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, […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Before we launched, Jenn and I were in pre-engagement counseling and we took a stress test as a way to gauge different stressors and how we responded to them. Our counselor came back and said, “Steven, you scored the lowest stress we’ve ever seen on this test. You have like no stress at all.” I […]
My grandparents ran a wholesale grocery in Venezuela that my dad worked at during his college years. So it’s part of his heritage to go and visit a grocery store in whatever new country or city he visits. With us living in Thailand, he’s almost as excited about the bounty of fruit as he is […]
We were recently invited to Cynthia Anderson’s Dare to Multiply Podcast to share about a few different topics that we are passionate about and have shared on this blog, including building and multiplying a movement team, finding national partners, and abiding in Christ. You can listen to it below!
In the first post reflecting on 10 years, I looked back on some of the favorite memories from our time on the field. In this post, I’ll mention some of the lessons and themes that came out of looking back on the events of the 10 year timeline. Union with Christ and Resurrection Life As […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]