We want to reach as many people as possible with the Gospel. Harvesters’ student pastors are reaching non-believers and expanding the Kingdom of God through evangelism. Harvesters’ students are trained to be loving and strategic evangelists who seek to connect new believers into church networks so they can become Christlike disciples, and not merely converts.

We want to see a church planted in every community. As student pastors go through the Harvesters training programme, they are required to plant at least one new church each year. Our aim is to see healthy churches self-replicating through evangelism. We believe the church is the body of Christ and can meet anywhere, so Harvesters does not provide buildings for church plants.

Pastoral training is one of the greatest needs in the missions world today. However, adequate training is not always accessible to those who need it most. Our training programme is uniquely available to those who could not normally overcome financial, language, or other practical barriers. We provide a comprehensive three-year curriculum that pastors complete alongside leading their churches. Twice a year they receive formal teaching from a Harvesters Licensed Trainer who visits them where they are. They are provided with a Bible in their own language as well as the training books for each of the six Phases. Students must pass exams, complete practical assessments, and plant at least three churches during the course.

We want to see believers grow into the fullness of Christ. Discipleship requires the intentional teaching of the basic principles of a life of faith to new believers. We believe this process should be planned, intentional and monitored. As Christians around the world reach the lost and plant churches, new believers can grow in their faith. Mature disciples are then activated to disciple others.

Placing God’s Word into the hands of believers has been at the heart of Harvesters since our foundation in 1998, and in 2006 we established our ‘Bibles for Believers’ department. In 2022 we partnered with Biblica to launch the “First Church, First Bible” project which ensures that every family being actively discipled in one of our church plants will receive a Bible in their own language. Through our regular Bible Placement Outreaches we visit church plants to hand people their very first Bible and teach them how to use it – a truly fulfilling and encouraging experience! If you or your church would be interested in sponsoring Bibles and participating in a Bible Placement, contact us.