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Bible Translation, Christian Leadership, Church Planting
Merry Christmas from Your ITMI Partners!
We asked our partners to share some of the ways Jesus’ kingdom was advanced this year. We hope you are encouraged by their answers and the special messages they have for you!
17 Leaders Equipped with SALT Discipleship Material
These 17 were hand-picked because they were already in positions to immediately implement and re-teach the Biblical truths laid out in the SALT material to others. …
Less Than 1%…and Thriving!
Less than 1%. To be more specific, 0.2%. That is the number of people in Poland who are part of evangelical churches.
“This Changes Everything in Our Context.”
To understand those words, written by ITMI’s Andrew Gorski, you need to understand the battle our partners in Poland have fought to earn the right to share the Good News. For years…
7 Days of Holy Week Insights with a Bible Translator
Palm Sunday is a big thing in Poland. Just like in the Catholic church worldwide, people go to mass with palms. What palms, you could ask? No real palms to be had in Poland, surely! But Polish people are quite ingenious. They…
Merry Christmas From Your ITMI Partners!
We asked our partners to share some of the ways Jesus’ kingdom was advanced this year. We hope you are encouraged by their answers and the special messages they have for you!
Although 95% of people in Poland would identify themselves as Roman Catholic, many have never heard that God wants a personal relationship with them.
Evangelicals - those who believe and preach a grace and relationship-based salvation as opposed to a rules or works-based salvation - are often viewed as a cult.
They are suspicious. They are insane.
They are shunned.
This means evangelism in Poland requires unique creativity, persistence and boldness.
Up until the Polish Bible Translation being done by Piotr and his team, the only translation of the Bible available in Polish was translated through the lens of a work-based salvation.
Years ago, Piotr was called by God to "Translate for Revival" so that his people would be able to read from God's Word that God wants a relationship with them based on God's own goodness, not theirs.
Piotr and his team of translators set out to produce a quality study tool in Polish, allowing people to “feed” themselves from God’s Word.
Piotr shares a misconception that is holding hostage the people of Poland.
Church Planter
Dr. Piotr (Peter) Zaremba is a church planter at heart. His ministry focus is planting, reviving and equipping churches for the Great Commission.
Piotr currently pastors the 5N Baptist Church in Poznan. Within seven years of being planted, the fellowship planted two daughter churches. The Poznan International Church was created for the English-speaking population in Poznan.
The Gniezno Baptist Church was planted under Piotr’s ministry as the only Evangelical fellowship in the chief Roman Catholic city of Poland.
Piotr prays before baptizing new believers!
Bible Translator
Piotr was appointed as a Bible Translator by the Baptist Union of Poland.
Piotr and his team of translators lead the first Evangelical project of Bible translation for the Polish-speaking people around the world.
Around 1 million copies of some part of the Bible translated by Piotr and his team - either New Testament and Psalms or the whole Bible - are already in circulation world wide!
Piotr's Polish Bible Translation has already reached many in the Polish-speaking world!
In this video, Piotr shares what people are saying about his translation.
Discipleship and Mission
As he worked on the Polish Bible Translation, Piotr's pastor heart saw many needs and opportunities to reach those around him who don't know that they can have a relationship with Jesus.
He began encouraging, equipping and empowering believers around him to work and eventually lead various ministries reaching several populations in Poland.
Today, there is a network of strong leaders driving powerful ministries under Piotr's oversight. These ministries are baptizing new believers all the time!
Piotr Zaremba baptizes new believers who came to faith through one of the ministries in our Poland network.
Celebrating Baptisms in Poland! (Video)
Publicly declaring your faith through baptism is a big deal anywhere. But in Poland, those who choose to do so in an evangelical church face the very real risk of…
Dear Team: The Situation in Eastern Europe
I underestimated the range of emotions that would confront me on my recent trip to Poland, Romania, and Ukraine. …
How You Equipped our Partners to Embody Jesus’ Protection and Loving Care for Those in Need
It was 4am. ITMI’s Steve Evers couldn’t sleep. In a couple of hours, he would begin a 12-13 hour day of ministry in Poland, but he knew he wasn’t going to fall asleep. …
How Our Partners’ Biblical Teaching is Helping Churches and Believers Be Faithful to Their Calling
ITMI’s Piotr Zaremba and Leszek Wakula have been faithfully preaching and teaching God’s Word. Now people are equipped for ministry as Ukrainian refugees come to their cities and churches.
Dear Team: We Can’t Help Them All, but We Can Surely Make a Big Difference!
Many of you will remember this heartwarming story. A somewhat cynical person observes a young boy as he frantically rescues as many of the thousands and thousands of starfish that were stranded on the wet sandy beach as the morning tide escaped. …
