Welcome!
We are an independent Baptist missionary family ministering to the German speaking people near the beautiful city of Berlin, Germany. We are blessed to be sent by the Harvest Baptist Church in Larimore, North Dakota. Our desire is that this website will not only allow you to become more familiar with us and our ministry, but also a give you a greater burden for German speaking people in Berlin!
Meet the Polings
We Are Scott & Kris Poling
I was assigned to Berlin Germany in 1986 by the U.S. Air Force to work at the Berlin Air Route Traffic Control Center as an Air Traffic Controller. I had the privilege working the famed air corridors to Berlin that were established in 1948. When arriving in Berlin, the city was still divided by the Berlin Wall and tensions were high between the "East" and "West" philosophies of the Cold War.
I started to have a love for Berliners, as I witnessed the struggles of families being separated by the "Wall". Then on November 9, 1989, I saw East Germany "open" the wall and families were allowed to be reunited and West and East Berlin came together again. My heart was over flowing for the German people. Not being saved yet, I was happy to see history being made. However, after being saved in 1997, I had the opportunity to visit Berlin again during the winter of 2012. I have always loved the city of Berlin, but now the Lord let me see these people groping through spiritual darkness.
It was through this that the Lord burdened my heart for this spiritually needy people. I am thankful and honored that God has allowed me and my family to do His work, for His glory, as we reach German speaking people for Christ.
Ministry Goals for Berlin
Ministry Goals for Berlin
• Obeying the Great Commission by seeing souls saved through the preaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
• Obeying the Lord's command of scripturally baptising saved converts. After new converts are saved and baptised, then we will work to formally organize local, independent, Baptist churches. Local New Testament churches are always the natural outcome when the Great Commission is properly obeyed.
• Teaching and discipling new converts - The growth and stability of every church comes from the continual spiritual development of its members.
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Ministry Goals for Berlin
Our Mission
There is such a spiritual oppression in Berlin Germany, but we are very excited to see what the Lord will do in our lives and with the people of Berlin. We have such a vision to see souls saved and to see local New Testament churches started with national pastors. All of this so God can get the glory in a city where the people are held captive (Isaiah 62:1).
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Letters of Recommendation
Pastor Ken Shaffer (Larimore, ND)
Missionary Jon Rettig (Czech Republic)
Statement of Belief
We believe the Bible is verbally and plenary inspired and that it is authoritative for all matters of faith and life and has been preserved in the authorized 1611 King James Bible for the English speaking peoples throughout the world.
We believe in one triune God, perfect, infinite and eternally existing as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe God directly created the existing universe in six literal 24-hour days without pre-existing substance.
We believe in the LORD Jesus Christ as true God, born of a virgin, lived an absolutely sinless earthly life, shed His blood and died on the cross for the sin of mankind, was buried and rose from the dead to live forever.
We believe that man is born a sinner by nature and can be reconciled to God only through a personal repentance from sin and faith in the blood atonement offering of the LORD Jesus Christ and His resurrection.
We believe that a TRUE Scriptural Baptist Church is a called out, local, autonomous, visible, organized body of regenerated and Scripturally baptized persons, and that the church propagates itself by starting other churches; i.e. churches, starting churches.
We believe that there are two ordinances of the TRUE Scriptural Baptist Church, Baptism (by immersion) and the LORD’s Supper. Participation in the LORD’s Supper is restricted to the church membership.
We believe in the imminent return of the LORD Jesus Christ to gather all who are spiritually regenerated unto Himself, prior to a great tribulation on earth which will be followed by the Millennial reign of Christ on the earth.