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The Missions Summit

May 5-6, 2027 - Kansas City

in partnership with

Where Church Leaders and Mission Agencies Connect to Advance the Gospel

The Missions Summit is a two-day, interactive forum hosted by Avant Ministries, Crossworld, and Sixteen:Fifteen that brings together church and mission agency leaders to explore effective ways to engage the Great Commission through their local churches. Through roundtable discussions, panel conversations, worship, and networking, participants discover practical strategies for strengthening their church’s missions involvement.

We look forward to having you join us! Please check back soon for event details and registration.

The Church is the heart and soul of Avant. We exist to plant and develop churches in the unreached areas of the world. We've been doing it since the 19th century, intentionally and with specifically crafted and proven church-planting principles. But we can't do it alone. We partner with sending churches to see new churches planted globally.

Your Church + Avant = Kingdom Impact

Imagine the Kingdom impact if churches and mission agencies worked together to recruit, train, and send church planting teams, multiplying efforts among the unreached.

Avant is committed to planting and developing churches where Christ is not yet known. In an ever-changing world, we pursue this mission with urgency, strategy, and innovation. Our church planting principles provide accountability and equip missionary teams to establish mature, nationally led, reproducing churches.

We believe the local church plays a vital role in this work. That’s why we prioritize strong partnerships with sending churches. Joint Venture was created to bring churches and agencies together, combining their strengths to reach the unreached with the gospel.

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What is Joint Venture?

A Joint Venture team is made up of six to ten adults from your congregation. Your church recruits the team, selects the field, and determines the timeline for deployment. As your sending agency, Avant comes alongside you with training, administrative support, and cross-cultural guidance.

While every team will be different, the mission is the same: to send missionaries, proclaim the gospel, and see churches planted.

Shared Responsibility

Church

Biblical Training Discipleship
Member Selection
Field Selection
Missionary Care
Ministry Needs
Nurturing
Communication

Avant

Cross-Cultural Training
Leadership Development
Team Training
Field Structure and Oversight
Member Care
Personnel Needs
Supervising
Communication

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