Evangelism Missions Incorporated, is s a faith based Mission Agency and the missionaries who are affiliated with us are to live by the media of faith. This faith is to be in our God who supplies all our needs according to His riches in Glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19), and comes by a daily, personal meditation in the Word of God, and by much fervent prayer ( Psalms 1:2-3; John 15:7; James 5:16). Just how each member puts their faith into practice is to be a personal thing, under the direction of the Holy Spirit, and never contrary to the Holy Scriptures.
Each missionary is expected to identify and develop their own ministry. However, their ministry must be consistent with EMI’s Mission Statement, Doctrinal Statement, Policies, and Procedures and is subject to the final approval of the Board of Directors. EMI assumes no financial responsibility for projects on the field which the missionary may feel led to propagate. EMI serves as a contact between the local churches and their missionaries.
Each missionary is to be responsible unto God and is to seek the leadership of the Holy Spirit in everything and keep in consideration that He will not lead us to be inconsiderate of methods that may differ from ours — Luke 9:59-50.
All new missionaries going to a field where missionaries are already working:
We believe that the Gospel seed (the Word of God) properly planted and watered will produce an indigenous church anywhere. An indigenous, New Testament church is a local assembly of baptized believers, a theocracy operating on democratic principles: self-governing, and self propagating in obedience to the Holy Scriptures and in the guidance and empowering of the Holy Spirit.
Our North American missionaries are not to be pastors. They must not be listed as pastors on church bulletins, church letterheads, etc. We realize that they may be serving in the capacity of a pastor while waiting for God to supply a national pastor, but always with a clear understanding that it is a temporary situation. In some countries all preachers, except those who belong to a cult, are referred to as pastors, In these areas, such references would no violate this guideline.
Our missionaries are not to accept salaries from churches on the field. We believe that each of our missionaries should seek to be made all things to all men that by all means they might win some ( I Cor. 9:22), have their spirits stirred within them as they see regions beyond wholly given to idolatry ( Acts 17:16 ), and that they be given continually to prayer and the ministry of the Word (Acts 6:4). We believe in the Great Commission that tells us, to go to every creature, to win the lost to Christ, to Scripturally baptize them, to establish local New Testament Baptist Churches, to help them grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus by a thorough teaching of God’s Holy Word, and to teach them to evangelize others ( Matthew 28:19-20).
EMI missionaries are to conduct themselves as Christian ladies and gentlemen at all times. This is to show in their attitude, speech, and actions and dress.
