I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:6 As disciples, disciple-makers, goers, and team leaders, abiding is central to who we are and what we do. Often as team leaders […]
Author: Steven Chang
Almost nothing has a higher impact on team culture, health, and effectiveness as much as who you recruit to the team. A good team member will be a joy to the team and the leader, and be a strong contributor to the ministry. An unhealthy, underprepared, or poorly fit team member can cause conflict, distraction, […]
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How to Cast Vision
Write the vision, make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. Habakkuk 2:2 I was 20 years old at Urbana 2009. A vision cast from a person I didn’t know, have never talked to, and have never met again, changed the course of my life. I had just gone to Thailand […]
Clarity is kindness when leading a missions team. There are so many transitions, unknowns, and moving parts when new teams launch to the field. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is a document that most missions teams have to provide clarity in the midst of those unknowns. We would define an MOU as a non-binding agreement […]
As we look back on another year for the Missions Leaders Blog, we’ve covered a wide range of topics that believe are essential for missions leaders, including Spiritual Gifts, Women in Leadership, Listening Prayer, and Apostolic Leadership. Here are our most-read posts and some of our favorites! Most-Read Posts in 2025 Being Barnabas – the […]
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The Be Barnabas Series
One of the important realities in movements around the world is that the vast majority of movements are started by cultural insiders as opposed to outsiders that directly share and multiply. This means that outsiders have a strategic role in catalyzing movements, which we call ‘Being Barnabas.’ ‘Be Barnabas’ is what we call the role […]
Spiritual Gifts and Apostolic Series In this series, we’ve discovered what the word “apostolic” means, given the 5 essential elements of an apostolic leader, and discussed potential indicators of an emerging apostolic leader. In this final post, we’ll talk about how to partner with and develop these proven or emerging apostolic leaders. We’ve previously given […]
In our last two posts, we’ve defined what the “apostolic” is, and 5 essential elements of an apostolic leader. An apostolic leader needs to have all 5 elements of big vision, risking faith, foundation setting, leader developer, and surrender to God. If you can find a clearly apostolically gifted, mature, national believer to partner with, […]
In this series, we’ve explored spiritual gifts and their importance in missions, in the field context, and on missions teams. In the preceding post, we dove into the word ‘apostolic,’ what it means, and why it’s important for movements. In this post we will get more practical with the 5 essential elements of an apostolic […]
In the last few posts, we’ve given a broad overview on why spiritual gifts are important for the mission field and how they can apply to the field context and on missions teams. In this post, we’ll try to address the term ‘apostolic’ and the critical role this concept plays in catalyzing movements among the […]