At Northwest, we believe that every Christian is a “ministry somebody” empowered by the Holy Spirit. We love to support the ministry efforts of our church family as we pray, provide financial partnership, and help people know how to get involved.
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations”… Matthew 28:19
Duane and Sharon Miller, Anglican Frontier Missions
Duane and Sharon have been mission partners with NWCC for two decades. After learning Arabic in Jordan they were invited to Nazareth, a Muslim-majority Arab city in Israel. Duane helped to found an evangelical seminary there and Sharon spent summers focusing on reaching children with the gospel through local Vacation Bible School programs.
After some five years in Israel they returned to the USA. Based out of San Antonio, Duane taught widely on Islam and Christianity and reached out to local Muslims. They both helped to train people for cross-cultural ministry.
In 2017 they moved to Madrid, having been invited to be part of a church planting team hoping to reach young Europeans in post-Christian Spain. Duane serves as professor of Old Testament at the Protestant Faculty of Theology at Madrid. Sharon serves on the leadership board of a Christian community center in downtown Madrid where she also directs the English program and is a member of the worship team. She is also worship leader at Trinity International Church.
Duane and Sharon are also founding co-pastors of Kanisa, an Arabic-speaking Christian community in Madrid. Both are involved in training local Christians to reach Muslims with the Good News.
Duane holds a PhD in Divinity (focus, world Christianity) from the University of Edinburgh and Sharon holds a BS in Mathematics. Both have diplomas in Arabic. They have a son in his 20s and two teenage daughters, all of whom are active in ministry in different ways. Duane is author of Living among the Breakage, Two Stories of Everything, and I will Give them an Everlasting Name. If you would like to receive their ministry updates contact Duane through his blog or Twitter.
Jonathan and Trista Miller, Holsby Bible School and Conference Center
Jonathan and Trista serve with Holsby, a one-year international Bible school and retreat center located in southern Sweden. It is a part of the larger network of Torchbearer Bible schools and retreat centers worldwide. Jonathan serves as the principal of the Bible school with students ages 18+ in the Bible school program and kids of all ages in the camp ministry. Trista has a teaching and discipleship ministry through a variety of channels to students, guests and staff at Holsby.
Students in the Bible school come to Holsby wanting to study the Bible and form a foundation for their lives. Holsby is a life changing gap-year program for so many students who go back into the work force as torchbearers for Christ or choose to go into vocational ministry. Our Bible school program is intended to nurture a relationship with Jesus Christ. Our students understanding of God and His word grows through weekly lectures that cover various topics and books of the Bible. The integration of God’s word into daily life is cultivated through daily interaction with staff, guest lecturers and the Holsby community. Through weekly outreaches and the establishing of lifelong habits of prayer, Bible reading and service, students are better equipped to know and serve the Lord.
Along the Bible school program for five months out of the year, Holsby opens its doors to youth and families with a specific outreach to confirmation groups. In Sweden, many 15-year old’s choose to go through the confirmation process because of traditional/cultural pressure. Camp Holsby gets the golden opportunity of sharing the truth and love of Jesus with groups of young people who would otherwise NOT walk through the doors of a church. You can read more about their ministry at holsby.org and campholsby.se.
Dean and Joan Chollar, Jason Chollar, Crossway International
Dean and Joan founded Crossway International in 1997 while they were serving as missionaries in Belgium. CrossWay International is a mission organization dedicated to a clear presentation of the gospel of grace.
“We are involved worldwide in teaching personal evangelism through seminars, teaching in Bible colleges and seminaries, evangelistic preaching, and producing evangelistic materials. We also support national workers who share this emphasis and provide support for income-producing projects and critical aid to those in need (including drilling water wells in Africa and Central America) as a platform to presenting the message of Christ.” Please visit the Crossway International website for more information.
R.I.M.I. – Reaching Indians Ministries International
RIMI’s mission is to help in nation-building through transformational community development programs in South Asia and around the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ, especially the poor and marginalized. The three key program areas are: (1) Evangelism and Church Planting, (2) Leadership Development, and (3) Compassion Ministries. These programs are primarily delivered through Mission India, a non-profit organization based in Nagpur, India, that was also established by Dr. Lukos. Mission India operates Mission India Theological Seminary (MITS) and oversees a network of over 1,600 field staff, 30 training centers, and cares for over 15000 children. Visit their website for more information.
The Voice of the Matyrs
The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) is a nonprofit, interdenominational missions organization that serves persecuted Christians around the world. Founded in 1967 by Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, VOM is dedicated to inspiring believers to deepen their commitment to Christ and to fulfill His Great Commission — no matter the cost.
Gideons International
The Gideons International is an Association of Christian business and professional men and their wives dedicated to telling people about Jesus through associating together for service, sharing personal testimony, and by providing Bibles and New Testaments. While we are often recognized for our work with hotels, we also place and distribute Scriptures in strategic locations so they are available to those who want them, as well as to those who may not know they need them.
Paul & Laura
Working to provide Christian workers and Christ followers everywhere with the essential biblical knowledge, attitudes and skills for relating well with coworkers, family members, friends and those from other cultures. Contact Regulations: Communications must be censored as they frequently serve in
sensitive areas, and their communications may be monitored.
Chuck & Stacie – The Seed Company https://seedcompany.com/
Chuck has been a partner with Northwest for over 35 years. Chuck and Stacie met while serving in India and after being married in 2004 they worked together there for over 15 years. They currently reside in the US. Their two children are 16 & 18 years old. Chuck is a Bible Translation Consultant, working with translators in Asia who are translating the scriptures into their own mother tongue. Much of the work can be done remotely but the job also entails regular trips to Asia to work in person with the translation teams.
The Farmer Family
The Farmer family deployed to a creative access nation in East Asia in August 2023. Their initial focus is ministering to university students and young professionals, learning the local language and customs, and homeschooling their three young children.
Gene and Heather Muckleroy, Cru (known internationally as Campus Crusade for Christ)
Starting on the university campus, Gene and Heather’s mission is to win, build, and send multiplying disciples to follow Jesus and build authentic missional movements that influence families, communities, and ultimately the whole world.
They envision movements spreading across the globe as people come to Christ and bands of believers join together to become His mouth to speak, His arms to embrace, and His feet to go!
After joining staff as a couple in 2009, Gene and Heather served with FamilyLife (Cru’s marriage and family focused outreach) in Little Rock, AR, and Cru’s National Campus Office in Orlando, FL, before moving back home to Texas in 2018.
Since 2018, Gene and Heather have served with Cru Campus. They are a part of the Destino team based in San Antonio, TX. Destino is the Hispanic/Latino focused outreach of Cru Campus. Gene has been the Destino San Antonio Team Leader since 2020 and officially joined Faculty Commons, the professor and graduate student network of Cru, in 2023. Heather helps give leadership and coaches students to multiply their faith on multiple campuses.
Gene and Heather live near Pleasanton, TX and have six kids – three in college, and three in middle school.
Learn more at www.campsite.bio/muckleroybasecamp. To connect with Gene and Heather, email them at gene.muckleroy@cru.org or heather.muckleroy@cru.org.
