The burden of Purpose Institute to make Apostolic training available anywhere in the world, enabling workers to develop ministry skills and discover individual purpose.

The training is designed to raise the quality of ministry coming from every level of leadership—not just those entering full-time/professional ministry. It is training that can happen locally without interrupting other duties (i.e., family, work, local church ministry obligations). Every believer has a God-given purpose that emerges as they apply themselves to ministry and study to show themselves approved of God. Purpose Institute helps leaders discover and prepare for their purpose—their place in the harvest.

Purpose Institute exists as a service to local churches and districts both in North America and internationally. Its goal is to create better access to training by providing a substantial tool for local pastors, enabling them to offer the kind of training necessary to advance others as local church ministers, workers, or leaders. Many pastors can also receive the ministry education they missed at a younger age. Most church workers do not have the privilege of leaving their local area to attend a traditional Bible college. If they do leave, they usually remove themselves from their fields of labor that may be producing substantial results. They also distance themselves from the day-to-day influence of natural mentors. Purpose Institute wants to give people training who need to stay in their local churches and fields of labor. Purpose Institute is a way to sharpen the sickle without leaving the field.

Part of Purpose Institute’s vision is to share tuition revenues with the local campus. The local campus can use those funds for instructor expenses and/or grants and operation expenses. The remaining funds that come to the global ministry help plant international campuses on the foreign field; and those monies also serve to continually improve the ministry so it can be an excellent tool in the hands of local churches. The current financial overhead is associated with maintaining a quality website which acts as an administrative hub, building the operational tools to serve students and leaders, translating curriculum into different languages, and opening and maintaining the integrity of quality training in local campuses. There are no buildings to maintain, since Purpose Institute uses existing church buildings for its campuses. The funds from registration become a blessing to local churches which could not create such a substantial training tool on their own; as well as missionaries and international workers who need help setting up campuses. It is a win-win financial arrangement.