Our Vision
Having lived and served for a number of years in Japan, we were familiar with the many challenges facing the church there. In the early 2000s, we were considering our future direction in ministry. We wanted to do something to help the church overcome its besetting problems, not just to bump into the same obstacles again and again. We longed to make a bigger difference.
As we were considering options, Michael Oh invited us to help him launch Christ Bible Institute (CBI). It didn’t take much ear-bending nor any arm-twisting for us to join up. We quickly saw that CBI could be a marvelous means to do something about the challenges we had observed over the years.
- Pastors in short supply? CBI would train new pastors.
- Too few churches? CBI would coach and equip church planters.
- Legalism ingrained? CBI would champion the doctrines of grace.
- A dearth of Christian literature? CBI would translate and publish powerful Christian books.
- People stressed and defeated? CBI would train and resource counselors to help.
- Resources hard to find? CBI would share uplifting and relevant resources online
Japan has multifaceted problems. It needs a multifaceted solution. That’s what CBI is. You can learn more about the various component ministries of Christ Bible Institute elsewhere on this site.
We founded Christ Bible Institute as an equipping ministry to help Christians in Japan engage in gospel ministry. CBI’s vision is to see…
The gospel of the glory of Christ
cherished and proclaimed throughout Japan
Yumiko and I are excited to be part of this ministry. Our prayer is that God will use these efforts to strengthen and equip the church of Japan to face and overcome the challenges of today and tomorrow, to grow in number and maturity, and to embrace and extend the gospel to this beautiful, needy nation.
