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Missions Personal Thailand

Reflections from 10 Years on the Field (Part 1)

Jenn and I launched to Thailand on this day 10 years ago: November 4, 2014. 10 years on the field – in ministry leadership and through a pandemic, cancer, and role transitions – has felt like the equivalent of 20 years in comparison to what life was like back in the States before we launched. […]

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Women in Leadership

One of the topics that I’m most passionate about is empowering women towards leadership in missions. Half of the people among the unreached are women, and in many contexts, women are both the early adopters of the gospel and the ones who pass faith and discipleship onto their families.  Currently, women make up ⅔ of […]

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Missions Team Development Team Leader Toolbox

How To Recruit Teammates (Part 2)

In How To Recruit Teammates (Part 1), we talked about how to cast vision broadly to networks of goers, with a particular eye out for leaders. In Part 2, we’ll describe more of the process of filtering and discerning a potential recruit’s fit on your team, and how to invite them to your team. Filter […]

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Missions Team Development Team Leader Toolbox

How to Recruit Teammates (Part 1)

One of the responsibilities of a Team Leader is to recruit the right teammates onto your team. We’re often asked many questions around the area of recruiting, including: “How do I know if someone’s right for my team?”“How do I cast compelling vision for someone to join?”“Should I prioritize role fit, gifting, or character?” We […]

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Spiritual Warfare (2/2)

In Part 1, we addressed some of the realities of spiritual warfare. In this post, we’ll get more practical – how do you prepare for spiritual warfare? What are the indicators that you’re encountering spiritual warfare? And what are some best practices and responses for those situations? How to Prepare When we first started learning […]

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Missions Team Leader Toolbox Tools and Resources

Spiritual Warfare (1/2)

One of the biggest questions we had before launching to the field, and one of the biggest questions we still get from people preparing to go, is about spiritual warfare. Is it real? What does it look like? How should I respond to it? We are by no means experts on this topic, but this […]

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Missions Personal

Who We Are & Why We Started This Blog

Hi, we are Steven and Jenn Chang. Welcome! The Missions Leaders blog exists to provide tools, insights, and resources for leaders in the missions world. Who We Are and Our Story We have been team leaders among the unreached for the past 8 years, and we want to pass on the lessons we’ve learned in […]