2008 - Mustard Seed Foundation

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“How shall we picture the kingdom of God?. . . It is like a mustard seed . . . ”Mark 4:30-32The Mustard Seed Foundation is a Christian family foundation establishedin 1983 under the leadership of Dennis W. Bakke and Eileen HarveyBakke. The Foundation was created as an expression of their desireto be faithful stewards of the financial resources entrusted to them, tobring together the Christian members of their extended families intocommon ministry, and to advance the Kingdom of God. The Foundationprovides grants to churches and Christian organizations worldwide thatare engaged in Christian ministries including outreach, discipleship,and economic empowerment. The Foundation also awards scholarshipsto Christians pursuing advanced educational degrees in preparationfor leadership roles in both the Church and society. All directors andstaff of the Mustard Seed Foundation are committed followers of JesusChrist. The Foundation affirms the Lausanne Covenant as its missionalcommitment to the world.

Dear Friends of the Mustard Seed Foundation,This year Mustard Seed Foundation is 25 years old.We remember and celebrate those special years of God’sfaithfulness in leading the Foundation.In 1982 we had been married just over a year. Dennishad recently co-founded AES, a fledgling electricitygeneration company. While driving to West Virginia fora weekend getaway, God spoke to our hearts. He gaveus the idea that someday (presumably when and if wehad some extra funds), we could steward our financialresources through a family foundation that would givemoney to Christ-centered organizations, churches, andindividuals engaged in ministry. This dream constituted abig part of our conversation during the weekend, but nodefinitive plans were made, or strategy designed.In November we traveled to Chicago to celebrateThanksgiving with several members of the Bakke family.On an early morning walk to the local coffee shop withhis father Tollef and brother Ray, Dennis shared the visionGod had given earlier that fall to form a family foundationat some point in the future.Ray suggested we start a foundation immediately,even if it was done with only a few thousand dollars. Thebrainstorming continued during Thanksgiving dinner andthe outline of a foundation was born. It was an amazingThanksgiving, but we still had little idea how God wouldshape this new organization and provide funding to fulfillour dreams and plans.We incorporated the Foundation in 1983. In 1984we gave five grants totaling $11,600, an average of lessthan $3,000 per grant. We chose the Foundation’s namefrom Jesus’ parable about how God can do mighty thingswith a mustard seed of faith; we prayed that God wouldbless and multiply our few small grants. Even today, ourgrants to churches around the world average just over$5,000—mustard seeds. During those early years, thegrants were developed by family Board members andsent to Eileen for processing, often among diapers andbabies on the floor or the foot of our bed.We were blessed when Craig Nauta, another familymember, became the first staff member and director ofthe Foundation in 1990. For 13 years he recruited andled a small band of dedicated and talented staffers as weshaped the Foundation’s giving strategies and expandedthe global reach of our granting. In 2001 we addedour first international staff member in Mumbai, India.Today we have 11 staff serving in seven countries. TheFoundation is fortunate to have seasoned, professionalstaff members who have served for many years. Ourcurrent Executive Directors, Eric Hornberger and LonniJackson, have served on the Foundation staff for tenyears each. Other family members, Scott Bakke andBrian Bakke, have been members of the staff for nearlya decade.Since early in our history, the core of Mustard Seed’sgiving has been small grants to churches, mostly in thedeveloping world, to support their discipleship, outreach,church planting, and empowerment programs. We havefound that giving small startup grants to churches,matching the funding they provide for ministry projects,empowers the mission of churches and roots accountabilityfor the project’s success in that community. In the pastquarter century, we have given 5,622 grants to churchesand other organizations in 144 nations. Today churchbasedgranting continues to represent about 50% of ourannual operating budget.In 1992 we started the Harvey Fellows program toassist talented graduate students headed for careers,such as university teaching positions, and other callingsCELEBRATING 25 YEARS 1

usually identified as secular. Over the past 15 years theFoundation has given $8,873,139 in support of 284gifted Christian scholars and leaders from the U.S. and27 other countries. The Harvey Fellows alumni continueto be actively engaged with the current Fellows, leadingthe Advisory Board that oversees selecting Fellows eachyear, publicizing the program, and planning gatherings toteach and encourage one another.In 1999 we began our Theological Education (TE)program, working with seminaries and Bible collegesoutside the U.S. to provide scholarship funds to studentswho are preparing to serve as pastors or seminaryprofessors after graduation. In the past nine years,Mustard Seed has granted $8,189,175 in TE scholarshipsto 75 schools in 46 countries.In recent years we have added a program to providescholarship funds for Bakke Graduate University (BGU),an international seminary and graduate school foundedby Ray Bakke. In 2007 we introduced an exciting programto fund Theology of Work courses at seminaries and otherschools worldwide. Lowell Bakke, through his position atBGU, leads this program for the Foundation.Mustard Seed Foundation is led by a Board comprisedof members of three generations of the Harvey and Bakkefamilies. A professor of philanthropy at Duke Universityonce told us that to his knowledge, Mustard Seed is theonly foundation in the country that involves membersfrom two extended families. We are extremely grateful forthe Board’s prayerful, wise oversight of the Foundation.Twenty-four family members have served on the Boardeither as permanent or five-year rotating members. In1997 we formed a Junior Board of family members aged13-18 in order to expose our teens to missions and teachstewardship. Twenty-three of our teens have reviewedgrants, made giving decisions, and taken mission trips tovisit our grant projects. Two former Junior Board membersnow serve on the “senior” Board.We want to take this opportunity to recognize PaulPearson for serving on the Board and as the Treasurerfor 24 years. Paul gave countless hours of his time toestablish and guide the Foundation, and we will alwaysbe indebted to him for his many contributions. We alsowant to thank Lowell Bakke, who rotated off the Boardafter five years of service. The Board wants to expressour appreciation to staff members Jacob Baby, HiltonFigueriedo, Duane Grobman, Art Medina, Eric Musee,and Maged Shafik, who departed from the staff this year.Their work on behalf of the Foundation and for Christ’sKingdom will no doubt have a lasting worldwide impact.Through the years, MSF has weathered manychallenges that serve to remind us that God is sovereignand that this ministry belongs to him. In 2001 a decline inthe price of AES stock used to fund Mustard Seed causedthe Foundation to temporarily suspend giving. Again in2009, we face difficult economic times that will affect theamount of funds available for grants and scholarships.Nonetheless, we plan to forge ahead, giving away whathas been entrusted to us as long as the Lord calls us tothis work.We are humbled by the opportunity God has giventhe Bakke and Harvey families to steward his resourcesby giving $72 million in grants and scholarships toindividuals and institutions working to glorify our Lordaround the globe. We stand in awe of our Lord and hissustaining hand on the Mustard Seed Foundation for thepast 25 years. To God be all the glory!In Christ,Dennis BakkeEileen Bakke2C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

GIVING AREASGRANTSAs our name implies, the Mustard Seed Foundation provides seed funding for smallstartup projects of churches and Christian organizations around the world. We seek to partnerwith local congregations that identify, equip, and support their members who are called tospecific areas of ministry in the Church and society. We look for initiatives that offer innovativeapproaches to local church-based ministries. Mustard Seed seeks to help launch projects asa minority partner, providing funds over a limited time period, and in a way that encouragesself-sufficiency and reliance on the local church. We consider local church accountability andfinancial support primary indicators of the priority, integrity, and sustainability of a particularproject. A church must be willing to invest financially in a project for Mustard Seed to considerfunding that project. The Foundation has a strong interest in the unique challenges faced byurban churches. As the world rapidly urbanizes, we believe that investing in churches locatedin large cities to be particularly strategic. We typically fund projects that share the gospel withnon-Christians (outreach), generate income and economic decision-making opportunities topoorer Christians (empowerment), or equip Christians to better proclaim and demonstratethe gospel (discipleship).NATHAN GRILLS, 2007 HARVEY FELLOWSCHOLARSHIPSThe Mustard Seed Foundation offers a variety of scholarship opportunities for Christiansseeking advanced degrees in the United States and around the world. We believe thatproviding scholarships to individuals, who are furthering their formal education to becomebetter ministers within the local church and society, helps enable the Church to reach thewhole world with the whole gospel. Mustard Seed believes that our scholarships empowerindividuals to take ownership for equipping themselves for Christian service. Scholarshipsalso encourage educational institutions to remain student-focused and accountable to deliverthe highest quality of education at an affordable cost. Through our scholarship initiatives, theMustard Seed Foundation hopes to equip believers for strategic roles within the full spectrumof Christian ministry, from place of business to place of worship. In 2008 the Foundationawarded scholarships through three programs: Harvey Fellows, Theological Educationscholarships, and Bakke Gradate University scholarships.OTHER GIVINGOver the past twenty-five years, the Foundation has initiated and funded programs thatare outside of our traditional giving areas of church-based grants and scholarships. Thisother giving typically goes towards new or special initiatives of the Foundation. In 2008 thisincluded Theology of Work grants, and matching personal gifts given by Foundation Boardand staff members to Christian organizations.CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 3

GUIDING PRINCIPLESTo celebrate the twenty-five year history of the Mustard Seed Foundation, five Board membershave reflected on our guiding principles. These principles encompass the fundamental valuesof the organization and are underlying in the priorities for our giving.Christ and His KingdomGlobalSmall BeginningsLocal ChurchIndividuals in Community4C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

Christ and His KingdomThe gospel of Jesus Christ and the advancement of his Kingdom are central to all that we are andall that we do. It is our joy to worship and serve him and to submit ourselves to the authority of theBible. We seek to be Christ’s servants and ambassadors and to encourage as many as will come tofollow Christ. We seek to encourage the formation of disciples from every “unreached” community,city, and culture. We desire to see the whole Church bring the whole gospel to the whole world.Therefore, we award grants and scholarships to churches and individuals representing the spectrumof biblical Christianity, including Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant, and Evangelical traditions. We affirmGod’s redeeming and restorative grace and power as sufficient to bring blessing to all structures,institutions, and societies. All grant and scholarship recipients of the Mustard Seed Foundationmust proclaim a personal faith in Christ, affirm the basic tenets of orthodox Christianity, and desireto serve and witness in Christ’s name.Christ and his Kingdom is the foundation for the Mustard Seed Foundation. Even beforeDennis and Eileen met and married, their lives were committed to Christ and this was reasonfor the initial thought, dream and vision for the Mustard Seed Foundation. They wanted toparticipate in the furthering of the Kingdom of God.I wish I had saved the notes, especially those scribbled on napkins, yellow pads, andin margins, that chronicle the formation, reaffirmation, and continual wrestling through theguiding principles over the twenty-five years of the birth and growth of this mustard seed.Many things have changed in the Foundation, but there was never a question that Christ andhis Kingdom was primary. However, we have worked on how to express this clearly.At the 2004 annual meeting, the Board and staff reviewed and reaffirmed our vision—itwas appropriately named Vision 2004ward. Some additions were made to the wording ofthe principle of “Christ and his Kingdom:” we incorporated the phrase “we desire to see thewhole Church bring the whole gospel to the whole world,” borrowing from the LausanneCovenant’s section on the Church and Evangelism. And we added a sentence acknowledgingthe spectrum of biblical Christianity in the Church around the world.In addition to the grant and scholarship recipients, all Board and staff members of theFoundation are held to this principle in that we must proclaim a personal faith in Christ, affirmthe basic tenets of orthodox Christianity and desire to serve and witness in Christ’s name. Bysubmitting a personal statement of faith in Christ that is reaffirmed or amended each year,each of us attempts to verbalize the foundational truth of Christ and his Kingdom as a guidingprinciple in our own lives.Margaret ThompsonBOARD MEMBERCELEBRATING 25 YEARS 5

FINANCIAL SUMMARY10 million8 million6 million4 million2 millionIn 1984 the Foundation invested $11,600 in fivesmall grants. Twenty-five years later, the Foundation’sexpenditures totaled $5,827,380. Approximately73 percent of these funds were given to individuals,churches, and Christian organizations through over 365scholarships and 643 grants. The remaining 27 percentwas used to administer this work through an internationalteam of 16 staff around the globe. While the Foundationhas grown in total expenditures almost every year of itshistory, 2008 was a year in which the Foundation hadan unexpected reduction in funding due to the globaleconomic downturn. Overall, the Foundation has givenover $72 million to further God’s transformative workaround the world.The giving of five grants in 1984 launched theFoundation’s primary granting program that wouldcontinue to be the cornerstone of giving up to the presenttime. After a few years of granting, the Foundation focusedon partnering directly with local churches, requiringgrants to be matched by relevant congregations. Overall,the Foundation has given over $47 million in churchbasedgranting, representing about 65 percent of ourtotal giving. In 2008 the Foundation awarded $3,208,424through 616 grants worldwide.The Foundation also initiated academic scholarshipprograms within a decade of existence. In 1992 theFoundation started the Bakke Scholars and HarveyFellows scholarship programs. Both scholarships soughtto support academically gifted individuals attempting tointegrate their Christian calling within their influentialvocational pursuits. The Bakke Scholars program was forundergraduates attending specific partner institutions,which included University of Puget Sound, Princeton,Duke, Harvard, Stanford, and Howard University. In 1998the Foundation started a scholarship to select Christianschools within the Council for Christian Colleges &Universities (CCCU) for undergraduate minority students.In 2002, while the Foundation was amidst a season ofsignificant financial downturn, the Board discontinuedthe Bakke Scholars and CCCU scholarship programs. TheHarvey Fellows program continues to be a key part ofMustard Seed giving as a total of $8,873,139 has beeninvested in the program. In 2008 the Foundation awarded$664,833 to 73 Harvey Fellows.The Mustard Seed Foundation also providesscholarships for theological studies. As the Foundationgrew its international granting with local churches, theneed for quality theological education in the developingworld became a priority. A Theological Education(TE) scholarship program was started in 1994, andthen reconstituted into the current structure in 1999.Overall, the Foundation has invested $8,189,175 inTE scholarships through 75 schools. In 2008 MustardSeed gave $237,052 through 183 scholarships at nineinstitutions.The Foundation has also recognized the needfor Christian leaders in major cities around theworld to mobilize the Church to engageall aspects of society. To this end,the Foundation initiatedanother theologicalscholarship in1 9 9 70198419851986198719881989199019911992199319941995199619971998199920006C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARSADMINISTRATIONGRANTSBAKKE SCHOLARSHARVEY FELLOWSTE

called the Raymond J. Bakke (RJB) Award for leadersin urban ministry studying under the mentorship ofRay Bakke. In 2006 the Foundation began providingsimilar scholarships through Bakke Graduate University(BGU). In 2008 the Foundation gave $222,763 for 109scholarships at BGU.The Mustard Seed Foundation has a desire to useits resources to help Christians integrate their faith inall areas of their lives, including their secular work. Topromote this concept, the Foundation started the Theologyof Work (TOW) grant program in 2007 to provide grants toseminaries and institutions that are creatively advancingthe study of workplace theology. In 2008 Mustard Seedgave 27 TOW grants to teaching institutions totaling$208,976.It has been priority of the Foundation to keepadministrative costs low since its inception. When theFoundation started, there was no staff; the volunteerBoard developed and managed all the grants, keepingadministrative costs low. In order to facilitate the growingportfolio of international church-based granting and newscholarship programs, it was necessary to hire staffand spend more to administer the increasing work. In1990 the Foundation hired its first staff, and in 2008 theFoundation had staff in eight cities around the world. Thetotal administrative spending of the Foundation in 2008was $1,257,394.The Foundation has been thankful for the opportunityto steward God’s resources to Christ-centered projectsand people around the world for the last twenty-fiveyears. When starting out with five grants in 1984, noone could have imagined the Foundation would give over5,500 more.FOR THE YEAR ENDINGDECEMBER, 31, 2008Operating FundRevenueFrom Previous Year $857,367From Futures Fund $5,139,268Total Revenue $5,996,635DisbursementsGrants $3,208,424Scholarships $1,124,648Other Giving $236,914Administration $1,257,394Total Disbursements $5,827,380Balance $169,255Futures FundBeginning Asset Balance $64,387Contributions to Futures Fund $5,050,000Gains/Losses on Assets $1,283Total Assets before Transactions $5,115,670Transfers to Operating Fund $5,139,268Change in Operating Assets/Liabilities $23,604200120022003200420052006200720082009PROJECTEDNet Asset Balance $6MATCHING GIFTSRJBCCCUMUSTARD SEED SCHOLARSBGUTHEOLOGY OF WORKCELEBRATING 25 YEARS 7

GlobalThe Mustard Seed Foundation recognizes the global nature of the body of Christ. Therefore, we desireto participate in God’s work to encourage churches and individuals through grants and scholarshipsaround the world. Our goal is to give the majority of our funding to churches and individualsworldwide, while intentionally limiting our investment in the United States. Since the Foundation’sinception in 1983, we have awarded grants and scholarships in nearly 150 countries.We are witnessing the greatest migration in world’s history as peoples from nearlyevery country flock to cities on all six continents. Mission today is no longer geographicallydistant, across oceans, deserts, jungles or mountains, but across the streets of cities wheremigrant streams and diverse cultures intersect. In the past missionaries went to remote2008 GIVING BY CITYGRANTTHEOLOGICAL EDUCATIONHARVEY FELLOWBGUTOWMATCHING GIFT(For scholarships and TOW, represents thelocation of institutions)8C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

places because that’s where the majority of unreached peoples live. No longer. The Mustard Seed Foundation madecity ministry partnerships the focus from our first grants. We believe it is God who is bringing the nations to theneighborhoods in our generation, to provide yet one more opportunity to hear the gospel and see kingdom valuesproclaimed and demonstrated in vital city ministries. This is happening most where both cities and Christians aregrowing fastest today – in Asia, Africa and Latin America.The population of the U.S. is about 4.5 percent of the world. When we began the Foundation twenty-five yearsago, nearly every foundation we knew of gave their money to American ministries in the United States, or to Americanledmissions and ministries outside the U.S. We also recognized that about 80% of the world’s active Christians andemerging ministries were outside the West.In the providence of God, Mustard Seed had a strong global network almost the day we began. By 1983, theLausanne Urban Networks and some wonderfully gifted leaders from many global locations had become friends andpartners who could help us find and vet local grants. With their help, we began by sending the majority of our fundsoutside the United States. Because we would be granting in places where we didn’t have firsthandknowledge as a Board, we adopted a corollary principle of matching grants.If a church or ministry could get their own local church to contributehalf of the dollars they were asking from us, or match theamount we were giving, we knew the project was bothreal and valued. This has made it possible to givegrants in about 150 of the world’s 200 nations onsix continents.Ray BakkeBOARD MEMBERCELEBRATING 25 YEARS 9

HARVEY FELLOWS PROGRAMThe Foundation initiated the Harvey Fellows Program in 1992. The goal of the program isto mark, equip, and encourage followers of Jesus Christ who seek to actively integrate theirfaith and vocations as leaders in strategic occupations where Christians are underrepresented.This idea grew from our understanding of God as Creator and Redeemer, not only of humanbeings, but also of society’s disciplines and structures. Our desire is to identify, prepare,and celebrate this generation’s Josephs, Lydias, Daniels, and Esthers – Christians who willassume positions of leadership and influence. Each Fellow is awarded a $16,000 annualstipend for up to three years. The award is given to students enrolled at a premier graduatedegree program. Typically Harvey Fellows attend schools considered by professionals to beamong the top five globally in a given subject area or specialty.A significant component of the program is participation in a weeklong summer programthat provides a forum for discussion on integrating faith and vocation. The Summer Instituteis a place for Fellows to meet and build relationships with others with similar visions. TheFoundation believes this occasion is vital for the marking and equipping of Fellows. The 2008Summer Institute was held in Alexandria, Virginia.In 2008 the Foundation invested $664,833 in support of 73 graduate students preparingto enter strategic ministry in academia, the arts, and the marketplace. We were privilegedto award 28 new fellowships to an extraordinary group of graduate students representing avariety of nationalities and preparing for vocations in diverse fields.2008 SUMMER INSTITU TE10C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

2008 HARVEY FELLOWSMaxwell Anderson – MPA/MBA, General ManagementHarvard UniversityShutsu Chai – MCP/SMArchS, Urban Planning & DesignMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyJinhee Choung – PhD, Public PolicyUC San DiegoMarna Costanzo – PhD, Molecular EvolutionHarvard UniversityThera Crane – PhD, LinguisticsUC BerkeleyJoe Yi Joey Fung – PhD, PsychologyUCLANaomi Haynes – PhD, Cultural AnthropologyUC San DiegoJohn Holmes – PhD, Molecular BiologyCambridge UniversityKristen Inglis – PhD, Ethics & Moral PhilosophyCornell UniversityBenjamin Keim – PhD, Classical StudiesCambridge UniversityTrudy Hoi-Yun Ko – PhD, English Renaissance LiteratureCambridge UniversityJoyce Lee – MFA, Painting/DrawingMaryland Institute College of ArtJee-Yeon Lehmann – PhD, EconomicsBoston UniversityWendy Liu – MD/PhD, NeuroscienceHarvard UniversityYinxing Liu – PhD, Art HistoryUniversity of ChicagoMary Mazza – PhD, Organizational BehaviorHarvard UniversityAlex McDonald – DMA, Piano PerformanceJuilliard SchoolEleanor McGlinchey – PhD, PsychologyUC BerkeleyAdelaide Muir – AD, OperaYale UniversityLaura Potter Schram – PhD, Political ScienceUniversity of MichiganElizabeth Segran – PhD, South & Southeast Asian StudiesUC BerkeleyCaleb Spencer – PhD, American LiteratureUniversity of Illinois - ChicagoHannah Swift – PhD, PhysicsUC BerkeleyAndrew Tong – PhD, PhilosophyNew York UniversityAndrew Tuch – SJD, Corporate Law & GovernanceHarvard UniversityQiong Wang – PhD, Environmental EconomicsYale UniversityAndrew Watkins – MA, Urban Planning & DesignHarvard UniversityPaul Yoo – JD, International LawHarvard University2008 HARVEY FELLOWS ADVISORY BOARDThe Harvey Fellows Advisory Board is comprised of elected Fellows who help guide and provide vision for the program. The followingFellows served on the Advisory Board in 2008:Matthew Cabeen (2007)Emilian Dan Cartis (2004)Pam Cochran (1997)Alisa Davis (2004)Corrie Francis (2004)Paul Hoehner (2003)Erik Hom (2001)Lorena Ketzel-Kerber (1994)Katie Kresser (2003)Abraham Kyele (2001)Andrew Legg (2006)David Lewis (1997)Chandra Mallampalli (1997)Bryan McGraw (2002)Blake Puckett (1996)CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 11

THEOLOGICAL EDUCATIONSCHOLARSHIPSThe Theological Education Scholarship Program was started in 1999 to support studentspursuing advanced theological training outside of the United States and Canada. Scholarshipsare awarded for up to half of the total cost of education. Qualifying students must be attendinga participating institution and receiving a significant level of financial support from their homechurch or Christian organization. Recipients must be pursuing degrees that equip them forservice to the Church in the areas of preaching, teaching, missions, or evangelism. However,priority is given to those who are being trained to directly minister in a church congregationor preparing for ministry within an urban context. The scholarships are administered in directcollaboration with participating institutions that are interdenominational and consideredstrategic within their own region.In 2008 we invested a total of $237,052 to 183 students in nine institutions around theworld. Our total support for this initiative was drastically reduced due to the global financialdownturn. We intend to fund additional students in 2009 that would have typically beenfunded in 2008.EVANGELIC AL SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY OF RWANDA12C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

2008 PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONSCornerstone Christian CollegeCape Town, SOUTH AFRICA$18,000 (7 students)Evangelical School for Pastoral EducationSan Jose, COSTA RICA$25,471 (13 students)Evangelical School of Theology of RwandaKigali, RWANDA$6,300 (25 students)Evangelical Seminary of LimaLima, PERU$23,281 (29 students)Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of TheologyNairobi, KENYA$49,000 (29 students)Nairobi International School of TheologyNairobi, KENYA$30,000 (14 students)South American Theological SeminaryLondrina, BRAZIL$45,000 (35 students)Stellenbosch UniversityCape Town, SOUTH AFRICA$20,000 (5 students)Evangelical Theological CollegeAddis Ababa, ETHIOPIA$20,000 (26 students)SOUT H AMERICAN THE O L O GIC AL SEMINARYCELEBRATING 25 YEARS 13

BGU SCHOLARSHIPSIn 1997 we began providing a handful of scholarships to select urban ministrypractitioners pursuing non-residential doctoral degrees under the mentorship of global urbanmissiologist and founding member of our Board of Directors, Dr. Raymond J. Bakke. In 2005we began awarding the scholarship to students studying at the newly formed Bakke GraduateUniversity of Ministry (BGU) based in Seattle, Washington. We broadened the scholarship tohonor the life of Ray’s younger siblings, Rev. Lowell Bakke, Mrs. Marilyn Bakke Pearson andDennis Bakke who have also contributed significantly to the ministry of the Mustard SeedFoundation.These scholarships offered through BGU focus on encouraging ministry practitioners toobtain the advanced degrees they need to deepen the theological basis of their work. Mostof those supported are pursuing the Doctorate of Ministry (DMin) degree in TransformationalLeadership for the Global City that is offered through BGU on a non-residential, modular basis.This program is designed to make major urban centers of the world become laboratoriesof learning. The Foundation also supported a handful of students pursuing a Master ofTheological Studies (MTS) or a Master of Arts in Global Urban Ministry (MAGUM) degree.In 2008 we were pleased to award scholarships through the Bakke Graduate Universityof Ministry for the advanced studies of 109 ministry practitioners totaling $222,763. Thesetalented men and women come from and serve in a variety of urban centers around the worldwhere they are actively responding to God’s calling in ministry.BGU STUDENTS IN AGRA, I NDIA14C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

2008 RAYMOND J. BAKKE SCHOLARSManuel Adjei – DMin, GHANAOlusola Ajibulu – DMin, NIGERIAStephen Akwaka – DMin, GHANAMoses Alagbe – DMin, NETHERLANDSMuthu Arumuganadar – DMin, INDIAAnthony Asamoah – DMin, GHANAJoseph Bangura – DMin, SIERRA LEONEMacklann Basse – DMin, USALeulseged Berachew – DMin, ETHIOPIAAndrew Bondo – DMin, LIBERIAAdele Booysen – DMin, SOUTH AFRICAMesfin Bulti – DMin, ETHIOPIADuky Charles – DMin, HAITIJoseph Chi – DMin, CHINARaineer Chu – DMin, PHILIPPINESJonathan Chyahkyi – DMin, MYANMAREszter Dani – DMin, HUNGARYEtana Debel – DMin, ETHIOPIABert De Ruiter – DMin, NETHERLANDSJames Hammond – DMin, GHANAAndras Harmathy – DMin, HUNGARYAdeola Ilechukwu – DMin, NIGERIACosmas Ilechukwu – DMin, NIGERIAMonel Jules – DMin, HAITIJohn Keane – DMin, JAMAICASeleshi Kebede – DMin, ETHIOPIALeslie Keegel – DMin, SRI LANKACatherine Kwong – DMin, CHINAEnoch Lam – DMin, CHINALamuel Liu – DMin, CHINAEsther Luogon – DMin, NIGERIATerence Man – DMin, CHINAJustice Marwisa – DMin, ZIMBABWEMario Matos – DMin, DOMINICAN REPUBLICJack Mboya – DMin, KENYADwight Mutonono – DMin, ZIMBABWEMihai Pavel – DMin, ROMANIALui Ming Po – DMin, CHINALeonel Raphael – DMin, HAITIDeogratias Rubera – DMin, KENYAGrace Sumbillo – DMin, PHILIPPINESArthur Thangiah – DMin, INDIARichard Townsell – DMin, USACho U – DMin, MYANMARCephas Van Hawi – DMin, MYANMARYenenesh Wolteji – DMin, ETHIOPIAAnnisa Wong – DMin, CHINATabor Wordofa – DMin, ETHIOPIACalvin Young – DMin, UK2008 MARILYN BAKKE PEARSON SCHOLARSGeorge Adeyeye – DMin, NIGERIACifford Anumaka – DMin, NIGERIAMartine Audeoud – DMin, NIGERVa Bi – DMin, MYANMARGbolu Bondo – DMin, LIBERIAJuan Bravo – DMin, USAJonathan Brooks – DMin, USAEarnestine Cellestine – DMin, USAJohnson Chacko – DMin, INDIANoel de Asis – DMin, USAMatt Gamble – DMin, USASamson Gandhi – DMin, INDIALila Ghising – MTS, USAMary Glenn – DMin, USACharity Kamau – DMin, USAHoa Le Thi Le – MTS, USACindy Lee – DMin, USAYobbe Lungu – DMin, MALAWIRafael Maldonado – DMin, USAZenaida Maramara – DMin, PHILIPPINESXavier Massingue – DMin, MOZAMBIQUEDavid Moari - DMin, GHANASetorwu Ofori – DMin, GHANALori Ogle – MTS, KENYADerrick Okine – DMin, USARaffic Osman – DMin, NETHERLANDSDuane Roth – DMin, USALuke Schrock-Hurst – DMin, USAAutumn Shadis – MAGUM, USABekele Shanko – DMin, ETHIOPIAElaine Smith – DMin, USACaroloretta Tucker – DMin, USAJohn Tumwine – DMin, UGANDAGodspower Ugboh – DMin, NIGERIA2008 LOWELL BAKKE SCHOLARSYaw Acheampong – DMin, UKAila Tasse Aila – DMin, ETHIOPIASayo Ajiboye – DMin, USAPaco Amador – DMin, USASean Benesh – DMin, USAAbiodun Coker – DMin, USAJack Drennan – DMin, IRELANDWarren Fornah – DMin, SIERRA LEONEFrancis Gand – DMin, GHANAGea Gort – DMin, NETHERLANDSRadi Iskandar – DMin, EGYPTDeborah Loyd – DMin, USARose Madrid-Swetman – DMin, USAPhilip John McMahon – DMin, USAStephen Mwangi – MTS, KENYADerel Olsen – DMin, USAPanadda Rattanaporn – MTS, USALaura Speiller – DMin, USAAlex Ssebugwawo – MTS, USAAndrew Tillman – DMin, USALynette Tillman – MTS, USAJ.D. Ward – DMin, USA2008 DENNIS BAKKE SCHOLARSElly Kansiime – DMin, UGANDARichard Moore – DMin, USABelinda Thomas – DMin, USAAl Warner – DMin, USACELEBRATING 25 YEARS 15

THEOLOGY OF WORKThe Theology of Work (TOW) grant program was established in 2007 by the MustardSeed Foundation in collaboration with the Bakke Graduate University of Ministry (BGU). Theaim of this special grant initiative is to encourage theological institutions worldwide to instructseminarians, pastors, and educators in a biblical basis of a theology of work. A proper theologyof work empowers ordinary people to infuse their Christian faith in the institutions, structures,and industries in which they work throughout the week. We believe there is a great need forpastors to learn how to steward the gifts of their congregants to engage in God’s calling intheir work as well as in all other areas of their lives.Theology of Work grants are awarded to theological institutions, both formal and nonformal,to create and offer courses that teach students a theology of work to enable themto teach others. This grant initiative hopes to encourage seminaries and other theologicaltraining organizations to integrate such a theology in their core curriculum by promotingthe development and teaching of theology of work courses. It is our desire to see thosetrained through our grants begin teaching and modeling this theological concept in theirown churches and ministries. The TOW grants program is administered by BGU, which hascreated a network of people and resources specializing in developing and teaching curriculumfor theology of work.In 2008 we awarded 27 grants totaling $202,341 to seminaries and ministries aroundthe world. We hope these grants lead to a greater number of churches actively teaching theircongregants a strong theology of work.GHANA CH RISTIAN UNIV ERSITY COLLEGE16C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

2008 THEOLOGY OF WORK GRANT RECIPIENTSAfrican EnterprisePietermaritzburg, SOUTH AFRICA$7,294Asian Theological SeminaryManila, PHILIPPINES$11,595 (3 grants)Biblical Graduate School of TheologySingapore, SINGAPORE$7,020Bresee Institute for Metro MinistriesKansas City, Kansas, USA$1,000Christian DirectionMontreal, CANADA$5,000City Vision CollegeKansas City, Missouri, USA$1,688Cornerstone Christian CollegeCape Town, SOUTH AFRICA$4,950Evangelical School of TheologyNairobi, KENYA$8,400Evangelical Theological SeminaryMyerstown, Pennsylvania, USA$3,375Evangelicals in Development AssociationAccra, GHANA$3,982Faith Evangelical SeminaryTacoma, Washington, USA$23,375George W. Truett Theological SeminaryWaco, Texas, USA$2,267Ghana Christian University CollegeAccra, GHANA$21,600Gordon-Conwell Theological SeminaryBelmont, Massachusetts, USA$13,860Integra VenturesWheaton, Illinois, USA$8,100International Crossroad AssociationHong Kong, CHINA$6,145Kingdom Citizens PavilionJos, NIGERIA$750Nazarene Theological SeminaryKansas City, Missouri, USA$10,000New City ResourcesKnoxville, Tennessee, USA$450Northwest Baptist SeminaryLangley, CANADA$9,100Presbyterian Theological SeminaryDasmarinas, PHILIPPINES$2,100South American Theological SeminaryLondrina, BRAZIL$3,038Uganda Christian UniversityMukono, UGANDA$31,900Vocatio Creation LimitedHong Kong, CHINA$8,360 (2 grants)CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 17

Small BeginningsThe biblical parable of the mustard seed reminds us that great things often have small beginnings.Through abiding in Christ and following him our seemingly small efforts possess power beyondimagination. This parable exhorts us to respond faithfully to God’s calling, but to trust outcomes tohim. In our giving we seek to trust individuals and churches as they listen to God by taking smallsteps toward their visions. Therefore, our grants are available to churches, including those thatmay be poor, powerless, or unproven. We recognize that results cannot be guaranteed and that bigresults often have risky beginnings. We choose to specialize in small startup initiatives, trustingthat what is sown in faith will return abundantly.When the Mustard Seed Foundation began giving in 1984, the AES Corporation that Ico-founded was only three years old. Its financial success was mostly wishful thinking at thetime. Few people projected that the small, startup company would become a large globalpower company fifteen years later. I told my father Tollef and brother Ray during an earlymorning Thanksgiving stroll in Chicago about Eileen and my musings regarding the start ofa foundation, if and when AES became successful. They responded with, “Why wait? Startsmall with what you have. A few little grants could make a big difference for local churchesand missions.”The name of the foundation, “Mustard Seed,” was chosen to capture this approachto giving. During the first year of operation, MSF made five small grants totaling almost$12,000. Jesus was born in a small town to a humble couple from a seemingly insignificantpeople group. The theme of small beginnings, and humble but faithful individuals is centralto all of scripture.We recognized that most foundations gave larger grants to well-established entities. Theidea behind this giving is to reduce the risk of failure. We have always believed part of ourspecial niche would be to invest in small risky projects with no guarantee of success. Mostof the grants we give are to small churches that never have received grants from any otherorganization.Twenty-five years after its start, over 50 percent of the Foundation’s funds are still beingawarded primarily to small local churches in the developing world. The average grant size tothese churches in 2008 was $5,200. After twenty-five years, “Small Beginnings” remains thecore of the Mustard Seed’s approach to giving.Dennis BakkeCO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD18C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

2008 GRANT RECIPIENTSAfricaAddis Ketema Guenet ChurchAddis Ababa, ETHIOPIA$2,000Africa Outreach MinistriesJohannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA$6,000Amazing Grace ChurchKampala, UGANDA$4,000Amazing Grace MinistriesBenin City, NIGERIA$4,500Anglican Diocese of Cape TownCape Town, SOUTH AFRICA$5,000Assemblies of Sons of GodPort Harcourt, NIGERIA$3,000Attridgeville Apostolic Faith MissionRevival CenterPretoria, SOUTH AFRICA$4,000Balanced Christian LifeRevival MissionAbuja, NIGERIA$3,000Banda Zion ChurchKampala, UGANDA$3,000Be-Well Deliverance MinistryAbuja, NIGERIA$5,000Believers In Jesus Christ MinistryNairobi, KENYA$2,200Bible Way Restoration Church -Kwa-BhuloMombasa, KENYA$3,500Brethren Assembly FellowshipNairobi, KENYA$3,000Brothers of Saint Charles LwangaNairobi, KENYA$4,000Budo Salvation OutreachKampala, UGANDA$1,000Busola Pentecostal Assemblyof God ChurchKampala, UGANDA$2,500Buuni Baptist ChurchKampala, UGANDA$3,000Calvary Charismatic CenterNairobi, KENYA$3,500Calvary Message CrusadersUghelli, NIGERIA$3,000Capital Christian CenterPretoria, SOUTH AFRICA$5,000Changed by His GraceMombasa, KENYA$4,000Christ Church SandtonJohannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA$5,000Christ Our Hope MinistriesLagos, NIGERIA$3,000Christ Our King Revival ChurchCape Town, SOUTH AFRICA$5,000Christ the Savior ChurchLagos, NIGERIA$4,500Christian Community Churchand ServicesNairobi, KENYA$2,000Christian Covenant ChurchLilongwe, MALAWI$1,500Christian Family Fellowship ChurchNairobi, KENYA$3,000Christian Foundation FellowshipNairobi, KENYA$1,500Church of God of ProphecyKisumu, KENYA$3,000Cohorte Acquired to ChristAbidjan, COTE D’IVOIRE$2,500Confessional Ecumenical FoundationNairobi, KENYA$2,000Dagoretti Corner Baptist ChurchNairobi, KENYA$2,500Darajani Baptist ChurchNairobi, KENYA$1,500Debre Birhan Addis KidanBaptist ChurchAddis Ababa, ETHIOPIA$1,000EVANGELISTIC GRAC E MINISTRIES CHUR CH IN N AIRO BI, KENYA WAS AWARD ED AT H REE-Y E A R G R A N T TOTA L I N G $ 1 0 , 5 0 0 TO ESTA B L ISH A REVOLV ING LO AN FUN DFOR CHUR CH MEMBERS.Divine Consolation Gospel OutreachAbuja, NIGERIA$2,000CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 19

Eagle Christian MinistriesMombasa, KENYA$2,500Eagle Rise Christian ChurchNairobi, KENYA$2,500Eagle’s Wings MinistryNairobi, KENYA$3,000Echoes of Rapture MinistriesLagos, NIGERIA$4,000Efatha Gospel CenterNairobi, KENYA$2,000Efatha MinistryNairobi, KENYA$2,500Elyon Praise International MinistriesLagos, NIGERIA$4,000Emmanuel MissionAccra, GHANA$4,500Emmaus Christian Mission ChurchKigali, RWANDA$3,000End Time Believer MinistryLagos, NIGERIA$4,000End Time Harvest and MiracleMinistries InternationalAbuja, NIGERIA$5,000Endtimes Goal OutreachNairobi, KENYA$2,500Evangelical Restoration ChurchBujumbura, BURUNDI$2,500Evangelical Victory ChurchNairobi, KENYA$2,400Evangelistic Grace MinistriesNairobi, KENYA$3,500Faith Church & MissionsDar es Salaam, TANZANIA$2,500Faith Home ChapelIkoyi, NIGERIA$3,000FRENCH PARISH EVANGELIC AL CHURCH IN BUNIA, D.R. CONGO REC EIV ED A ONE-Y EAR GRANT OF $2,000 T O ORGANIZ E A SEMINAR FOR CHURCH LEAD ERS.French Parish Evangelical ChurchBunia, D.R. CONGO$2,000Gbadago Assembly of GodLome, TOGO$2,750Gethsemane Ministries -Muthirwa ChurchNairobi, KENYA$7,000 (2 grants)Global Faith MinistriesMombasa, KENYA$3,000Glory of Christ International ChurchLagos, NIGERIA$6,000God In Spirit Fellowship MinistryDar es Salaam, TANZANIA$2,000God’s Glorious Family ChurchNairobi, KENYA$1,300God’s Preparatory MinistriesWorld WideLagos, NIGERIA$4,000God’s Priests MinistryUghelli, NIGERIA$2,000God’s Word Christian MissionLagos, NIGERIA$5,000Gospel Harvest Ministries -KawangwareNairobi, KENYA$4,000Gospel Missions CenterNairobi, KENYA$3,000Grace Assembly ChurchKampala, UGANDA$4,000Grace Covenant ChurchNairobi, KENYA$3,000Grace Revival ChurchCape Town, SOUTH AFRICA$7,000Grace Tabernacle ChurchJinja, UGANDA$3,000Gullele New TestamentBaptist ChurchAddis Ababa, ETHIOPIA$2,200Hour Has Come MinistryLagos, NIGERIA$4,000Hour of Grace MissionLagos, NIGERIA$5,000House of TransformationAbidjan, COTE D’IVOIRE$4,00020C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

Independent PentecostalFellowship of AfricaKisumu, KENYA$4,000Independent Presbyterian Church -MathareNairobi, KENYA$3,200International Church of theFoursquare GospelAbidjan, COTE D’IVOIRE$2,500International Revival Campaigns -Gachui BranchNairobi, KENYA$5,000Izira Baptist ChurchBugiri, UGANDA$2,000Jehu Jedo HopeAccra, GHANA$4,000Jesus Freedom Gospel MinistryAbuja, NIGERIA$6,500Jesus Manifestation ChurchNairobi, KENYA$4,000Jesus Restoration and Healing MinistryNairobi, KENYA$2,500Jesus Worship CenterMombasa, KENYA$3,500Jui Barracks Wesleyan ChurchFreetown, SIERRA LEONE$3,000Kajele Perfection ChurchMbale, UGANDA$3,000Kawangware Lutheran ChurchNairobi, KENYA$5,000Kenya Redeemed Church - KayoleNairobi, KENYA$4,000Kenya Youth Arise NetworkNairobi, KENYA$3,000Kibera InterdenominationalFellowshipNairobi, KENYA$4,500Kibos Children of GodFellowship CenterKisumu, KENYA$4,000Kingdom Citizens PavilionJos, NIGERIA$2,000Kingdom Foundation ChurchLagos, NIGERIA$2,000Kingdom Life Christian ChurchCape Town, SOUTH AFRICA$1,500Kings Fellowship Center of GraceEvangelistic MinistriesNairobi, KENYA$1,500Kings Gospel Church - KayoleNairobi, KENYA$4,000Kisoko Baptist ChurchKampala, UGANDA$4,000Komarock TerbanacleNairobi, KENYA$2,000Ladies Homecare FellowshipNairobi, KENYA$2,750Liberty Family ChapelAccra, GHANA$3,500Life Care Fellowship - GithuraiNairobi, KENYA$4,000Light House ChurchLagos, NIGERIA$4,000Living Faith MissionAccra, GHANA$4,000Living Faith Outreach MinistriesLagos, NIGERIA$3,500Living Hope Grace Ministries ChurchNairobi, KENYA$3,000Living Word Ministries InternationalLagos, NIGERIA$3,000Love and Power Bible ChurchLagos, NIGERIA$5,000MadLove Lounge MinistryNairobi, KENYA$5,000Maranatha Faith Assemblies -KorogochoNairobi, KENYA$800Maranatha Gospel ChurchNairobi, KENYA$3,000Mathare Diagonal Pentecost MissionNairobi, KENYA$3,000Mekanisa Addis Kidan Baptist ChurchAddis Ababa, ETHIOPIA$4,000Milimani Central Pentecostal ChurchKisumu, KENYA$3,000Miracle Faith MissionAccra, GHANA$4,500Mission for the New CreatureKigali, RWANDA$1,350Mission Shalom InternationalDakar, SENEGAL$4,000Most Powerful Generation MinistryAbuja, NIGERIA$6,000Mount Zion Praise ChurchAbidjan, COTE D’IVOIRE$3,500Mukono Revival ChurchKampala, UGANDA$2,000Mustard Seed MinistriesKisumu, KENYA$3,000Naioth Gospel Assembly Church -BunjuDar es Salaam, TANZANIA$2,500Naioth Gospel Assembly Church -Maweni Boko KinondoniDar es Salaam, TANZANIA$2,500Nairobi Baptist ChurchNairobi, KENYA$5,000CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 21

Nairobi Pentecostal Church -ParklandsNairobi, KENYA$4,000New Hope MissionAccra, GHANA$5,000New Philadelphia AssemblyKigali, RWANDA$3,000New Testament Church of GodNairobi, KENYA$1,500Not I But ChristNairobi, KENYA$4,000Oloshaiki World Arising MinistriesNairobi, KENYA$2,000Pentecostal Christian ChurchNairobi, KENYA$1,500Pentecostal Church One Faith -GithuraiNairobi, KENYA$3,000Pentecostal Outreach CenterNairobi, KENYA$5,200 (2 grants)Philadelphia Church - GihoshaBujumbura, BURUNDI$2,500Philemon MinistriesNairobi, KENYA$3,000Presbyterian Church of AfricaKajiado, KENYA$6,500Redeemed Gospel Church -Ubungo KisiwaniDar es Salaam, TANZANIA$1,500Redeemed Gospel Church - UrafikiDar es Salaam, TANZANIA$1,500Rhema Fellowship International -Highway ChapelNairobi, KENYA$5,000Rhema Fellowship International -KasaraniNairobi, KENYA$3,000Rivers of Life Ministries InternationalUmukoro, NIGERIA$3,000Royal Christian MinistriesLagos, NIGERIA$3,000Royal Worship SanctuaryNairobi, KENYA$2,000Shalom Christian FellowshipLagos, NIGERIA$6,000Shashemene Full GospelBelievers ChurchShashemene, ETHIOPIA$3,000Shelter of Hope CenterNairobi, KENYA$4,000Souls Harvest ChurchAbuja, NIGERIA$3,750St. Anna’s Anglican Church - KilimaniNairobi, KENYA$4,000St. Charles Lwanga - KatwikiraNairobi, KENYA$3,500Trinity Foundation Prayers ChurchNairobi, KENYA$4,000Truevine Gospel ChurchNairobi, KENYA$4,000Tumaini Ladies IntegrationalProgram MinistriesNairobi, KENYA$3,500University of Goma ChaplaincyChurchGoma, D.R. CONGO$3,500Utawala Christian FellowshipNairobi, KENYA$4,000Victory Life International ChurchNairobi, KENYA$4,500 (2 grants)West View Methodist ChurchPretoria, SOUTH AFRICA$4,000Yahweh Venunye HopeAccra, GHANA$3,500Youth Network For ChristNairobi, KENYA$5,000East AsiaAngelos ChurchTaipei, TAIWAN$6,000Ban-Cheng Taiwan Friends ChurchTaipei, TAIWAN$5,000Christ Great Commission ChurchHong Kong, CHINA$6,000Christian Gospel Church of LoveMonkok ChurchHong Kong, CHINA$12,000Christian New Life AssociationHong Kong, CHINA$5,000Christian Taiwan Lutheran DaZhiTruth ChurchTaipei, TAIWAN$8,000Faith and Victory InternationalChurchTokyo, JAPAN$12,000Fanling Christian GraceFilling ChurchHong Kong, CHINA$9,000Ichihara Shalom ChurchTokyo, JAPAN$30,000Kaohsiung Good NewsProtestant ChurchKaohsiung, TAIWAN$10,000Kuo Kuang Quaker ChurchTaipei, TAIWAN$5,000Lighthouse Ube Christ ChurchUbe, JAPAN$12,000Marriage and Parenting TeamBeijing, CHINA$3,00022C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

Canada Water ChurchLondon, UNITED KINGDOM$20,000Cells Church 77Paris, FRANCE$8,000Chefsiba Community ChurchWarsaw, POLAND$15,000Child Evangelism Fellowshipof SloveniaLjubljana, SLOVENIA$4,000Children of PromiseOradea, ROMANIA$2,000C H RISTIAN TAIWAN LUT H ERAN DAZHI TRUTH CHUR CH IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN WASAWARDED A T HREE-Y E A R G R A N T TOTA LING $27,000 TO ORGANIZ E A SOCIALOUTREACH TO EXPAND THE CHURCH.New Wuxi ChurchWuxi, CHINA$5,000Shimonoseki Christ Bible ChurchShimonoseki, JAPAN$15,500 (2 grants)ConfidentialCHINA$75,150 (18 grants)ConfidentialNORTH KOREA$10,000EuropeAmagerbro Free ChurchCopenhagen, DENMARK$6,000Antioch CenterConstanta, ROMANIA$3,000Apostolic ChurchBanska Bystrica, SLOVAKIA$2,000Apostolic ChurchBratislava, SLOVAKIA$6,000Apostolic ChurchZvolen, SLOVAKIA$3,500Apostolic Church of SlovakiaBratislava, SLOVAKIA$3,000Arabic Community ChurchBrighton, UNITED KINGDOM$9,000Awakening Church of GodStara Zagora, BULGARIA$5,000Baptist ChurchNovi Sad, SERBIA$4,000Baptist ChurchKlenovec, SLOVAKIA$3,000Baptist Church of Pontault CombaultParis, FRANCE$3,000Baptist ChurchTarnow, POLAND$5,000Bethel Baptist ChurchCantavir, SERBIA$2,000Bretheren ChurchVsetin, CZECH REPUBLIC$7,000Camden Town ChurchLondon, UNITED KINGDOM$18,000Christ Church LiverpoolLiverpool, UNITED KINGDOM$12,000Christian Assembly of Prague -South CityPrague, CZECH REPUBLIC$5,000Christian Baptist ChurchLodz, POLAND$4,000Christian City CenterNovi Sad, SERBIA$4,000Christian Community of LaekenBrussels, BELGIUM$12,000Christian Ecumenical and ApostolicChurchSofia, BULGARIA$5,000Christian Evangelical Churchof the Living GodUzhgorod, UKRAINE$2,000Christian FellowshipNovi Sad, SERBIA$6,000Christian FellowshipPrague, CZECH REPUBLIC$32,000 (3 grants)Christian Reconciliation CommunityLille, FRANCE$1,300Christian Reformed ChurchAmsterdam, NETHERLANDS$15,000CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 23

Common CauseYalta, UKRAINE$6,200 (2 grants)Community of the RebirthTours, FRANCE$1,200Covenant Church of DenmarkCopenhagen, DENMARK$12,000Covenant of Albanian ChristianStudentsTirane, ALBANIA$3,000Danish State ChurchAarhus, DENMARK$18,000El Hanaan Church of GodSliven, BULGARIA$3,000EPIC ChurchMunster, GERMANY$8,000Evangelical Baptist Churchof Paris CenterParis, FRANCE$20,000Evangelical Brethren ChurchPrague, CZECH REPUBLIC$10,000Evangelical ChurchKranj, SLOVENIA$4,500Evangelical Church of the Living GodBudapest, HUNGARY$6,000Evangelical Grace Church of GeorgiaTbilisi, GEORGIA$6,000Evangelical Methodist ChurchBratislava, SLOVAKIA$8,000 (2 grants)Evangelical Pentecostal ChurchPula, CROATIA$8,000Evangelical Protestant Center -ColombesParis, FRANCE$2,250Evangelical Protestant Church -HerblayParis, FRANCE$5,000IN THE MASTER’S LIGHT IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR GRANTT OTALING $26,000 T O ESTABLISH A NEW CHUR CH FOR NEW A GE SEEKERS.Evangelical Protestant ChurchLille, FRANCE$6,000Faith Baptist ChurchBratislava, SLOVAKIA$12,000 (2 grants)Firestarters Vineyard - FilstalStuttgart, GERMANY$8,000First Greek Evangelical ChurchAthens, GREECE$8,000Frankfurt City ChurchFrankfurt, GERMANY$25,000Free Christian ChurchGros-Rust, AUSTRIA$8,000Free Christian ChurchSchwedt, GERMANY$10,000Free Evangelical ChurchLevice, SLOVAKIA$4,500Frydlant Brethren ChurchFrydlant, CZECH REPUBLIC$5,500God’s HouseKosice, SLOVAKIA$3,000Good News ChurchConstanta, ROMANIA$10,000Greater LoveCopenhagen, DENMARK$10,000Greek Evangelical ChurchVolos, GREECE$4,750 (2 grants)Hamburg ProjectHamburg, GERMANY$20,000Holy Trinity Swiss CottageLondon, UNITED KINGDOM$20,000IMAGE 33Havirov, CZECH REPUBLIC$5,000In the Master’s LightCopenhagen, DENMARK$8,000Independent Evangelical ChurchPisek, CZECH REPUBLIC$13,500 (2 grants)International Church of BelgradeBelgrade, SERBIA$5,000International Community ChurchGhent, BELGIUM$15,00024C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

Joanmount Methodist ChurchBelfast, UNITED KINGDOM$8,000Kompas Training CenterZilina, SLOVAKIA$3,000Levi Pethrus CareVienna, AUSTRIA$8,000Life in GloryBurgas, BULGARIA$8,000Life in GloryStara Zagora, BULGARIA$6,000Light of the WorldKiev, UKRAINE$10,000Linda Edukugho MinistriesLondon, UNITED KINGDOM$5,000London Arabic Evangelical ChurchLondon, UNITED KINGDOM$6,000Lucenec Baptist ChurchLucenec, SLOVAKIA$4,000Mahanaim ChurchBudapest, HUNGARY$3,000Matthew Baptist ChurchRiga, LATVIA$12,000Most Holy Mother of GodCatholic ChurchVladivostok, RUSSIA$2,000Narrow Gate Evangelical ChurchLille, FRANCE$10,000No Boundaries ChurchJihlava, CZECH REPUBLIC$4,000No Boundaries Church -Jindrichuv HradecJihlava, CZECH REPUBLIC$3,000No Boundaries ChurchOstrov, CZECH REPUBLIC$3,000Oase Free Evangelical ChurchVienna, AUSTRIA$20,000Paris Evangelical Protestant ChurchParis, FRANCE$6,000Protestant Evangelical Church - OzoirParis, FRANCE$15,000RCE Hope for ChildrenArad, ROMANIA$2,500Re:genCopenhagen, DENMARK$10,000REALIS CenterKiev, UKRAINE$3,000Revival Christian CenterMoscow, RUSSIA$5,000RijnWaardeUtrecht, NETHERLANDS$6,000Samson CongregationSkopje, MACEDONIA$8,000Serbian Baptist ChurchStara Moravica, SERBIA$6,000St. Andrew’s ChurchOxford, UNITED KINGDOM$20,000St. Paul’s ShadwellLondon, UNITED KINGDOM$18,000Sunshine Educational MinistryMoscow, RUSSIA$5,500Teen Challenge of SerbiaNovi Sad, SERBIA$3,000Unity of the BrethrenBratislava, SLOVAKIA$4,000Upper Room FellowshipGorzow, POLAND$2,800Vienna Christian CenterVienna, AUSTRIA$15,000Vineyard ChurchChemnitz, GERMANY$12,000Vineyard ChurchHeidelberg, GERMANY$13,000Vineyard Church East BerlinBerlin, GERMANY$28,000 (3 grants)Vineyard Church HaustreffenHamburg, GERMANY$13,000Word of LifeBrno, CZECH REPUBLIC$5,000Word of LifePrague, CZECH REPUBLIC$6,000Zion Christian ChurchStara Zagora, BULGARIA$3,000ConfidentialKAZAKHSTAN$20,000 (4 grants)ConfidentialUZBEKISTAN$6,000 (2 grants)CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 25

Local ChurchWe recognize the Church as God’s primary representative in the world. Therefore, we try to maximizethe role and responsibility of local congregations in the initiatives we support. We seek to partnerwith and empower local congregations to identify, equip, and support their members who are calledto specific areas of ministry in the Church, marketplace, and the world. We also consider localchurch support and accountability as primary indicators of the priority, integrity, and sustainabilityof any potential grant or scholarship initiative.A couple of years after we started the Foundation, we noticed that most of our grantrequests came from U.S. parachurch organizations. These organizations generally hadeffective ministries in youth work, evangelism, church planting, and conferences, as wellas greater sophistication in soliciting foundation grants. However, they seemed to ignoreor bypass churches as they initiated ministry efforts that the local church should be doing.The success of parachurch ministries seemed to be unintentionally weakening the effectiveoutreach of the local church.Dennis and I discussed with the Mustard Seed Board how to do granting that didnot weaken local churches. The Board adopted the strategy of empowering churches bymatching monies that churches commit to their evangelism and discipleship ministries. Notonly does our policy of matching church contributions empower local churches, it keeps theaccountability for the ministry rooted in the local worshipping community, rather than with alarger, more distant parachurch organization or the funding foundation.The Mustard Seed Foundation’s strategy of partnering with local churches throughmatching grant funds can be complex and risky, but I believe that it honors the work of theHoly Spirit in the ministry of the local church – the bride of Christ. Over the years we havefound this emphasis on the local church relatively unique in Christian philanthropy and a cleardistinctive of Mustard Seed from other funding organizations.Eileen BakkeCO-CHAIR OF THE BOARD26C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

TOLLEF A. BAKKE MEMORIAL AWARDEach year the Mustard Seed Foundation designates one grant award as a specialtribute to the life of one of our founding board members. Tollef A. Bakke was a secondgeneration Norwegian immigrant to the United States who lived and worked in the PacificNorthwest, Colorado, and Alaska. He also participated in a trip to the Holy Land thatprofoundly influenced his faith. We highlight a project from these regions in honor of him.We recognize the grant award to Zahle Evangelical Baptist Church in Sin El Fil,Lebanon as our 2008 Tollef A. Bakke Memorial Award. The 2008 award was the finalyear of a three-year grant totaling $9,000 matching local church support to helpestablish the church and enable the church to transport children to Sunday school inLebanon’s Bakka Valley.Middle EastAbou Hennis Evangelical ChurchEzbet Abu Hennis, EGYPT$3,000Ain Dara Evangelical Baptist ChurchAin Dara, LEBANON$3,000Alexandria Youth CommitteeAlexandria, EGYPT$500Arabic Evangelical ChurchDubai, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES$20,000Armenian EvangelicalEmmanuel ChurchBeirut, LEBANON$5,500Banyghany Evangelical ChurchSamalut, Minya, EGYPT$275Bethany Christian ChurchGrundy Center, Iowa, USA$7,500Christian and MissionaryAlliance ChurchMafraq, JORDAN$1,750Holiness ChurchAssuit, EGYPT$3,500Itsa El-Balad Evangelical ChurchSamalut, Minya, EGYPT$3,000Jesus the King Coptic CatholicChurchMinya, EGYPT$4,000Kafr El-Elw Evangelical ChurchCairo, EGYPT$2,500Kholosy Brethren AssemblyCairo, EGYPT$5,000Mansourieh Church of GodGreater Beirut, LEBANON$5,500 (2 grants)Nazet El-Abeed Evangelical ChurchMinya, EGYPT$2,100Qanatir Khairiya Evangelical ChurchGreater Cairo, EGYPT$1,500Shoubra El-Balad Evangelical ChurchGreater Cairo, EGYPT$2,000St.George Coptic Orthodox Church -BadrashainGreater Cairo, EGYPT$5,000St. Mary and Angel Michael CopticOrthodox ChurchMansoura, EGYPT$5,500St. Pious Catholic ChurchFaisalabad, PAKISTAN$3,000St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic ChurchYerevan, ARMENIA$4,175Uskudar Great Commision ChurchIstanbul, TURKEY$5,000Zahle Evangelical Baptist ChurchSin El Fil, LEBANON$2,000ConfidentialUNITED ARAB EMIRATES$43,000 (3 grants)CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 27

NorthAmericaAdonai ChurchGuatemala City, GUATEMALA$3,000African Christian MinistryPhiladelphia, USA$10,000Alhambra First UnitedMethodist ChurchLos Angeles, USA$10,000All Saints EvangelicalLutheran ChurchLos Angeles, USA$2,000Awakenings Movement ChurchHouston, USA$15,000Bellflower House ChurchLos Angeles, USA$10,000Bethany ChurchLos Angeles, USA$2,600Bethel Temple Community ChurchPhiladelphia, USA$5,500Bethesda Presbyterian ChurchMexico City, MEXICO$10,000Beulah Church of the NazareneNew York, USA$10,000By Grace Alone Frankford FellowshipPhiladelphia, USA$2,100Carpenter’s HouseChicago, USA$15,000Casa del Pueblo UnitedMethodist ChurchWashington, DC, USA$10,000Center For Transforming MissionSanto Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC$2,500Christ is the WayMexico City, MEXICO$6,000Christian AssemblyLos Angeles, USA$6,000Christian Conquest FellowshipWashington, DC, USA$2,000Christian DirectionMontreal, CANADA$10,000Christian Life ChurchGuatemala City, GUATEMALA$4,742Church of the ResurrectionWashington, DC, USA$30,000Circle of HopePhiladelphia, USA$5,000City Church InternationalChicago, USA$6,388City Presbyterian ChurchLong Beach, USA$8,000Citylights ChurchLos Angeles, USA$10,000Communion of the ArtsNew York, USA$5,971Compa - MexicoMonterrey, MEXICO$4,500Coney Island Lighthouse MissionNew York, USA$10,000Copperhill Community ChurchLos Angeles, USA$18,000Cornerstone Christian CenterMexico City, MEXICO$6,000Covenant ChurchNew York, USA$25,000Discovery ChurchOrlando, USA$15,000Divine RedeemerPresbyterian ChurchMexico City, MEXICO$1,000Don Valley Bible ChapelToronto, CANADA$3,700Ebenezer World MinistriesLos Angeles, USA$6,000Epicentre ChurchLos Angeles, USA$10,000AWA KENINGS MOVE MENT CHURCH IN HOUSTO N, USA WAS AWARDED A TWO-YEARGRANT OF $22,500 T O EXPAND AN ARTS MINISTRY IN T HE INNER CITY.28C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY IN LOS ANGELES, USA RECEIVED A TWO-YEAR GRANT TOTALING$ 1 8 , 5 0 0 TO STA RT A YOUTH MENTO RING OUTREACH AT A PUBLIC SCHOOL.Epiphany FellowshipPhiladelphia, USA$4,200Evergreen Baptist ChurchNew York, USA$15,000Faith Independent Baptist ChurchPhiladelphia, USA$1,015First Baptist ChurchLos Angeles, USA$1,500First Church of the NazareneLos Angeles, USA$12,500First Presbyterian ChurchLos Angeles, USA$2,000Free Indeed MinistriesDetroit, USA$7,565Fresh Start Baptist ChurchMiami, USA$2,650Gallery ChurchNew York, USA$7,200Gateway City ChurchNew York, USA$10,000Good Shepherd ChurchHolguin, CUBA$3,000Goodnews Evangelical ChurchChicago, USA$7,500Grace Baptist ChurchMontreal, CANADA$7,000Grace CathedralHouston, USA$3,000GraceNew York, USA$15,000Great Commission ChurchDanli, HONDURAS$8,000Great Commission ChurchMiami, USA$2,500Harvest Chinese Christian ChurchMetro Washington DC, USA$8,100 (2 grants)Holman United Methodist ChurchLos Angeles, USA$4,000Houston Victory Ministries ChurchHouston, USA$6,000 (2 grants)India Pakistan Lutheran ChurchDenver, USA$2,000Kairos West LALos Angeles, USA$16,480Kingdom Builders Community ChurchHouston, USA$4,000La Villita Community ChurchChicago, USA$7,000Lake Avenue ChurchLos Angeles, USA$5,000Lamb’s Manhattan Churchof the NazareneNew York, USA$3,000Lawndale Christian Reformed ChurchChicago, USA$5,000Liberti Church - FairmountPhiladelphia, USA$20,000Liberty Christian CenterChicago, USA$10,000Life Assembly of GodGuatemala City, GUATEMALA$5,000Light of Hope for ChildrenMexico City, MEXICO$10,000Light of Life MinistriesLos Angeles, USA$5,000Lighthouse Christian CenterNew York, USA$5,000Lincoln Avenue CommunityReformed ChurchLos Angeles, USA$15,000Living Faith FellowshipLos Angeles, USA$15,000Living Word ChurchNew York, USA$5,000CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 29

Mack Avenue Community ChurchDetroit, USA$10,000Nazareth Church of the EastGuatemala City, GUATEMALA$4,000Neighborhood Church ofGreenwich VillageNew York, USA$5,000New Horizon ChurchNew York, USA$10,000New Life Center of RehabilitationMexico City, MEXICO$11,000New Life Community Church -Little VillageChicago, USA$15,000New Life Fellowship ChurchNew York, USA$15,000New York Temple CorpsNew York, USA$5,000Orlando Chinese EvangelicalChristian ChurchOrlando, USA$20,000Our Savior Lutheran ChurchToronto, CANADA$10,000Pacific Crossroads ChurchLos Angeles, USA$20,000Panorama Baptist ChurchLos Angeles, USA$1,000Planting of Jehova FoundationGuatemala City, GUATEMALA$3,000Red Rocks YoungLivesCrownpoint, New Mexico, USA$5,000Redeemer Covenant ChurchLos Angeles, USA$8,000Redemption Evangelical ChurchMiami, USA$10,000River CityChicago, USA$15,000River of Life ChurchWashington, DC, USA$10,500Salvation Army Glendale CorpsLos Angeles, USA$10,000Siloe Central MissionNew York, USA$9,000Spirit and Truth FellowshipPhiladelphia, USA$15,000Sweet Union Baptist ChurchPhiladelphia, USA$3,350Talita - CumiMexico City, MEXICO$5,000Teen Challenge MexicoMexico City, MEXICO$6,000The 411 NYCNew York, USA$15,000The HouseChicago, USA$5,000Ultimate VisionLos Angeles, USA$12,000University Evangelical GroupGuatemala City, GUATEMALA$1,013Urban VineyardChicago, USA$4,000 (2 grants)Victory Outreach North BrooklynNew York, USA$1,500Village CommunityLos Angeles, USA$8,000Vineyard Christian FellowshipX-TremeLos Angeles, USA$16,000Young Life BeaufortBeaufort, South Carolina, USA$15,000SouthAmericaBetania Presbyterian ChurchRio de Janeiro, BRAZIL$8,000Christian FellowshipGo to the NationsSao Paulo, BRAZIL$2,000Christian Missionary Alliance ChurchRenaca, CHILE$4,000Drizzle of Hope FoundationBarranquilla, COLOMBIA$3,000Great Commission FreeMethodist ChurchSantiago, CHILE$1,000Light of the WorldPresbyterian ChurchRio de Janeiro, BRAZIL$15,000Living CommunitySantiago, CHILE$3,000Londrina Presbyterian ChurchSao Paulo, BRAZIL$15,000Movement of the Despisedand MisusedSantiago, CHILE$3,000New Jerusalem Presbyterian ChurchCampinas, BRAZIL$10,000New Life TempleBuenos Aires, ARGENTINA$10,000Presbyterian Cathedral of RioRio de Janeiro, BRAZIL$15,000Presbyterian Community ofBarra da TijucaRio de Janeiro, BRAZIL$15,000Project TimothyCampinas, BRAZIL$1,00030C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

Bethel Upasanalaya ChurchSiliguri, INDIA$2,700Bread of Life Evangelical ChurchMumbai, INDIA$800Calvary Gospel CenterAmritsar, INDIA$2,600Calvary Temple Christian FellowshipDelhi, INDIA$4,000Central Assembly of God ChurchDelhi, INDIA$2,000Charisma Christ ChurchShillong, INDIA$3,000Christian Revival CenterMumbai, INDIA$1,000MOVEMENT OF THE DESPISED AND MISUSED IN SANTIAGO, CHILE RECEIVED A THREE-Y EAR GRANT OF $ 1 9 , 0 0 0 TO SUPPORT A S T R E E T PASTO R WORKING WITH YOUTH.Samborondon Alliance ChurchGuayaquil, ECUADOR$8,000San Justo Church of the ChristianMissionary AllianceBuenos Aires, ARGENTINA$3,600Santa Barbara Presbyterian ChurchCampinas, BRAZIL$15,000Valencia Vineyard ChristianMissionary Alliance ChurchValencia, VENEZUELA$5,000South AsiaAbundant Grace FellowshipMumbai, INDIA$2,000Abundant Life CenterMumbai, INDIA$3,500Aenon Ministries and TrustHyderabad, INDIA$3,000Ambernath Baptist ChurchMumbai, INDIA$3,200Apostolic Faith AssemblyChennai, INDIA$2,000Association of Revival TabernacleNew Delhi, INDIA$4,000Atmik Jeevan ChurchNew Delhi, INDIA$1,200Berachah Baptist ChurchMumbai, INDIA$2,500Bethel Church of GodMoradabad, INDIA$3,000Bethel Church of IndiaKolkata, INDIA$3,000Bethel Gospel Church - BudvelGreater Hyderabad, INDIA$1,000Bethel Prayer FellowshipHyderabad, INDIA$1,000Church of Living GodVaranasi, INDIA$2,300Church of NazareneAmritsar, INDIA$3,000Church of Nazarene - Andheri EastMumbai, INDIA$2,500Church of the Nazarene - BadalapurMumbai, INDIA$2,000Church of the Nazarene - UlhasnagarMumbai, INDIA$2,500Cion Faith FellowshipNew Delhi, INDIA$3,000Deepika Welfare SocietyKolkata, INDIA$3,500Deo-Gratia ChurchDhaka, BANGLADESH$2,500Dhaka Assembly of God ChurchDhaka, BANGLADESH$10,000Eternal Life Church - SodampuriDelhi, INDIA$1,200CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 31

Eternal Prayer Fellowship ChurchNew Delhi, INDIA$3,000Evangelical Church of India - BoisarMumbai, INDIA$2,500Evangelical Church of India - OtteriChennai, INDIA$3,000Faith Community CenterChandigarh, INDIA$1,100Full Gospel Revival Church TrustChennai, INDIA$3,800Full Life Assembly of God ChurchNew Delhi, INDIA$2,200Gate Bethel Prayer FellowshipHyderabad, INDIA$2,300Gateway Ministries International -ChemburMumbai, INDIA$3,000Gateway Ministries InternationalMiraj, INDIA$5,000Gazole Good News ChurchGazole, INDIA$1,800Glorious Gospel Mission MinistriesChurch - VirarMumbai, INDIA$2,500Golgotha Baptist ChurchDhaka, BANGLADESH$2,000Good News FellowshipKolkata, INDIA$1,200Good Samaritan Ministries PeaceCenter ChurchMumbai, INDIA$1,000Good Samaritan Mission ChurchNew Delhi, INDIA$3,000Good Shepherd ChurchDelhi, INDIA$1,000E TERNAL PRAYER FELLOWSHIP CHURCH IN DELH I, INDIA WAS AWARDED A T HREE-Y EAR GRANT OF $9,000 T O START A PRESCHOOL OUTREACH IN CH ANDAN HAU LA.Gospel Vision AssemblyChennai, INDIA$1,000Grace Evangelical ChurchHyderabad, INDIA$1,500Hebron ChurchLudhiana, INDIA$4,000Highland Immanuel FellowshipKochi, INDIA$2,800Holy Trinity Bible ChurchMetro Delhi, INDIA$1,200Holy Trinity Covenant ChurchHyderabad, INDIA$7,000Homes Bible FellowshipAgra, INDIA$3,000Horeb ChurchChennai, INDIA$2,600Horeb Prayer House MinistriesHyderabad, INDIA$2,000Indian Christian ChurchHyderabad, INDIA$1,300Indian Pentecostal Church of GodBangalore, INDIA$3,000Indian Pentecostal Church of GodDelhi, INDIA$1,000Indian Pentecostal Church of GodShillong, INDIA$2,000International Christian ChurchChennai, INDIA$2,000J.B. Nagar Baptist ChurchMumbai, INDIA$3,500Jesus is the Answer ChurchNashik, INDIA$2,000Joshua ChurchDehradun, INDIA$3,300Kolkata Compassionate ChurchKolkata, INDIA$1,900Krupa Full Gospel Worship CenterKochi, INDIA$4,750Light of Life ChurchAgra, INDIA$2,60032C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

Light Prayer HouseMumbai, INDIA$5,000Living Light Church - DharaviMumbai, INDIA$2,000Living Light Church - KandivaliMumbai, INDIA$5,050Living Light ChurchMumbai, INDIA$2,000Living Waters ChurchAurangabad, INDIA$1,250Living Word Missionary ChurchChennai, INDIA$2,300Ludhiana Assembly of God ChurchLudhiana, INDIA$4,500Macedonian Grace AssemblyNew Delhi, INDIA$5,000Macedonian Grace AssemblyDelhi, INDIA$1,500Manvelpada ChurchMumbai, INDIA$900Master MinistriesKochi, INDIA$2,500Mennonite and Brothers Church -ChemburMumbai, INDIA$2,500Nesam ChurchMumbai, INDIA$3,000New India Church of GodDelhi, INDIA$900New Life Computer Institute SocietyBangalore, INDIA$3,000New Life FellowshipKochi, INDIA$2,500New Life Fellowship - AareyMumbai, INDIA$4,000New Life Fellowship - BorivaliMumbai, INDIA$6,000New Life Fellowship - GhatkoparMumbai, INDIA$2,000New Life Fellowship - KurlaMumbai, INDIA$1,400New Life Fellowship - Mira RoadMumbai, INDIA$6,000NOIDA CITY ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH IN NEW DELHI, INDIA RECEIVED A THREE-YEAR GRANT TOTALING $11,000 TO ESTABLISH A MUSIC MINISTRY TO CALL CENTERWOR K E R S THROUG H MUSIC CLASSES.New Life Fellowship - NallasoparaMumbai, INDIA$2,500New Life Fellowship - Nepean SeaRoadMumbai, INDIA$1,800New Life Fellowship - Vile ParleMumbai, INDIA$2,500New Life Fellowship - Tamil ChurchBangalore, INDIA$2,000New Life Fellowship - City ChurchChennai, INDIA$1,000New Life Fellowship - DelhiDelhi, INDIA$3,100New Life in Calvary ChurchNew Delhi, INDIA$3,000New Life Miracle Center ChurchDelhi, INDIA$1,300New Life Mission ChurchDelhi, INDIA$2,700New Life Worship Center -Koshik EnclaveNew Delhi, INDIA$4,500Noida City Assembly of God ChurchNew Delhi, INDIA$3,500Peniel Christ ChurchChennai, INDIA$1,500Peniel Gospel Team Sukhna ChurchSiliguri, INDIA$900Pentecostal Church of GodMetro Delhi, INDIA$3,000Person To Person Institute forChristian CounselingHyderabad, INDIA$2,000Philadelphia Church of GodDelhi, INDIA$3,000CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 33

Poona Faith Community ChurchPune, INDIA$2,500Revival Church of HyderabadHyderabad, INDIA$4,800Reward Gospel Ministries ChurchHyderabad, INDIA$1,500Sahaara Charitable SocietyMumbai, INDIA$2,000Samaritans TrustNew Delhi, INDIA$1,500Saved By Grace MinistryKolkata, INDIA$3,500Sharon Fellowship ChurchNew Delhi, INDIA$4,500Sharon Ministries ChurchPune, INDIA$3,000Sharon Prayer FellowshipHyderabad, INDIA$3,600Shekinah AssemblyChennai, INDIA$3,750Sinai Assemblies of God ChurchChandigarh, INDIA$1,300Sparsh Bible FellowshipKanpur, INDIA$1,700St. John Tamil Methodist Church -BhayanderMumbai, INDIA$1,000Tabernacle Assembly of God ChurchMumbai, INDIA$3,500The Word Ministries ChurchAmbala, INDIA$1,600United Global Assemblyof God ChurchDelhi, INDIA$2,000Vacation Bible School MinistriesMumbai, INDIA$2,600Youth 4 Truth Ministries ChurchChennai, INDIA$6,000Zion Gospel ChurchChennai, INDIA$1,500Zion Gospel Church SocietyNew Delhi, INDIA$1,100SoutheastAsiaArkeo Christian MinistriesCebu City, PHILIPPINES$3,000Baptist Conference ChurchCebu City, PHILIPPINES$4,000Blessed Life Christian Bible ChurchMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$5,000Camp David Christian ChurchJakarta, INDONESIA$4,000Cells Alive Christian FellowshipMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$2,000Christ Is Coming ChurchMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$3,000Christ of All Ages MinistriesMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$2,000Christ’s Faithful Servant MinistriesMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$3,000Conquerors For Christ ChurchMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$2,800Faith Community Bible Church -PalawanPuerto Princesa City, PHILIPPINES$3,000First Church of Chiang MaiChiang Mai, THAILAND$1,000First Church of GodMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$5,000Global City Bible Baptist ChurchMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$3,500THE W ORD MINISTRIES CHURCH IN AMBALA, I NDIA REC EIV E D A THREE-YEAR GRANTT OTALING $5,200 T O PLANT A CHURCH IN JAGGI COLONY.34C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

C H RIST IS COMING CHURCH I N M A N I L A , PHILIPPINES WAS AWARDED A THREE-Y EARG R A N T TOTA L I N G $ 1 2 , 0 0 0 TO STA RT A SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM .His Dwelling Christian ChurchCebu City, PHILIPPINES$3,500Holy Redeemer Baptist ChurchMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$4,000Jesus Christ of Nazareth ChurchCebu City, PHILIPPINES$2,000Jesus Christ Our Beloved SaviorChurchMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$2,500Jesus Reigns Ministries -Makati SatelliteMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$3,000Jesus the Gospel MinistryMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$6,000Moonwalk Baptist ChurchMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$5,800New Life Community ChurchMetro Cebu City, PHILIPPINES$1,400Pines Bible CommunityBaguio City, PHILIPPINES$4,000Praise and Worship CenterAssembly of GodCebu City, PHILIPPINES$2,500Sueb Sampantawong ChurchBangkok, THAILAND$750Titay Alliance ChurchZamboanga City, PHILIPPINES$3,000True Worshipers of God ChurchMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$2,750Universal EvangelicalChristian ChurchMetro Manila, PHILIPPINES$5,500CELEBRATING 25 YEARS 35

Individuals in CommunityWe believe that God endows individuals with the passions and gifts needed to further the work ofhis Kingdom. We believe that God desires those whom he calls and equips to be both nurtured byand held accountable to the local body of Christ. It is our belief that individuals are strongest andmost able to fulfill their callings when they are integral members of a local church. Thus, in all ourgiving we seek to support individuals who are active members of a church community. The powerof individuals to be agents of grace and change in community is exemplified in history. We thereforeseek opportunities to empower individuals who are clearly affirmed and supported by their localchurch to use their unique gifts to fulfill their callings.I cannot think of a more significant and vivid analogy for the Church than the body of Christ.The apostle Paul reminds us that God has arranged each member of the body according to hisplan and purpose, and that each individual has a unique and vital contribution for the healthand growth of the Church (see 1 Corinthians 12). That is why from the beginning, MustardSeed Foundation has sought to celebrate and encourage the God-given giftedness and callingof individual believers ministering as part of the larger community of Christ’s body.One of my favorite parts of reviewing grants is reading the personal testimony,statement of faith, and project summary written by the individual person seeking a grant. Thisis required of every grant or scholarship we do, and it is here that you truly begin to see theamazing diversity and giftedness of God’s people. Mustard Seed has supported an amazingand diverse group of people — from pastors in villages of sub-Saharan Africa to policymakersin the highest offices of the U.S. government; from pre-school teachers in the slumsof Mumbai to film producers in the studios of Hollywood; from youth workers ministering togangs in Mexico City to factory workers ministering to the working class of Beijing. God hascalled these individuals to grow his Kingdom and redeem his creation through the power ofthe gospel. Each is unique, yet each is united together as one by faith in Jesus Christ. Thus,all of our grant or scholarship recipients must have the support and accountability of theirlocal church community.The same is true of the Board and staff of the Foundation. We represent a huge diversityof backgrounds: geographical, cultural, economic, political, and denominational. Yet we arejoined together in community. Not just as family by birth and marriage, but as brothers andsisters in Christ, members of his body seeking together to fulfill the great commandment andcommission by investing in the mustard seeds of God’s Kingdom being sown, watered andgrown throughout the nations.Warren C. HarveyBOARD MEMBER36C E L E B R AT I N G 2 5 YEARS

BOARD & STAFFMUSTA R D SEED FOUNDAT ION 2008 ANNUAL MEETINGBOARD OF DIRECTORSDennis Bakke, Co-Chair/TreasurerEileen Bakke, Co-ChairElizabeth BakkeMargaret BakkeRay BakkeWoody BakkeHelen HarveyW. Brantley HarveyWarren HarveyHelen LaffitteCarolyn MarchTodd PearsonMargaret ThompsonSTAFFBrian Bakke, Regional Director for the AmericasScott Bakke, Director of IT and FinanceVivian Fayek, Middle East Representative (Cairo)Eric Hornberger, Executive DirectorLonni Jackson, Executive DirectorJill Jensen, Director of AdministrationVictor Omondi, Africa Representative (Nairobi)Milan Sefcik, Eastern Europe Representative (Bratislava)Art Sibal, Southeast Asia Representative (Manila)Suresh Thomas, South Asia Representative (Mumbai)Savina Tong, East Asia Representative (Hong Kong)JUNIOR BOARDAmber BakkeAristotle BakkeLuke HarveyWhit HarveyNorris LaffitteJillian MansellDargan Thompson, ChairWilliam Thompson

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