By Pastor Marc Boeker “For their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth…that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me.” – John 17:19,20 (NASB) This…
By Ryder Kumar, International Director, SE Asia While church planting is on-going by the graduates of STN in India, we have a model church that is standing strong against all storms and challenges. Motivated and equipped with teaching for 5 years by the international team of STN, Brother D, who has been working as the…
This mission trip was very different from others. The entire time that we were in India (March 3 – 17), our schedule was jam-packed. Everywhere we went, we saw God’s wonderful accomplishments. Each day, our faith and hope were focused on not missing the next great things God would do! Training with the Word Partners:…
by Ryder Kumar, International Director (SE Asia) “Having come to these classes, our ministry and preaching is transformed.” Presently we have the challenge of serving about 860 graduates scattered across India and Nepal. These men and women are situated in over 20 locations. We also have about 885 participants undergoing training and equipping. The strategy…
by STN International Director, Ryder Kumar (SE Asia) “There is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.” 2 Corinthians 11:28. Most of the International board members are either pastors or elders and their wives. Others on the board are significantly involved in the ministries of the local church. I delight in…
by STN International Director, Ryder Kumar We praise God that he is raising up faithful prayer partners who also give sacrificially. This includes US local churches and individual believers that support the ministry of Shepherding the Nations. I know of a dear lady from the church where I pastored for 15 years. She has been…
As the world is in the grip of crises, India is no exemption. We have no choice but to confront it! Our STN staff has encountered with new challenges! Before this crisis cropped up, our faculty and regional directors were well equipped with the knowledge of His Word not to stand still but be still…
2 Corinthians 5:8 “absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord”. I have never seen him without a smile on his face. As I passed thru the roads of the area where he ministered to thousands, what echoes my heart is Pastor K. stepping into dirtiest of dirty waters. There was…
Romans 8:37 “But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us”. Cry for the Word: A Pastor called me little while ago from North India where several hundreds gather for the church services saying, many in the surrounding villages being in the lock-up, are calling him to say how much they…
by Ryder Kumar, International Director STN. In accordance with the Scriptural mandate given in Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you…
