What We Do
Our process for engaging the vulnerable stands on three pillars: Connecting, Equipping, and Empowering. We work to connect the global church, equip partners and advocates, and empower vulnerable communities.
What We Do
Our process for engaging the vulnerable stands on three pillars: Connecting, Equipping, and Empowering. We work to connect the global church, equip partners and advocates, and empower vulnerable communities.
CONNECT
We create introductions and facilitate ongoing relationships between partners, advocates, and churches around the world through opportunities to pray, give, go, and grow.
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GEOFFREY
CHRIS
DAVID
ARJUN
Many Christians want to partner with an effective local leader but don’t know who to trust or where to start. 127 introduces these Christians to our ministry partners who are already caring for the disadvantaged with excellence. Our partners are experts in the local culture and understand the complexity of the need facing their neighbors. By facilitate ongoing relationships between local leaders and western believers, we help them work together effectively so that, as the global church, we direct the giftings of the entire body of Christ toward empowering vulnerable communities to flourish.
EQUIP
We support partners through coaching & granting for specific collaborative projects aimed at empowering vulnerable communities & we provide ongoing educational and discipleship opportunities for advocates to support partners in healthy ways.
We equip our partners through coaching and trainings geared towards building Gospel-centrality, independence, and best-practices knowledge aimed at empowering vulnerable communities.
127 equips western Christians in best practices for vulnerable community care so that their partnership empowers vulnerable communities to flourish.
Discover EQUIP Plan resources for Advocates...
The Problem of Power
Power is a sensitive subject. None of us feel like we wield social power, and we haven’t intentionally done anything
Dimensions of Culture: Theirs and Ours
Because 127 Worldwide connects and equips advocates from the West and non-Western ministry partners, cross-cultural awareness is critical. We labor
Recognizing Our Own Shortcomings
Peter Abungu, founder of Swahiba Youth Networks in Kenya, acknowledges that working with Americans presents its own set of challenges.
Culture as a Pathway for the Gospel
Scott Hildreth, Assistant Professor of Global Studies at Southeastern Seminary, examines the primary ways Christians can approach culture and how
Does Christianity Belong in Africa?
This article on The Gospel Coalition Africa website is intended as an apologetic tool for refuting a common objection that
5 Steps to Serving Others Well
A distinctive of 127 Worldwide is that we believe all relationships are mutually-edifying. We are not the experts with knowledge
Biblical Justice
Justice is foundational to the work of caring for the vulnerable. If we have no standard for how human beings
Why Local is Best
127 Worldwide believes the Bible teaches that, as members of the global church, we’re meant to partner together to the
Managing Culture Shock
If you’ve ever considered traveling internationally, you’ve probably heard tales of the infamous “culture shock” upon arrival in a new
What is Poverty?
WHAT IS POVERTY? The Chalmers Center, an organization that equips the local church to address the broken relationships at the
Members of the Global Church
These days all you need for a social media post to go viral is a reference to a well-known personality
Stages of Poverty Relief
There's no one-size-fits-all approach to helping the poor. To truly help people, we need to understand the root causes of
Championing Local Leaders
Pippa Biddle, a well-intentioned, multiple time short-term missions-tripper, witnessed firsthand some of the drawbacks of mission projects and came face
These People Have Names
In her article “‘These People’ Have Names”, Heather Reynolds of Experience Mission presents a seemingly innocent way that a hero
Interview with Peter Abungu
Peter is the founder of Swahiba Networks in Nairobi, Kenya. As a young man, Peter Abungu wrestled to reconcile what
Six Harmful Consequences of a Savior Mentality
Ryan Kuja, author of From the Inside Out: Reimagining Mission, Recreating the World, delves deeply into the “hero mentality” to
Ministry of Presence
“Ministry of presence” is an important part of 127 Worldwide’s ministry philosophy and plays a huge role in our GO
Realistic Expectations for GO Teams
You spent the last six months fundraising to participate in a 127 Worldwide GO Team traveling to Kenya. Even though
Interview with Geoffrey Odongo
Geoffrey is the founder of Acres of Hope Uganda, caring for vulnerable children in Nebbi. Listen in to his conversation
Spiritual and Physical Transformation
As 127 collaborates with our partners to address the root causes of family-fracturing, poverty, and other evidences of brokenness, we
EMPOWER
Through local leaders, we aim to provide vulnerable communities with the tools to use their God-given potential to meet the spiritual and physical needs of their community.
We focus on empowerment in 3 ways
- We empower advocates to join what God is doing by serving local leaders effectively
- We empower partners to maximize their gospel work through collaboration with the global church
- Working through local leaders, we empower vulnerable communities with the gospel to flourish as God intended
