Empower Ministries works primarily through national (indigenous) church planting ministries. These are united clusters of born-again, Bible-believing churches that have been raised up by God.
He received training, returned home, and planted a church. In Ethiopia, a young man broke a stone in two and found carved inside the words, Jesus is Lord. Weeks later, it happened again. A voice told him to seek out a certain man, an Empower partner who shared the Gospel and led him to Christ. Watch now...
In one village in China, police stormed a gathering to arrest a pastor and silence the Gospel. But brand-new believers clung to the officers’ legs so he could escape. As they were beaten, they prayed for the salvation of the very men striking them. “This is normal Christianity in China,” Ron Pearce says. Watch now...
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What happens when we start measuring what God is building? Drawing from David's costly mistake in 2 Samuel 24 and a quiet moment with his grandson in a snowstorm, Ron Pearce unpacks a Truth that shapes everything Empower does: the battle belongs to the Lord, and we are simply the givers. This episode is a timely call back to humility, gratitude, and the joy of participating in what God alone is building worldwide. Listen now...
What does it mean to be a watchman -- and are you living like one? Drawing from Ezekiel 33, Ron Pearce unpacks the weight of carrying responsibility for the souls around you, sharing real stories of believers in some of the world's most restrictive nations who are boldly proclaiming the Gospel at great personal cost. A timely and convicting reminder that every believer has been entrusted with the Truth. Listen now...
What does it mean to stand fully present before God? Drawing from the ancient Hebrew word hineni -- spoken by Abraham, Moses, and Isaiah -- Ron Pearce unpacks what total availability, trust, and obedience actually look like for believers today. From young church planters stepping boldly into ministry to seasoned leaders who refuse to retire from their calling, this episode is a timely challenge to move beyond casual commitment and live fully surrendered to God's purposes. Listen now...
At 17, Preem Raj was facing a serious illness with no hope for recovery -- and as the son of a feared village healer, seeking help elsewhere came with enormous risk. But one prayer in the name of Jesus changed everything. Today he leads believers across two villages as the Gospel continues to spread through India, one transformed life at a time. Read more...
2025 was a year of extraordinary Gospel advance -- and Empower Ministries was on the ground to witness it. In this year in review, Ron Pearce shares the key patterns and lessons God revealed through decades of work in spiritual hotspots worldwide, from the persevering church in China to explosive growth across Africa, India, and beyond. If you want to understand where God is moving most powerfully right now, this is essential reading. Read more...
What does it truly mean to be lost -- and does the Church still feel the weight of that reality? In this classic work, Rev. Louis L. King, D.D., Foreign Secretary of The Christian and Missionary Alliance, cuts through comfortable Christianity to confront believers with the spiritual condition of a world without Christ. Piercing, compassionate, and urgently relevant, this is a reading that has the power to reignite a passion for the Gospel in anyone who has grown complacent. Read more...