Life Application Gospel Ministries International

Life Application Gospel Ministries International (L.A.G.M.I) (A North Carolina 501(c)(3), Tax Exempt, Non-Profit Corporation) is an independent association formed in 2004 (incorporated in 2008) by its Chairman and Founder, Rev. Andrew D Burns. The entire organization as a whole is also referred to as "LifeApp."
An organization formed as a "worldwide fellowship of independent ministries," its primary focus is in planting churches throughout the world through missions and humanitarian efforts.
Mission
"To Win the Lost, Equip and Train those who are found in Christ" - To spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the World until He returns; giving hope to all who need Him.
Purpose
Life Application Gospel Ministries International was founded as a means to provide fellowship & support to various unaffiliated independent ministries around the world; to promote forward progress in sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to everyone we come into contact with.
Though LifeApp does not want to exact how ministers conduct their ministries, LifeApp does subscribe to certain tenants and beliefs, and requires that it's ministers also subscribe to the same basic tenants and beliefs.
LifeApp understands that ministers who hold to these same tenants and beliefs also have vast differences in their ministry emphasis, cultures and styles.
LifeApp believes that it can fulfill the need of these independent ministers and ministries in offering membership in larger ministry effort. A fellowship to be a part of, which not only reflects basic common beliefs, but a fellowship of brothers and sisters who love, pray for and believe God for one another.
LifeApp distributes Bibles & Bible Study courses; plants and builds churches and faith based schools in the hills, valleys, cities and jungles in tribes and villages throughout the world where dreams can develop into action through their Affiliated Ministries (see below for definition).
As of this writing, they have over 200 churches throughout the world in what it refers to as 16 Ministry Districts. Ministry Districts are headed by a District Presbyter.
Current Ministry Districts
USA East, USA West, USA Central, Pakistan, Liberia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Philippines, India, Nigeria, Ghana, Burma, Myanmar, Sierra Leone, Nepal, Cameroon, and Rwanda.
Church and Organization Members in the fellowship are referred to as "affiliates," and its ministers are classed in three levels: Exhorter (beginners in ministry), Licensed and Ordained .
Ministry District Structure
All member organizations within LifeApp fall into 2 of 4 categories:
• LifeApp Affiliated or
• District Affiliated
and
• Unorganized Ministry District or
• Organized Ministry District
LifeApp Affiliated: Churches or Organization within At least one LifeApp credentialed minister who has been officially recognized by both the Ministry District and the Home Office as a LifeApp Affiliated organization. When they submit application to the Home Office and are approved by the board, they become LifeApp Affiliates.
District Affiliated: Churches or Organizations that are not officially affiliated with LifeApp within organized ministry districts are termed as District Affiliated. To qualify as District Affiliated, they must be recognized by the ministry district presbyter as legitimate ministries operating in the ministry district's geographical area. District Affiliated churches or organizations can be in both Organized and Unorganized Ministry Districts.
Organized Ministry Districts: These are geographical areas designated by the Board of Directors that have at least 10 active LifeApp Affiliated churches or organizations. At this point, the Board of Directors will appoint an initial District Presbyter to lead the Ministry District until they count 20 or more Ordained LifeApp credentialed ministers in their district. At that time, the Ministry District may form its own District Leadership team by majority vote, in accordance with the LifeApp Constitution and Bylaws.
Unorganized Ministry Districts: Geographic areas that have at least one LifeApp credentialed minister, but do not have at least 10 active LifeApp Affiliated organizations or churches in their ministry district. They are supervised directly by the Executive Presbyter in the Home Office and do not have their own District Presbyter.

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