the Lord of the harvest to raise up laborers for the harvest: Church 

planters and church planting teams to go into unreached cities, nations, and people 

groups. 

• We need experienced church planters for the major cities of Europe. 

• Pray for new cities and nations to be reached. Pray for the healthy development of 

national churches throughout Europe. Pray for wisdom to steward the people and 

resources entrusted to us. Pray for the pastors and missionaries serving throughout 

Foursquare Europe. 

• We have a number of nations within Europe who would be considered “stage one” and 

“stage two” churches that need to be developed through the next stage. Pray for key 

leaders to help train and to be trained. 

• Pray for Europe as it goes through a serious economic crisis. 

• Pray for Foursquare Churches to be developed in Macedonia, Ukraine, Georgia, Bosnia, 

Sweden, and Denmark. 

MIDDLE EAST / NORTH AFRICA / CENTRAL ASIA (MENACA) – Sam (last name withheld) 

Points of Celebration and Opportunity 

The call and vision of the MENACA region is to share with those who are the least likely to have 

the opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus’ love and redemption. 

This calling and vision is being fulfilled by: 

1) Foursquare ministries which are reaching out to the neglected parts of society. Some 

unique ministries include: 

• starting the first congregation specifically for the deaf of that country 

• a ministry for those with physical handicaps 

• reaching out to children suffering form cancer 

• going to the streets to feed, clothe and share the Gospel with children living on the 

streets 

• beginning multiple drug and alcoholic rehabilitation centers 

• housing, feeding and giving vocational training to refugees 

• fighting for justice for abused and exploited foreign workers employed as maids 

• reaching foreign workers living in the region, but coming from multiple unreached 

nations 

2) Bringing the Kingdom of God to the least reached cities and nations. Currently being 

established are: 

• an outreach to a community of over 400,000 residents, but no evangelical churches 

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• establishing churches in three largely unreached nations without any Foursquare works 

• planting the first Foursquare in a city where nearly half the nation’s population lives, but 

with no Foursquare presence. 

Challenges and Points of Prayer 

• Increased labors into this vast harvest field 

• Protection on our national workers, some of whom face persecution and opposition 

• God would continue to bring individuals to Himself through sign, wonders and dreams 

WEST AFRICA AND FRANCOPHONE NATIONS (two regions) – Dan Lucero 

Dan has relational responsibilities in the French-‐speaking nations around the world and regional 

responsibilities in West and Francophone Africa. He is also the elected national leader of the 

French Foursquare Churches and as such is a member of the European Council of Elders. 

Personal Celebration Point 

Dan has turned the corner from a near death experience with a botched colon surgery in July 

2012 – he developed a hole in the colon on returning from Africa to France – three surgeries 

later -‐ with the successful final surgery concluded in late September, have put Dan back 

together and prognosis is he will have no long term effects and has already regained health – 

The Lucero’s are thankful for all the prayer on their behalf and wish to express that to the ICFG 

Board, Missions Committee and The US Foursquare Church. 

Points of Celebration and Opportunities 

COTE D’IVOIRE 

The nation is still transitioning out of recent years of civil strife/war... yet we celebrate that 

Foursquare Cote d’Ivoire continues to take on its’ apostolic responsibilities in the region with 

more oversight being exercised in Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Burkina Faso, Mali and in Central 

Africa (in The Democratic Republic of the Congo in particular). 

SUB–SAHARRIAN (SAHEL) Africa 

Ongoing war led by rebel jihadist groups in many countries (Mali, Niger, Chad, etc.,) and other 

humanitarian and endemic problems (famine. drought, etc.) render this area of particular 

challenge even for Africa. That the region is very poor and also 90% plus French-‐speaking 

Muslim add to the challenges. Dan, while speaking in Senegal a few years ago had a very 

powerful vision and was forewarned in the vision that the window that was then open to work 

in these predominantly Muslim nations would soon shut – this is what appears to be happening 

now with wars, drought, famine, etc., on such a cataclysmic and region wide scale. 

Taking heed of the warning during the last two years Dan has lead that land and facilities been 

acquired (some new ones still being built). Today in Mali -‐ a health clinic in Bamako is being 

built; in Chad a central Church building purchased in the capital city N’Djamena; in Niger -‐ a 

central church – mission station and land has ben acquired in the outskirts of the capital city 

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Niamey; in Senegal – several hectares have been purchased and are being developed for a 

mission base in the southern part of country. All this can be celebrated as these purchases will 

secure the long-‐term vision of the church and offer opportunities in the future for indigenous 

works and workers to grow – knowing that they have the security of their own facilities to work 

from – and this can not be easily kicked out Muslim landlords. 

Central Africa Region 

Though not yet an official Foursquare region, the countries (The Central African Republic, The 

Democratic Republic of Congo, The Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, 

Chad and Sao Tome and Principe) are monetarily and politically linked. Over the last few years 

Dan has seen that all these countries now have viable Foursquare churches except for the 

smallest island nation of Sao Tome and Principe. 

• In the past five years we can celebrate that the Foursquare works here have and are 

especially consolidating and maturing in the nations of 1) Cameroon, 2) The Democratic 

Republic of the Congo and 3) The Central African Republic. Despite huge obstacles 

endemic to Africa (material needs, war and rebels, disease, etc.) – over these last few 

years we have seen in partnership and coordination with the Dan that the nation of 

Chad has been opened by the Foursquare Church in The Central African Republic; The 

Republic of Congo has been opened by Foursquare Democratic Republic of Congo 

(KINSHASA); Gabon opened by Foursquare Holland and Guinea Equatorial opened by 

Foursquare Spain. 

• Amongst these nations Apostolic leaders and anointing are flowing particularly three of 

them 1) Cameroon, 2) The Central African Republic and 3) The Democratic Republic of 

the Congo evidenced with church planting exploits and national programs for leadership 

training and multiplication. This gives a new indigenous stability to this part of Africa 

and will allow these leaders to determine their future as concerns regionalization issues 

/ multiplication. Presently they are thrown into the two Regions that are referred to as 

West Africa and Francophone Africa. 

• All the nations here identify as French-‐speaking yet they would probably be better 

served (due to distance, costs, and other impracticalities in the present regional 

configurations) to become their own region and the leaders have begun to talk and 

process in this direction. Done in a healthy way this should be nurtured and celebrated. 


1. National Leaders of Chad & Senegal -‐ Both still deal with health issues. 

Particularly the Senegal leader who has a kidney and liver cysts /infection disease 

and is often in France for medical treatment. On-‐going intercession asked for. 

2. Guinea -‐ The sudden death in the second week of September 2012 has not 

stopped the work and the Cote d’Ivoire has apostolically picked up the burden with 

new land purchases and building projects going on as new churches are being 

planted. 

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• REGIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Between WEST & FRANCOPHONE AFRICA 

The long-‐term issues of how English Speaking nations (WAMCO) and Francophone speaking 

nations interact in West Africa needs to be addressed – especially in light of the Central 

African nations desiring to work more in collaboration geographically (even though they 

identify in the Francophone Region). A dialogue was begun at the Phoenix Global Summit 

between the Francophone Chair and Nigerian leadership (the largest most established 

Church in West Africa and English speaking), but time did not permit final resolution. 

No regional gatherings and dialogues concerning this at the Regional level in Africa have 

taken place since Phoenix, for various reasons. The main nations and leaders should be at 

the next Convention in Orlando and a road map could be established to map out next steps 

and process points. Dan’s concern is that whatever final decision is reached, that the 

process be done in a Godly way that respectfully considers the opinions of each and every 

nation and their national leadership who are affected/ involved in these two regions. 

• ARAB-‐SPRING SPILL OVER INTO SAHARA AFRICA 

With Mali in the US news as French troops have engaged in a ground war In its’ northern 

region to remove radical Muslim groups proclaiming Sharia law there – the entire area is 

affected by such instability. Other nations affected by this (Niger, Chad, Nigeria, etc.) see 

daily acts of violence, kidnappings and other ethnic and religious tensions that often end in 

horrific acts of violence. Please pray as our Foursquare works are actively developing in 

these predominate Muslim areas of Saharan (Sahel) Africa. 

EAST AFRICA – Humberto Paz 

Vision: These are long term goals, continuity is key. 

• Networking with PAC University to do pastor training of ‘at a distance’ for more 

effective church planting and church nurturing in urban areas 

• Continue Leadership Development sessions for pastors in ministry (most of them have 

never had any theological education) 

• Strengthen National Boards to be more functional 

• Mentor national leadership to teach and mentor emerging leaders 

• Work with Regional Councils to be functional 

• Developing national leaders to succeed the present leadership 

• Self-‐sustaining fields 


• Experienced pastors from US and other countries to come to East Africa and participate 

in the Leadership Development 

• Missionaries are invited to come to each East African nation 

• Church development/planting needed in Urban Areas in every country 

• Teaching young people and emerging leaders skills for self-‐sustaining ministry 

• Planted vision with emerging younger leaders in Kenya to reach Hindus and Muslims. 

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• Some legal issues 

• Untrained national boards and unclear bylaws 

• Dependency 

• Politicizing election of church leaders in some countries 

• No reporting system in place in some countries. 

• Youth and children’s ministry is weak and without trained leadership 

• Growth of influence of Islam in the region 

SOUTHERN AFRICA – Humberto Paz 

Vision: South Africa Region requires a re-‐building process. 

• Revitalization of plateaued, weak or dysfunctional national churches (all except Namibia 

and Angola). 

• Developing national leaders to succeed the present leadership 

• Development and implementation of relevant systems of leadership development at all 

levels. 

• Strengthening of the Regional Council and National Boards. 

• Church planting throughout the region and opening new nations (Mauritius, Seychelles, 

Madagascar, Comoros). 

• Church planting in Johannesburg , Zambia and Namibia in 2013 


• Only two countries currently have missionaries. More are needed, especially those with 

equipping and training skills. 

• Missionaries to pioneer new countries and church plant in strategic cities. 

• Experienced pastors/leaders to come and assist in leadership development. 

• Ministries of compassion: orphanages, water wells, etc. 

Challenges and area of prayer: 

• Finalizing the legal issues that remain in South Africa and building trust between 

national leaders and missionaries. 

• Working with and developing leaders that have, with a few exceptions, little training or 

education. 

• Responding positively to poverty, AIDS, and corruption. 

• Overcoming dependency of national churches upon outside resources. This is a chronic 

problem throughout Africa. 

SOUTH ASIA – Wayne (last name withheld) 

We desire to see healthy Foursquare leaders and churches serving in unity with the Body of 

Christ to proclaim God's Kingdom in word and deed within each culture, community, language, 

and social strata of South Asia. The Regional Council and each national church should grow to 

become: self-‐governing, self-‐expressing/theologizing, self-‐supporting, and self-‐reproducing. 

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Points of Celebration: 

• Bangladesh – Stage 2-‐3, churches planted in multiple villages, young reproducing 

leaders under a strong visionary leader 

• India – Stage 2-‐3, empowerment of board and district supervisors, growth of India 

Network to connect with multiple “Foursquare cousins” throughout India and 

Foursquare ministers reaching into India, outreach ongoing among multiple unreached 

people groups. 

• Nepal – Stage 1-‐2, missionaries doing outreach, church planting, discipleship, recording 

studio, vocational training, and children’s homes, Nepali church planter with growing 

city fellowship. 

• Pakistan – Stage 2, rebuilding foundations of servant-‐leadership, two new city church 

plants in Lahore, focus on leadership development. 

• Sri Lanka – Stage 4, sustained growth, sending missionaries to multiple nations, need 

funding help to match strong vision, model national church for the region with ability to 

help other national churches. 

• Afghanistan, Bhutan, Maldives – Following up contacts and building relationships in 

each of these countries, praying for inroads, work beginning afresh in Afghanistan. 

• South Asia Regional Council – Stage 1, Leadership and vision by Regional Chairperson 


• Huge need for at least 3-‐4 long-‐term missionary units 

• Half of world’s unreached people groups (3,575), 97% of 1.6 billion people need Jesus, 

millions of Dalits (low-‐caste) responding to Christ. 

• Foursquare Sri Lanka vision for national transformation. 

• Sri Lanka increased regional involvement – training/planting/modeling, 

• Potential for reaching dozens to hundreds of unreached peoples in the region. 

• Partnership with Foursquare-‐related ministries in India 

• Development of high-‐level Christ-‐like healthy servant leaders and intentional 

empowerment of younger leaders, 

• Greater vision for and commitment to 4-‐self development 

• Biblical unity and strong relational bonds 

Challenges: 

• Lack of missionary team 

• Religious persecution and threats 

• Political and social instability and upheaval 

• Strong dividing lines of culture, language, and religion: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam 

• Rampant corruption 

• Natural disasters 

• Unhealthy predominant cultural values and leadership models 

• Dependency on outside funding 

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SOUTHEAST ASIA – George Butron 

After 3 ½ years of being a part time area missionary and a full time pastor, I have realized that 

the greatest need for FMI SE Asia is for missionary care. The need for regular visits and pastoral 

care for missionaries as well as key pastors and national leaders is at the top of my priority list. 

Since it is not possible for me to do this, I have approached Jim and Linda Thomas from Faith 

Center in Eugene Oregon to make 2 trips to SE Asia this year as pastoral care missionaries. In 

addition, I will fully step out of the AM role following the convention in June in order to allow a 

new person to step into what is clearly a full time position in SE Asia (Singapore, Malaysia, 

Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines and Guam). I will continue to be involved 

relationally, in ministry and as a mentor and supporter to the new AM. 

Points of Celebration and Opportunities: 

• Malaysia is moving forward with a vision to plant 300 house churches by 2020 and 

National leader Henry Liew continues to give oversight to the nation and the SE Asia 

region as our regional chairman. 

• Cambodia has navigated some significant challenges with the appointment of a new 

national president while the former national president and a key former US ministry 

partner have teamed up in opposition of Foursquare Cambodia. Ted and Sou Olbrich 

continue to give oversight to this strongly apostolic movement in spite of significant 

challenges and warfare 

• Philippines is also undertaking an ambitious church planting project along the national 

highways. They will also be selecting a new national leader in the next year as Pastor 

Val Chaves steps down from being the president 

• Laos: Outreach continues to take place in the closed nation of Laos with Cambodia 

leading the way. Construction of a training center for Lao speakers on the border 

between the two countries is a key part of the effort to reach Laos 

• Myanmar: The more open political atmosphere in Myanmar has allowed from greater 

acceleration of church planting and discipleship. Missionary Chris Curry is able to travel 

to areas previously prohibited to foreigners and the national church in Myanmar is 

opening new churches in new areas. At the same time, the leadership is stretched and 

need to find a new place of agreement and unity in order to move forward 

• Thailand: The Bangkok building has been sold and the loans paid off. The church there 

has regrouped and come back into health under the leadership of missionaries Andy and 

Tina Opie. After serving as the pastors for 1 ½ years, the Opie’s have helped to raise up 

a new pastor who was just appointed in January. An assessment process is now 

underway to help the work in Thailand have a fresh start and a new season. 

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• Both single and married Missionaries have experienced emotional and physical health 

problems in the past few months. Others are experiencing significant relational stress 

and financial challenges. Pastoral care and support is needed here. 

• National Leaders and Boards – We have also seen significant challenges that national 

leaders and boards are facing including marriage and family health, effective functioning 

and unity of national boards and ongoing problems of fractures and disunity in nations. 

• Singapore – Two pastors have withdrawn their churches from Foursquare in at the end 

of last year leaving one Filipino congregation and one Indonesian congregation. George 

Butron continues to pastor an independent church with English, Chinese and Filipino 

congregations. We need to plant new churches in Singapore among Chinese and English 

speaking expatriates. 

NORTH ASIA – Corey (last name withheld) 

Vision 

The North Asia Regional Council exits to provide apostolic leadership for the nations of the 

region to go beyond present limitations, borders and barriers of language, culture, finance, 

history and politics. 

Strengths 

Having now met 11 times since our initial gathering in September 2003, we were the first to 

submit a regional council charter and the first to elect a female chairperson. The council has 

enabled its member nations within the region to connect and cooperate for numerous 

multilateral efforts including the sending and receiving of missionaries, church plants, training 

and education. 

Our strongest national work continues to be South Korea which has sent missionaries to 14 

nations and is hosting our first regional conference. We have also entered a new season of 

national leadership with all but many members of their boards and cabinets between the ages 

of 30-‐50 which is contributing to an increased awareness of the need and merit of continuous 

leadership development. 

Weaknesses 

Five notable areas of weakness in our present approach and practice of ministry in North Asia 

are: 

• Lack of a developed four-‐self theology to augment our four-‐stage model of 

development. 

• Lack of cohesion and unity amongst workers from local U.S. Foursquare churches, FMI 

and overseas Foursquare national and local leadership. 

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• Over-‐centralized approach to national church government which places an inordinate 

fiscal and personnel burden upon these national churches and their bivocational 

leadership. 

• Lack of bicultural U.S. ministers willing to encourage, equip and resource our overseas 

partners. 

• Lack of mutual understanding of and shared pursuit of solutions for paternalistic and 

patristic practices that hinder growth and influence because of “one church, one 

Foursquare registration.” 

Opportunities 

The top five present opportunities for US Foursquare participation and contribution are: 

• Japan – partnership with JFGC to plant churches in the disaster areas of Tohoku and to 

leadership development in Greater Tokyo and Osaka (population 63 million combined). 

• Korea – partnership with ALU in church planting among foreign workers from North 

Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe. 

• Mongolia – opportunities to equip, encourage, empower and resource a rapidly growing 

metro mix of nomads and urbanites in the city marketplaces of business, education and 

government. 

• Taiwan – church-‐planting teams welcomed for Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung metro 

areas. 

Threats 

The top five challenges to our partnership and influence in the region are: 

• The increasingly heavy burden carried by individual churches and leaders for national 

churches. 

• The growing weakness of the U.S. dollar making “self-‐support” happen at too quick a 

pace for healthy development of national churches with U.S. Foursquare-‐patterned 

polity. 

• Navigation of the relational issues of various Foursquare ministries working in China 

amongst the “first, second and third churches.” 

• The lack of gifted, prepared and culturally fluent laborers for our region being sent from 

the U.S. 

• Global lack of awareness and commitment to a four-‐self missiology in the opening and 

development of national works. 

SOUTH PACIFIC – Jerry Stott 

Vision 

• Incredible church planting and evangelism continues to thrive in Indonesia, Papua New 

Guinea and Fiji. Every month there are reports of increasing growth and opportunities 

to do more. Papua New Guinea medical and social outreach programs continue to open 

doors and bring greater influence to Foursquare. 

• The continuing vision is church planting in the thousands of other islands throughout 

the region and to open new nations in the Pacific with the Foursquare Gospel. 

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• Pastors and leaders training as well as the strengthening of national boards to continue 

in planting self-‐sustainable and reproducible churches throughout the region. 

Opportunities 

• There are a number of opportunities throughout the South Pacific with the possibility to 

open new nations. Also, in almost every one of our currently open South Pacific 

Foursquare nations, nationals are constantly asking us to minister in the smaller islands 

within their nation where we have not yet planted churches. 

• We have continual opportunities to open new Island nations if funds are available for 

initial pioneering efforts and short-‐term investments. 

• Great need for medical workers and schoolteachers continues to be a demand in Papua 

New Guinea. 

• There still remains the need for full time missionary couples in Fiji and in the Kingdom of 

Tonga. 

• We have developed a strong relationship with City Mission, an independent ministry in 

Papua New Guinea. We currently have two couples serving in key leadership roles and 

another due to deploy later this year. This is a huge ministry that is now also reaching 

into the Solomon Islands and using almost all Foursquare missionaries and pastors. 

• More and more key US churches are getting involved in reaching into some of our 

current South Pacific nations. We have several opportunities for key churches to adopt 

some of the newly pioneered works. These new Stage One and Stage Two works need 

key pastors and leaders that can bring training/leadership development, worship teams 

and resources to help these new nations develop into thriving Stage Three or even 

Stage Four Foursquare Nations. 


• Motivating national leaders to reach outside of their own nations and plant churches. 

• The stirring of more anti-‐Christian persecution in Indonesia. 

• The lack of regional funds to open new nations where we have opportunities or to even 

sustain the new nations we already have. 

• The desperate need for missionaries to help various opportunities in Fiji, Papua New 

Guinea and Tonga. 

• Kiribati has been experiencing a great number of salvations and healings. Pastors and 

teams are needed to spend time in the developing work in this new Foursquare nation. 

• The desperate need to have a national headquarters and unified work in the rapidly 

growing nation of Fiji. New opportunities have come up for outreach into the second 

most populated island of Vanua Levu. Several key locations and leaders have opened 

doors for Foursquare to expand and plant new churches. 

• Please pray for the newly opened nation of Tuvalu. Pray for favor, growth and leaders 

to arise during these early days of church planting. We desperately need the ongoing 

funds to support this work on a monthly basis. Papua New Guinea missionaries are 

currently serving the new Tuvalu work, but will be forced to close this work if funds are 

not made available to sustain the initial stages of development. 

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• In early January we had an incredible open door into the new nation of Palau. Several 

meetings were held on the most populated island of Koror. One key family has invited 

us to send a missionary couple by early March. We need basic finances to see this very 

wide open door into Palau become the 14 th Foursquare Nation in the South Pacific 

Region. 

Foursquare Missions International Personnel 

*Some full names withheld for security reasons 

Jim and Melinda Scott – VP Global Operations and Director of Missions 

Ted Vail – Associate Director 

Heidi Chambers – Associate Director, Administrative Operations 

FMI Team Located in Los Angeles 

Audrey Doumen – Deployment Coordinator 

Jackie Fernandez – Executive Assistant to the Director 

Cheryl Vincent – Missionary Care Coordinator 

Rachael Walsh – Assistant to the Associate Director, Administrative Operations 

Tynitra Wilson – Missionary Care Assistant 

FMI Team Serving the Los Angeles Office, Field-‐based 

George Cline – Pastor Encounters 

Stephanie Diongzon – Assistant to the Associate Director 

Chad Isenhart – GO Teams | Relief and Compassion 

Rod Light – Communications Coordinator 

Johnell Loop – Training and Education Coordinator 

FMI Team Serving Globally 

Africa – Humberto and Teri Paz, area missionary; Dan and Martine Lucero, area missionary 

Ron and Charlotte Meyers 

Kenya 

Garry and Brenda Kean 

Namibia 

Marcia Gilmore 

Rwanda 

Rory and Pam Frink 

Senegal 

Fabio and Simone Chen 

South Africa 

John and Dianne Shober 

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Americas 

Caribbean – David and Nancy Stone, area missionary 

Dominican Republic 

Charlie and Darla Finocchiaro 

Gerald and Betty Poppe 

Richard and Kirsten Root 

Grenada 

Jacque Antoine 

Central America 

Paul and Ulrike Otremba – Area missionary 

Belize 

Lee and Robyn Brockinton 

Costa Rica 

Bill and Debbie Boling 

Nathan and Kathy Heatherly 

Josiah and Cynthia Hubbard 

Ed and Peggy Wagner 

El Salvador 

Pablo and Alma Pena 

North America – Ted and Dawn Vail, area missionary 

Alaska 

Rod and Teresa Koop 

Mexico 

Robert and Joanne Bainbridge 

Kyle and Teresa Bauer 

Michael and Geri Carey 

Don and Sandy Godwin 

Ginger Hoeben 

John and Robin Mazariegos 

Ray and Cheryl Miller 

John and Laura Navarro 

Frank and Elena Razo 

Steve and Holly Taft 

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South America – Paul and Ulrike Otremba, area missionary 

Brazil 

Lois Broughton 

Dale and Patti Downs 

Chile 

Aaron and Francis Hunter 

Lee and Lisa Schnabel 

Ecuador 

Michael and Jennifer England 

Peru 

Juventino and Maria Arredondo 

Asia 

*Mark and Debbie 

North Asia – *Corey, area missionary 

Hong Kong 

Jim and Kathy Shiflett 

Japan 

Jeff and Naoko Mackay 

Steve Niksarian 

Cary and Chisako Oshiro 

Michael and Michiyo Williams 

Renee Williams 

South Korea 

Kathy Alexander 

Taiwan 

Steve and Beth Lavooi 

South Asia – *Wayne, area missionary 

Southeast Asia – George and Joyce Butron, area missionary 

Cambodia 

Ted and Sou Olbrich 

Sam Tolle 

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Guam 

Cesar and Ana Crisostomo 

Philippines 

Nolan and Judy Galido 

DJ and Lynnette Garces 

Bryant and Patty Sabandal 

Thailand 

Mike and Bee Arter 

Alex and Brook Blanton 

*Chris and Parichat 

Daniel and Zina Docto 

Neill and Diana Gilbert 

Gary and Paula Hays 

Kelly and Angela Hilderbrand 

Andy and Christina Opie 

Paul and Lori Vernon 

South Pacific – Jerry and Julie Stott, area missionary 

Indonesia 

*Becky 

Papua New Guinea 

Ron and Debra Brown 

Kirt and Denise Triche 

Europe – Jeff and Debbie Roper, area missionary 

Albania 

Chris and Laura Dakas 

Sean and Vita Mason 

Bulgaria 

James and Nikki Scott 

Czech Republic 

Ken and Linda Stapleton 

Estonia 

Joel and Keturah Mayer 

Brett and Tammy Toft 

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France 

Francois and Nathalie Gendron 

Dianne Parcher 

Germany 

Anna Marie Mazzone 

Netherlands 

Adam and Sarah Hartel 

Hungary 

David and Susan Ballantyne 

Dave and Mindy Sebens 

Ireland 

Elizabeth Delaney 

Tim and Kristina O’Toole 

Poland 

Denise Johnson 

Russia 

Michael and Karen McDonald 

Middle East – *Sam, area missionary 

(*Last names and countries withheld for security reasons) 

*Charles and Elizabeth 

*Ester 

*Zach and Laura 

Foursquare Area Missionaries (Global-‐Funded) 

George and Joyce Butron – Southeast Asia 

*Corey – North Asia 

Dan and Martine Lucero – West Africa and Francophone Nations 

Paul and Ulrike Otremba – Central America and Northern South America 

Humberto and Teri Paz – East/Southern Africa 

Jeff and Debbie Roper – Europe 

*Sam – Middle East/North Africa/Central Asia (MENACA) 

David and Nancy Stone – Caribbean 

Jerry and Julie Stott – South Pacific 

Ted and Dawn Vail – North America 

*Wayne – South Asia 

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Global-‐Funded Missionaries 

Jacque Antoine – Grenada 

David and Susan Ballantyne – Hungary 

Chris and Laura Dakas – Albania 

Charlie and Darla Finocchiaro – Dominican Republic 

Kelly and Angela Hilderbrand – Thailand 

Steve and Beth Lavooi – Taiwan 

Jeff and Naoko MacKay – Japan 

Ted and Sou Olbrich – Cambodia 

Lee and Lisa Schnabel – Chile 

Brett and Tammy Toft – Estonia 

Church-‐Funded Missionaries 

Juventino and Maria Arredondo – Peru 

Mike and Bee Arter – Thailand 

Robert and Joanne Bainbridge – Mexico 

Kyle and Teresa Bauer – Mexico 

*Becky – Indonesia 

Alex and Brook Blanton – Thailand 

Bill and Debbie Boling – Costa Rica 

Lee and Robyn Brockinton – Belize 

Lois Broughton – Brazil 

Ron and Debra Brown – Papua New Guinea 

Mike and Geri Carey – Mexico 

*Chris and Parichat – Asia 

Cesar and Anna Crisostomo – Guam 

Beth Delaney – Ireland 

Dale and Patti Downs – Brazil 

Michael and Jennifer England – Ecuador 

*Elena – Europe 

Rory and Pam Frink – Rwanda 

Francois and Nathalie Gendron – France 

Neill and Diana Gilbert –Thailand 

Marcia Gilmore – Namibia 

Don and Sandy Godwin – Mexico 

Adam and Sarah Hartel – Netherlands 

Nathan and Kathy Heatherly – Costa Rica 

Josiah and Cynthia Hubbard – Costa Rica 

Aaron and Francis Hunter – Chile 

Denise Johnson – Poland 

Garry and Brenda Kean – Kenya 

Rod and Teresa Koop – Alaska (U.S. missions) 

*Charles and Elizabeth – MENACA 

*Mark and Debbie – Asia 

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Sean and Vita Mason – Albania 

John and Robin Mazariegos – Mexico 

Michael and Karen McDonald – Russia 

Ron and Char Meyers – Southern Africa 

John and Laura Navarro – Mexico 

Steve Niksarian – Japan 

Andy and Christina Opie – Thailand 

Cary and Chisako Oshiro – Japan 

Tim and Kristina O’Toole – Ireland 

Pablo and Alma Pena – El Salvador 

Jerry and Betty Poppe – Dominican Republic 

Rich and Kirsten Root – Dominican Republic 

Bryant and Patty Sabandal – Philippines 

James and Nikki Scott – Bulgaria 

Dave and Mindy Sebens – Hungary 

Jim and Kathy Shiflett – North Asia 

John and Dianne Shober – South Africa 

Ken and Linda Stapleton – Czech Republic 

Steve and Holly Taft – Mexico 

Michael and Michiyo Williams – Japan 

Renee Williams – Japan 

*Zach and Laura – MENACA 

Church-‐Funded Missionary Team Specialists 

Kathy Alexander – South Korea 

Fabio and Simone Chen – Senegal 

Daniel and Zina Docto – Thailand 

*Ester – MENACA 

Nolan and Judy Galido – Philippines 

DJ and Lynnette Garces – Philippines 

Gary and Paula Hays – Thailand 

Ginger Hoeben – Mexico 

Joel and Keturah Mayer – Estonia 

Anna Marie Mazzone – Germany 

Ray and Cheryl Miller – Mexico 

Dianne Parcher – France 

Frank and Elena Razo – Mexico 

Sam Tolle – Cambodia 

Kirt and Denise Triche – Papua New Guinea 

Paul and Lori Vernon – Thailand 

Ed and Peggy Wagner – Costa Rica 

Deployed 2012 

Juventino and Maria Arredondo – Peru 

Kyle and Teresa Bauer – Mexico 

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Alex and Brook Blanton – Thailand 

*Ester – MENACA 

Rory and Pam Frink – Rwanda 

Joel and Keturah Mayer – Estonia 

Anna Marie Mazzone – Germany 

Frank and Elena Razo – Mexico 

Kirt and Denise Triche – Papua New Guinea 

Ed and Peggy Wagner – Costa Rica 

Assignment Completed 2012-‐2013 

John and Debbie Booker – Haiti 

Paul and Carina Greer – Papua New Guinea 

Joy Hanson – New Zealand 

Tyler and Elizabeth Jorgensen – Botswana 

*Justin – South Asia 

Matt and Grace Kladnik – Australia 

John and Ruth Weed – Kazakhstan 

Emily Wood – Singapore 

Foursquare Missions Press 

Production facilities located at: 

4905 E. La Palma Ave. 

Anaheim, CA 92807 

Office: 714.693.2016 

Toll free: 888.635.4234 x4420 

Fax: 714.777.1309 

Foursquare Missions Press (FMP) Leaders 

Robert (Heidi) Hunt– Director 

Laura Gerdes – Accounting 

Joy McInnis – Administrator 

Grace Enterline – Administrative Assistant 

Dave McInnis – Africa Coordinator 

Fred Horner – Asia Coordinator 

Andy Reyna -‐ Bindery Foreman 

Matthew Agosto – Children's Gospel Box Coordinator 

Rick Wulfestieg – Children's Gospel Box Director 

Eric Jansen – Graphic Artist/Shipping Coordinator 

Wyce Ghiacy – Graphic Designer 

Sheila Ransford – Latin America Coordinator 

Jess DeRevere – Production Manager 

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Foursquare Countries/Works Around the World 

As of February 20, 2013 

Albania 

Angola 

Argentina 

Armenia 

Australia (East) 

Australia (West) 

Austria 

Bangladesh 

Belize 

Benin 

Bolivia 

Botswana 

Brazil 

Bulgaria 

Burkina Faso 

Burundi 

Cambodia 

Cameroon 

Canada 

Cape Verde 

Central African Republic 

Chad 

Chile 

Colombia 

Cook Islands 

Costa Rica 

Cote d’Ivoire 

Croatia 

Cuba 

Czech Republic 

Democratic Republic of Congo 

Dominican Republic 

East Timor 

Ecuador 

El Salvador 

Estonia 

Ethiopia 

Fiji 

France 

French Guiana* 

Gabon 

Germany 

Ghana 

Great Britain 

Greece 

Grenada 

Guam** 

Guatemala 

Guinea (Conakry) 

Guinea Bissau 

Haiti 

Honduras 

Hong Kong*** 

Hungary 

India 

Indonesia/Irian Jaya 

Ireland 

Italy 

Jamaica 

Japan 

Kazakhstan 

Kenya 

Kiribati 

Kosovo 

Liberia 

Luxembourg 

Macau*** 

Malawi 

Malaysia 

Mali 

Mauritius 

Mexico 

Mozambique 

Myanmar (Burma) 

Namibia 

Nepal 

Netherlands 

New Caledonia 

New Zealand 

Nicaragua 

Niger 

Nigeria 

Norway 

Pakistan 

Panama 

Papua New Guinea 

Paraguay 

Peru 

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Philippines 

Poland 

Portugal 

Puerto Rico** 

Republic of Congo 

Romania 

Russia 

Rwanda 

Senegal 

Serbia 

Sierra Leone 

Singapore 

Solomon Islands 

South Africa 

South Korea 

Spain 

Sri Lanka 

South Sudan 

Swaziland 

Switzerland 

Taiwan 

Tanzania 

Thailand 

The Gambia 

Togo 

Tonga 

Turkey 

Uganda 

Ukraine 

United States** 

U.S. Virgin Islands** 

Uruguay 

Vanuatu 

Venezuela 

Zambia 

Zimbabwe 

Registered Works: 106; Unregistered Works: 30 

*France or French territory 

**U.S. or U.S. territory 

***Part of China 

Note: Eleven countries/works are not listed for security reasons. 

Missionary Care Report 

Cheryl Vincent 

cheryl@foursquare.org 

Highlights from 2011 

• Furloughs/Re-‐entry Process better defined 

• Counseling available with Chuck Shoemake or Robby Booth – positive (17 counseled) 

• Inaugural event: Line items for missionary care expenses added to the budget during the 

September budget season – very positive 

• Meeting with each missionary that attended Connection 

• Debriefing with missionaries in Los Angeles and at times at CrossPointe 

• Missionary care team (MCT) attended AACC conference: first training event the MCT 

attended since creation of the missionary care concept and MCT in mid 2008 

• Designated funds issue for Global Funded Missionary (GFM) resolved (per vote) 

• New process of bi-‐monthly funds sent out to Church Funded Missionary (CFM) 

• Progress made with quarterly ministry report with more missionaries responding 

Priorities for 2012 

• Report for newly deployed missionaries: to process first two months of impressions in 

country (Field Report: First 2 Months) 

• New approach to sending ministry quarterly and budget reports 

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o Format changed, followed up with quicker responses from missionary care 

coordinator 

• Necessity of increasing MCT budget line item for gifts 

• Field Retreats (regional): During Missions Committee meeting there was discussion of 

importance for Foursquare missionaries to meet bi-‐annually in their region 

o Line item to be added in 2013 budget to include additional half-‐day/day of training 

for field missionaries at the retreat (led by AM and/or MCT) 

• Creation of missionary profile/snapshot database: Historical document created in light of 

file retention policy; the following info to be encapsulated: 

o Deployment date 

o Facilitating church 

o Date file was received by MCT 

o Report/Letters: Quarterly ministry report for GFMs; quarterly ministry report and 

budget report for CFMs 

o Category: GFM or CFM (including CFM-‐Missionary Team Specialist and CFM-‐Intern) 

o Date Field Report: First 2 Months received 

o Issues (i.e. funds, relational, assignment, too much time in U.S., etc.) 

o Date file docs updated (including docs revised) 

o Furlough dates 

o Stateside dates (visits, i.e. Connection attended, vacation, etc.) 

o Counseling sessions: Number and counselor name 

o Next assignment (U.S./field; transition process with MCT) 

o Re-‐entry doc and date; Debrief dates 

o AM/field supervisor report, receipt date 

o Date file closed and sent to be archived 

• Sabbatical for AMs (one month): 

o Form/schedule to be determined (not a vacation, rather a spiritual, reflective time) 

o Pending U.S. church sabbatical policy dialogue (established at March 2012 

cabinet/board meetings) 

• Implementing missionary psych/holistic health assessments 

Missionary Training and Education Report 

Johnell Loop, jloop@foursquare.org 

http://connect.foursquaremissions.org 

In 2012, two Missionary Training Intensives were held in Los Angeles. A total of 63 people 

attended. This included 30 new missionary applicants, 4 FMI missionary units, 18 pastors 

training as coaches (see below) and 8 missionaries from other groups that we embraced to 

assist in their training needs. 

Training Expansion 

In 2012, Eloise Clarno passed her baton of teaching on Living Single on the Field to Linda Richey. 

Two sessions were upgraded and developed by Dave Metsker. These include: Developing 

Spirituality for Cross-‐Cultural Ministry and Developing Spirit-‐Directed Team Leaders. 

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Field specific reading lists have been established and upgraded and will continue to be 

developed into 2013. 

Support Raising Coaches 

In November 2012, 18 Foursquare pastors were trained as support raising coaches. These 

pastors attended training along side of our Foursquare missionary candidates. These coaching 

pastors will be assigned to a new missionary candidate(s) that has been approved to raise 

support. They will provide weekly encouragement and accountability during the time that they 

are raising support to go to the field. Our professional support-‐raising trainer, Henri Moreau, 

has provided both training and coaching materials written specifically for Foursquare Missions 

International. This training focuses on raising funds from individuals rather than focusing on 

churches as a support base. This new coaching role is being beta tested this spring. 

Grant Approval 

Foursquare Missions International, Foursquare Media and Foursquare Missions Press partnered 

together in 2012 and were approved for a $40,000 Foursquare Foundation Leadership 

Development Grant. These funds as well as matching funds will provide the starting monies 

needed to provide translation and distribution of Foursquare resources for Foursquare leaders 

and pastors around the world. A second grant is being submitted in hopes of providing a wider 

scope of translation and distribution possibilities in the immediate future. The ultimate goal is 

to provide every pastor and leader with a package of doctrinally correct materials in a language 

that can easily be read and understood. These materials include but are not limited to: 

• Foundations of Pentecostal Theology 

The ICFG Board of Directors has approved the translation of the new edition of this book 

in three chapter segments as they are completed and approved. 

• The Foursquare Church 

• Women in Leadership Ministry 

• Disciples of All Nations 

FMI Communications Report 

Rod Light 

rlight@foursquare.org 

Foursquare Missions has a rich heritage of effective global ministry but often has lacked the 

same finesse and relational equity with our U.S. pastors, leaders and church members. This is 

especially true in the area of FMI Communications. 

Identifying the Roadmap in 2012 

Our threefold goal during 2012 was to identify successes and failures of past communication 

efforts, determine what currently works well, and develop a roadmap for success in a new 

paradigm and with a new communications philosophy. 

FMI contracted with Mark Dreistadt and his team from Infinity Concepts to consult and help 

steer our processes and personnel leading to a sustainable and self-‐sufficient communications 

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team. Although progress was slow in the beginning, by the fall of 2012 we started to gain 

traction. 

By the end of December 2012, we had successfully launched and managed a Children’s 

Christmas Offering campaign resulting in $65,607.70 received that will help FMI support our 

global ministries to children. This campaign had one major distinction over all other previous 

fund raising efforts – with this offering we began to engage and cultivate donations from 

individuals in Foursquare churches in addition to our conventional fund raising efforts with 

senior pastors and credentialed ministers. 

We also made major strides in 2012 beginning to identify our FMI mission, message, and brand. 

Clarity in these three areas is helping us now share the FMI story with more focus and impact. 

Taking the Journey in 2013 

FMI Communications reflects our new philosophy of cultivating the support of individuals in 

addition to the support of our credentialed ministers and local churches. Our comprehensive 

communication strategy encompasses the following seven priorities: 

• Donation Processing 

• Donor Receipting 

• Donor Development 

• Donor Communications 

• Video Communications 

• Website 

• Media 

We are well on our way toward identifying areas of adjustment and innovation in each of these 

seven priorities. We project that 2013 will see improved FMI communications systems and 

strategies, tangible donor development, and an increase to the FMI Global Fund. 

GO Teams Report 

Chad Isenhart, cisenhart@foursquare.org 

http://connect.foursquaremissions.org 

2012 2011 2010 

Teams reported to FMI 250 226 276 

Countries visited 63 59 59 

Team participants 2154 1659 2200 

Estimated $ spent on STMs* $2.6 million $2.3 million $2.8 million 

*Estimates based on the following formula: (# of participants x best flight cost) + insurance + (# of participants x # days on field 

x $40/person/day for room, board, transportation and ministry costs. 

In 2012, GO Teams worked hard to better track the US church’s involvement in Short Term 

Missions (STM). This year's data shows that short term missions are still at the heart of the US 

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church. While we weren’t able to gather all the data we would have liked, we did gain some 

valuable information. 

The number of short term missions teams in 2012 grew significantly from 226 to 250, with the 

number of countries visited growing from 59 to 63 from 2011 to 2012. Through this growth, it is 

evident that we are reaching out to more of our global family, but we are still far away from 

partnering with the entirety of our family. Our goal for the year to come is to continue to pray 

for outreach opportunities and growth as we strive to reach more nations. 

Some significant figures this year show a constant presence in Haiti and Japan. The US church’s 

tremendous efforts to partner with the ongoing relief efforts in Haiti and Japan have been 

consistent; 57 teams were active in Haiti during 2011, 50 teams in 2012 and Japan had 9 teams 

in 2011 and 8 in 2012. 

The numbers show that 20% of our total STM have gone to Haiti over the past 3 years. With this 

focus on Haiti, one may ask: with over 400k spent on Haiti and the trend of 1 in 5 teams 

traveling to Haiti, is this focus of resources at the expense of other fields 

Mexico is our second most visited country over the past 3 years, with a total of 45 teams 

participating in efforts within the country. An interesting fact is that Mexico has more 

missionaries than any other field, compared to Haiti with no long-‐term missionary. In Mexico, 

30% of teams are working with Foursquare Missionaries or participating in national work, 

compared to Haiti where 99% of teams are working with Foursquare and national church. 

There is a large number of teams going to Haiti and tend to be small and understaffed, but 

teams are working alongside the local and national church. In Mexico however, teams are 

helping around the country, and not necessarily with and through the Foursquare National 

Church or missionaries. 

Finally, 2012 saw the end of the amazing work from David Wheeler, who served as GO Teams 

Coordinator for FMI. David created a very high standard of communication and relationship, 

both of which I strive to continue. I, (Chad Isenhart) have taken over the role as GO Teams 

Coordinator, combining my experience of missions and disaster relief with GO Teams to help 

more teams get in the field and be become better equipped and trained to “go into all the 

world.” I look forward to expanding FMI’s global reach through STM. 

Foursquare Relief and Compassion Report 

Chad Isenhart, cisenhart@foursquare.org 

http://www.reliefandcompassion.org 

In 2012 Foursquare Relief and Compassion (FRC), a relief arm of Foursquare in service to both 

FMI and the National Church Office (NCO), assisted in 16 total disasters, domestically and 

globally. FRC strategically focused on helping local churches and leaders in response to crisis 

with the love of Christ. FRC was also able to partner with specifically trained Disaster Chaplains 

from the Foursquare Chaplains ministry. 

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FRC worked through the NCO and district leadership and structures to respond quickly and 

effectively, channeling resources and support through the local church and to their surrounding 

communities. The scope of our work included the initial assessment followed with a strategic 

longer term response. The aim was to follow through with community development, 

discipleship and church planting when appropriate. In partnership with other Organizations we 

were able to receive gifts in kind totaling five containers of food, relief supplies, and other 

commodities. 

• Fiji Hurricane Evan -‐ January -‐ $5,000 FMI Disaster Relief Fund 

• Myanmar/Burma Village Fires -‐ March -‐ $2,000 FMI Disaster Relief Fund 

• Henryville Indiana Tornado-‐ March-‐ $6,286.48 NCO Disaster Relief Fund 

• Fiji Flooding -‐ April -‐ $5,000 FMI Disaster Relief Fund 

• Sri Lanka Flooding -‐ April -‐ $5,000 FMI Disaster Relief Fund 

• Bangladesh Cyclone-‐ July -‐ $3,000 FMI Disaster Relief Fund 

• Myanmar/Burma Arakhn Violence June -‐ $2,000 FMI Disaster Relief Fund 

• Myanmar/Burma Village fires -‐ August -‐ $3,000 FMI Disaster Relief Fund 

• Mali/Niger Sahel Region Famine -‐ July -‐ $5,000 FMI Disaster Relief Fund 

• Mali/Niger Sahel Region Famine North East District relief trip -‐ $1,000 FMI Disaster 

Relief Fund 

• Philippines Typhoon -‐ August -‐ $5,000 FMI Disaster Relief Fund 

• New Mexico fires/flooding – September -‐ $5,000 NCO Disaster Relief Fund 

• US-‐ North East Hurricane Sandy -‐ October -‐ $44,845.54 NCO Disaster Relief Fund 

• Sri Lanka Cyclones and landslides -‐ November -‐ $10,000 FMI Disaster Relief Fund 

• Jamaica Hurricane Sandy -‐ November -‐ $5,000 FMI Disaster Relief Fund 

• Philippines Typhoon-‐ December -‐ $5,000 FMI Disaster Relief Fund 

• Benin food crisis-‐ December-‐ 2 containers (500,000 meals) Gifts in Kind-‐ Partner 

organization 

• Haiti Continued Relief 2012-‐ $138,012.51 

• Japan Continued Relief-‐ 2012 $240,410 

• Disaster Chaplains monthly assistance providing spiritual care-‐ $12,000/2012 

Total Relief and Compassion Funds Distributed 

• U.S. Dollars spent on U.S.-‐based disasters from NCO Disaster Relief Fund-‐ $56,132.02 

• U.S. Dollars spent on Global Disasters from FMI Disaster Relief Fund-‐ $437,422.51 

• U.S Dollars donated "Gifts in Kind" from partner organizations totaling in wholesale 

value-‐ $145,000 (roughly 1 million meals) 

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Financial Reports 

2012 FMI Income – All Sources 

GMF 

2,444,765 

25% 

Earmarked 

3,874,100 

39% 

Tithe on Tithe, 

3,043,364 , 31% 

Relief 

148,405 

2% 

Columbus Pledge 

Other 158,703 

135,509 2% 

1% 

Actual Global Missions Fund Trend 2003-‐2012 

$7,000,000 

$6,000,000 

$5,000,000 

$4,000,000 

$3,000,000 

$2,000,000 

$1,000,000 

$-‐ 

$6,109,876 

$4,932,915 $3,740,071 $2,749,032 

$5,308,571 $5,458,833 $4,294,550 $3,299,977 

$3,055,568 

$2,603,468 

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 

Support for Church-‐Funded Missionaries 2003-‐2012 

4,000,000 

3,500,000 

3,000,000 

2,500,000 

2,000,000 

1,500,000 

1,000,000 

500,000 

-‐ 

507,750 866,318 1,017,493 

1,522,677 

2,217,361 

2,208,000 

3,043,097 

3,211,289 

3,130,345 

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 

3,871,280 

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2012 Allocation of Tithe on Tithe 

Field; 

$1,303,832 ; 43% 

Admin; 

$1,739,532 ; 57% 

2012 FMI Total Expenditures 

Field 

6,414,630 

65% 

Relief 

639,476 

6% 

Mission 

Administration 

1,739,532 

18% 

Global Summit 

38,986 

0% 

Missionary Care 

190,706 

2% 

Furlough Home 

78,124 

1% 

Training & 

Deployment 

65,268 

1% 

US Church 

Relations 

602,337 

6% 

GO Teams 

11,254 

0% Global Church 

Relations 

135,551 

1% 

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Foursquare Disaster Relief 2003-‐2012 Actual Income 

$2,000,000 

$1,500,000 

$1,857,376 

$1,383,440 

$1,000,000 

$500,000 

$130,585 

$84,962 

$52,687 

$267,280 

$52,078 

$98,478 

$697,687 

$148,404 

$-‐ 

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 

2012 Relief Funds Distributed by Area 

Haiti 

$208,084 

31% 

Japan 

$247,699 

37% 

General 

$189,090 

29% 

Bangladesh 

$2,803 

0% 

Myanmar 

$7,000 

1% 

Sri Lanka 

$10,000 

2% 

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Projects Funded by Foursquare Connection 2011 Offerings | Phase II 

Funded as of December 2012 

Priority Project | Region Brief Project Description & Update 

Open New 

Nations 

Reaching 

Unreached 

People Groups 

Church Planting 

and Pastor 

Training Seminars 

South Asia 

This will complete a prior project that is already bearing much 

fruit. It will provide for 1 – 2 further pastor/leader training 

intensive seminars in each of the following countries: Sri 

Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. Approximately 

1,000 pastors and leaders will be trained. These leaders are 

starting churches among unreached villages and people groups 

in these 10/40 window nations. 

Kingdom 

Expansion 

Beyond Normal 

Open New 

Nations 

Reaching 

Unreached 


Kingdom 

Expansion 

Beyond Normal 

Ministry Training 

to Reach UPG 

MENACA 

Church Plant in 

Strategic City 

MENACA 

Two Church Plant 

Teams – Two 

Cities 

MENACA 

Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism are growing in Canada, 

Europe, and the U.S. Additionally in the U.S. alone there now 

are over 500,000 international students, the majority coming 

from 10/40 nations. Most of our churches are ill equipped to 

reach individuals from the most unreached nations at their 

doorstep. 

This project would provide training opportunities to equip 

individuals and churches in reaching immigrants from the least 

evangelized nations and international students in the West, 

mentor interns from our Bible Schools and Institutes and help 

train pre-‐deployed missionaries being sent to unreached 

peoples. 

In 2012 we plan on beginning a church plant in one the most 

populist and least evangelized cities in the world. The church 

planter for this project has been preparing himself for over 5 

years in language and cultural learning as well as establishing 

contacts in this key city. Funds would help with the initial seed 

money to rent a meeting place, buy equipment and for 

publicity to draw individuals to the church. We wilL also be 

planting a church in the capital city of Armenia, which is key to 

impacting that nation as a higher and higher percentage of the 

nation lives in the capital, especially youth seeking 

employment. 

One of our countries has already launched a church planting 

effort into two cities that have no Foursquare churches and 

are almost completely unreached by the Gospel. The funds 

will go towards helping support two-‐church planting teams in 

their first year of pioneering this work. 

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Advancing the 

Stage of a 

National Church 

Open New 

Nations 

Reaching 

Unreached 



Stage of a 



Stage of a 


Ministry Training 

Center in Trinidad-‐ 

Tobago 

Caribbean 

Church Plant and 

Open St. Lucia to 

Foursquare 

Caribbean 

Seminars in 

Argentina and 

Uruguay 

Southern South 

America 

Seminars in Bolivia 

and Paraguay 

Southern South 

America 

The island of Trinidad-‐Tobago is home to a significant Hindu & 

Muslim population, and provides a unique opportunity to train 

those interested in reaching out to other cultures. Because of 

its location off the coast of Venezuela, it's accessible to Latin 

Americans who have a more open door into these cultures 

than do North Americans. Thus, this ministry center will 

operate in close relationship with Venezuela and other Latin 

countries. 

The former Foursquare Venezuela Missions Director, who ran 

an annual school of missions for youth which led to the 

planting of several churches, train leaders, and send teams 

internationally, will lead it. A facility has been found for the 

school, and steps are being taken for promotion/preparation. 

Its curriculum will be a modification of the school of missions’ 

and will be ongoing throughout the year. 

Funds will be used for start-‐up expenses: bunk beds, furniture, 

office equipment, materials, etc., as well as some initial travel 

expenses. The school will be supported by local churches in 

Venezuela, as well as by a fee paid by each participant. Other 

ministries will be using the facilities as part of their mission 

outreach as well. 

We are working to open the country of St. Lucia to Foursquare. 

We have contacts on the island inviting us to come open a 

church, but we still need to provide leadership and support. 

The contacts are in relationship with our church in Grenada, so 

there will be some travel expense between the islands. 

We are also looking into two couples that could possibly lead 

this work. We need to be able to provide rent and utilities for a 

year, start-‐up costs, and outreach throughout the year. 

Seminars for pastors, church members, and trainers of trainers 

using the Doing What Jesus Did and the Series of the 

Ambassador material. Funds will be used for speakers’ airfares 

to the region and their hotel costs as well as to print materials 

for the seminars. 

Seminars for pastors, church members, and trainers of trainers 

using the Doing What Jesus Did and the Series of the 

Ambassador material. Funds will be used for speakers’ airfares 

to the region and their hotel costs as well as to print materials 

for the seminars. 

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Open New 

Nations 

Reaching 

Unreached 


Open New 

Nations 

Reaching 

Unreached 


Open New 

Nations 

Reaching 

Unreached 


Property Purchase 

for Mission Base 

Francophone 

Nations 

Church Plant and 

Open Laos to 

Foursquare 

South East Asia 

Training and 

Networking in the 

Balkan Region 

Europe 

Doing this in this Muslim Nation will consolidate and establish 

the over 15 years of Missions work that has been carried out 

here in partnership between FMI, Foursquare Cote d'Ivoire 

and Foursqure France. 

The strategic significance is of the highest order. Purchasing 

this land in partnership with Foursquare Cote d'Ivoire will 

assure the continuity of the years of previous work. Owning 

their own property will ensure the church will no longer be 

subjected to the possibility of being kicked off of its land but 

will have a secure mission base from which to work. The Cote 

d'Ivoire have accepted the apostolic oversight of this work into 

the future. 

Strategic church planting to open the country of Laos. 

Cambodia has spent $23,000.00 to purchase property and 

develop training center in a Lao-‐speaking village on the 

Cambodia side of the Cambodia-‐Laos border. Ease of crossing 

the border both ways makes this an ideal training location for 

launching strategic church planting ministry into Laos. 

Ted and Sou Olbrich both speak Lao. This project will fully 

launch by mid-‐year after some delays on permits. Funds will be 

used to assist with transportation, lodging, and evangelism & 

discipleship materials. 

Fund regional training event for leaders from Albania, 

Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia, Croatia, and Northern 

Greece for the purpose of leadership development and 

networking emerging Foursquare works in the 

Balkans. Provide for ongoing leadership development and 

outreach into the Balkan region with the focus on establishing 

Foursquare works in each of the nations involved and 

strengthening the existing works through leadership 

development and coaching. 

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A Global Church with a Global Mission 

The Foursquare Church in Two Structures 

Since the days of the Apostles in the Early Church, the Holy Spirit has moved through the 

structured established church, but has also expanded the gospel across cultures, barriers, and 

borders through mission structures. Acts 15 illustrates the relationship between these two vital 

structures. 

The Foursquare Church’s expansion has similarly occurred as these two structures work in 

tandem. Until recently, much of the governance, structure, and mission has been based in the 

U.S.A. Now the Foursquare Church is a global church that requires a global structure, and 

Foursquare believers worldwide share the calling and opportunity to expand this gospel even 

further, through a global mission structure. 

The Global Foursquare Church 

A Global Council comprised of regional and national church leaders along with anointed global 

elders take on the mantel that is being passed from the U.S. Foursquare Church and Foursquare 

Missions regarding: 

• Global leadership 

• Governance in serving individual nations and global mission 

• Distinctives of doctrine, ministry, and identity 

• Order regarding the global church, relating, and working together 

Similarly to the governing “council” of Acts 15, this Global Council is the highest body of 

governance and leadership in the Global Foursquare Church. Just as a national church 

recognizes the role of the local church, the global church recognizes the role and degree of 

sovereignty that each national church movement retains. 

Foursquare Missions Global 

As patterned in Acts 15, a Global Mission structure functions under the authority of the Global 

Foursquare Church and the order and distinctives as set by the Global Council and national 

churches if and where they exist. 

Foursquare Missions Global provides a structure for believers from any nation to take the 

gospel or serve on mission in any other nation. While each Foursquare nation has its own 

church structure and mission structure, Foursquare Missions Global, provides a much needed 

overarching structure for global mission and expansion: 

• To coordinate multi-‐national global missionary sending/receiving 

• To train workers from various nations as they go to other peoples 

• To assist each nation in the development of the Two Structures: strong national 

churches, and vibrant cross-‐cultural mission. 

• To serve the Global Foursquare Church as a cultural broker and specialist in multi-lingual, 

multi-‐national, and cross-‐cultural ministry. 

The development of both these structures is already well underway. This document serves to 

formalize this trajectory as the Foursquare Church and Foursquare Missions step into its future 

as a Global Church with a Global Mission.


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