Be Part of What God is Doing in Indonesia
A New Kingdom Partnership for the World's Largest Muslim Nation
Indonesia Project Team meeting by Zoom on April 13 (USA) and 14 (Indonesia) 2026
In early April 2026, the Indonesia Project translation team officially completed the first Pathway Learning book and course in the Indonesian language—the Vision course.
What began in the fall of 2025 has now come to fruition through the faithful work of a six-member team spanning two continents—three leaders from the International Grace Church of Atlanta (IGCA), two from the Indonesian Presbyterian Church in Jakarta, and Pathway Learning curriculum director Randy Schwartz in Orlando, Florida.
This is more than a translation milestone. It is the first tangible step toward equipping a new generation of church leaders across Indonesia with accessible, high-quality, theologically rich training designed for real-life ministry.
A Vision That Shapes Everything
The newly translated Vision book and course equips church leaders with a God-honoring, kingdom-advancing, church-centered, and gospel-driven vision for life and ministry.
The degree to which you understand God’s purpose and plan for the world is the degree to which you will understand your purpose within it. If you are a follower of Christ, you are part of something far greater than yourself—what Jesus called the gospel of the kingdom.
Through this book and course, leaders are equipped to:
Know the story of God’s purpose
Envision the goal of God’s glory
Understand the nature of God’s kingdom
Explain the centrality of God’s church
Articulate the good news of God’s gospel
Why This Milestone Matters
Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world, with more than 275 million people spread across thousands of islands. As the nation with the largest Muslim population, the strength and health of the Christian church here carries profound global implications.
This newly completed resource provides a foundational tool to:
Train church leaders in Indonesia in their own language
Strengthen both Indonesian-speaking and English-speaking ministries at IGCA in Atlanta
Support a growing network of churches within the Indonesian Presbyterian (PRECI) movement
Fuel a scalable, gospel-centered church planting and discipleship movement across the nation
The Team Behind the Work
This milestone reflects the collaborative strength of a unique Kingdom partnership.
Johanes and Agnes Halim with Steve Childers
At the center of this effort is Yohanes Halim and his wife Agnes. Yohanes is a trusted former student of Steve Childers at Reformed Theological Seminary and now a key leader in Indonesia. Yohanes serves as a pastor, presbytery moderator, university chaplain, and doctoral student—helping lead a dynamic movement that is raising up future church leaders across the country.
ICGA pastor Juwono Bong (far left) and church leaders Yongki Saputera and Andriyantao Kitti (on right)
Alongside Yohanes and Agnes, the IGCA team in Atlanta—led by Pastor Juwono Bong—has played a vital role in bridging cultures, languages, and generations. Their vision is not only to strengthen Indonesian-speaking congregations, but also to reach second-generation English-speaking believers who are at risk of drifting from the faith.
Together with Pathway Learning, this partnership represents a powerful model of global collaboration for the advance of the gospel.
Celebrating Across Continents
Indonesia Project Team meeting by Zoom on April 13 (USA) and 14 (Indonesia) 2026
On April 13–14, 2026, this milestone is being celebrated in real time across continents through a live Zoom gathering connecting team members in Indonesia and the United States.
What makes this moment especially meaningful is not just the completion of a translation project—but the visible unity of a global team sharing one mission.
God’s Provision and What’s Ahead
This milestone is also a testimony to God’s provision. The $40,000 needed to launch the Indonesia Project was fully provided through generous giving across late 2025 and early 2026. Now, the focus turns to the next phase:
Translating the Renewal book and course
Launching beta training cohorts in Indonesia and Atlanta
Distributing newly translated resources to church leaders across the nation
Expanding this model for broader global impact
The Renewal course introduces leaders to the principles and practices of gospel renewal—equipping them to pursue transformation not only personally, but within their churches and communities as part of God’s mission to redeem and restore all things through Jesus Christ.
In this course leaders are equipped to:
See a vision for personal, church, and community renewal
Understand how the gospel brings personal renewal
Explain how gospel renewal dynamics bring church renewal
Teach how the church facilitates community renewal
See how networks, alliances and movements bring renewal
Demonstrate how heart renewal is the heart of all renewal
Join the Movement
The Indonesia Project is not simply about translation. It is about helping to birth a gospel renewal movement—equipping leaders to plant, grow, and multiply healthy churches that transform lives and communities—positioning Indonesia not only as a mission field, but as a sending nation to the world.
This work is being carried forward through a deeply connected, multi-site partnership:
In Indonesia: Yohanes and Agnes Halim are leading within a growing Indonesian Presbyterian network (PRECI), closely connected to a major university context—raising up students who will become the next generation of church leaders and church planters across the nation.
In Atlanta, Georgia: The International Grace Church of Atlanta (IGCA) is serving as a strategic hub—bridging cultures and generations while developing a reproducible model for both Indonesian-speaking and second-generation English-speaking ministries.
In Orlando, Florida: Pathway Learning’s curriculum director, Randy Schwartz, is providing ongoing leadership, guidance, and quality control to ensure that every translated resource remains faithful, clear, and effective for real-world ministry.
You can partner in this movement in two key ways:
Pray for Yohanes and Agnes, the growing Indonesian church planting network, IGCA, and the Pathway Learning team
Give to help translate and distribute the next generation of Pathway Learning resources
A Final Word
This moment marks more than the completion of a project—it marks the beginning of a movement gaining traction.
What started as a conversation in downtown Chattanooga in September 2025 (photo above) has now become a living, growing partnership spanning continents, languages, and cultures. A team has been formed. Resources have been created. Leaders are being equipped.
And now, for the first time, those resources are in the hands of Indonesian church leaders—in their own language—ready to be used where it matters most. By God’s grace, this is how movements begin—not with noise, but with faithful steps, taken together.
And this is only the beginning.
