Where is all began.
Master’s Commission was born in the heart of Larry Kerychuk as a place where people of all walks of life could come, grow in their relationship with Christ and lay a biblical foundation upon which a lifetime of service to God could be built and lived out. Pastor Kerychuk, with Pastor Carmen Balsamo as director, began the Master’s Commission program in 1984 in Phoenix, Arizona. Trainees pledged one year of their lives to scripture memory, the study of the word, and ministry. After Carmen’s death, Rev. Lloyd Zeigler was appointed director.
God has poured his blessing on Master’s Commission and given opportunity for multiplication in churches across the country and around the world. As the program spread from church to church the need arose for a network to be established to preserve the integrity and purity of heart with which this intense discipleship training program was created. In 1995, a group of Master’s Commission directors from across the nation held a meeting at the annual Master’s Commission Discipleship Conference and formed the Master’s Commission International Network. The MCIN is an affiliation of Master’s Commission programs who share the same heart and desire for character, integrity and discipleship. If a Master’s Commission program has been recognized by the MCIN, then it meets the standards and mirrors the original heart of this movement.
