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Lamplighters
International
is a Christian ministry that provides the
church of Jesus Christ with Christ-centered, Bible-based discipleship materials and training. The ministry consists of discipleship Bible studies, leadership training materials and other ministry resources.
The Lamplighters discipleship ministry began in 1991 when a group of committed Christians met at a Bible-believing church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Interest in the Lamplighters resources grew as pastors inquired about incorporating the materials into their own churches. Hundreds of Bible studies were distributed before the ministry was formally organized to meet the demands of churches and individual believers.
Lamplighters International was formally organized in March, 2000 as a non-profit corporation in the state of Minnesota. |
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Founder & Executive Director |
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John A. Stewart |
John Stewart, founder of Lamplighters International, was born and raised in a non-Christian home near Winnipeg, Canada. He gained an early love for ice hockey and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL). During his eight years of professional hockey he experienced a sense of emptiness that the pursuit of worldly success could not satisfy. In 1977, John was born again and received the free gift of eternal life by placing his faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
Seven years later John felt God's call to the ministry and entered Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Minneapolis, Minnesota. During his seminary training, God used him to plant a Bible-believing church in Cambridge, Minnesota. He planted a second Bible-believing church in Eden Prairie, Minnesota in 1990. During his time as pastor, John wrote many of the original Lamplighters discipleship studies. He now serves as Executive Director of Lamplighters International where he continues to write discipleship materials and oversee the ministry.
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