{"id":1581,"date":"2026-06-03T20:23:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/?page_id=1581"},"modified":"2026-09-09T16:53:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T16:53:05","slug":"under-their-own-vine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/global\/under-their-own-vine\/","title":{"rendered":"Under Their Own Vine & Fig Tree Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Moving toward self-funding global churches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Everyone will sit under their own vine
    and under their own fig tree,
and no one will make them afraid,
    for the Lord Almighty has spoken<\/em>\u2014Micah 4:4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Women<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To fulfill the 2018 Annual Conference mandate to develop a Global Church of the Brethren Communion<\/a> that is self-propagating, self-governing and self-financing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reality Check<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our global churches<\/a> are already making strong progress in becoming self-propagating and self-governing. The next strategic step is to strengthen self-financing by building their capacity to support their own ministries sustainably.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Man<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Equity, Dignity and Interdependence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n