“My children’s school is far from my ministry field,” a trainee said. “I need to live where my children can go to a good school.” How important is it that we live among the people we’re trying to reach? If we can’t live on-site how much will that affect our fruitfulness? It is important to …
I specialize in training pastors, mission agencies, and other Kingdom-minded leaders in how to multiply disciples and catalyze Jesus movements in their areas.
As an international speaker who has spoken to an audience of 10k+, a columnist for an award-winning Christian magazine, one who has founded several global enterprises, and created an online course that has trained thousands of students across 90 nations in how to multiply disciples, I am the go-to person for advice on how to mobilize and activate yourself and others toward greater spiritual fruitfulness. I’ve helped denominational leaders, bishops, pastors, mechanics, hairstylists, and housewives learn to multiply disciples and begin the journey toward launching new multiplying movements of Jesus’ followers in their areas.
Our beliefs about who we are dramatically impact our behavior. In a recent blog, I wrote about the reality that we are people God has chosen to bear much fruit. We are God’s chosen instruments. It is a beautiful thing to be chosen by Him to do His work. In this article, I will focus …
I stepped out the door for my early morning run. A heavy fog hung on the streets. It reminded me of times in Nepal when fog would hang low in the valley where we were church planting. The sun didn’t come out to clear away the fog until mid-morning. Until then, it was hard to …
One of my favorite things to do on a day off is to play in my garden. I’m not a “green thumb” by any means, but something about being out in the yard with my hands in the soil is deeply relaxing. God often speaks to me about spiritual things while I am gardening. As …
