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2016 - 2017ANNUAL REPORTBiblical Education.For the World.For Free.

Third Mill Student in Uganda

2 THIRD MILLENNIUM MINISTRIES 3 2017 ANNUAL REPORT

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Dear Friends,

As we stand on the cusp of Third Millennium Ministries’ 20th year of operation, I continue to be tremendously humbled by the sheer number of people who have partnered with us to bring biblical education to church leaders around the world for FREE.

By God’s grace, Third Millennium Ministries has grown from a friend and me working in the extra bedroom of my home to a ministry involving people from all over the world. Third Millennium is no longer a small non-profit organization headquartered in Orlando; we are an international network of partners committed to raising up a new generation of well-equipped church leaders so that every Christian can have a well-trained pastor.

We have now entered the third phase of our ministry. The Holy Spirit has led us through earlier phases where we focused on demonstrating it is possible to produce a free, seminary-level curriculum and increasing the efficiency of our production. In phase three, we are concentrating on saturating the globe with our curriculum so seminary education is within reach of every Christian around the world. We are actively engaging over 114 partner ministries, producing our seminary curriculum in new languages, and freely distributing it at every level of technology imaginable. We are well on our way to reaching our goal of 100 million supervised students around the world.

There have been many friends who have prayed for and supported us through the years. I thank you for your generosity. I am more grateful for you than you can imagine. And to all those who have yet to join us in this critical global mission, I hope that this annual report encourages you to catch the vision. Third Mill is impacting the global church, and we hope you will join us in this service to our King and His church around the world.

In Christ,

Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr.Co-Founder and President

Our Global Opportunities Team (GO Team for short) is our new initiative and is responsible for increasing the distribution and enhancing the use of our curriculum all over the world. The GO Team focuses on forming partnerships with individuals, churches, and missionary organizations to distribute our curriculum and to train people in how to use our materials.

REFLECTING ON OUR LAST YEAR

1PROOF OF CONCEPT Demonstrate it is possible and sustainable to produce a free, seminary-level curriculum.

PRODUCTION Increase the speed at which we complete the curriculum without sacrificing the quality.

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION Saturate the globe with our curriculum and ensure it is available to all Christians who desire a seminary education.

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TEAM

DEVELOPING LEARNING COMMUNITIES

HOSTING TRAINING SESSIONS

WRITING TRAINING MANUALS

CREATING APPLICATION GUIDES

GO Team supports our users by:

Dr. Pratt greeting Rev. Dr. Imad Shehadeh, Founder, President, and Senior Professor of Theology at Jordan Evangelical Seminary

Third Mill Students in Cuba

THREE PHASES OF THIRD MILL

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”

Romans 10:13-15 ESV

4 THIRD MILLENNIUM MINISTRIES 5 2017 ANNUAL REPORT

*Contains our two-year curriculum // **An ultra-low-cost credit-card sized computer

651,849

12

320

44

196 107

2,286

16

114

coursesoffered

USBs distributed this year

languages offered 5 core & 11 non-core

total partnerships

percentage of the world reached through our

core languages

professors featured in our courses

deviceoptions

registeredstudents

Since 2012, Third Millennium Ministries has partnered with Birmingham Theological Seminary (BTS) to provide a free Certificate in Christian Ministry to anyone outside of the United States who completes the Third Millennium curriculum through BTS.

FIVE-YEAR PARTNERSHIP with Birmingham Theological Seminary

GLOBAL

In January, Third Mill’s Vice President of Strategic Development, Len Hardison, and one of our ministry partners traveled to Cuba to visit various groups that are using Third Mill’s curriculum. Their time at Los Pinos Nuevos Seminary and in the city of Santa Clara were among the most encouraging.

Los Pinos Nuevos has been using our curriculum for the past three years. One of their goals is to train indigenous church leaders to lead the next generation of Christians. Cubans rarely leave the town where they were born, so having these indigenous leaders come to the seminary is not an option. Instead, Los Pinos distributes our courses to the pastors in rural parts of Cuba so they can receive a quality biblical education without leaving their community. When they met with a group studying Third Mill at a church in Santa Clara, everyone was speaking simultaneously about how much Third Mill meant to them. One man in his mid-70s said, “I would never have dreamed I could have gotten this kind of education at my age. And I don’t have to go anywhere! I have a Ph.D. in my living room.”

MEETING OUR STUDENTSCUBA

Stephen Spanjer (pictured on left), a missionary based in Germany, taught at a conference in Nairobi, Kenya, in October. At this conference, Stephen and his brother Bill gave away 150 USBs filled with Third Mill’s English curriculum and the attendees were exposed to doctrinal truth. Conference attendees started watching Third Mill lessons that same day. After the conference, the organizers received many calls thanking them for the USBs and asking profound questions about the lessons they had been watching.

When describing the conference and response to the USBs, Stephen said:

YOUR FRUITFUL INVESTMENTKENYA

“I am able to incorporate what I’ve learned into ministry at my local

church.”

“The program is well packaged, spiritually enriching, and theologically balanced.”

“The content is informative, interesting and broad in scope. So

thankful for this course.”

DEVICE OPTIONS FOR THIRD MILL CURRICULUM

“This was a worthy and fruitful investment for the Kingdom. This is what Kenya needs next; it is

what Africa needs next.”

TESTIMONIALS FROM BTS STUDENTS

THIRD MILL AROUND THE WORLDOUR STORY IN NUMBERS

countriesusing IIIM

| | | | | | | | |||AUDIO BROADCASTDVD MOBILEMANUSCRIPT VHS RASPBERRY PI**

ELEARNING TABLETUSB* MICROSD* DOWNLOAD

Students in Santa Clara

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Canal Peniel Camojà Guatemala

China Association of Reformed Theological Seminaries

Cornhill Scotland

Desoto County Academy

E. Stanley Jones College, New Deli, India

Edutech Mission

Emanuel for Christian Books, Tapes & Gifts

Equipping Leaders International

Evangelical Youth Ministry Sohag – Action Group

Glory Outreach Assembly

Harmony Theological Seminary

Instituto Biblico – Theològico EDUCA

ISAFEOCRI

LAMP Theological Seminary

WYCLIFFE ASSOCIATES& THE FREE STUDY BIBLEMany Christians are in need of a study Bible in their own language. Unfortunately, the study Bibles currently available are heavily copyrighted and, as a result, the international church cannot legally translate them. This need has prompted us to begin creating a FREE study Bible that will be available to everyone.

Through a partnership with Wycliffe Associates, this study Bible will be made available in the public domain, translated into multiple languages, and distributed worldwide. Wycliffe Associates accelerates Bible translation around the world by empowering national translators and equipping the local church to translate God’s Word into every language. Because of Wycliffe’s expertise in Bible translation and our expertise in theological education, this partnership is a perfect fit. The potential impact of this project for God’s kingdom is greater than we can imagine.

The Argentine Bible Society (ABS), an arm of United Bible Societies, provides Bibles and other resources to a network of 13,000 churches. They also provide the pastors in their network with biblical curriculum. Through a formal partnership with The Grace Institute, ABS is building learning centers throughout the country where people can gather, study Third Millennium’s lessons, and participate in the Teleios program.

Teleios is the learning experience offered by ABS to pastors and church leaders of Argentina where they can participate in studies consisting of, but not limited to, Third Millennium Ministries’ curriculum. Through Teleios, they will watch Third Millennium lessons and go through study guides. Their goals are 1,000 registered and trackable students studying through the Teleios program and expanding this model to the countries surrounding Argentina.

ARGENTINE BIBLE SOCIETY& TELEIOS LifeChange International

Middle East Association for Theological Education

Myungsung Medical College

Naioth School and Taiwan Levites

PTS College and Advanced Studies, Inc.

Regent University Bible 270

Sabiduria Libros

Seminario Biblico Reformado

Seminario Virtual Evangelico Juan Knox

Serving Ministers of Christ

Teaching Along the Way

THEOn

World Evangelical Theological Institute Association & EdBrite

Yayasan Edukasi & Sosial 21 (YES Indonesia)

NEW PARTNERSHIPSREACHING THE GLOBAL CHURCH THROUGH OUR PARTNERS

THE NUMBER OF CHRISTIANS WHO NEED WELL-TRAINED LEADERS is so great that we have formed numerous formal and informal partnerships with individuals, churches, and missionary organizations. We continually seek out new partnerships to expand our reach. We firmly believe saturating the globe with biblical education takes the cooperation of Christians everywhere.

28 NEW PARTNERSHIPS

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NEW RELEASES FROM JULY 1, 2016 T0 JUNE 30, 2017

FrenchAmharicGreek PortugueseHindi MongolianKinyarwandaIndonesianFarsiKoreanRomanianOur full curriculum is available at

thirdmill.org/seminary

Although we produce five languages in-house, several ministries, schools, and individuals have generously volunteered to translate our curriculum into their own native languages.

As of June 30, 2017, our materials are being translated into numerous additional languages:

BIBLICAL EDUCATION: OUR NEW COURSES OUR CURRICULUM IN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES

Elham Abu Rahmeh, Rev. Sherif Gendy and Mina Yousef

Our in-house team

ARABIC LANGUAGE TEAM

Vanessa McKenna & Seydi CreechOur in-house team

SPANISHLANGUAGE TEAM

ENGLISH

SPANISH

ARABIC

CHINESE

RUSSIAN

Third Millennium Ministries creates, publishes,

and distributes a free multilingual, multimedia,

seminary-level curriculum in five core languages.

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Third Millennium is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) and meets their

standards for best practices. Adhering to these standards, 76% of our budget is dedicated to the advancement of our

curriculum and 24% is dedicated to operations.

FISCAL YEAR BUDGETTotal: $4,180,771

Mrs. Janie P. Pillow | Brandon, MSFounder and ChairpersonLicensed Therapist

Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr. | Orlando, FLCo-Founder and President

Mr. Peder Johnson | Jackson, MSCo-Managing Partner at BKD, LLP

Mr. Montgomery Martin | Memphis, TNCEO at Montgomery Martin Contractors, LLC

Mr. William M. Mounger | Jackson, MSCEO at TriStar Technologies

Rev. Edward Norton | Memphis, TNAssociate Pastor at Independent Presbyterian Church

Dr. Greg Perry | St. Louis, MOFaculty at Covenant Theological Seminary

Judge C. Ashley Royal, Sr. | Macon, GASenior United States District Judge

Mr. John Wilfong | Memphis, TNSenior VP of Investments at UBS Financial Services, Inc.

2016 - 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. Richard L. Pratt, Jr. | Co-Founder and President

Mr. Larry Gwaltney | VP of New Production Initiatives

Mr. Len Hardison | VP of Strategic Development & Marketing

Rev. Andrew S. Lamb | VP of Global Opportunities & Distribution

Mr. Eric Linares | VP of Production

Mr. Ra McLaughlin | VP of Creative Delivery Systems

Mr. Dave Pillow | VP of Global Distribution & Strategic Partnerships

THE IIIM EXECUTIVE TEAM

Through the investment of like-minded individuals, churches, and organizations, we will continue to pursue and accomplish our ambitious goals in pursuit of our mission in the coming years. Here are some of our goals:

EVERY CHRISTIAN

DESERVES A WELL-TRAINED

PASTOR

Development

Administrative

Program Services

76%

5%

19%

Foundations

Individuals

Churches

Businesses & Organizations

15.80%

5.42%

60.04%

18.73%

Create A Free Study Bible That Can Be Translated Into Any Language

Gain Strategic Relationships To Spread God’s Kingdom On Earth

Continue Producing The Highest Quality Curriculum

Track 100 Million Registered Students

Add Non-Core Languages

Establish Partnerships

OUR COMMITMENT TO FREE BIBLICAL EDUCATION

FISCAL YEAR DONATIONS EXPANDING OUR IMPACT

IIIM 20th Anniversary CelebrationFebruary 8-9, 2018 | Orlando, FLApril 19-20, 2018 | Memphis, TN

Conference at the SeaOctober 30 - November 11, 2018

thirdmillcruise.com

JOIN US FOR OUR 2018 EVENTS

OUR VISION

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Biblical Education. For the World. For Free.