"And others save with fear, pulling them out of the
fire..."
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The Jude 23 Network began with the mandate...to seek and save that which is lost, the way Jesus did. The Jude 23 Network was started on Friday, October 7, 2005 by a desire and vision placed in us by God (we can't take the credit) to find others who have realized the mandate to seek and save the lost, but have joined "Club Frustration". They want to "go out", but when they look across the landscape of their local church, they can't find a ministry or a number of people looking to Biblically evangelize the lost.
We say, "Don't join 'Club Frustration', join us on the streets!" Remain faithful to your local church and hopefully spur them on to a "normal" Christian lifestyle of daily evangelism. Our vision is to encourage and equip other believers to share their faith simply, effectively and Biblically the way that Jesus did. Realizing that evangelism is the responsibility of the local church, we want those that link up with us to get their church equipped to evangelize and begin evangelizing with their local church.
We would love to see a group of people out on the streets and say, "Yeah, their from so-and-so church." and "Oh, those folks down there doing Open Air? Yeah, they're from so-and-so church." Again, we want to stress that this ministry was formed out of necessity and we simply don't need "The Jude 23 Network"!!
We are actually trying to ELIMINATE the need for such para-church organizations as The Jude 23 Network. The Jude 23 Network should not even exist. Once the local church begins to habitually, systematically evangelize as a part of "normal" Christianity, there will be no further need for such a ministry to exist. Until then...
HOME MISSIONS
Yes, the Gospel of Jesus is being proclaimed around the world, but what are we doing about the people who are dying all around us. Do we need to travel countless hours away to reach the lost or can we find them just around the corner? Take a look at some of these interesting facts...
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