About Reformed Mission Services
Rob Brinks
Administrative Director
Hi! Thanks for taking the time to learn more about Reformed Mission Services (RMS). I’ve had the distinct privilege of being part of RMS since the very beginning. I served on the original board when we were first dreaming about how we could come alongside local churches and provide meaningful ways to serve others in the name of Christ.
Back in 2007, we held our very first TASC event in Visalia, California, and at the same time, a small group of men was working hard to build a foundation for what would become RMS. What started as a part-time effort for me eventually grew into a full-time calling—and now, by God's grace, RMS is staffed by a team of three full-time and one part-time worker.
We’ve grown a lot since those early days, but our heart remains the same: to serve the local church and to help mobilize the Body of Christ to demonstrate Christ’s compassion, both near and far.
Whether it’s through short-term mission trips, disaster response, ministry development, or leadership training, everything we do is centered around one mission: helping churches fulfill the Great Commission.
We're continually seeking to grow and improve in all we do, and that’s only possible because of our faithful board, our generous supporters, and our dedicated volunteers. We’re excited for what’s ahead, and we invite you to be a part of it.
Welcome to Reformed Mission Services!
—Rob Brinks
Our Mission
Reformed Mission Services exists to mobilize the body of Christ to demonstrate Christ's compassion through local churches for the advancement of the gospel.
We desire to provide opportunities for church members, as the body of Christ, to serve and put their faith into practice. Our desire is to partner with our member churches to be a mobilizer, sending men and women from their congregations to serve through the opportunities provided. We hope that relationships would begin between those in the field and those who travel to serve alongside them.
We seek to do this through four programs:
Who we are
RMS is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to service. We seek to serve our member churches as well as their church planters, missionaries, and ministry partners. We are committed to serving the body of believers in these churches both locally and throughout the world. Above all, we desire to serve Christ in our efforts to advance the gospel message and see the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
We recognize that God has ordained the Church to be the one who sends people into the mission field. Our desire is to partner with churches to be a mobilizer, preparing men and women to be sent. It is our prayer that a bond will be created between those on the field and those who leave home to serve alongside them. We hope that both will be mutually blessed through these opportunities of service. It is also our prayer that through these opportunities, the Holy Spirit would foster a zeal and enthusiasm for missions and evangelism both on the mission field and at home.
what makes us unique
Our goal is not merely to come alongside churches or work independently from them. RMS seeks to work through local churches for every service opportunity. We desire to prepare church members as the body of Christ to be ready to serve by equipping them and providing opportunities to put their faith into practice. As our teams serve, they do so as ambassadors for a local church so that they can point people to that church where God has promised to speak. Lord-willing through the word preached in that church, they can hear the gospel proclaimed and come to saving faith in Jesus Christ.
RMS is also unique as it is itself overseen by a local consistory and is accountable to their elders. We are currently under the oversight of the consistory of Trinity United Reformed Church (URCNA) in Visalia, California.