Frequently Asked Questions

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  • What is JESUS Film Harvest Partners?
  • JESUS Film Harvest Partners (JFHP) is a ministry which partners with other Kingdom ministries to make Christ-like disciples in the nations. JFHP is involved in evangelism, discipleship, church development, leadership training, and pastoral education.
  • Who do we work with?
  • JFHP partners with other like-minded, Kingdom ministries to provide evangelistic tools (i.e. the JESUS Film, EvangeCubes, evangelistic balls), discipleship tools (i.e. Bible Story Cloths, the Proclaimer audio Bible) and training to JESUS Film teams. See Partnerships. JFHP also partners with individuals (Harvest Partners) who invest in the ministry through their time, influence, money, and expertise.
  • What do we do?
  • Equip and support ministry teams of local people to use the JESUS Film to grow existing churches, re-open closed churches, and start new churches. The film teams work with local and district leaders to reach and disciple people who need to know Jesus.
  • How are JESUS Film teams formed?
  • Missionaries and national leaders select and train local people to become JESUS Film team members.
  • What are the ministry results of a JESUS Film (JF) team?
  • Over a three-year period, the average JF team ministry will result in an average of 15,000 people indicating decisions to accept Christ and 5,700 of these participating in initial discipleship.
  • How can I get involved?
  • How can my church get involved?
    • Churches and districts can invite a JESUS Film Harvest Partners representative to speak at district and local meetings (Go to Contact Us)
    • Organize a JESUS Film Ministry Trip (Go to Trips)
    • Encourage the congregation to become a Harvest 120 Sponsor (Go to Harvest 120 Sponsorship)
    • Take a special offering for the JESUS Film ministry, or include the JESUS Film ministry in your Faith Promise budget (Go to Downloadable pages)
    • Churches can receive the weekly Prayer & Praise e-mail and use it to lead the congregation in prayer for the JESUS Film ministry (Go to Prayer & Praise)
    • Buy & Sell on eBay – a percentage of the sale proceeds go to JFHP (Go to Buy & Sell on eBay)
  • What is the return on my investment?
  • Based on JESUS Film Harvest Partners ministry averages,
    • for every $3 invested, 1 person makes a decision for Christ
    JFHP efficiency measures are averages extending from 1998, when JESUS Film Harvest Partners began receiving reports from JESUS Film teams, to the current date. They are calculated as 'Cumulative Operating Expenses' divided by 'Cumulative JESUS Film Team Totals.'

    Each number is a precious person with a real-life story…a person God created and loves…a person for whom Jesus Christ gave His life so they might have life…abundantly…eternally!

    While each team strives to evangelize, disciple, and plant churches as efficiently as possible, results between teams or years or seasons can vary widely due to environmental issues (i.e. rainy seasons), geographical obstacles, political/social conditions, spiritual climate, and other challenges. Therefore,
    • some teams operate with results above the average and some below the average
    • Any one team may have results above or below the average for a period of years
    • Any one team may have results above or below the average during certain seasons of the year
    Every JESUS Film team must submit a plan as to where and how they will spread the gospel of Jesus Christ, disciple those who respond, plant churches, and develop leaders for those churches each year. JESUS Film team members go to great extremes so those around them might know Jesus – oftentimes at great personal risk.
  • How can I support the JESUS Film ministry?
  • A financial gift to JESUS Film Harvest Partners is an exciting way to personalize missions giving. Individuals or churches may give to ensure the ongoing support of the JESUS Film teams, discipleship, and the starting of new churches. (Make a Donation)
  • Where does my gift go?
  • Gifts are processed and audited through the Global Treasury Services office and distributed through Global Mission delivery systems. Funds are used for: team training, transportation, equipment repair, invitations, evangelistic tracts, discipleship training, literature (translation, production, and distribution), leadership development, and pastoral education. Up to 20% of funds given support the ministry infrastructure.
  • Will I receive reports from the field?
  • Along with the general newsletter, investors will receive regular reports detailing the results of field ministry.
  • What is an evangelistic contact?
  • Evangelistic contact refers to a person to whom the story of God's love through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ was presented. Individuals may hear the gospel presented multiple times through attending several JESUS Film showings and/or through the use of other ministry tools before choosing to follow Christ. Individuals in attendance at each JESUS Film showing are counted and recorded as evangelistic contacts.
  • How does the success of JFHP depend on World Evangelism Fund (WEF)?
  • WEF keeps JFHP field costs down. JFHP could not do what it does so efficiently if WEF did not support the infrastructure on the field that JFHP utilizes. The evangelistic results that come out of this ministry are directly related to the use of the field infrastructure in place.

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