ABOUT US

What is CIM

 The Calvary International Ministries is an international missionary organi­zation with the specific purpose of training and equipping national Christians to evangelize and to plant new churches through worldwide partnership. We seek to assist in the proclamation of the gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit with cultural sensitivity to those who have not heard the name of Jesus Christ. 

Meeting the need

 There is a need in developing nations for training resources in effective church planting, church growth, and cross-cultural missions from those nations. CALVARY INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES is in a unique position to fill that need through materials and resources developed in the Two-Thirds World. Training tapes, books and manuals as well as leaders and ministry teams may be scheduled for short term training. Nationals can be assisted in nurturing a church planting movement in their cultural context, developing leaders and forming their own cross-cultural missions.

 However, the scope of CIM is not limited to developing countries. CIM recognizes the need in the developed nations to effectively reach "migrating ethnics" with a culturally sensitive message, as well as continuing to reach their own peoples. Because of fraternal relationships, especially with independent churches, a multi-national exchange of resources is possible. This exchange assists all participating churches to maximize their resources in both mono-cultural and cross-cultural ministry.

 The History of CIM

 In 1984. Pastor Tissa Weerasingha received a specific vision to stimulate the Church in Sri Lanka, and other Two- Thirds World churches to take the Great Commission seriously and to spread the message of Jesus Christ. He received a word from Isaiah 32:20 which says, "Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out freely the feet of the ox and the donkey". Up until then his own church in Sri Lanka was only concerned about home missions. But he came to the realization that the church in Sri Lanka also needed to have a global perspective and to realize the responsibility to spread the gospel on other borders despite the failures and obstacles in their way. Many churches in economically backward countries feel that their responsibility is limited to their own people and this has been a great impediment to the fulfillment of the Great Commission. Therefore the CIM was formed and attempts were made to stimulate missions from Sri Lanka. Short term missions were conducted in Kenya, India and Iceland, and churches were planted in Australia, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Jordan.

 

ABOUT DR. TISSA WEERASINGHA

 

Dr. Tissa Weerasingha is Founder-President of Calvary International Ministries and the Chief Pastor of Calvary Church, Sri Lanka, an indigenous church planting movement, which has planted over 75 branch churches locally and overseas. He is also the Founder-Principal of Calvary Theological Seminary.

He received his MA from Fuller Theological Seminary, and Doctorate from Westminster Theological Seminary, USA. He has authored many books, including the recently released Concordance to the Sinhala Bible and ministers internationally.

 

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