Why GCINetworK?
GCINetwork has two components. ‘GCI’ and ‘Network.’ The former stands for Great Commission Initiatives and the latter refers to the digital platform it is on for its existence. Great Commission Initiatives (GCI) is all about the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) and the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:36-39). It is with these two ministry initiatives; GCI will find traction both with God and with the people.
The missions’ ministry went through a seismic shift, a few years ago. Workable methodologies in the past are not tenable going into the future. In the past, there were plenty of physical travels, meetings and classrooms. Geographical spaces and local faces defined the ministry. The vision then was to “Strengthen the Churches.”
Most endeavour start with God and this ministry is no different. This new foray into the missions field will have a wider span. It is to “Feed the Nations.” The platform is digital, so the 200 plus nations around the world are reachable. The collaborative nature of its operations will include cooperation with various churches, missions, discipleship and ministries-oriented organisations. The scope of ministry is big. Why not? After all, it is digital and scaling up is cheaper, easier and quicker.
What are
We delivering?
The ministry here will still be missions- and evangelistic-centric. The call to missions is always fresh and clear. Through the years, I had worked with hundreds of indigenous workers in various capacities in 10 different countries. We spent time working with the local denominations on finding out what their needs were and matching them with our strengths. We fulfilled their tactical and strategic objectives in their push for growth and sometimes survival. In these discussions, the Great Commission mandate was always at the forefront.
The world’s population is at 7.8 billion today. Let me divide the world’s population into four groupings (rounded) for the work of evangelism and missions from statistics made available by missiologists. These are the work cut out for us.
- 40% Unsaved that needs missions (3.1 billion)
- 30% Unsaved that needs evangelism (2.3 billion)
- 20% Nominal Christians that need renewal (1.6 billion)
- 10% Great Commission Christians who will Pray, Give and Go (0.8 billion)
Matthew 28:19 commanded believers to make disciples. After evangelism and conversion, the logical consequence is to make disciples. The church provides the environment for making disciples. So, we are going back again to evangelism and church planting.
Today the cry for missions is louder still. Are we willing to allow our prayers, resources and feet to go to the furthest, poorest and least reached?
Profile of Rev. Chin Keng Leong
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Profile of Rev.
Chin Keng Leong
Malaysia
Keng Leong graduated from Bible College of Malaysia in 1990. He started missions work in 1993 when he was a local church pastor. From a tentative two trips a year, it went to 22 trips per annum at its height. Today, he has logged 270 working trips to 20 countries.
His specialty is to train church planters and evangelists who will plant churches. His organisation has helped various denominations in 12 countries in Asia to train thousands of church planters and evangelists. Consequently, he has accumulated experiences in partnership’s development both at home and in the field.
Besides missions work, he has vast experience in pastoral and church leadership, functioning in it for much of his ministry from 1985 till today. In 1992, he planted a church in Puchong, Kuala Lumpur, successfully handing over the baton in 1997. Keng Leong still serves in pastoral and management leadership positions in one of the largest church in Kuala Lumpur.
This hybrid call serves to develop both his pastoral and missions leadership. In this milieu, he gave time to serve in national and regional leadership. He sat in missions board, served as Chairman of a Bible School in East Asia and was an appointed denominational World Missions Director.
His unique journey also included managing part-time his family’s children education development business for 6 years before selling it. The centre was the top three in Malaysia for student enrollment and top four in retention of students out of more than 100.
Rev. Chin Keng Leong is married to Khim Kee for 31 years. From the start, she has been the encourager and supporter of his pastoral and missions endeavours. She was a Senior Vice-President for one of the leading General Insurer in Malaysia. They have a son, who is now in actuarial work in the UK.
