Serve alongside established local Churches
Partner with church’s leaders, listen to their needs, and support their existing vision. Share in the life of the congregation and strengthen its discipleship and gospel witness.
Where We Serve
Czech Republic
Shared life. Strong local churches. Disciples who multiply.
In Pardubice, we serve alongside established local churches, investing in family discipleship, equipping national believers, and preparing for future church planting.
- Field base
- Pardubice
- Region
- Central Europe
- Context
- A highly secular society
- Ministry
- Local-church partnership & family discipleship
The field
Rooted in the local church. Sharing the gospel through everyday life.
The Czech Republic has a deep Christian heritage, yet many people see little relevance in the gospel today. Ministry calls for patient relationships, careful listening, and a long-term commitment to learning the language and culture.
In Pardubice and beyond, there is a vital need for well-trained missionaries who are committed to the patient, long-term relational work of making disciples and seeing healthy churches planted in the heart of Europe. Rather than initiating independent projects, our desire is to serve alongside local churches, coming alongside national leaders to support their vision for discipleship and community outreach. By building trust through authentic relationships, we hope to encourage Czech believers and equip local congregations as they build up their communities, nurture new disciples, and engage in healthy, autonomous church planting.
Family discipleship is central to this work. Shared meals, friendships with parents, women’s Bible study, children’s ministry, and community connections create opportunities to open Scripture with believers and build trust with people exploring faith. The long-term vision is a healthy, locally led church equipped to and is actively sending its own people to plant new congregations.
Our strategy
Partner with the church. Disciple families. Equip others to go.
Working through established local churches provide a rooted community in which believers grow, new disciples are welcomed, and future leaders are equipped for ministry and church planting.
Make disciples through family and everyday life
Open Scripture with men, women, and families. Encourage parents to disciple their children, build friendships through hospitality and community life, and communicate the gospel with neighbors who are exploring faith.
Equip national believers for future church planting
Help Czech believers grow as disciple-makers and leaders who can evangelize, nurture new Christians, and train others. Support the local church’s desire to send its own people to establish healthy new congregations.
Our shared framework
Relational & Pioneer Phases
The eight phases of pioneer church planting help teams discern how to serve, build trust, share the gospel, and nurture believers toward maturity and local leadership.
How We Do ItServe with us
Current field needs
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Discipleship & training
Missionary of Discipleship and Church Development
Serve alongside local churches in discipleship, leadership development, and gospel witness, helping equip national believers for future church planting.
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Join the work through prayer.
A Fruitful Local-Church Partnership
Pray for unity with local church leaders, wisdom in serving, and lasting growth in discipleship and gospel witness.
Families Growing as Disciple-Makers
Ask God to strengthen parents in discipling their children and use shared meals, friendships, and community connections to open conversations about Christ.
Czech Leaders and Future Churches
Pray for faithful national leaders, mature disciples, continued language learning for missionaries, and churches who are increasingly equipped to train and send their own people.
From the field
Stories and the strategy behind them.
Field story
Pioneering Missions in the Czech Republic
Connor Shubin shares what arrival, language learning, and trust look like in Pardubice.
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Field updates
Ekballo · Fall 2025
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A Regional Approach
Explore the platform, network, and remote approach that supports lasting church planting.
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Phases in Pioneer Church Planting
Understand the relational framework that guides arrival, trust, gospel conversations, and the growth of the church.
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Serving together for the long term.
Learn more about the missionaries helping guide this regional work and the team serving alongside them.
Connor & Anna Shubin
Central & Eastern Europe Field Director & Field-Based Missionary
Meet the missionariesTake your next step
Could the Czech Republic be your next step?
Serve alongside a local church in Pardubice through family discipleship, relational evangelism, and the equipping of national believers for future church planting.
Considering longer-term service? Exploratory field visits allow prospective missionaries to meet the team and understand the ministry, typically lasting one to six weeks.