Why TEEM?

TEEM equips the saint by providing comprehensive Christian Education and seeks to entrust the ministry of Teaching & Training to reliable men and women who will also be qualified to train others to do the same in response to the pressure of concern for all the churches and the building of a strong Church. God’s vision to Suresh Babu started in 1983, where he started training Sunday School teachers to teach children sound biblical principles. It was started as God’s Messengers for Children (GMC). His faithfulness to serve the Lord despite difficult circumstance challenged other believers to join him and carry the vision of GMC forward. Over the last 25+ years, Suresh and GMC team expanded the vision to launch into deeper waters of challenging areas within the family and the church at-large. With a commitment to reach the body of Christ far and wide, GMC was re-launched as TEEM International. TEEM is an-umbrella organization of seven ministries designed to equip the saint in all phase of life – child, youth and adult.

“Besides those external things, there is the daily pressure of my concern for all the churches.” 1 Cor. 11:28

TEEM 40th Anniversary | Bless the Family Life Conference

TEEM Reach

TEEM is a non-denominational para-church organization to teach, equip and empower the believers across the body of Christ. While the initial focus has been Telugu speaking people in India, God has enlarged the vision and opened the doors for TEEM staff to minister in multiple geographical regions, which include Middle East, Australia, New Zealand, and USA.

Received & Affirmed

Multitudes of lay leaders and pastors who received teaching & training from TEEM curriculum testified of the Lord’s trans-formative work in their lives. It paved the path for hundreds of lay leaders entering the full time work, as well as serving wherever they are. Hundreds to thousands of students that were trained using TEEM Sunday school training materials repeatedly affirmed the Lord’s work in their lives through TEEM sowing the seeds in early part of their

What is TEEM?

  1. TEEM is a movement of Christian Education, working through and for the Church and striving to build the congregations on sound biblical teaching, values and principles of the early church in the New Testament.
  2. TEEM is Not a Church. All the members of TEEM belongs to their local church and are encouraged to be active and committed for their local church or assembly.
  3. TEEM is an Inter-Denominational and Independent. Our objective is to build healthy church by valuing each other as body of Christ. Matters such as church organization, patterns etc. do not concern us as a group, but individual members within TEEM are free to hold their own views about them.
  4. TEEM is Spiritually Centered. We recognise the greatest needs of the people are their mental, social, and physical but we insist that man’s greatest need is spiritual. And spiritual health is the first step towards physical and mental well-being of the person. At the same time we encourage our local TEEM Associations to do the holistic activities through the church wherever possible.
  5. TEEM is Financially Independent. We look to God in faith and prayer for the needs and activities. And we encourage all the believers around the world to get involved and strengthen the TEEM to fulfill it’s aims and objectives.

TEEM Values

God – God is our first priority. This includes the concepts of relationship with God, loving God, obedience to His word, personal devotion, a lifestyle of worship, and commitment to His cause.

Service – We should serve God, our community and each another willingly and enthusiastically. This includes the concepts of servant hood, dedication and kingdom purposes.

Integrity – We value integrity and Christ-like character. This includes the concepts of honoring God and each other, personal character, accountability and wholeness. 

Belonging – We should be a community of people who love, care for and value and esteem one another. This includes the concepts of relational authenticity, acceptance, forgiveness, restoration and connectedness.

Equipping – TEEM exists to prepare God’s people for ministry and service. This includes the concepts of teaching for life change, discipleship, and spiritual growth, coaching and training in ministry, life skills, parenting, marriage, and church stewardship.

Empowering – We should be filled with the Holy Spirit expressing God-given gifts and abilities. This includes the concepts of ‘gift-oriented’ ministry, ministry callings, and spiritual gifts, and the spiritual renewal in our everyday lives and gatherings.

Excellence – We believe in giving God our best and have God’s glory and obedience to His will as our highest aim. This includes the concepts of continual evaluation and improvement.

Leadership – TEEM should be led by men and women with leadership gifts. This includes the concepts of God-given authority, recognition of call and gifting, empowerment, servant leadership, correction and strategic focus.

Teamwork – Success can only be achieved together and every member of the TEEM is valued and necessary. This includes the concepts of unity, giftedness and accountability.

Relevance – TEEM should be culturally relevant so as to reach this current generation effectively. This includes the concepts of being real, relational, passionate and contemporary in style and expression, in our lives, ministry, worship and prayer.