Worldview Training Initiative2022-08-30T07:49:18-05:00

WORLDVIEW TRAINING INITIATIVE

“Merely bringing a bill is not enough. What is required is not a bill alone, but political will, administrative skill to kill the social evil…There is a need for a change of mindset of men.” – Venkaiah Naidu, Vice President of India

Ideas have consequences. Our beliefs shape our behavior. But even in the church, the beliefs that we have are often influenced by everything from culture to history to the practices of early missionaries. A narrow understanding of the gospel means that too often our faith is limited to Bible reading and prayer and does not expand to the way we work, treat our spouse, or consider the vulnerable. The result is brokenness—every thing from violence against women and the killing of daughters to the neglect of the most vulnerable in society. 

Based in India, we train churches, Christian groups, and organizations to understand truths that counter the lies that hold nations in brokenness, poverty, or despair. Lies like “God’s concern is purely for spiritual matters,” “girls are a burden,” or “people are disabled as the result of sin or a curse.” With twenty years experience, our focus remains on training and creating resources, especially for the Hindi speaking Christian community.

THE PROGRAM

Bringing Truth to Churches
STANDING FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS

 
Like many places around the world, Indian society is infected with the lie that women are less valuable than men. The practice of dowry—when the bride’s family pays a huge sum of goods and money to the groom’s family—means that daughters are considered a huge financial burden. And once married, a woman “belongs” to her husband’s family, so she won’t help care for parents in old age or be part of the family support system. The result of this mindset is devastating. Girls and women in India face abuse, neglect, and even gendercide. 

We help churches to understand that God cares deeply about this issue and wants the Church to get involved. We teach that God made both males and females in His image with equal value, that He hates violence, and that He has called men to love their wives as Christ loved the Church. Many men have come forward and testified that their attitudes and actions toward their wives and daughters have completely changed. And churches are growing as they have become safe places for women in need of help.

Bringing Truth to Churches
CARING FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE

 
Our trainings help believers to broaden their understanding of the gospel to include: 

  1. building the Kingdom of God through redeeming every aspect of life, society, and culture and
  2. responding to the needs of the poor, outcastes, and people with disabilities. We challenge cultural lies that these vulnerabilities are the result of sin, a curse, or bad karma.

We teach that all people are made in God’s image with value and purpose. We also challenge churches to make space for those who have disabilities to serve, since they, like the rest of us, are called to bring glory to God.

PLEASE PRAY

  • Please pray that the messages we’re bringing would penetrate the hearts and minds of Christians in India, so that churches become safe havens and places of hope for vulnerable people. Pray that the Church would rise up as the most vocal advocate for protecting vulnerable women, girls, and unborn babies. Pray that women facing abuse may receive the help and support they need. Pray that churches would welcome people with disabilities as an integral part of the Body of Christ.

  • Please pray for couples, especially Christian couples, to choose life for their baby girls and to refuse dowry for their sons. Pray for a generation of Christians who will stand against long-held traditions to break the cycle of dowry and gendercide.

  • As we work to create Hindi-language tools, please pray for God to guide and inspire the process.

  • Please pray for young leaders to take the lead on these issues. Pray that God would connect us with those He has chosen for mentoring, and that He would give them passion and vision for change.

  • Please pray for the change in mindsets so that women and girls, people with disabilities, and members of vulnerable communities are valued and loved for who God has made them to be.

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STORIES AND UPDATES

Below are two recent articles related to the Ending Gendercide Program. You can read more related stories and updates on our blog.

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