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The Word of God is Spreading & Disciples are Multiplying

Sent 6:7 is our training-coaching process to equip people to build and multiply the local church, faith communities, and discipleship groups, so that every follower of Jesus has a place for connection, growth, and equipping.  Steps 1-3 emphasize exploring where others are on their spiritual journey, taking the initiative to share the gospel, and celebrating changed-life stories– 

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Waiting and Failing

Waiting and Failing My wife and I have served in ministry since the late 1970s. During this time, we’ve seen the Holy Spirit transform lives, we’ve experienced joys and sufferings that have drawn us closer to Jesus, and we’ve seen the care of God in communities around the world.  An early experience in our journey

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Evangelism Paradigm Shifts

Evangelism Paradigm Shifts Is evangelism a lost cause? This is the question our friends at Exponential are asking this season and we (Dave and Gábor) are here to answer with a resounding “no!” In our decades of ministry, including in Soviet Bloc countries, we have seen the bright light of the gospel shine in very

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Fruit that Remains

Fruit that Remains One priority for the church must always be the development of leaders who advance the mission of Jesus. How do we create a culture of disciple-making that multiplies leaders and the church? The first step of disciple-making is evangelism– making disciples by going and introducing people to Jesus! We are always moving toward people, desiring to make

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Living in the Gap

Living in the Gap  “I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land…” (Ezekiel 22:30) Identifying the US Missional Gap Our gospel-access issues are not primarily geographical – our fields are not described by LEAST or NO Access. Our access issues

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Investing in Fourth-Soil People

Investing in Fourth-Soil People “And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” (Luke 8:8) According to the Parable of the Sower, a Fourth-Soil Person includes the following: believes the gospel, perseveres and reproduces even

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