2023 Kingdom Builders

EMMANUEL KINGDOM BUILDERS

MISSIO DEI: The Mission of God

Mark 16:15

This command Jesus gave was not just for the disciples or for church leaders, it’s for you and me and our families.

We have One Mission. Our Mission.

Our vision at Emmanuel is for EVERYONE to know Jesus, to grow together, and to live with purpose. Jodi and I are so passionate about giving to Kingdom Builders every year because it is a vessel for everyone to know Jesus. Kingdom Builders partners with the most incredible missionaries and ministries in the world. I get so excited when I pray over this list and think of the Kingdom impact as we invest in each project!

In this booklet you will see some numbers and statistics about the impact that your generosity is making. At times, statistics can feel impersonal, but our goal is that we remember that every statistic represents a person whose life has been touched by your giving. The larger the Emmanuel family grows and the bigger the Kingdom Builders numbers get, the more we focus on every dollar making an eternal impact in lives here at home and around the world. We’re excited for those of you who will choose to give more in 2023, whether it is your first time giving above the tithe or if it is a commitment to live out a new level of generosity.

TOGETHER we pray, give, and go as an answer to Jesus’ command. Jesus has entrusted us with carrying out the hope of salvation to the world! He’s given us One Mission. Our Mission.

Jesus said to them,“Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”

-Pastors Nate and Jodi Ruch

EMMANUEL LOCATION PASTORS

ELK RIVER

Pastor Bryan & Joy Talso

MAPLE GROVE

Pastor James & Cherise Martinez

SPRING LAKE PARK

Pastor Nathan & Analia Grams

LAKEVILLE Pastor Joe & Sara Banks

WHAT IS KINGDOM BUILDERS?

Kingdom Builders is Emmanuel’s strategic approach to funding missions and outreach and equipping future leaders. Part of Emmanuel’s mission statement is to live with purpose. We believe living a life of purpose includes using our resources to fuel the mission of God through prayer, generous giving, and going where the Lord leads.

Together, we partner with over 100 missionaries, ministries, and organizations who are doing strategic work among those who need it most. These ministries, through your generous support, are reaching the lost, serving the poor, and changing the world!

Kingdom Builders champions three areas: Global missions, Local church expansion and outreach, and Future Christian leader initiatives.

THE UNREACHED

Our heart at Emmanuel is to be a house of prayer for all nations. This means that we are a praying church, a sending church, and a going church. There are still approximately 7,000 Unreached People Groups that represent 3.51 billion people who have never heard the name of Jesus. An Unreached People Group is defined as a region of people that has less than 2% Christians, no active church, and, most likely, no access to a Bible in their language.

Kingdom Builders partners with missionaries and organizations like Live Dead, China Unreached, The Great Himalayan Project, and many more that are using their efforts to bring the Kingdom to some of the most unreached and under-resourced areas in the world.

Venture spends their greatest energy to address the world’s greatest injustices, including human trafficking, refugee crises, and extreme poverty. They intentionally target areas with less than a 2% Gospel witness and also receive less than 1% of all Christian giving.

Focus 7,000 is a project that specifically targets ministries among the approximately 7,000 people groups that have no access to the name of Jesus. Our heart is for the least reached and least resourced to be able to encounter the love of Jesus and radically change entire nations for His Kingdom!

Change the Map is a prayer, advocacy, and church planting movement to reach the approximately 1 billion Buddhists in the world who need Jesus. A group of our missionary partners started this initiative when they were inspired by a map that showed the nations with the highest percentage of Buddhists. We believe in the power of prayer! The love of Jesus can and will change the map through our concentrated prayers!

Everyone far from Jesus is equally lost and equally loved. We won’t stop until all nations have access to the powerful Gospel of Jesus.

“For ‘Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, ‘How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!’”

BIBLE TRANSLATION

1.45 billion people, speaking 5,509 languages, do not have a full Bible in their first language. That represents about 20% of the global population and 75% of the world’s languages.

INDIA

Without God’s Word in someone’s heart language, they may not fully understand the love God has for them or the overarching narrative of God’s redemptive plan and what their purpose is in that plan.

Gujarat

Our Kingdom Builders Partner, Fire Bible, has been working to translate their Spirit-filled Study Bible into over 50 languages with over 10 million copies already distributed. This year our project will continue to help fund Bible translation specifically for the Gujarati language.

Situated along the northwestern shoreline of India, next to the border of Pakistan, is the Indian state of Gujarat.

There are approximately 55 million Gujarati speakers worldwide. Hindu is the main religion, and with little opportunity to hear about Jesus, very few Christians (estimated at about 0.52%) live among the Gujarati.

How can anyone know that God loves them if they cannot read it for themselves? And how can anyone disciple their communities if they have no resources to do so?

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Thank you Kingdom Builders for giving our family the opportunity to live in and love Mozambique. We are fully aware that every healing, every life transformed from darkness to light, every worship time with hungry college students, and every church planted would not be possible without you. You all go with us and for that we are so grateful.”

RECOVERY AND RESTORATION

As you read this, there are at least 22 million people in America who are struggling with some form of substance abuse and 45 million people directly impacted by addiction. Minnesota has one of the highest alcohol addiction rates in the United States. Mental illness has been on the rise for years. The global pandemic increased anxiety and isolation, which opened doors for addictions to grow. The need for freedom is prevalent, and thankfully, there are many ministries that have tangible programs to help people experience true freedom!

ICCM Life Center in downtown Minneapolis is working as the hands and feet of Jesus to meet both physical and spiritual needs. They do incredible outreach every Friday night with their Street Team and are transforming their community one life at a time!

Minnesota Adult and Teen Challenge is an incredible ministry that helps people be set free from addictions and strongholds by discovering their true identity in Christ and receiving professional counseling. Eighty percent of their graduates have reported zero to one lapses after the program, compared to the 43 percent average across the country in other programs. We love that many Teen Challenge graduates call Emmanuel home, and we’re grateful to sow into the lasting fruit that this ministry brings to so many lives!

22 million people in America struggle with substance abuse

45 million people are directly impacted by addiction

80% of MN Adult and Teen Challenge graduates report 0-1 lapses after the program compared to the 43% average

Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities provides help and hope to men and women facing addiction through Christ-centered recovery. As men and women heal from their addictions and they personally grow, families can come back together. Parents reunite with their kids. Loved ones are reconnected. And whole communities are restored.

“The Union Gospel Mission has changed me completely. Three years ago my only thoughts were: where I would sleep, where I would get drugs, would I be in jail or out of jail? Now I’m sober and going to college. I have a lot more hopes and dreams now.”

-Brad, former Union Gospel Mission attendee

GOD MOVING BEHIND BARS

The cycles of generational abuse, addiction, and incarceration have existed for far too long. It’s time we help break the cycle. Our Kingdom Builders Partner, The Pando App, gives inmates access to streamed sermons, worship music, devotionals, a digital Bible, and even Emmanuel’s messages on a tablet behind bars.

In just two years, Pando has reached over 450,000 inmates all across the US and has seen over 79,000 inmates give their lives to Christ! In 2023 we believe we can help them reach 1,000,000 prisoners with the hope of Jesus.

Dear Pando people,

I’ve been incarcerated for 3 years. I was transferred to a new facility a year ago. It is a dark, evil, violent, terrible place… The Pando App has helped me through some very dark and difficult times. You all have helped me to stay close to God in a place where it is sometimes hard to believe He exists. What you all are doing and the difference you all are making in people’s lives is amazing, absolutely amazing! I want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart. You help us to feel human. You help us stay connected. You make us feel loved and important. The music is healing and inspiring. The messages are what teaches me and keeps me going. All of the people involved with the Pando App, the churches, etc. are truly making a difference for the Kingdom of our Savior, bringing people to Jesus and closer to Him everyday. I really can’t thank you enough.

Sincerely, Colleen

HEART FOR THE HURTING

Our hearts are burdened by these statistics our Kingdom Builders partner shared with us:

Each year domestic violence affects 10 million people 10M

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An act of domestic violence takes place every 15 seconds in the U.S.

One in four women report experiencing domestic violence in their lifetime

One in seven men report experiencing domestic violence in their lifetime

Through licensed counseling, safety plans, and support groups, our Kingdom Builders partner, Door of Hope, does the sacred work of ministering to those who have experienced domestic violence. The Dwelling Place offers safe, transitional housing, provision of basic daily needs, trauma-informed supportive services, educational programs, and mentoring! What women

need most in these situations is the precious gift of time needed for safety, healing, and personal development that equips them and their children to live free from abuse. We are grateful for these and our other local partners who are meeting the emotional, physical, and spiritual needs of those healing from abuse.

“The man who was supposed to cherish me didn’t just trample my young body, he trampled my soul. Isolation became my way to self-medicate. Door of Hope is where I process every pain and anguish, and leave with the hope and light of Jesus, all without condemnation or comparison…because no one’s pain is illegitimate.”

- Door of Hope Client

GLOBAL MISSIONARY PARTNERS

PROJECT LIST

GLOBAL

Argentina Orphanage and Church Plant- $20,000

Resourcing construction projects for the Sunrise Orphanage and helping them launch a church.

Awakening Ministries International- $15,000

Partnering with Evangelist Will Jones as his ministry trains pastors and carries out ministry crusades in Sierra Leone, Africa and around the world to see thousands come to know Jesus.

Bethany International Engage Exponential$25,000

Training and resourcing leaders to plant churches in Unreached People Groups all over the world.

Builders International- 27,000

Investing in building schools and churches around the world in areas where people need hope.

Change the Map- $17,000

A prayer, advocacy, and church planting movement to reach approximately 1 billion Buddhist people around the world with the love of Christ.

China Unreached Village- $15,000

Helping plant churches in Chinese villages that have no access to the Gospel.

Church Planting In Europe- $20,000

Working with our partners, Kevin and Noel Miller, who are church planting in France and serving displaced refugees on the border.

Convoy of Hope- $50,000

Providing disaster relief and support around the world.

El Salvador Kings Castle- $15,000

A children’s ministry focused on reaching the next generation with the message of hope in Jesus through the arts and outreach.

Feed My Starving Children- $15,000

An organization working to end world hunger and provide meals for children in the hardest to reach places!

Fire Bible- $45,000

A comprehensive study Bible, translated into hundreds of languages, created to help pastors and leaders preach, teach, and reach the lost. Our goal is to help fund the translation of the Gujarati language for 55 million people who speak this language on the border of India and Pakistan.

Focus 7,000- $70,000

This is a project that specifically targets ministries among the almost 7,000 people groups that have no access to the name of Jesus, no church in their community, and no Bible in their language. Our heart is for the least reached and least resourced to be able to encounter the love of Jesus and radically change entire nations for His Kingdom!

Indonesia Next Gen Pastors Training- $20,000 Partnering with missionary Jamie Kemp in raising up and developing the next generation of pastors and church planters in Indonesia.

Kingdom Builders Global & US Missionary Partnerships- $425,000 Sending 100+ missionaries monthly support as they continue to share the Gospel and plant churches so that all may know Jesus.

Kingdom Builders Team Projects- $55,000 Funding projects that our Kingdom Builders teams seek to accomplish when serving with a partner.

Kingdom Builders Team Leader Scholarships$15,000 Providing scholarships to trip leaders as they lead a Kingdom Builders team from Emmanuel.

Live Dead Arab World- $40,000 Planting churches in sensitive countries in the Middle East including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Algeria, and Yemen.

Live Dead India- $40,000 Supporting partners and initiatives that introduce India’s unreached people to Jesus.

Mexico City Church Plants- $12,000 An initiative led by our partners, Peter and Delia Breit, to raise up pastors and church planters in Mexico.

Mozambique College Ministry- $25,000 Our partners, Matt and Andrea Marlin, lead a disciple making movement and have a vision to see the Gospel spread across colleges in Africa.

Priority One Bible School- $35,000

Educating and equipping pastors of the global church through Bible colleges, schools, and leadership development organizations.

Project Rescue- $15,000 Rescuing and restoring victims of sexual trafficking all over the world through the love and power of God.

Shine Ministries- $10,000

Supporting a ministry that is uniting the local church for missions, equipping believers in the work of ministry, and conducting global teams to proclaim the Gospel to all people.

The Great Himalayan Project- $20,000 Creating access for the Gospel to flourish among the Unreached People in the Himalayan Region of Nepal.

Venture- $45,000

Helping fund a trafficking rescue station on the border of Nepal and India. Providing the hope of Christ through rescuing vulnerable women & children and meeting the needs of those in the world’s most marginalized communities.

Vietnam Masters Cup- $25,000 A coffee shop in Vietnam dedicated to helping students learn English and introducing them to a faith- filled community.

LOCAL

Ability Tree International- $17,500

An organization that comes alongside families impacted by disability and helps equip businesses, churches and community programs to best welcome and serve those with disabilities.

Alpha USA- $12,000

A ministry that provides resources to churches and believers who are asking questions about God and seeking to know Jesus.

Community Outreach- $50,000

Local outreach projects specific to the communities surrounding each of our locations.

Door of Hope Ministries- $10,000 Door of Hope equips people to live free from abuse and trauma through safe housing, educational conferences, support groups, trauma recovery counseling, and prayer ministry.

Dream Center Los Angeles- $18,000

A resource center that focuses on sharing the love of Jesus by finding solutions for homelessness, hunger, and lack of education through residential and community outreach programs.

Emmanuel Family of Churches- $40,000 Helping resource churches by providing care and the support of Emmanuel.

Free International- $35,000 Fighting human trafficking in the US through finding, rescuing, embracing, and empowering women, children, and runaways to find true healing through Christ.

Fruit Church Minneapolis- $15,000

A church plant in North Minneapolis with incredible leadership and a vision to impact the city with Christ’s love.

Hoops For Christ- $7,500 Investing in the next generation by using basketball training as a tool to share the Gospel with those in our community.

ICCM Life Center Minneapolis- $25,000

Urban ministry center in Minneapolis committed to transforming impoverished people through the power of Christ.

Inspire Possible- $40,000 Sharing God’s love to many in our community by offering programs such as music lessons through SOAR.

Maple Grove Sanctuary Update- $60,000 Updating seating within the sanctuary at our Maple Grove location.

MN Adult and Teen Challenge- $45,000 A Christ-centered organization focused on helping people gain freedom from addictions.

Pando Prison Outreach- $20,000

Over 400,000 tablets host sermons, worship songs, and content that has impacted countless incarcerated individuals with the Gospel. Emmanuel’s sermons have ministered and given hope to thousands of prisoners.

Planting New US Churches- $30,000 Partnering with Church Multiplication Network to equip and fund leaders to plant healthy, Spiritfilled churches across the United States.

Reach 25 Initiative- $20,000 Planting churches in urban communities with National Black Fellowship to see lives transformed by a healthy, welcoming church.

Robbinsdale Women’s Center- $10,000

A Christ- based pregnancy resource medical clinic providing free, confidential advice and services when faced with an unplanned pregnancy.

Samaritan’s Fund- $20,000 Providing care and meeting basic needs for those within our church community who urgently need financial help.

Super Sunday Outreach- $30,000 Sharing the hope of Jesus through a fun, Superbowl themed outreach event at all Emmanuel locations and online.

The Dwelling Place- $7,500 A ministry providing healing and hope to victims of domestic abuse through supportive services and a safe, transitional place to call home.

Union Gospel Mission- $15,000

Working to end homelessness in our cities and reaching the poor with the love and power of the Gospel.

Web/ TV/ Radio Outreach- $15,000

FUTURE

Emmanuel Leadership College- $35,000

Emmanuel college that raises up future leaders, provides practical ministry opportunities within the church, and offers a fully accredited college degree program through Southeastern University.

Emmanuel Youth Initiative- Speed the Light$55,000

The Emmanuel youth initiative to raise money for missionary projects and organizations in 180 countries around the world, including essential resources, transportation, and creative communication equipment.

Emmanuel Kids Initiative- Boys and Girls Missionary Challenge- $15,000

Teaching missions awareness and stewardship in Emmanuel kids by inspiring them to give sacrificially.

Kingdom Builders Youth Teams- $12,500 Scholarships to send Emmanuel youth to serve overseas with our partners and experience evangelism, outreach, and ministry in unique cultural settings.

Lake Geneva Youth and Kids Camp- $20,000 Expansion and renovation to touch many more children and young people with the power of God’s love at Lake Geneva.

Next Gen Camp Scholarship- $9,000 Scholarships for youth who would not otherwise be able to experience the life-changing moments that take place at the altars of our Emmanuel youth summer and winter camps.

North Central University- $30,000

A university in Minneapolis focused on equipping and sending leaders into the world to make an impact for the Kingdom of God by sharing the love of Jesus through ministry, business, education, or wherever the Lord leads them.

Senders Fund- $25,000

A strategic fund established to help resource new and younger leaders as they say “yes” to the call to serve around the world.

Strategic Partner Projects- $70,000

Making space and planning to follow the Spirit’s voice throughout the year as new projects or needs arise in our community and around the world.

Kingdom Builders Promotion & Advancement$70,000

KINGDOM BUILDERS LEGACY PROJECTS

Our vision is big! Legacy Projects are all about believing God for big dreams that will position us to reach thousands more for generations to come. Together we can build a powerful legacy for the future with bold Kingdom living today. Below are a few of the dreams we hear God speaking to us for the coming years. These are multi-million dollar Kingdom goals. If God is stirring in your heart to be part of resourcing one of these legacy projects, please email: kingdombuilders@emmanuelcc.org

Emmanuel Dream Center

We want to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our community by being a place that provides for the needs of those who are hurting. In an effort to provide opportunities for people to rebuild and transform their lives, the Dream Center will offer tools, education, community, and support through various programs.

A Gym and Community Outreach Center

We desire to be a place where families in our community can come together for activities such as fitness, fun, after school programming, and other resources that meet a need in our community.

Our Dream of Being Debt Free

We value the responsibility of stewardship with everything that God has entrusted us with. We want to reduce our debt further and faster, continually growing in financial strength. We have a dream of being debt free so that we can invest more money in ministry, missions, and the next generation for God’s Kingdom.

ONE MISSION.

OUR MISSION.