The International Church Movement of Antioch is a relational network of evangelical churches founded with "a passion for Jesus and His purpose on earth." The Antioch Movement, based in Waco, TX, began in the 1980s. This movement primarily focuses on church planting and is not denominational. The movement became famous after two foreign missionaries, Dayna Curry and Heather Mercer, were imprisoned by the Taliban in Afghanistan during the same time period as the 9/11 Attack in the United States.
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The movement, which has been building the church since 1993, is part of a vision realization to see the local church as a training center and send workers to fulfill the Great Commission of Jesus. This movement begins with the desire to see reproduced Christianity in the same way as it is described in the Book of Acts.
Organization history is available on its website, also at http://www.antiochchurchplanting.com.
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Prison and Rescue Missionaries in Afghanistan
Important in the history of this movement was the imprisonment of Heather Mercer and Dayna Curry by the Taliban on August 3, 2001.
The Antiochene Community Church responded to the crisis by creating a 24-hour prayer rotation for Mercer and Curry releases. This crisis attracted the attention of secular and religious international media.
Prayer for Mercer and Curry for 104 days. In the missionary message, Antioch replied with what the LA Times described as a "celebration of joy" of prayer and worship. Mercer and Curry co-wrote a book about their experience in Afghanistan, titled "Prisoners of Hope."
Antioch Community Church
The International Church Movement of Antioch and Antioch International Ministries is headquartered in the Antioch Community Church in Waco, Texas. Antioch Community Church is a non-denominational church, evangelical church led by Senior Pastor Jimmy Seibert. Antioch has a great service presence at Baylor University, as well as a live worship album that has reached number three on the iTunes Christian and Gospel chart.
Antioch is considered unique because of the fact that the church has sent hundreds of Christian missionaries during its 20-year history. Also important is Antioch's commitment to simplicity and financial grace.
Since its founding, the Antioch Community Church has built several facilities and is currently in the midst of expanding facilities and renovations
Jimmy Seibert
Jimmy Seibert is the founder and senior pastor of the Antioch Community Church in Waco, TX and president of Antioch Ministries International. His story of finding the movement was found in his first book, "Church Can Change the World," which has been changed in the book "Passion and Purpose." Jimmy also co-wrote "The Three Loves" with Larry Kreider. Jimmy currently lives in Waco, Texas with his wife, Laura, and four children. Jimmy and Laura co-authored the book "Parenting Without Regret."
Confidence and Practice
Antioch has an official faith statement available on their website. This organization has its doctrinal roots in Baptist Tradition and Charismatic Renewal.
This movement has a different focus on the development of small group communities, called Lifegroups. "Antioch involves members in daily Bible study and prayer, done individually and in small groups of 100-plus churches that meet for a week in homes and on Sunday mornings." Lifegroups follows the cell ministry model. "
US Churches affiliation
In 1998, Antioch sent the first church planting team in the US to Boston, Massachusetts. The next church was planted in 2001 in Dallas, TX. Since then, churches have been planted throughout the United States with a vision to see more internationally-established reproduction churches. Many of these churches are now planting their own churches, both in the United States and in other countries.
This network includes more than 20 churches in the United States and over 70 international church factories. A list of affiliated US churches can be found at http://antiochcc.com/missions/church-plants/Internationally, the movement has more than 44 church planting teams working in 23 countries.
Related Ministries
The International Church Movement of Antioch has several related ministries conducting international assistance and crisis response:
- Antioch Ministries International, "a non-profit church planting organization affiliated with the Antioch Church Community"
- The story of Mercy International, "Acts of Mercy is the aid and development of the International Church Movement of Antioch."
- STARS Mentoring Project
- Restoration Gateway, church planting and orphanage projects located in Uganda
- Haiti Transformed, a ministry committed to partnering with Haitian people to see their changed and rebuilt area located in Laforeny, Haiti. In 2011, Haiti Transformed built more than 100 homes in Laferony, more than 30 of which were completed through partnership with the Passion Movement.
- The World Mandate, a conference "for anyone who wants to worship God and change the world" The World Mandate is a popular conference usually held at the Baylor University Ferrell Center (where available, which did not occur in 2016). known for his direct worship and popular conference speakers, who have included Francis Chan, Louie Giglio, Christine Caine, Max Lucado, and Jackie Pullinger. The conference started in 1989 with 60 people and now attracts thousands of participants. The World Mandate focuses on encouraging young people to pray and engage with international missionary work
- UnBound is an anti-slavery and anti-trade ministry headquartered in Antioch Waco and has local branches around the world. This organization specializes in prevention, professional training, and victim advocacy.
Controversy
In 2005, after the tsunami in Sri Lanka, Indonesia, the Community Church of Antioch was accused by several religious leaders of Indonesia and the United States, including Pdt. Sarangika Fernando, a local Methodist pastor in Indonesia, who witnessed one of the prayer sessions in Sri Lanka and accused the Antioch Community Church of acting unethically with traumatized people. In particular, Antiochene workers responding to the crisis shared their Christian beliefs and prayed for the Sri Lankans while helping to rebuild the houses, and the mixing of the gospel sharing and the provision of aid was seen by these leaders as exploitative.
References
External links
- The Antioch Community Church [1]
- World Mandate [2]
- Planting Resources of Antioch Church [3]
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