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Mission

MDI provides ministry leaders with high-caliber mentoring
and innovative content to unleash their God-given potential. 

VISION

Ministry leaders thriving.

CORE VALUES

We lean on God

for His leadership and His direction

through prayer and spiritual discernment. We believe that God has a broader, better, bolder vantage point than we could ever imagine and our goal is to follow HIS lead.

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- Proverbs 16:9

God Reveals Paths

that no one knew were there

our team helps Leaders navigate the season that they are in and prepare for the course ahead. We are committed to God-Sized Visions, life-long learning, innovation, and continual improvement.

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- Psalm 77:19

God Uniquely Designs

every leader

Our team comes alongside to identify and maximize each leader's potential.

 

- Nehemiah 2:11-12

We value the leader

before the ministry

We ensure the Leader’s priorities, pace, and felt needs are met as we strategically lead each meeting and encounter. We believe that when leaders are thriving, their ministries will thrive.

Empower
Growth

Discover how MDI's services are helping Mark Gwartney, the Executive Director of Good Shepherd's Fold in Uganda, as he leads over 100 individuals as they have ministry on 120 acres of land. Click watch below to learn more about Mark's transformation story as he continues to thrive.

FOUNDERS

MDI was founded in 1998 by serial entrepreneurs and thought leaders, Steve Lorenz and Marti Scudder. After decades of developing ministries locally and globally, the two joined forces and launched an inspired new venture called Missions Development International.

 

Taking their years of expertise, they designed a new ministry model that focuses on the top leaders of ministries to equip them to reach even more people with the gospel of Jesus Christ. By pouring into leaders who are already uniquely positioned around the world, MDI is able to multiply their impact through hundreds of ministries.

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HISTORY

In the mid-1990’s, Steve Lorenz and Marti Scudder began establishing, developing and assisting business start-ups in Ukraine. This was not long after the nation had received its independence and the economy was growing. Steve and Marti were helping local business leaders operate within an ethical framework and Christ-like manner, which was freeing for most people in this post-Soviet environment.

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During many of their visits, leaders of local Christian ministries began approaching Steve and Marti asking for professional development, personal counsel, and ministry strategy advice. Over a period of time, they felt the Lord leading them to serve these ministry leaders, who had nowhere else to turn.

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In 1998, Missions Development International began as a ministry dedicated to mentoring and consulting Christian leaders. The money made from the businesses started in Ukraine, paid investors 100% return on investment and financed MDI for 15 years.

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