PURPOSE AND VISION CORE VALUES STATEMENT OF FAITH HOW WE WORK OUR PHILOSOPHY OF MINISTRY OUR HISTORY OUR NAME LEADERS WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING CONTACT US	WHO WE ARE - WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING "It is not adequately understood in many quarters of the Church of Jesus in the West that the body of Christ is growing dramatically in other areas of the world but the development of church leadership is lagging behind. Formal training is not always available, and if it was, many of these erstwhile leaders could not afford it. So we need to be concentrating on reaching these dear brothers and sisters with informal training. This is what Ed and Maxine and the workers in Vanguard have been doing with considerable success for many years. I heartily endorse their vision and thank God for their faithful service." Stuart Briscoe, Minister at Large Elmbrook Church, Teacher "Telling the Truth" ministries. "Tons of resources have been poured into ministries in developing countries. In many areas evangelism and church planting is thriving. However, the key to sustained, productive growth is the training of local leadership, especially pastoral leadership. Vanguard Global Network has been doing just that throughout the world for over a decade. Its track record is impressive. Demand for its services is overwhelming. I am privileged to serve on its Board." Van C. Elliott, Director, Financial Foundations Former Chairman, Evangelical Christian Credit Union From Goma, D.R. Congo: "Vanguard Global Network helped the ministers here to grow spiritually and in the way of doing things. Even the different churches are growing in the way we could not think. We had already (in the 9 months) after those teachings baptized 1318 new (converts as the) number of new members is going, growing". Pastor Israel Ngirababo, President Alliance des Eglises Evangéliques au Congo "Ed Gross is one of the finest and best Bible teachers I know. Every time he has taught for me, my people have grown, and so have I". Pastor Hal Seed, New Song Church, Oceanside, CA Author, "The God Questions" "Ed has a passion for people and their destiny. He not only believes in Jesus' commission to ‘go make disciples in all nations' (Matt 28:19) but lives it. When I attended Westmont College guys whom he had discipled mentored me, which had a lasting impact on me. It is has been total blast to serve with Ed over the last few years in China. Vanguard Global continues to invest in people worldwide and making an eternal difference for His glory by making disciples." Erik Burklin President, China Partner "I have known Ed Gross for a couple of decades. He has taught in China for Grace for Asia, and always manifests a servant's heart and deep commitment to teaching and modeling the principles of God's Word. I know him as a man who can be trusted." Dr. Gene Wood Founder, Grace for Asia Pastor, Grace Church of Glendora, CA "Ed Gross understands the role of evangelism and discipleship in these confusing times and articulates his vision with passion. But beyond that, he does it everywhere he goes. He loves to share the gospel to those who haven't heard, or simply haven't believed. He is unwavering in his commitment to the evangelical gospel of faith and repentance. His ministry in our church has inspired us to see our responsibility to share our own faith in the context in which we serve Christ. He masterfully blends the sovereignty of God with the responsibility of the church to reach the world." Rev. Terry Tollefson Pastor, Christ Covenant Church of Enterprise, OR "As a pastor of a local church, you are often bombarded by missionaries and trans-local ministers that seek either time or funds to continue their work of reaching souls abroad. There is something unique and quite honestly refreshing about Dr. Ed Gross and Vanguard Global Network (which I have witnessed firsthand in Rwanda and D.R. Congo). They themselves, while remarkably humble in their approach, do not conduct (their own) crusades, rallies or events abroad; rather, they work in and through the local culture worldwide to train the trainers, lead the leaders, and disciple those that disciple others. The net effect is that hundreds, if not thousands of ministers are released into each area that Vanguard touches. Their approach is biblical, practical and wise". Rev. Ed Black Pastor, Arena Church, Lincoln (Sacramento), CA "As a church-planter, pastor and missionary I have been blessed with many opportunities to see a lot of what God is doing around the world. One of the greatest needs is leadership and discipleship training in a national context. Vanguard Global Network exists for this purpose. I have seen firsthand the work they do and feel this is one ministry that is uniquely poised to help with the final thrust of fulfilling the Great Commission." Dr. Robbie McAlister Lead Pastor, Riverbend Community Church Lexington, SC "I don't even know how I should express in words my deep appreciation. In the training concluding session today, I heard the harvest and joy of all of the people. Every coworker was fighting for the opportunity to share with gratitude. Everyone feels Rev. Gross's teaching was with depth but in a way easy to understand, and it was in a detailed form. Those who did not know how to evangelize before now know. Two of the workers shared that they had started to implement what Rev. Gross had taught. All hope that I can be in more communication with you and hope to receive more training from you. Sincerely, Rev. Tao Duan" "I feel the first course [Discipleship Implementation] is the most helpful to me. Previous training has not touched on this. Through Dr. Gross' explanation, I now know that, as the leaders of a Meeting Point, the number one priority is to understand God's Word. I then can teach other believers. I, along with my disciples, need to learn to understand God's Word together. May our church continue to revive. Glory be to the Lord!" – Lay pastoral trainee, YiBin, Sichuan, China. "I feel every course was very helpful to me. Among the courses, Discipleship was the most helpful to me. In the Discipleship course, the 1:1 and/or 1:2 Discipleship method is a good and successful model to help disciples grow. It helps disciples to have their faith strengthened and to understand the truth. In the meantime, the disciples will be able to spread the gospel and draw more unbelievers to God. The new believers' disciples will, in turn, be able to reach out and guide even more disciples. As such, disciples leading disciples brings out the effect of multiplication and, consequently, the church will become more and more revived". – Lay pastoral trainee, Dazhou, Sichuan, China.