José Carlos Pezini
Brazil Mission consultant
About Our Partner
For nearly 20 years, Rev. Dr. José Carlos Pezini, a native of Brazil, has coached, mentored, and trained church planters and lay leaders in Latin America. Pezini consults with pastors and presbyteries to help in the process of revitalization and church growth. Through a partnership with the Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil’s (IPIB) theological seminary, master’s degree programs are now offered in Church Revitalization and Spiritual Formation, as well as SARA ministry, which provides a mentoring program that includes video conferences and in-person retreats for pastors.
The Impact
Developing church leaders is critical to revitalizing and planting churches in Brazil and Latin America, yet many of the local churches that need revitalization are having difficulty supporting their pastors. Scholarships to SARA retreat ministry for these church leaders looking to grow their churches can be the way forward for new life for their churches. SARA Ministries has now reached more than 400 pastors in 12 denominations.
The OPPORTUNITY
The Outreach Foundation is seeking gifts to support the mission and ministry of Pezini. All gifts of any size are welcomed to help with scholarships for church leaders and support for pastors and their families.
SARA, a retreat ministry for pastors in Brazil, was created to address a huge crisis in Brazil among pastors who are laboring hard but whose souls need restoring. In just a few years, Outreach Foundation's Latin America Consultant J.C. Pezini and a team of Brazilian pastors have seen SARA retreats multiply across the country and across denominations to provide a time of refreshment, healing, friendship and on-going support for those who serve in ministry.