The Missions Leaders BlogTeam conflict on the field is a fact of life. Many studies of missionary field teams have found that “disagreements with other missionaries” is one of the top reasons for preventable missionary attrition. Because team leaders bear the responsibility for the health and thriving of their team, we need to be prepared to face and […]
We started this blog to provide tools, insights, and resources for leaders in the missions world. And there are so many great resources that we have learned from that we want to point you towards! We’ll regularly have these “Quick Reads” posts to provide some of the best articles, books, quotes, videos, and miscellaneous things […]
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 […]
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 […]
In Part 1, we discussed what strategy is and is not, and some areas for learning before trying to establish a strategy plan. This post is a step-by-step guide for how to write a strategy plan for your ministry. Creating the strategy plan assumes you have received from God the end vision he has given […]
“Strategy” is a frequently used word in missions leadership, maybe because of the parallels between missions and military situations. It’s often expected that team leaders would be ‘strategic’ in their ministry plans and leadership of their teams. For some leaders, they hear the word ‘strategy plan’ and they get really excited. Others might hear it […]
For missionaries launching to the field, the checklist of tasks to accomplish can feel unending – visas, housing, schooling – the list goes on and on. Not only that, we have learned from experience that cross cultural stress and transition tends to bring out the worst in ourselves. Leaving behind every comfort, support, and relationship […]
In Part 1, we highlighted how the stress and anxiety of our first year on the field as team leaders brought us to a breaking point. And in that trial, God revealed to us our sin and gave us a desire to find Paul’s secret to being content in every situation from Philippians 4. The […]
We’re starting this blog out with what we believe is the most important lesson we’ve ever learned apart from the gospel: union with Christ. In terms of significance and impact on our lives, it’s union with Christ – #1, and everything else – #2. If God had not taught us the lesson of union with […]
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 […]