MINISTRY STATEMENT

The priority of Jewish evangelism is found in Romans 1:16 – “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”

The word “first” should be understood as exactly what we think when we hear the word.
First in rank, First in time and First in place. But the necessity of Jewish evangelism
has been replaced by hesitance, awkwardness and fear.

Tzedakah Ministries exists to provide Christians with the Scriptural knowledge, spiritual resources and practical applications for the presentation of the Gospel to the Jewish People and to provide for the discipleship of new Jewish believers.

“‘To the Jew first, and also to the Greek.’ ... It does not appear sufficient to regard this priority as that merely of time. In this text there is no suggestion to the effect that the priority is merely that of time. The implication appears to be rather that the power of God unto salvation through faith has a primary relevance to the Jew[ish people], and the analogy of Scripture would indicate this peculiar relevance to the Jew arises from the fact that the Jew[ish people] has been chosen by God to be the recipient of the promise of the gospel and that to him were committed the oracles of God.”
John Murray, The Epistle to the Romans, 1984 (p. 28)

VISION STATEMENT

To equip His church to reach His people.

OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS

• Convict all Christians of the urgency of Jewish evangelism.
• Provide opportunities for the education and equipping of Christians on methods and opportunities for Jewish evangelism.
• Provide opportunities to establish small group Bible studies led by Christian men/women for seeking Jewish men/women.
• Provide tools for discipleship to new Jewish believers such as Bibles, resources and referrals to doctrinally sound churches or Messianic congregations.

CORE VALUES

• Recognizes the primacy of Jewish evangelism communicated by Jesus in the Great Commission and reinforced by Paul in Romans 1:16b -- "to the Jew first."
• Believes that the Church is the primary means through which to reach Jewish people with the Gospel.
• Accepts the responsibility of teaching, preparing and equipping Christians to share the message of Messiah Jesus to the Jewish people.
• Supports the rights and privileges of the Jewish people to the land of Israel that was unconditionally granted by God to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
• Witnesses to all those they come in contact because the message of the Gospel is "also for the Gentile."