Jenn and I (Steven) fought nearly every day for our first year on the field. At the end of our first term of 2.5 years, we did a debrief and noted that second only to learning union with Christ, both of us said our marriage, and our co-leadership of the ministry and team together, was […]
Author: Jenn and Steven Chang
In this episode, Jenn and Cynthia interview the catalysts for one of the largest movements in the world today! They discuss the considerations and choices that must be made in order to set correct multiplication DNA from the very beginning, as well as pitfalls to avoid. We hope their story inspires and encourages you to […]
“Effective leaders increasingly perceive their ministries in terms of a lifetime perspective.“ The Making of a Leader by J. Robert Clinton helps spiritual leaders understand God’s process of developing them over a course of a lifetime. Clinton draws principles from the lives of Biblical and ministry leaders in history, breaking each leaders’ journey into 5 […]
We were recently invited to Cynthia Anderson’s Dare to Multiply Podcast to share about a few different topics that we are passionate about and have shared on this blog, including building and multiplying a movement team, finding national partners, and abiding in Christ. You can listen to it below!
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Be Barnabas – Life Together
————- The last few posts have been more instructive about the process of what to do to begin partnering with a National Apostolic Visionary to pursue movements. We wanted to focus on the first few practical steps in partnering with NAVs, as we feel there is a lack of training around how to start. However, […]
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2023 Recap
As we head into 2024, here are our top 5 most read posts of 2023! We have a lot on deck for next year, including the last few posts for the Be Barnabas series, as well as other posts about personal and team thriving. In 2024, we hope to connect with even more missions leaders […]
All posts in the Be Barnabas series:I. Intro and Mint’s StoryII. Why Be Barnabas?III. Who was Barnabas from the Bible?IV. What is a NAV?V. How to Find a NAVVI. How to Partner with a NAV Up to this point, this blog has largely covered some tools and paradigms around team leadership on the field. Our […]
Part 1 – Leadership Foundations Overview Part 2 – Why are leaders needed? Part 3 – How do I discern if I’m a leader? Part 4 – How do I develop as a leader? In Part 4, we talked about different ways that you can develop on your pathway towards becoming a team leader. One […]
Part 1 – Leadership Foundations OverviewPart 2 – Why are leaders needed?Part 3 – How do I discern if I’m a leader?_______ In the previous posts, we covered some leadership basics and foundations, the need for leaders on the missions field, and how to discern if you are a leader. In the next two posts, […]
For our second post in the Leadership Foundations series, we felt the need to address this question – why are leaders needed? From our Overview post, we defined leadership as this: a leader is a man or woman who receives vision from God to influence the people of God towards the purposes of God. A […]