Asian Access Life Ministries

Summary

Asian Access Life Ministries ("Asian Access") is a church planting and leader development in Japan. Asian Access missionaries partner with local churches to help them grow and multiply. Asian Access has trained Japanese pastors and leaders, whose congregations account for a significant amount of the church growth there. Using this proven model for leader development created in Japan and adapting it to the specific needs and culture of each country, Asian Access has expanded into other Asian countries over the last few years. Asian Access is a nonprofit organization and contributions to it are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. In addition, it is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

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Asian Access Life Ministries ("Asian Access") is a church planting and leader development in Japan. Asian Access missionaries partner with local churches to help them grow and multiply. Asian Access has trained Japanese pastors and leaders, whose congregations account for a significant amount of the church growth there. Using this proven model for leader development created in Japan and adapting it to the specific needs and culture of each country, Asian Access has expanded into other Asian countries over the last few years.

Asian Access is a nonprofit organization and contributions to it are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. In addition, it is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

Mission Statement [ Back to top ]

Asian Access expresses its mission as follows:

Asian Access exists to start and strengthen Japanese churches in partnership with visionary pastors and congregations through innovation in evangelism and leadership training. To glorify God by making Jesus Christ known, loved and served in Japan and Asia thus helping to fulfill the great commission.

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Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]

Asian Access subscribes to the following statement of faith:

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
• We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three Persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, and in His personal return in power and glory.
• We believe for the salvation of lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, who comprise the Church, which is His body.

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The springboard for the vision of Asian Access is their Japan Church Growth Institute (JCGI). Since 1980, they have trained over 300 pastors -- comprising about 1% of the evangelical pastors in Japan. They pastor 11% of Japanese believers, and their churches represent a significant amount of the church growth nationwide. The Japan Church Growth Institute is now in the hands of Japanese leaders at every level – board, national director, deans of five regional training centers, and a faculty of thirty-two of Japan’s leading pastors. In addition to leadership development, Asian Access' focus in Japan is encouraging these leaders to plant reproducing churches.

The prototype for Asian Access was developed in Mongolia where their first two-year cycle of training was successfully completed in October 2001 with the graduation of the first class. They are now fully operational in Japan, Mongolia, Cambodia, and five other countries with select pastor/leaders and faculty.

Asian Access is resolved to develop a dynamic, organic network of 5,000 leaders in twenty countries of Asia by 2020 A.D. – leaders who will unite the church, extend the Kingdom, and transform the cultures of Asia for the glory of God.

Ministry Needs [ Back to top ]

• Asian Access has the goal of sending 100 Church Multiplication Teams to start 1,000 new congregations, to reach 1,000,000 new believers who will in turn send 1,000 missionaries to the cities of Asia that will be home to 1,000,000,000 by the year 2020. This will require people, prayer, and money.
• Asian Access needs teams to serve each summer in Japan. Teams are made up of 3 to 5 people for four to six weeks.
• Asian Access also needs individuals or couples interested in mid- to long-term ministry church planting in Japan for their EnVision Tours.

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  Transparency Grade of : B
  Criteria category	Grade	Other Comments
  Timeliness:	100
  Financial Information:	100	11/28/2007 10:10:11 AM: Organization provided all financial information requested. Information was clear and thorough.
  Foundational Clarity:	70	11/28/2007 10:05:01 AM: Because of where they work and possible security concerns, they have communicated to MinistryWatch.com that they wanted some information filtered. An indication they keep things hidden. If security is important then being in the form of a Public Charity is not the best choice. An Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) Public Charity should be open and transparent.
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  MinistryWatch.com 5 Star Financial Efficiency Ratings [ Back to top ]

  Ranking Category	Rating	Overall Rank	Foreign Missions Sector
  Overall Efficiency Rating		62 of 353	12 of 54
  Fund Acquisition Decision		90 of 353	15 of 54
  Resource Allocation Decision		148 of 353	25 of 54
  Asset Utilization Decision		68 of 353	14 of 54

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