IMPORTANT NOTICE TO A3 DONORS
A3 has moved to a new donor platform called Virtuous! Our existing donor platform was shut down for a week to prepare for the new platform launching the week of March 27-31, 2023. We are sorry for the inconvenience this may have caused you.
Existing donor information will be transferred. However, for security reasons, banking and credit card data will not be brought over. Therefore, if you have a recurring donation to A3 (via direct debit or credit card), you will need to re-establish your recurring donation on the Virtuous platform starting in April 2023.
FOR ONLINE DONATIONS:
- Online donations through March 20, 2023 were processed through our previous donation platform before being taken offline March 21.
- Our new online giving portal is being relaunched the week of March 27-31, 2023 with new capabilities, including an optional account to view/manage gifts online.
- We have begun rolling out new donation forms for PROJECTS & MISSIONARIES which work well on computers, but not on mobile devices yet. We will continue to rollout more features in the coming days.
FOR RECURRING DONATIONS:
Certain donors will be impacted immediately. If you are in the impacted group that is migrating in April, you should have received an email on March 21, 2023 and a hard copy letter a few days later with additional action steps. If you did get this communication, . . .
Please accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience. We value your data and have determined it was more secure not to transfer your credit card information during the migration.
- March gifts were processed as usual under our old platform but then will came to an end.
- After the online giving portal is restored the week of March 27, 2023, donors who would like to continue their automated donations will need to login to the new giving portal and set up their recurring donation(s) on the new platform. You can do this starting in April to ensure no gap in your recurring donation.
Furthermore, we are confident that the new online donation platform will provide a better donor/partner experience compared to our old online platform. In addition, we will save quite a bit by making this switch. Thank you for your understanding. We appreciate your partnership!
Endorsements
What people are saying about Asian Access...
"A3 is committed to developing Christ-like leaders with an integrated approach with the goal of reproducing other leaders and multiplying churches. I pray that God will use A3 to change the few who change the many for His Kingdom as God gives the growth (1 Corinthians 3:7)."
Rev. Dr. Patrick Fung
General Director of OMF International
Singapore
"It might be cliche to say that leaders aren’t born, but made, but it’s hard work to develop leaders over a lifetime. I’m thankful that A3 does the needed work to empower and equip Christian leaders throughout the world."
Rev. Dr. James Choung
Vice President of Strategy & Innovation, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
Los Angeles, California
"A3 provides a needed service for businessmen and women in various countries to build community through high quality education but most importantly by providing the context for accountability, encouragement, and growth."
Eden Chen
Co-Founder & CEO, Pragma
Los Angeles
"Asia is rapidly increasing in her global leadership and influence and she needs authentic, Christ followers to lead. The work that A3 is doing to develop leaders in a holistic way is critical to transform the next generation."
So-Young Kang
Founder & CEO, Gnowbe and AwakenGroup
Singapore
"Although there’s a place for mass evangelism, training and developing leaders has proven to be the most effective long-term strategy for reaching the world with the gospel. I deeply appreciate the strategic nature of how A3 develops leaders. Going deep is aiming high, and tackling a small number of leaders at a time is so biblical—it reminds me of the powerful potential of a mustard seed."
Grace Samson-Song, CPCC, ACC
Executive Coach, Trainier, Author: Crossing Intersections
San Jose, California
“I am extremely encouraged when I hear of an organization with a vision to influence leaders, local churches, church networks, and entire countries for the sake of Christ and His Kingdom. Such is a biblical vision that demands appropriate action! A3 has that vision and is on the move! They understand as the Lord of the harvest sends laborers into His field, such servants need to be properly nurtured and developed for the multiplication of disciples, leaders, and churches. Check out their passion, ...
The reputation of A3 was not built in a day. Over the past fifty years, all the dedicated staffs of A3 have greatly contributed to spreading the Christian truth and hope throughout Asia, the largest and the most populous continent where Christian population still remains a minority. I believe that A3, with its clear...
It is a great privilege to join the A3 Board to participate in the good work of a vibrant and fruitful mission team who has already labored in Asia for half a century. I aspire to serve alongside some very dedicated and experienced leaders who have the land and the people of Asia in their hearts. After many decades of effective...
"A3 understands leaders cannot be mass-produced. They are investing deeply in the lives of individual Christian leaders across Asia who in turn are reaching their nations for Christ. They are imitating Jesus’ ethos and strategy and the ripple effect is changing the spiritual climate on the...
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"A3.business comes alongside men and women who are well positioned in the marketplace to change and influence their society and culture. They are movers and shakers on one hand and seekers and humble servants on the other. The fact that they are already in positions of leadership makes the A3.business experience immediately useful to...
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"Praise God for the gifts he's given A3 through its fifty years of faithfulness: the gifts of relationships, respect, wisdom and understanding that cross bridges, opens doors and welcomes people into the family of God."
Mrs. Pam Chun
Co-Founder and Vice President, Hawaiian Island Ministries
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"For A3 the words 'cultural sensitivity' do not denote a slogan, but a lifestyle. Without ever minimizing or compromising the good news we all proclaim, they have made it accessible, available, and understandable to millions. This is a work for which I am grateful and truly privileged to endorse."
Dr. Clive Calver
Teacher, Author, and Interational Speaker;
also former Senior Pastor, Walnut Hill Community Church and former president, World Relief
"There are plenty of ministries to help Christian leaders develop their skills. What sets A3 apart is a focus on the transformation of a leader’s soul. A3 holds an integrated vision of life and leadership that refuses to separate a person’s calling in the world from his or her communion with Christ. By targeting this deeper level of existence, A3 equips leaders with a new vision of faithfulness and not merely new tools of effectiveness."
Mr. Skye Jethani
Author, Speaker, Consultant and Pastor. Former senior editor for Leadership Journal
"One of the joys of aging is the opportunity to reflect on the work of God throughout the world. My first knowledge of the work of A3 came vicariously through a professor at Fuller talking about Scrum Dendo in Japan over thirty years ago. In the two decades that followed I had the chance to work with various people and ministries of A3, building my confidence in the deep work that God was doing in and through the organization. For the past decade it has been a joy to closely watch the work flourish and develop. I respect the work of A3 and rejoice in this wonderful historical milestone. Congratulations on..."
"Just as Leadership Network focuses on developing leaders in North America, A3 focus on developing leaders in the emerging Asian context is vital for the future of Christianity. A3 is a timely ministry in this critical day when we are all looking to build closer relationships with believers in Asia. I commend their ministry to you."
Mr. Dave Travis
CEO, Leadership Network
"You can sense the energy and optimism of a ministry by visiting its website and meeting the key leaders. But…to know the heart and heartbeat of the ministry, get acquainted with their board members. As the board goes, so goes the ministry. So I’m delighted to say—based on up-close and personal observations and interactions—I know that A3 is led by God-honoring board members who care deeply about the Gospel and the Great Commission. And as stewards of the ministry, the board ensures that A3 continues to meet or exceed the rigorous accreditation, integrity, and transparency requirements of...
"Partnering with the team of A3 was an answer to prayer for me and my family. When I learned of the work they are doing to bring the Gospel to Japan, I was deeply moved. With Christ centered leadership training programs, aid to disaster victims and discipleship training, A3 is being used of God to offer the Japanese the chance to hear the Gospel and find true hope after generations of spiritual darkness. When my mother passed away in the summer of 2015, she had one dying wish, “Take me home. Take me back to Tokyo.” I’ve often wondered if...
"A3 has always been a God-blessed and God-directed ministry. Our church family has been in partnership with A3 from its very inception and has the privilege of watching it grow and mature under the guidance of Scripture and the Holy Spirit.
A3 is a ministry that actually accomplishes its mission "to identify, develop and release emerging kingdom leaders to unite the church, multiply leaders and congregations, and extend the transforming power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ"
There is a vital need for...
"Over the years through my missional involvement with Pastors in the region I have recognised four critical leadership challenges. First, the exercise of Pastoral Spiritual authority that is derived from clarity of call and purpose of the call; second, the definiteness of a Vision that is bigger than their own congregations, third, is the ability to move people to the vision through sound Biblical teaching, building community, developing reproductive leaders and passionate commitment to mission. And fourth, is...
"A3 is coming alongside leaders to accomplish what God has called them to do in the way God has called them to do it. This is why I have been involved in this ministry for decades. A3 is not called to transfer knowledge, but to create learning communities. This is what gets me excited. I am convinced that true partnership always takes place in authentic community. A3 is committed to this type of community within and across cultures."
Takeshi Takazawa
"Many groups over the years have wanted to partner with us. The reason we serve with A3 is because they know the value of mutuality. Ministry isn't one-sided for them—from West to the Rest. Rather, it is a true partnership where the best from the West is connected with the best from the East in dynamic collaborative community. A3 truly models this form of servant leadership."
Adrian De Visser
"There's a desperate need today for business leaders to become Christ-like transformational leaders. That's where A3's marketplace training fills a strategic niche. A3.business is building on a proven track record in empowering leaders for over 35 years. Now they are investing in business leaders who want to transform their communities and nations."
"A3 is one of the most effective ministry organizations in facilitating genuine respect-filled partnerships across cultures to further our Father’s global mission. I have witnessed how A3 has drawn together the experience and formal training of Jesus-followers in one culture with the spiritual vitality and ministry innovation of those in another culture in which the church is experiencing rapid growth to do remarkable things to His glory. I believe God has raised up A3 to play a rather unique role in God’s promise to establish a people made up of every people group, language and nation to “with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ...
"I believe that the test of leadership is found in the third generation. It involves mentoring leaders who would reproduce leaders. This is why I thank God for A3! It is an outstanding movement that's strategically committed to sustainable leadership development! Mentoring leaders. Multiplying disciples...”
"[Charity Navigator is] proud to announce A3 has earned our fourth consecutive 4-star rating. Receiving four out of a possible four stars indicates that your organization adheres to good governance and other best practices that minimize the chance of unethical activities and consistently executes its mission in a fiscally responsible way. Only 7% of the charities we rate have received at least 4 consecutive 4-star evaluations, indicating that A3 outperforms most other charities in America..."
"I often meet young pastors and Christian leaders who have been through the A3 nurturing programme in Sri Lanka. They always speak warmly of the things they learned and how it is impacting their ministries and lives now. So I thank God for this ministry..."
"I heartily endorse A3 as you are filling a vital need in the church in Asia. The emerging urban church leadership is dynamic yet fragile. They have no older generation of pastors to look up to. A3's proven mentoring approach builds communities of leaders, providing needed accountability and encouragement while developing personal character and ministry skills."
Dr. Brent Fulton
Founder & Catalyst, ChinaSource (former President); Former Editor of the ChinaSource Quarterly
"A3 continues to leverage their assets for maximum kingdom return by using proven strategies to invest in leaders. They are also leading the way with creative strategic alliances to model new levels of partnership in mission, as recognized by our selection (along with SIM USA) for the 2012 eXcelerate Award."
Mr. Steve Moore
"Everything rises and falls upon leadership. Such is true in the corporate world and particularly so in the ministry world. A3 is committed to teaching, training and equipping leaders across Asia. It is a proven strategy with measurable results and is worthy of broad support."
Dr. Robert Cupp
BiLD Director (Biblical Institute of Leadership Development)
(Former) Founding Pastor
Fellowship Bible Church of NW Arkansas
"I have had the opportunity to witness the work of A3 firsthand. They reach, train and reproduce local pastors and leaders to reach new believers throughout Asia. It is inspirational to watch the leadership of A3 operate in such an efficient, effective and biblical manner. They boldly march into territories where Satan has claimed victory for centuries and shine the pure light of the Gospel. The Kingdom vision of A3 is an inspiration to me and the congregation of Fellowship Bible of Northwest Arkansas."
Mr. Mickey Rapier
Elder
Fellowship Bible Church of NW Arkansas
"Everywhere I travel in the world and ask local Christian leaders what there greatest need is, almost to a person they say, "Leadership development." The training and the methodology behind A3's equipping of leaders in this area is visible in the best way, in the fruitfulness of the indigenous leadership and they are doing it with the understanding that we are in the Global Church Era and that the "old ways" can't be the only way anymore."
Mr. Scott White...
"Felicity and I have had many trips with A3 to help develop pastoral leadership in countries that may be underdeveloped economically, but are hungry for the development of the church. What a privilege these trips have been. Meeting across denominational lines, with leaders from multiple denominations embodies the unity that Jesus prayed for and commanded in John 17. Watching those leaders not only embrace each other, but also embrace...
"It is a blessing and honor to accept and join the Board of Directors of A3 ("A2"). A3 is a recognized mission serving with distinction in Asia for indigenous church leadership development and church planting. I am excited to participate in vision casting with A3 for new ministry initiatives and countries to serve in fulfilling the Great Commission."
Mr. David D. Kim
Servant, Mobilizer, Founder: Telos Ventures
Former Member of A3 Board of Directors (2013 – 2021)
"There is something really special about the A3 board and senior staff that I have never experienced before. They have such unity and community."
Mr. Stephen Woodworth
President, Masterworks
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All over the world the question is repeated: How can we multiply Christ-like servant leaders? And how can we encourage Christian leaders to work together, rather than in isolation or in competition? It takes only a brief time with an A3 cohort to see that these leaders are discovering the answers. The components of effective leadership training can be found in a variety of current approaches, ...
Dr. David W. Bennett, D.Min., Ph.D.
Global Associate Director for Collaboration & Content, The Lausanne Movement
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Untrained and isolated pastors faithfully minister where Christ's Church is numerically growing. Church health, unfortunately, is not keeping up with church growth. I believe strengthening pastors stands at the epitome of missions strategy today. A3 strategically and effectively equips pastoral leaders in needy regions so churches can grow to be spiritually healthy. I am honored to serve on their reference council.
Dr. Ramesh Richard
President, Ramesh Richard Evangelism and Church Health, RREACH
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"I have full confidence in A3 as their track record for developing leaders is strong and impressive. Their successful church multiplication model has impacted thousands of lives worldwide."
Hugh O. Maclellan, Jr., Chairman of the Board
The Maclellan Foundation, Inc.
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"I thank God for the fresh and innovative ways that A3 is advancing the cause of Christ in Asia. Lives are being changed for eternity. Praise God!" |
Dr. Walter Kaiser |
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"If you want to change a country through strengthening the church, look at A3. They do it right!" |
Rob Martin |
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"I am most appreciative of A3, your mission and the support you give me as a participating teacher. My teaching with A3 and investing in 12-20 key people at a time is far more fruitful than when I preach and teach with large crowds. Your approach so impresses me that I am instigating a modified version within my own denominational context. We can't even begin to measure the amount of people that are coming to Christ and churches that are being planted through our combined efforts. I'm learning now of movements that I had no idea were connected to my training. Thanks for letting me serve with A3!" |
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Endorsers
- Mr. Dave Travis
- J. D. Payne
- Mr. John Pearson
- Mr. Hugh Maclellan, Jr.
- Pastor Dave Gibbons
- Dr. Ray Ortlund, Jr.
- Mr. Ralph Moore
- James Choung
- Dr. Greg Waybright
- Dr. Tony and Felicity Dale
- Mr. Rob Martin
- Mr. Phil Hodges
- Dr. Ajith Fernando
- Dr. Ken Shigematsu
- Dr. Robert Cupp
- Dr. Brent Fulton
- Dr. Clive Calver
- Dr. Walter Kaiser
- Dr. Younghoon Lee
- Dr. Ken Fong
- ECFA - Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability
- Mr. Scott White
- Mr. Steve Moore
- Mr. Ken Berger
- So-Young Kang
- Rev. Adrian De Visser
- Rev. C.B. Samuel
- Dr. Peter Kuzmic
- Rev. Edmund Chan
- Mr. Takeshi Takazawa
- Mr. Edwin Keh
- Mr. Skye Jethani
- Dr. Ramesh Richard
- Mr. Ram Gidoomal
- Mr. Francis Tsui
- Mrs. Juni Felix
- Eden Chen
- Mr. Mickey Rapier
- Rev. Cory Ishida
- Mrs. Kärin Butler Primuth
- Mr. Stephen Woodworth
- Mr. David D. Kim
- Patrick Fung
- Grace Samson-Song
- Dr. Doug McConnell
- Mrs. Pam Chun
- Dr. David W. Bennett
- Rev. Toshio Maehara
Headlines: from Mission Network News
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Russia’s war hinders Gospel work in Central Asia
19 March 2023Central Asia (MNN) -- Believers in the five countries known collectively as “Central Asia” find themselves in a difficult position.
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A3 begins training Christian leaders in North Africa
26 February 2023MENA (MNN) -- A3 (formerly Asian Access) expands its reach into the Middle East
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Only 10 churches open in Algeria
21 February 2023Algeria (MNN) -- Local believers say Algerian government is closing more churches and targeting Christian leaders.
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Asian Access takes new name as ministry expands to the Middle East and beyond
02 February 2023International (MNN) — Ministry steps into the most difficult areas of the world to support leaders in need.
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Russia-Ukraine war divides Central Asia
22 January 2023Central Asia (MNN) -- Many Russians and Ukrainians own companies in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
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