PASTOR JEDIDIAH WAYNE GAINES
MISSIONARY • PASTOR • AUTHOR • TEACHER
CALLED • CHOSEN • FAITHFUL
“O God, You have taught me from my youth;
And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.”
— Psalm 71:17
For more than four decades, Pastor Jedidiah Wayne Gaines has served in Christian missions and ministry with a continuing purpose: to point people to Jesus, strengthen believers, equip indigenous Christian leaders, and help carry the Gospel to the nations.
What began with a young man’s surrender to the call of God grew through missionary service in Latin America into a lifetime of evangelism, discipleship, pastoral ministry, humanitarian service, teaching, publishing, music, media, and partnership with Christian leaders around the world.
The methods have changed. The mission has not.
POINTING PEOPLE TO JESUS.
Read my missionary story in my book on Amazon: CALLED OUT TO A FOREIGN FIELD
FROM A SURRENDERED SEED TO A LIFETIME OF MINISTRY
A calling is rarely understood all at once.
It grows through obedience.
Through people.
Through places.
Through years of serving, learning, giving, receiving, failing, rising again, and continuing to say yes to Jesus.
The story of Pastor Jedidiah’s ministry reaches back to his youth and early missionary formation in Latin America. Over the decades, that calling has taken many forms—but the roots remain Jesus Christ, Scripture, prayer, surrender and obedience.
Today, that same calling continues through CrownLife International, Pointing to Jesus, Kingdom Tunes, books and publications, teaching and media, humanitarian ministry, and partnership with indigenous pastors and ministries.
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THE MINISTRY TODAY
🌎 CROWNLIFE INTERNATIONAL
Global Missions • Indigenous Leaders • Humanitarian Ministry
CrownLife International works through relationships with Christian pastors and ministry leaders, particularly those serving their own people and communities.
The objective is not simply to conduct ministry for others, but to strengthen faithful men and women already serving on the field so that ministry can continue multiplying through indigenous leadership.
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✝️ POINTING TO JESUS
Gospel • Discipleship • Christian Teaching
At the center of everything is Jesus Christ.
Pointing to Jesus exists to proclaim the Gospel, encourage believers, teach Scripture and help people grow in a living relationship with Christ.
Different platforms. Different nations. Different generations.
The same Jesus.
🎵 KINGDOM TUNES
Music • Worship • Freely Shared Resources
Kingdom Tunes extends the ministry through Christian music, worship and creative resources designed to encourage believers and carry the message of Christ into everyday life.
Its governing spirit is simple:
Freely we have received. Freely we give.
📖 BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS
Teaching That Can Outlive the Teacher
Books allow lessons learned through decades of Christian life and ministry to travel beyond a pulpit, a meeting or a generation.
EXPLORE: THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD SERIES
Pastor Jedidiah’s writing and publishing ministry preserves biblical teaching, testimony and practical discipleship resources so that what has been learned can be passed forward.
🎙️ TEACHING & MEDIA
Scripture • Discipleship • Digital Ministry
From preaching and teaching to video, audio and emerging digital platforms, media provides another means of carrying biblical truth beyond geographical boundaries. Over 1,000 teaching videos in English and Spanish including the majority of the New Testament taught line by line, chapter by chapter and book by book.
The technology may change.
The message remains Jesus Christ.
🤝 INDIGENOUS PASTORS & MINISTRIES
Equipping Leaders Who Are Already There
One of the enduring lessons of missionary life is that some of the greatest Kingdom multiplication happens through men and women who already know the language, culture, people and needs of their own communities.
The goal is therefore larger than sending missionaries.
It is also about strengthening pastors, encouraging churches, developing leaders and helping indigenous ministry become increasingly fruitful and sustainable.
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OUR MINISTRY TREE
THE ROOTS, GROWTH & FRUIT OF A LIFETIME OF MINISTRY
From a Mustard Seed to a Tree
What began as surrender became a lifetime of ministry expressed through missions, churches, schools, medical ministry, humanitarian work, pastoral relationships, teaching, books, music and digital resources.
The branches are different.
The root is Jesus Christ.
THE SEED WAS SURRENDERED
GOD GAVE THE INCREASE
THE FRUIT IS FOR HIS GLORY
A LIFE STILL BEING POURED OUT
The purpose of looking backward is not nostalgia.
It is gratitude—and preparation for what comes next.
The same Scripture that has accompanied this journey now expresses its continuing purpose:
“O God, You have taught me from my youth;
And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.”
— Psalm 71:17
The calling continues through declaring Christ, discipling believers, strengthening pastors, sharing what has been learned, and helping prepare another generation to serve faithfully.
There is still seed to sow.
There are still people to encourage.
There are still pastors to strengthen.
There are still nations to reach.
And there is still one name above every ministry name: