The Sycamore Commission is a growing international teaching and equipping ministry committed to the support and reformation of the Church. We believe strongly that Jesus intended for His mission to continue with His disciples both then and now (see John 14:12 and 17:18,20). The focus of our ministry, therefore, is to serve the Body of Christ by helping church leaders, churches, and individual Christians understand, fully recover, and live out the powerful, life-changing, Kingdom-advancing ministry of Jesus Christ.




Founded and directed by Mike and Cindy Riches, Sycamore serves and partners with many Christian leaders and organizations around the world in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East as they, in their unique callings and spheres, fulfill Jesus’ mission to “seek and save the lost.”

  • Our Vision

    To see the Church of Jesus Christ filled with His Holy Spirit and effectively fulfilling its intended commission to carry out His ministry: preaching the gospel, setting captives free, transforming culture, and advancing God’s Kingdom on Earth

  • Our Strategy

    To train leaders and individual Christians in the biblical truths that will set them free and equip them to operate in the power and authority of Jesus Christ

  • Our process

    •          Freedom Intensive Conferences
    •          Worship Encounters
    •          Living Set Free course for groups and individuals
    •          “Freedom Prayer” ministry and training
    •          Books, training resources, and workshops
    •          Church leadership training and consulting

WHY SYCAMORE COMMISSION

After Jesus met Zacchaeus at the sycamore tree, He said He had come “to seek and save (Greek.: “Sozo” – restore/ make whole/ heal) what was lost” (Luke 19:10). Jesus commissions His followers, His Church, to do the same.


The Sycamore Commission is a growing international teaching and equipping ministry committed to the support and reformation of the Church. Founded and directed by Mike and Cindy Riches, Sycamore along with its associates and partners ministers in many nations in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and North America.


Sycamore ministers to churches, church leaders, and individual Christians to bring about a restoration of the power and ministry of Jesus to lives, ministries, and communities around the world.


The Sycamore Commission was born in an effort to help the Church recover and live out Jesus’ mission statement as found, in His own words, in Luke 4:18-19:

The Spirit of the Lord is on me,

because he has anointed me

to preach good news to the poor.

He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners

and recovery of sight for the blind,

to release the oppressed,

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.


We believe strongly that Jesus intended for this mission to continue with His disciples both then and now (see John 14:12 and 17:18,20). The focus of our ministry, therefore, is to serve the Body of Christ by helping church leaders, churches, and individual Christians understand, fully recover, and live out the powerful, life-changing, Kingdom-advancing ministry of Jesus Christ!