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Spiritual Gifts and the Missions Field

In our previous post, we covered a simple definition of spiritual gifts and some key points about gifts. In this post, we’ll explore why using spiritual gifts is critical on the missions field. As we’ve mentioned in our spiritual warfare posts, our encounters with spiritual warfare during our first short-term trip to Thailand opened our […]

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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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Church Planting Movements Team Leader Toolbox

What’s the Point of Strategy? (Part 1/2)

“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 […]