Rivers of Grace Philosophy - Rivers of Outreach
Rivers of Outreach flowing out from the church, across the street, and around the world through friendship evangelism, church planting, and missions.
The Great Commission is found in the first 5 books of the New Testament:
Matthew 24:14; 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 24:47-49; John 20:21-22; Acts 1:8
Jesus summarized the Old Testament Law and the Prophets by telling us love the Lord our God with our entire being and to love our neighbors as ourselves. (Matthew 22:36-40) This is called the Great Commandment. When we link the Great Commission and the Great Commandment, we have love as the power that motivates us to reach out to others.
Aggressive evangelism not only means we expose people to the truth about Jesus through preaching, but it also means we purpose to be the silent salt and light by a lifestyle. Friendship evangelism is making friends with no agenda, but with a hope that some new friends will be exposed to the Light. A life seasoned with random acts and words of kindness is a lifestyle of outreach attempts.
Mission Concepts
In 1977 Dennis and Diane Teague went to Mexico as part of a team speaking at a pastors' conference. After a half dozen short trips to Mexico and several to Asia, the Teague's resigned the church and went to the Philippines as full-time missionaries in 1983. Dennis wrote series of booklets on the Bold as a Lion theme from Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no one is chasing them, but the righteous are bold as a lion. This became their mission name until 1988. At that time Dennis and Diane with Diane's brother, Dennis Caturia, and his wife, Cindy, started a mission called 'Mission Concepts' which is under Rivers of Grace Church. Joy and Elmer Matienzo, Faith Teague are also with this mission.
Dennis Caturia
Dennis Caturia (1954-2002) led over 50 medical teams to Mexico, the Philippines, Vietnam, and China. These teams have done hundreds of split lip and cleft palate surgeries.
Dennis Teague
Besides the Philippines, the Teague's have lived in China, Hong Kong, and Albania. In SW China Dennis wrote tracts in the language of an unreached people group. They have also ministered in Vietnam and Malaysia, Cambodia, and other Eastern Europe Countries
Joy (Teague) Matienzo
In 1994 Joy (Teague) Matienzo finished her Bachelor of Science degree in Cultural Anthropology. Not wanting to coast in life, she went straight out to the mission field. She lived in Mainland China where she taught English in a University for two years and then studied the Chinese language for a year. In 1997 she went to the Philippines and fell in love with an old friend, Elmer Matienzo. They married in October of 1998 and have been busy in church work in the Philippines, India, and Spain since that time.
Faith Teague
Faith is a registered nurse working in Washington and California. She takes time out to work in various mission field under Mission Concepts. These countries include: Philippines, Spain, South Africa. Zimbabwe, Sudan, Madagascar (on the Mercy Ship).
The Great Commission is found in the first 5 books of the New Testament:
Matthew 24:14; 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-20; Luke 24:47-49; John 20:21-22; Acts 1:8
Jesus summarized the Old Testament Law and the Prophets by telling us love the Lord our God with our entire being and to love our neighbors as ourselves. (Matthew 22:36-40) This is called the Great Commandment. When we link the Great Commission and the Great Commandment, we have love as the power that motivates us to reach out to others.
Aggressive evangelism not only means we expose people to the truth about Jesus through preaching, but it also means we purpose to be the silent salt and light by a lifestyle. Friendship evangelism is making friends with no agenda, but with a hope that some new friends will be exposed to the Light. A life seasoned with random acts and words of kindness is a lifestyle of outreach attempts.
Mission Concepts
In 1977 Dennis and Diane Teague went to Mexico as part of a team speaking at a pastors' conference. After a half dozen short trips to Mexico and several to Asia, the Teague's resigned the church and went to the Philippines as full-time missionaries in 1983. Dennis wrote series of booklets on the Bold as a Lion theme from Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no one is chasing them, but the righteous are bold as a lion. This became their mission name until 1988. At that time Dennis and Diane with Diane's brother, Dennis Caturia, and his wife, Cindy, started a mission called 'Mission Concepts' which is under Rivers of Grace Church. Joy and Elmer Matienzo, Faith Teague are also with this mission.
Dennis Caturia
Dennis Caturia (1954-2002) led over 50 medical teams to Mexico, the Philippines, Vietnam, and China. These teams have done hundreds of split lip and cleft palate surgeries.
Dennis Teague
Besides the Philippines, the Teague's have lived in China, Hong Kong, and Albania. In SW China Dennis wrote tracts in the language of an unreached people group. They have also ministered in Vietnam and Malaysia, Cambodia, and other Eastern Europe Countries
Joy (Teague) Matienzo
In 1994 Joy (Teague) Matienzo finished her Bachelor of Science degree in Cultural Anthropology. Not wanting to coast in life, she went straight out to the mission field. She lived in Mainland China where she taught English in a University for two years and then studied the Chinese language for a year. In 1997 she went to the Philippines and fell in love with an old friend, Elmer Matienzo. They married in October of 1998 and have been busy in church work in the Philippines, India, and Spain since that time.
Faith Teague
Faith is a registered nurse working in Washington and California. She takes time out to work in various mission field under Mission Concepts. These countries include: Philippines, Spain, South Africa. Zimbabwe, Sudan, Madagascar (on the Mercy Ship).
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