Reflections on Our First Term: The Good, The Bad, and the Lessons Learned
We recently had the privilege of returning to our first-term home and city, where we served from 2005-2008, and reconnected with beloved national partners and friends. It brought u
The 5 T’s of a Team Leader: Wrap-up and Building Your Toolbox
Our 5th and final episode in the 5T’s of a Team Leader series! We share the value of having a team “toolbox,” with a clear path and specific method or tool for ea
The 5 T’s of a Team Leader: #4-TEAMING- with Willie and Emily
Continuing with our series on the 5 “T’s” or stewardships of team leaders, we discuss teaming with missionary leaders Willie and Emily. Willie and Emily have been
Your First and Your Final Days: Living in Light of Your Last Days from Acts 20
The new year is a chance for a fresh start. Additionally, our family and many of our coworkers are preparing for unexpected, fresh beginnings in new ministry this year. We want to
How Missionaries Shouldn’t Be Like the Apostle Paul
We (rightly) study the book of Acts and particularly Paul’s missionary journeys to learn the biblical pattern for mission work. However, in most missions contexts, we foreign
Building Leaders for Church Planting: Holistic, Progressive, and Focused on the Heart
How should we raise up leaders for church planting in pioneer contexts? Leadership development begins with discipleship of the entire church – “everyone gets everything
How Do I Find a National Partner: Wrong Expectations and Best Practices with Jared and Michelle
Many times, coworkers arrive on the field expecting to be handed an amazing national believer ready to partner in church-planting. In reality, national partners aren’t usuall
The Work Missionaries Do: Exit
The pattern of mission work that we find in Paul’s missionary journeys includes laying a foundation of gospel proclamation and new churches, and then moving on to unreached p
The Work Missionaries Do: Starting New Churches (Part 2 with Nathan Shank)
Listen in as we continue our discussion on church formation with Nathan Shank, a global missionary leader of 20+ years and the author of the 4 Fields Manual for Church Planting. Na
The Work Missionaries Do: Starting New Churches (Part 1 with Nathan Shank)
Listen in as we discuss the 4th part of the missionary task, starting new churches, with Nathan Shank, missionary leader in South Asia. Nathan shares basic church functions found i
