"And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ, till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" (Eph. 4:11-13).

Principle # 2: Equip

Our method is to adapt to the local culture and indigenous situation. We do this so as to better foster relations with the local people in order to address the specific needs that are unique to each geographic location of ministry. 

We have a two-fold approach to equipping: equip short-term missionaries and equip the saints.

Equip Short-Term Missionaries

• FLM Handbook. Our official policy statements, guidelines, applications, and more can be found online.
• Certificate of Ministry. We offer a certificate program for any individual who desires to engage in the work of missions with FLM. We believe that being Spirit-led is only the beginning of a life-long process of learning biblical truths. We require our missionaries to demonstrate a sufficient working biblical knowledge. More about our certificate program can be found here.
  

Equip the Saints

• FLP literature
  
• Seminary/Bible Institute/Bible school
  
• Personal apologetics