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We long to see the Word of God flowing powerfully through every church to every nation.

David Sunday, President

WordPartners is propelled by a vision that is humanly impossible to achieve but divinely guaranteed to succeed: We long to see the Word of God flowing powerfully through every church to every nation.

We long for all people everywhere – especially those in the hardest to reach places – to be transformed through the beauty and power of the gospel.

That’s why we focus on pastors: When the Word of God flows powerfully through the hearts, lives, and ministries of pastors, churches are transformed.

WordPartners is passionate about equipping pastors to train other pastors to preach God’s Word with God’s heart.

A Partner with You in God’s Mission

For more than 50 years, we’ve partnered with people like you to put the Word of God in the driver’s seat of the church and put His glory on display.

Today, we continue to see the movement of God’s Word accelerate and grow as pastors and their people find life and transformation through His Word.

What a privilege to partner in God’s mission together with you.

Our History

1970

Personal Ministries

1977

Church conference ministry

1981

International work begins

1985

Pastoral training begins

1990

Leadership Resources

2001

A new strategy

2012

Investing in training partners

2021

WordPartners

1970

Personal Ministries

The ministry begins as Personal Ministries. Our founder, Bill Mills, meets one-on-one with young Christians to disciple them in biblical truth. Within a few years, others join the staff, Bible study curriculum and workshops are developed, and a printing press is purchased to produce materials.

1977

Church conference ministry

With a growing conviction that ministry should take place within the local church, Personal Ministries transitions from a one-on-one ministry to teaching Bible conferences in U.S. churches, with a focus on the heart of God as revealed in the Word of God.

1981

International work begins

Bill Mills travels to Quito, Ecuador to teach a Bible conference to missionaries. Afterwards, Bill and Américo Saavedra sit together on a bench at the airport and dream and pray about how the Lord might lead them to work together. Bill also travels to other countries to do conferences for Wycliffe Bible Translators.

1985

Pastoral training begins

The ministry begins conferences to train pastors in Latin America as Américo and Kathy Saavedra – and later, other Spanish-speaking brothers and sisters – join the ministry.

1990

Leadership Resources

The ministry changes its name to reflect a new focus. Leadership Resources International better expresses our passion to equip and encourage pastors in countries where rapid church growth is outpacing the development of church leaders.

2001

A new strategy

The ministry launches a new strategy for training pastors. Instead of doing large, one-time conferences, we begin to focus on small groups of pastors who will then train others according to the model of 2 Timothy 2:2. Soon the ministry broadens outside of Latin America to Asia and Africa, and the focus of the training narrows to equipping pastors to teach God’s Word with God’s heart.

2012

Investing in training partners

With our staff at the extent of their capacity to do training, God opens our eyes to another shift in strategy. As gifted leaders emerge in training groups around the world, we begin to invest more in these key training partners. As our work with these partners grows, they are able to reach exponentially more pastors in even more places than we could alone.

2021

WordPartners

The ministry takes on a new name to reflect what God has been doing in the last several years – not through us alone, but through the many global partners God has given us the privilege to work with. How is God accomplishing the work? Through the power of His Word and through the partners He’s given us. And so – we change our name to WordPartners.

  • 1970

    Personal Ministries

    The ministry begins as Personal Ministries. Our founder, Bill Mills, meets one-on-one with young Christians to disciple them in biblical truth. Within a few years, others join the staff, Bible study curriculum and workshops are developed, and a printing press is purchased to produce materials.

  • 1977

    Church conference ministry

    With a growing conviction that ministry should take place within the local church, Personal Ministries transitions from a one-on-one ministry to teaching Bible conferences in U.S. churches, with a focus on the heart of God as revealed in the Word of God.

  • 1981

    International work begins

    Bill Mills travels to Quito, Ecuador to teach a Bible conference to missionaries. Afterwards, Bill and Américo Saavedra sit together on a bench at the airport and dream and pray about how the Lord might lead them to work together. Bill also travels to other countries to do conferences for Wycliffe Bible Translators.

  • 1985

    Pastoral training begins

    The ministry begins conferences to train pastors in Latin America as Américo and Kathy Saavedra – and later, other Spanish-speaking brothers and sisters – join the ministry.

  • 1990

    Leadership Resources

    The ministry changes its name to reflect a new focus. Leadership Resources International better expresses our passion to equip and encourage pastors in countries where rapid church growth is outpacing the development of church leaders.

  • 2001

    A new strategy

    The ministry launches a new strategy for training pastors. Instead of doing large, one-time conferences, we begin to focus on small groups of pastors who will then train others according to the model of 2 Timothy 2:2. Soon the ministry broadens outside of Latin America to Asia and Africa, and the focus of the training narrows to equipping pastors to teach God’s Word with God’s heart.

  • 2012

    Investing in training partners

    With our staff at the extent of their capacity to do training, God opens our eyes to another shift in strategy. As gifted leaders emerge in training groups around the world, we begin to invest more in these key training partners. As our work with these partners grows, they are able to reach exponentially more pastors in even more places than we could alone.

  • 2021

    WordPartners

    The ministry takes on a new name to reflect what God has been doing in the last several years – not through us alone, but through the many global partners God has given us the privilege to work with. How is God accomplishing the work? Through the power of His Word and through the partners He’s given us. And so – we change our name to WordPartners.

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