Formerly known as Reaching Across Ministries, Discipleship in Action is based in San Antonio, Texas and began assisting small churches in 1996. Later, in 2006 it became a formally registered 501-c3 tax exempt religious non-profit corporation. The ministry is the product of the passion planted by God in the hearts of a group of Christian businessmen who saw the need to reach out to small churches
in disadvantaged communities needing various levels of assistance. Currently, service is provided in the US, Mexico, and Panama. The ministry is under the leadership of its director, Rick Lay, who works full time in the planning and conducting of training to pastors. Rick has a business background, worked for a multinational corporation for 11 years, and was a business owner in San Antonio for 25 years. In the early 90's, Rick felt the call to be in ministry service and began to study and research ways to use his accumulated experience and bi-lingual ability to serve churches, mostly with Spanish speaking congregations. Currently, the ministry decisions and projections are made jointly with the board of directors who are very active in providing support and counseling. There are also local ministry coordinators in the different geographical areas serviced, that assist in setting up the local logistics for the workshops. The ministry does not have a denominational affiliation. It is conservative, Bible based, and offers assistance to all evangelical denominations.
