The Vision
Straight Paths exists to encourage radical surrender to Jesus through immersing ourselves in living the Gospel on a daily basis. Prayer, worship, study, discipline, evangelism and agriculture combine to create a unique atmosphere of commitment to and adoration of Jesus at Straight Paths En Gedi House in Doma, Zimbabwe.
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How we make Disciples
Dependence on God: Prayer
We believe we can do NOTHING without abiding in Jesus Christ. With this reality in mind, prayer, and communion with God through prayer is of the utmost importance to our Discipleship philosophy. We are given the grace to know God and we pursue knowing Him well! |
Renewing our Minds: Studying God's Word
We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and it contains revelation of the person and will of God for His children. We seek to immerse every student in a culture of study and application of God’s Word as authoritative in the life of a born-again follower of Jesus Christ! |
Continuing Jesus' Earthly Ministry
We seek to walk with Disciples and lead them by example in seeking to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with lost souls, trusting that He will stretch out His hand with accompanying signs and wonders to make Himself known in this world. This includes daily, intentional outreach, witnessing and prayer in the local community. |
Sustainable, Tent-Making Evangelists
We long to see every one of our Disciples learn a vocational trade so that he or she can support his or her own family or life without being a burden or financial liability on the villages and new churches that they plant as they go out with the Gospel! This is a vision for Sustainable-Church-Planting. |
Join us in getting this Discipleship ministry off the ground!
God's given us a clear vision to build a 5 part structure that will house all of Straight Paths at Eden in one communal building. En Gedi House will include a central teaching/worship hall for study and worship, and a prayer room for dedicated and disciplined prayer, as well as, a communal kitchen/living area to share life together. Please partner with us in acitvely taking the Gospel to the many people who have "heard" about Jesus but do not KNOW Him personally and are still entrenched in fear and the deception. If you're interested in seeing a proposed budget, contact us here. If you want to receive updates and news as God brings this increased focus on intentional discipleship to fruition, please sign up to the right of this text! If you want to partner through giving financially, either give one-time through the "Give Vocation" button or subscribe to ongoing donations through the "Help Train Disciples" button!
How we’re already discipling disciple-makers:Intensive-Practical Discipleship: We live our lives together as disciples and disciplers. We pray together, study the Bible together, go out and share the Gospel together and work together. We want disciples to learn as they participate, not only in a classroom setting. We embrace and enjoy the classroom too, but not exclusively. We believe you only know the truth you live and we want to know the Word well!
Outreach: To keep strong in the Lord, we believe all disciples must learn to share, to give, to export what’s being poured into them by Jesus. We see obedience as absolutely key to growing into maturity in Christ. So, we take disciples to remote farming villages and get them opporutinities to teach, to pray for the sick, to lead worship and to help weed unbelievers’ fields or help them harvest. Going is key in our approach, as we see the Great Commission as personally motivating for all born again Christians. Tertiary Education: We currently have 3 disciples commited to starting degree programs in theology, graphic design and social welfare in August, as well as, one young man committed to beginning his Master’s degree in New Testament starting in August. Part of our Straight Paths Start-Up Campaign is getting the tuition for these young men procured for the first year! Running Discipline: We have a team of 8 young, and not so young, men disciplining our bodies through running to raise funds for the Straigth Paths House, as well as, agricultural inputs and biblical education for young disciples. We will have a Causes campaign page soon, but it isn’t quite ready yet! In the mean time, if you’d like to donate, you can use the three buttons below. |
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MEET THE DISCIPLE-MAKERS
Disciple and Discipler, 20 years as an active, African Pastor. He LOVES Jesus and wants to see everyone know Him! Dedicated in every fashion of the word, Edwin's faith is always full of action. Baba Makunda preaches, teaches, prays and counsels every day of the week, on top of being a teen boys house father. Edwin is immersed in living Jesus and the Lord honors his dedication openly.
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Debs is the head of the girls side of discipleship at Eden. Deb has a passionate desire to see all the young women at Eden knowing they are loved by God and valuable in His sight. Debs disciples actively through 1 large group study and 3 small group studies each week. We are witnessing Jesus openning huge doors for effective ministry to the teen girls through Debs and her team.
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Disciple and Missionary Discipler. 7 years of ministry as an adult and 16 years living in Zimbabwe. He is passionate to see young men and women discipled, empowered and comissioned to serve Jesus radically, passionately and sacrificially. Ian teaches, preaches and leads in evangelism, taking disciples away from Eden to farms and villages away from the mission hub to seek out those who have not yet heard of and believed in Jesus wholeheartedly.