Amidst Crisis in Burma, EQUIP Works to Train and Empower Local Leaders of Faith to Be Positive Influence in the Region
ATLANTA, Sept. 27, 2007—This week, as riots continued in Burma and monks were killed during peaceful protests, U.S.-based international leadership development organization EQUIP was on the scene training local leaders of faith to positively impact their community during this critical time and beyond.
Because the government in Burma monitors religion very closely and is attempting to ban Christianity, EQUIP, headquartered in Atlanta, has partnered with Singapore-based Equipping Leaders for Asia to leverage their understanding of the political situation and their shared Asian heritage with Burma.
This week, armed with EQUIP’s Million Leaders Mandate leadership curriculum, trainers have returned to Burma.
“Our team could see the demonstrations from windows in our room and we paused several times to pray for the tense situation,” said one of the trainers, a pastor from Asia who cannot be named for safety concerns. “We see first hand the desperate need for God to work through effective leaders during this critical time in Burma's history.”
Since EQUIP began work in Burma last year, this trainer reports that, “Great progress has been made through the spreading of the Million Leaders Mandate training in churches and communities of faith throughout Burma over the past 12 months.”
EQUIP’s Million Leaders Mandate is a global initiative to train millions of Christians worldwide with the necessary leadership skills to effect positive change in their communities, workplaces, and churches. Since 2003, nearly two million leaders in over 100 countries have participated in the Million Leaders Mandate.
Founded by leadership expert and best-selling author John C. Maxwell, EQUIP’s expertise is training Christians worldwide with the skills necessary to become leaders. In more than 100 countries, EQUIP conducts conferences, creates and provides leadership curriculum in 42 languages, forges church partnerships and maximizes technology to produce effective leaders.
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