2021 Kingdom Builders Project Guide

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

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LIVE DEAD Planting churches among unreached people groups in the Middle East.

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KINGDOM BUILDERS 2021

Jesus Christ said while on earth, “I will build my church and the gates of hell will not prevail” (Matthew 16:18). Kingdom Builders is our way of leading this commission through a faithful community, passionate about generosity. This community, open to all, is built of individuals and families that prayerfully commit to give over and above their tithes, to global missions, local church planting, and future Christian leaders.

Kingdom Builders began over ten years ago when Pastor Rob saw the church rise up to meet a large financial need in our local congregation. We didn’t want to just raise money to make ourselves more comfortable in our own community when Jesus commissioned us to reach the entire world with the Good News of the gospel. So as Kingdom Builders, we raise up and send out missionaries and invest in organizations on mission to make Christ-followers of all nations!

The Bible shows us that Jesus gave all He had to reach the lost, and that there is no greater love than this. This year, now more than ever we are committed to doing our part in bringing the message of hope and salvation to the rest of the world.

Everything we do today is about building His Church. Nothing can stand in His way and wherever the Church is needed most, Kingdom Builders is going to be there.

Now more than ever, we give so that all may hear.

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GLOBAL MISSIONS Through Kingdom Builders, we support key missions projects such as providing Bibles, vehicles and humanitarian aid, church planting, and pastoral development. Everyone, in every nation, deserves a chance to hear the gospel.

LOCAL CHURCH EXPANSION Kingdom Builders is committed to funding the growth of the church locally through expanding our own campuses, planting life-giving, Spirit-filled churches in our communities, and ministering to the hurting in our own backyards. We do not do this for comfort, fancy buildings, or praise, but for the purpose of making a space for those not yet here to personally know our loving, Heavenly Father.

FUTURE CHRISTIAN LEADERS Kingdom Builders believes in coming alongside future Christian leaders to foster a love for the Bible, God, and the lost.

Our Kingdom Builders partnerships work with organizations that care for the physical and spiritual needs of our future leaders from birth through those beginning their careers.

We want the next generation to serve, give, and love more.

GLOBAL LOCAL FUTURE

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CONVOY OF HOPE Providing disaster relief, feeding children in need, training women to start businesses, and helping farmers in developing nations.

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION (IJM) Rescuing and restoring victims of human trafficking and working with law enforcement officials to bring criminals to justice.

ESWATINI CAMPUS & CHILDREN’S CUP CAREPOINTS Investing in inour oureSwatini eSwatinichurch church plant plant and surrounding local churches to change communities through holistic child development and the hope of Jesus.

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GLOBAL 500 SENDERS FUND

CHANGE30

Our vision is to send out 500 missionaries from our church.

We are helping to equip and send them.

Inspiring purpose in Russian orphans by providing them with the love, guidance, and resources they need to lead fulfilling lives.

AFRICA'S HOPE

Provides biblical training for leaders of the growing Church in Africa, equipping them with knowledge and the power of the Holy Spirit.

ARAB WORLD CHURCH PLANTS

Planting churches in sensitive countries in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Syria, Algeria and Yemen.

ARAB WORLD MEDIA PROJECTS

Media ministry resources for current church plant teams.

ASIA PACIFIC CHURCH PLANTS

Raising money for projects and church plants amongst the unreached throughout Asia Pacific.

BARCELONA INTERNATIONAL CHURCH

Supporting the continued expansion and growth of the Barcelona International Church.

BENT TREE ASIA (GLOBAL UNIVERSITY)

Equipping, educating, and training pastors globally for the local church.

BETHANY GLOBAL UNIVERSITY

A private Christian College in Minnesota focusing on training missionaries.

BOYS AND GIRLS MISSIONARY CHALLENGE

Beginning the process of missions awareness, concern, and stewardship in young lives by training kids to give sacrificially.

CAFE AWAKE: NORTHERN ASIA COFFEE SHOP

Growing coffee shop that serves as a cultural ministry center in Northern Asia, providing gospel access to the unreached.

CHINA REGIONAL INITIATIVES

Compassion outreaches, English education, and rural village development are utilized to bring the hope of Jesus into the lives of everyday people living in Northern Asia.

CONVOY OF HOPE: US & EUROPE

Providing disaster relief, feeding children in need, training women to start businesses, and helping farmers in developing nations.

CUBA BIBLE COLLEGE

Training leaders in missions and ministry around the world.

CUBA CHURCH PLANTS

Partnering with missionaries to Cuba on projects such as church construction, school of theology, and pastoral training.

EQUIP LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Training Christian leaders and mobilizing them to impact their families, businesses, and communities.

ESWATINI CAMPUS & CHILDREN'S CUP CAREPOINTS

Investing in our eSwatini church plant and surrounding local churches to change communities through holistic child development and the hope of Jesus.

EURASIA COFFEE & TEA (BUSINESS AS MISSION)

Partnering with Focus Church to have a multi-purpose meeting venue that will operate as a for-profit cafe in the up-and-coming business and retail district in Estonia.

FIRE BIBLE TRANSLATION

The first comprehensive study Bible, translated into hundreds of languages, created to help pastors and leaders preach, teach, and reach others.

GLOBAL MISSIONARY RETREAT

A gathering where global workers can be refreshed through the ministry of a Global Team.

GLOBAL TEEN CHALLENGE

On mission mobilizing people and resources to put hope within reach of every addict.

GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Providing scholarships for ministry and church leaders studying outside the United States.

GOOD BUREAU

Helping Romanian leaders to make change in their country by offering funding, network, and support.

HAND OF HOPE

Helping to fund water wells in third world countries through Joyce Meyer Ministries.

HEALING HAITI

A Christ-centered ministry leveraging resources to elevate and unify Haitian families to end the cycle of poverty and strengthen the community.

HEALING HANDS GLOBAL (JUNGLE HOSPITAL)

Hospital providing care and support for the impoverished people of Honduras.

HOPE INTERNATIONAL

Empowering those in poverty through financial training, microloans, and other resources.

INDIA COLLEGE OF MINISTRY

Training 30,000 pastors to plant 25,000 churches in India in this decade.

INDIA LIVE DEAD

A global community of people connected by the heart to introduce India’s unreached to Jesus.

INDONESIA CAMPUS MINISTRY

A training center in Indonesia that teaches young people English and disciples them in their growing faith.

INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE MISSION (IJM)

Rescuing and restoring victims of human trafficking and working with law enforcement officials to bring criminals to justice.

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JAPAN AND ASIA CHURCH PLANTS

Helping to plant new churches through a vibrant bilingual church called Lifehouse International. Today Lifehouse has multiple campuses across Japan and in other parts of the Asia-Pacific Region.

PAN-AFRICA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Seminary focusing on training African leaders for greater effectiveness and growing the African Church.

PRIORITY ONE

An elementary school located in India that exists to assist under resourced children to be able to receive an education.

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

LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH

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JUDE ROCKWELL ACADEMY

Assemblies of God church heading the national lead team for Ireland.

LIVE DEAD ORIGINS

Church planting initiative in Israel.

MESSENGER INTERNATIONAL

Providing believers worldwide with access to life-changing messages through a variety of different mediums.

Raising awareness and resources for the 42% of the world that is still waiting for access to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

PROJECT RESCUE

Rescuing and restoring victims of sex trafficking through the love and power of Jesus Christ.

REACHING INDIANS MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL

The Middle East division of Global University reaching the lost and training the found through distance learning.

Reaching the unreached of India with the gospel message and developing Christlike leaders to change lives and transform communities.

MIDDLE EAST ONLINE DISCIPLESHIP

SCRIPTURE TRANSLATION

Pioneering the development of an online discipleship process for Live Dead Arab World.

Providing access to the gospel for various people groups throughout the world who do not yet have access.

MIDDLE EAST GLOBAL UNIVERSITY

MOROCCO INTERNATIONAL CHURCH

The church in Tangier exists to minister to the twenty-five nations of migrants, students, and business people living in Morocco.

MOROCCO HOUSE CHURCHES

Supporting the church planting movement in Morocco.

NETWORK211

Using cutting edge technology to spread the gospel in the most difficult places in the world by helping people discover and grow in their journey.

ONE MILLION MEALS (VENTURE)

Partnership between Venture Expeditions and Feed My Starving Children to provide meals to refugees of Thailand and Burma.

ONEHOPE INTERNATIONAL

Reaching children and youth worldwide with the gospel message through print, films, storytelling, audio, and mobile apps.

SPEED THE LIGHT

Youth raising money for missionary projects around the world, including essential resources, transportation, and creative communication equipment.

THAILAND CHURCH EXPANSION

Expansion of the national Assemblies of God church in Thailand.

THAILAND NATIONAL CHURCH LEADER DEVELOPMENT

Tools and resources for lay leaders to be trained, equipped and empowered to help lead the Thai national church.

THE GO FUND

Helping mobilize missionaries to the unreached by relieving some of their student debt.

TURKEY CHURCH PLANT

Bringing the gospel to Istanbul, Turkey through a live music cafe, Business as Mission approach.

URBAN TRIBES

Seeks to reach Africa’s fastest emerging urbanizing region in the world through strategic planting of high-influence and high-impact churches.

WORLD CHURCH PLANTING INITIATIVE

Planting Assemblies of God churches around the world.

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LOCAL ASSOCIATION OF RELATED CHURCHES

LA DREAM CENTER

NATIONAL BLACK FELLOWSHIP

Churches working with church planters and church leaders to provide support, guidance, and resources to launch and grow life-giving churches.

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

CAMPUS COMMUNITIES LOCAL OUTREACH

LIFE CENTER MINNEAPOLIS

Partnering to transform the environments, education, and economics of the toughest and most dangerous cities in America through church planting, community revitalization, and raising indigenous leaders.

Community outreach projects specific to the communities of each of our Twin Cities metro area campuses.

CHURCH MULTIPLICATION NETWORK

Equipping and funding leaders to plant healthy, Spirit-filled churches across the United States.

EMERGE COUNSELING MINISTRIES

A place of help, hope, and healing for individuals on a journey to mental health healing and awareness through the presence of God. FUTURE RIVER VALLEY CAMPUSES

Our vision is to launch 12 new campuses in the Twin Cities metro area and in key communities throughout greater Minnesota.

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

REACH PRISON MINISTRIES

LOCAL PROJECT, RIVER VALLEY CHURCH

Supporting the River Valley Church worship team as they create and perform albums, recordings, and other projects locally and globally.

Local Project department of River Valley Church that supports and funds local Christian-based and Christian-purposed non-profits.

MERGE TWIN CITIES

Large scale outreach events in the Twin Cities for Hmong, Somali, and Sudanese communities.

MINNESOTA ADULT & TEEN CHALLENGE

A Christ-centered organization focusing on helping people gain freedom from chemical addictions and other life-controlling issues.

Bringing the message of hope and restoration of Jesus to Minnesota prisoners.

RIVER VALLEY WORSHIP

SEGO CHURCH

Sending River Valley's own pastoral team to plant a church in Utah.

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FUTURE CHURCH MATCH SCHOLARSHIPS

Funds donated by River Valley that are matched by North Central University for college students.

KINGDOM BUILDERS YOUTH GLOBAL TEAMS

Sending over 150 youth students on Global Teams to four different continents in 2021.

LAKE GENEVA BIBLE CAMP

The expansion of the Assemblies of God District Campground at Lake Geneva, Minnesota.

MINNESOTA FOSTER CARE & ADOPTION

Support existing foster parents and encourage new families and individuals to be involved in the process.

NORTH CENTRAL CHINESE STUDENTS SCHOLARSHIP

Supporting Chinese student immersion and success as they attend North Central University.

NORTH CENTRAL UNIVERSITY

A university focused on equipping and sending leaders into the world to bring the love of Jesus further than we could on our own.

RIVER VALLEY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Raising up thousands of future leaders, providing interns with a community, opportunities in the church, and leadership labs.

RIVER VALLEY NETWORK

Offering innovative resources, events and training opportunities, along with relationship-building for churches all over the nation.

DIGITAL MISSIONS PLATFORM

Personal digital discipleship platforms supporting our missionaries to reach people with the gospel using video trainings translated into native languages around the world.

WILDWOOD HILLS RANCH

A ranch in Iowa transforming lives and strengthening communities by providing healing, hope, and God's love to children and at-risk youth.

KINGDOM BUILDERS PARTNERS 2021

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500 SENDERS FUND We are passionate about fulfilling our vision of raising up and sending out 500 missionaries. The Senders Fund is helping to equip and send out these missionaries.

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PLAN VISION DREAM

By God’s abundant grace and blessings, and through the sacrifice of many, we are able to give away millions of dollars every year supporting reputable organizations and individuals working to expand the Kingdom of God throughout our communities, our country, and the rest of the world.

How do you make a commitment for Kingdom Builders?

Raising over 7.5 million dollars in 2021 requires a generous sacrifice from all of us. Some giving sacrificially and others giving from great abundance. On the next page are some ways to step out in generosity.

ONE MILLION MEALS (VENTURE) Partnership between Venture Expeditions and Feed My Starving Children to provide meals to refugees of Thailand and Burma.

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PLAN First, make a plan to give. When you have plans and are diligent, it leads to plenty (Proverbs 21:5). God is excited when you have a plan!

Whatever the amount is—have the plan in place, work the plan and be obedient with it. Start there.

VISION Next, ask God to give you a vision for what He could do through you with His help. This is beyond what you can do in your natural income. This requires you to take a step of faith. Additionally, Habakkuk 2:2 tells us to write that vision down and pray about it! God will supply all your needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). Stepping out in faith pleases God. When you look at what He has in His hands, it goes to another level!

ONEHOPE INTERNATIONAL Reaching children and youth worldwide with the gospel message through print, films, storytelling, audio, and mobile apps.

DREAM Lastly, what would be a dream amount you could give? Hold on to it. This number is only between you and God. Watch as each step of faith you take, God moves you closer to that dream. God can do exceedingly abundantly more than all we can ask for or imagine (Ephesians 3:20).

While there will be thousands of people giving as Kingdom Builders in 2021, always remember every gift matters to God. It’s not the size of the gift, but the obedience to God’s voice that matters most. Now more than ever, make a plan to give, ask God for a vision in your generosity, and hold on to the dream of what God will do as you step out in faith!

We are blessed to be a blessing.

ASIA PACIFIC CHURCH PLANTS Raising money for projects and church plants amongst the unreached throughout Asia Pacific.

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2021 KINGDOM BUILDERS GOAL: $7.5 MILLION

KINGDOM BUILDERS 2021

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SO, HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?

Learn more about the projects we’re giving to by visiting us online at RiverValley.org/KingdomBuilders To give to Kingdom Builders right now, text “KBGIFT” to 94000.

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