Impact Middle East empowers national leaders
to proclaim the grace and truth of Jesus
and plant reproducing house churches among the underserved.

 

OUR STRATEGY

The primary strategy for impacting the Middle East is the multiplication of house churches among the underserved peoples throughout the region and among the diaspora. House churches reflect the New Testament model, avoid the need for costly buildings, allow for rapid expansion, and draw less attention than large, public meetings.

OUR STRUCTURE 

Impact Middle East is a registered, non-profit mission organization founded in 2002. It is incorporated in the state of Ohio and governed by a set of bylaws and an independent board of directors. An executive director oversees the ministry and reports to the board.

OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH

As an evangelical ministry organization, we affirm the historic statement of faith known as the Lausanne Covenant.

The 3 Pillars of Our Work

 

Empower

  • Identify, equip and release national leaders to plant house churches and develop local leaders

  • Train and coach lay leaders to lead house churches

  • Support house church expansion efforts throughout Middle East and the diaspora*

    *the dispersion of any people from their original homeland

 

Proclaim

  • Share the gospel in word and deed with underserved populations such as the unchurched, Muslims and especially refugees

  • Proclaim the gospel through house church networks

  • Reach out to Muslim background people in Middle East and the diaspora

  • Share the gospel with the refugee populations in the Middle East and the diaspora by meeting physical needs and establishing house churches

Plant

  • Establish sustainable/self-supporting house church networks throughout Middle East and the diaspora

  • Plant multiplying house churches as faith communities

  • Plant house churches among all underserved populations in Middle East and the diaspora

All of Impact Middle East’s networks are led by indigenous Middle Easterners. National leaders are identified, equipped and released to plant house churches and develop local leaders.

In addition:

  • IME gives national leaders freedom to create hybrid multiplication models that best fit their ministry context.

  • IME has effectively partnered with leaders - who have a passion to proclaim Christ and to plant churches - of multiple traditional denominations.

  • Young women are viewed as having an equal calling and are developed as leaders in a region that has traditionally ostracized or neglected women.