One soul at a time …
StL consists of a group of people walking together, passionately following Jesus as a multicultural and diverse family. We're a community from across the world, coming and going to the nations, sharing our passion for Jesus, reaching the World One Soul at a Time through the accomplished commission of Christ Jesus (Matthew 28:18-20; John 17:4; John 19:30).
We love to walk together under the guidance of the Holy Spirit; growing, being sharpened and filled with joy as we go out in His power. We are all on a journey to know God better and to make Him known in Amsterdam and across the world. We reach out through multiple ministries and training programmes. StL is a part of the global missions movement CoG, who desire 'To know God and to make Him known' in every nation on the earth. StL has been working in Amsterdam since 2004 and now has several locations around the country.
LOVE
StL Mission happens in everyday life. Our aim is to love the nations and to love the people we meet with the same love that Christ has for us.
LEARN Together
We believe that God has put greatness in every single individual. As we are studying together, we are also learning a lot from each other.
LIVE
We work together to disciple nations to their God appointed destiny. Training young people to be missionaries that bring transformation to every sphere of life.
Our Values
We want to be people who are devoted to worshiping Jesus. We want to carve out time daily to be alone for prayer and Bible reading. We make time to join with others to pray and study His Word. We regularly celebrate the Lord’s Supper and can’t stop thanking Him for His mercy. These are not obligations we try to squeeze in, but cravings we can’t live without. We don’t require gifted communicators or musicians; we just love to worship Jesus even in the most basic settings. It is the Object of worship that makes worship exciting to us.
The body of believers is supposed to be closer to us than our own families (Matt. 12:46, Luke 14:26). Jesus said that “all people will know you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). He also prayed that his disciples would be so “perfectly one” that the world may believe that the Father sent Jesus (John 17:20-23).We want to be people who love each other deeply and show this by our sacrifice. We seek a bond that surpasses that of our natural families and is only possible because of our common fellowship with Jesus. We share our possessions and our lives with each other. We seek to obey all of the “one another” commands in Scripture. Christ wants us to be known for our love, and He claimed that our unity would cause others to believe in Him. Our goal is not merely to get along but to love each other to the extent that Christ loved us, and to be united to the extent that the Father is one with the Son.
We want our people to become fully trained for greater works of service. We believe that all believers are called be disciple-makers. No one should come as a consumer, but all should come as servants. The Holy Spirit has given each of us a gift that is to be used for building up the body. We want our leaders to teach us how to lead and help us develop in character through their modeling and teaching. Our goal is that each one of us becomes like Christ, and develops the ability to lead others to Him, make disciples, and plant churches.
We want to be people with supernatural character, focused on sharing the gospel with neighbors and coworkers. We want to be people who are not focused on survival or higher standards of living, but devoted to the mission. For some, this will mean going to foreign countries to share Christ where He has not been heard. For others, this means supporting those who have gone. For everyone, it means sharing the gospel regularly.
We want to be people who are eagerly waiting for the return of Christ. We are willing and wanting to suffer because we believe in heavenly rewards. When you read the Scriptures it is undeniably clear that Christians are supposed to expect, lean into and embrace suffering with joy. And this calling to willingly walk into suffering for the sake of the gospel is a call for all believers and not just for leaders or those serving in missions in persecuted areas of the world (Matthew 16:24; Matthew 10:21; 2 Timothy 1:8, 3:12; Philippians 1:29) Far from seeking comfort, we thrive on any hardship we get to endure for His Name. Our focus is not on what we can see, but on the unseen world. We refuse to become citizens on this earth. We live as aliens and strangers on the earth, waiting for a better city.
Start with a DTS
Discipleship Training School (DTS) is our introductory course here at StL Amsterdam. It is a great starting point if you are looking to be trained and launched into missions.
Know God
Discipleship Training School (DTS) is our introductory course here at StL Amsterdam. It is a great starting point if you are looking to be trained and launched into missions.
Make God Known
3 billion people don't know Jesus. We are going to change that. Travel to the ends of the earth to share the gospel.
School of the Spirit
Understanding the Holy Spirit, who He is, the essence of the Holy Spirit, the manifestation of the Holy Spirit.
We work together to disciple nations to their God appointed destiny. Training young people to be missionaries that bring transformation to every sphere of life. We love to walk together under the guidance of the Holy Spirit; growing, being sharpened and filled with joy as we go out in His power.
Our Partners
