Organizations Filed Purposes:
LUTHERAN INDIAN MINISTRIES PROCLAIMS THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST WITH NATIVE AMERICAN PEOPLES, DISCIPLES NATIVE LEADERS TO SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH THEIR BROTHERS AND SISTERS, AND PROVIDES RESOURCES TO ASSIST IN THE HEALING OF SOCIAL SUFFERINGS WHILE VALUING NATIVE CULTURES.
PASTORAL CARE: AT LUTHERAN INDIAN MINISTRIES WE PROCLAIM, DISCIPLE, AND HEAL. BUT OFTEN IN NATIVE MINISTRY, WE HAVE TO FLIP THAT SEQUENCE AND FOCUS ON THE HEALING FIRST. CHRISTIANS KNOW THE HEALING POWER OF THE GOSPEL AND HAVE MET PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN DRAMATICALLY CHANGED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. BUT IN MUCH OF INDIAN COUNTRY, THE HERO OF THE GOSPEL, JESUS CHRIST, HIMSELF, IS SEEN AS THE VILLAIN. FOR MORE THAN 500 YEARS, MISSIONARIES HAVE FORCE FED NATIVE PEOPLES FALSE TEACHINGS, THE GOSPEL MANIPULATED BY THOSE CLAIMING TO BE GOD'S WORKERS. THE CHALLENGE FOR OUR MINISTRY IS NOT THAT NATIVE AMERICANS DON'T KNOW JESUS. IT'S THAT THEY DON'T KNOW THE REAL JESUS. BECAUSE OF THIS, OUR STAFF MUST FIRST ASSIST IN THE HEALING OF THOSE ATROCITIES, SHOWING THEM THE TRUE LOVE OF CHRIST, BEFORE THEIR HEARTS CAN BE OPENED TO THE REAL TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL. LIM DOES SUPPORT TWO CONGREGATIONS IN RESERVATION LANDS AND HOSTS BIBLE STUDIES IN MANY LOCATIONS WHERE THERE ARE NATIVE BELIEVERS. MUCH MINISTRY IS ALSO DIRECTED AT SOCIAL NEEDS AND HELPING TO ADDRESS ADDICTIONS, GRIEF, TRAUMA AND HIGH RATES OF ABUSE AND SUICIDE. IN 2018, LIM BEGAN IT'S FIRST URBAN MINISTRY IN THE PHOENIX, AZ AREA. HOMELESSNESS IS PREVALENT AMONG NATIVE PEOPLE IN URBAN AREAS AND IS A NEED BEING ADDRESSED.
YOUTH/CAMPUS MINISTRY: YOUTH ARE THE FUTURE IN ALL CULTURES AND THAT IS TRUE FOR NATIVE AMERICANS AS WELL. NATIVE YOUTH HAVE PARTICULAR CHALLENGES RESULTING FROM GENERATIONAL TRAUMA. LIM ADDRESSES YOUTH IN ALL OF OUR LOCATIONS THROUGH VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, YOUTH GROUPS ACTIVITIES AND CAMPS THAT BLEND LIFE SKILLS, PROVIDE COUNSELING AND PROCLAIM JESUS AS THE ONE TRUE HEALER. IN LAWRENCE, KS, LIM OPERATES A CAMPUS MINISTRY ADJACENT TO HASKELL INDIAN NATIONS UNIVERSITY. WITH A STUDENT BASE OF AROUND 900 NATIVE STUDENTS EACH SEMESTER, LIM HAS OPPORTUNITY TO DAILY COUNSEL AND MENTOR STUDENTS WHILE SHOWING THEM THE TRUE LOVE OF JESUS.
LEADERSHIP TRAINING: LIM CONTINUES TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIVE MEN TO BECOME PASTORS, AND BOTH MEN AND WOMEN TO BE LAY DEACONS FOR SERVICE. WE ALSO DISCIPLE NATIVE PEOPLE TO LEAD BIBLE STUDIES. SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING IS NECESSARY AND IMPORTANT; HOWEVER, OFTEN BEFORE NATIVE PEOPLE CAN PUT ON THE FULL ARMOR OF CHRIST, THEY MUST REMOVE THE CLOAK OF PAIN AND DARKNESS THEY HAVE BEEN WEARING THAT HAS PROTECTED THEM FROM THE TRAUMA OF THEIR PAST. THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS, WE ASSIST IN THE HEALING OF THIS PAIN AND CONTINUALLY EQUIP NATIVE LEADERS WITH THE TENETS OF THESE PROGRAMS SO THAT THEY CAN LEAD THIS CHANGE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Tim Young Eagle | CEO | 40 | $114,612 |
| Paul Flaa | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $107,124 |
| Danielle Tallchief | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jenny Lagrange | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Eric August | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Joshua Arce | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Galen Gritts | FORMER SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| William Kemp | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Mike Ernst | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Greg Smith | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Jacob Preus | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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