In this episode, Jenn and Cynthia discuss how perseverance in both times of crisis and in day-to-day obedience is essential to seeing movements. They share personal testimonies of surrender in times of suffering, and discuss practical ways for how to keep going when the work feels like an uphill battle.
Category: Church Planting Movements
A Church Planting Movement is a rapid and multiplicative increase of indigenous churches planting churches within a given people group or population segment.
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 […]
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 […]
We’re excited to share that Jenn has taken on a new role as a co-host on the Dare to Multiply Podcast, where we interview movement practitioners and scholars on all topics relating to the multiplication of disciples. On top of our regular blog posts, we will post each episode that Jenn hosts when they are […]
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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 […]
Our first year on the field we established a rhythm of monthly team fellowships. At these fellowship times that Steven and I led, we ate together, worshipped together, and did a quick Bible study. Usually people stuck around afterwards to play board games. Seems simple enough, right? Except that everybody had a problem with team […]