Gary & Mary Lou Sander

Christian Formation; Accompany the Colombia Pacto (Covenant) Ministries

Years of Service: 1990 - Present

Home Church: Evangelical Covenant, Kingsburg, CA

Email: [email protected], [email protected]

Websites: https://blogs.covchurch.org/sander/, https://colombiamission.covchurch.org/

Facebook: Gary Mary Lou Sander

Ministry Overview: We live in Medellín, Colombia, and travel to the four other regional conferences as we accompany and participate in discipleship and mutual mentoring.

By listening, hearing, observing, and following God, we walk alongside the Colombian Covenant (Pacto) ministries, focusing on being grace and love as we serve one another. We are in dialog with all leadership in reframing what church and ministry looks like today, discovering pathways to be mutual and reciprocal partners, participating and ministering within the realities of how to sustain life and vibrant ministry.

We facilitate ongoing and new discipleship and mentoring relationships through the mutual sharing of life experiences, biblical truths, and spiritual insights with Pacto pastors and leaders, those involved in community outreach ministries, and with new friends and neighbors who want to learn more about Jesus Christ and what it means to live together in him. We also advocate and serve as sounding boards for the social projects—CWRD, FOWM, and Serve Globally projects. Our aim is for all to grow in spiritual maturity and leadership integrity as we impact the communities where each one lives with the love of God and his kingdom values of peace, unity, and justice.