Entrusting God's Word. Multiplying healthy churches.
Mentoring Models Foundation is a Christian ministry in India. We equip believers to make disciples, strengthen local leaders, and help healthy churches multiply.
Our story
Born from a simple conviction
Paul and Chella Newton lead Mentoring Models Foundation. The ministry was born from a simple conviction, taken from 2 Timothy 2:2: God’s Word should be entrusted to faithful people who will pass it on to others.
So the work follows a simple path. We ground believers in Scripture and help them obey and pass on what they are learning. We walk with faithful people who can disciple others, develop leaders, and serve their communities. And we strengthen local fellowships so they mature, reproduce, and send others into new places.
And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.
Sources
Mission and vision
Why we exist
Mission
Mentoring Models exists to glorify God by fulfilling His Great Commission through preaching the gospel, forming small groups, discipleship, and mentoring.
Vision
We envision the people groups we work with among the great multitude standing before the throne and worshiping God (Revelation 7:9).
Our logo
Six symbols, one story
Every part of the Mentoring Models logo stands for something we believe, and each one has a verse behind it.
Entrusting God's Word. Multiplying Healthy Churches.
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God's Word
Our Authority
2 Timothy 3:16
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The Cross
Christ at the Center
1 Corinthians 2:2
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The Heart
Love for God & the Nations
Matthew 22:37–39
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The Hand
Entrusted to Faithful People
2 Timothy 2:2
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The Pages
Spreading to Others
Psalm 119:130
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The Circle
Every People Worshipping the Lamb
Revelation 7:9
Core values
What we hope others see in us
These are the five values we hope others will find in us.
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Prayer
The task can be achieved only by depending on God and not by human smartness.
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Team Work
We strive to accomplish this through men and women who had obeyed/would obey the commands of Christ.
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Accountability
We covenant to be accountable to one another and to be good stewards of the Lord's resources.
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Commitment
Implicit obedience to God, dedication to work and sacrificial love and compassion towards people.
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Creativity
Bringing biblically rooted and culturally relevant new trends to enhance the kingdom growth.
What we believe
Evangelical, not tied to one denomination
We are Evangelical in orientation, but we are not restricted to any one denomination or church. Jesus is our model, and the Bible is our basis.
How we work
Churches planting churches
We prayerfully start Spirit-led church-planting movements as a way to reach a geographic area or a people group. The method has five steps:
- Identifying God-prepared people
- Reproducing evangelism
- Reproducing disciples
- Reproducing churches
- Reproducing leaders
Our focus is making disciples, not Christianization or adding church members.
Where we serve
From one ministry base to many communities
We work from one ministry base. From there, our ministry relationships and field work reach other parts of India.
- South India Tamil communities and Rajasthani migrant families Ministry base
- East India Ho fellowships and local disciple makers
- Bay of Bengal Where Paul and Chella served from 1999 to 2019, and 3 churches were planted
Ministry leaders
Paul & Chella Newton
- Paul Newton Ministry lead
- Chella Newton Ministry leader
Paul and Chella don’t build the work around themselves. They equip believers who will disciple, lead, serve, and multiply in their own communities.
Across India, they work alongside local disciple-makers, emerging leaders, churches, students, and families. Their aim is to help ordinary believers obey the Great Commission in ways that are biblical, simple, and reproducible.
Stand with us
Pray with us. Walk with us.
Whether you want to pray, learn more about the work, or connect your church with it, we would love to talk with you.