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The Three Circles The World is Broken

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:29:20 -0400

There are some things that no matter how you try, you cannot fix. It is amazing how far man will go to try to fix things with money or possessions, trying to fill the void, and yet it will not happen. WHY?

The Great Commission

Thu, 14 May 2026 15:26:36 -0400

Did you ever want a short list of the core commandments from God that
summarize the others? How about The Big Three: The Micah Mandate, The
Great Commandment and the Great Commission?

Pray For People Find Persons of Peace

Mon, 11 May 2026 10:50:06 -0400

A Person of Peace is receptive, hospitable, typically shares what they have, they are well connected to others, and they recognize this peace of God as something they have been searching for. By developing this type of relationship in evangelism it helps to open a way for the Gospel to enter a social group, family and community.

The Three Circles on Paper or Sand

Mon, 11 May 2026 10:47:43 -0400

I knew that the power of The Three Circles is not in the stick or in the soil.
The power is not in how perfectly the drawing is made. The power of the Three

Circles is in the Gospel Story it tells. So I drew and explained and told the
Gospel as well as I could.

Some Additional Characteristics to Look For in Emerging Leaders

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:16:08 -0400

oday, I want to share some thoughts about three additional qualities I look for in emerging leaders. These are a personality that others enjoy being with, their reputation (both inside the church and with people outside the church), and a strong Christ-centered marriage (if they are married).

The Three Circles for Discipleship

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:12:17 -0400

But did you know that you can use the Three Circles diagram as a tool to help you make disciples? You can and here is how.

The Three Circles for Evangelism

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:09:09 -0400

When we want to prepare a field to be planted, we would never go without bringing our tools with us, and then we must use them to be able to plant. This is the same with the Three Circle tool God has given us.

Tell God's Story

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:06:17 -0400

But the more you understand, the better you can tell God’s big story and apply it to the needs of your listeners.

Some Additional Characteristics to Look For in Emerging Leaders

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:00:58 -0400

These are a personality that others enjoy being with, their reputation (both inside the church and with people outside the church), and a strong Christ-centered marriage (if they are married).

Tell Your Story My Life Before Christ

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:54:06 -0400

Tell your story, tell about your life before Christ! It is a good idea to write a few short 15-second stories down on a piece of paper. Be prepared!

How To Find a Person of Peace

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:51:54 -0400

Do you have a story about when you met a person of peace and they responded readily to you, to your prayers, and to your sharing of the Gospel? If so, keep looking and finding more persons of peace. If not, ask God to lead you to persons he has prepared as persons of peace.

More Characteristics to Look for in Emerging Leaders

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:11:56 -0400

Our topic for 2026 is Leadership Development. In my last episode, I introduced some characteristics that I look for in potential emerging leaders. Those attributes are an identity firmly rooted in Jesus Christ and humility.
Today, I want to introduce you to two more things to watch for.

Biblical Examples f Persons of Peace

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:08:51 -0400

Persons of peace are people prepared by God to receive the Good News. They have a hunger to know him. They welcome messengers who share the Gospel. To learn more about biblical examples of persons of peace, click here to enjoy a new edition of Multiply:

What is a Person of Peace

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:42:10 -0400

It is vital to find individuals who are kind and open-hearted, as their hospitality paves the way for meaningful connections. When someone welcomes you, they are more likely to have a receptive heart, ready to listen to your testimony.

This openness lets God begin His work in their life, and then their families, and ultimately leading to the opportunity for the entire village to hear the good news of Jesus Christ.

Four Characteristics of Emerging Leaders

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:40:49 -0400

Today, and in episodes to follow, I want to share some thoughts about characteristics that I look for when identifying potential future leaders.

Four Characteristics of Emerging Leaders

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:37:25 -0400

Today, and in episodes to follow, I want to share some thoughts about characteristics that I look for when identifying potential future leaders.

Your Relationship Map

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:34:26 -0400

We don’t know a lot about Jesus’ disciple called Nathaniel. But one thing we
do know about Nathaniel is that he owes a debt of gratitude to another
disciple, the one named Philip. Listen to John 1:44 – 49:

The VCP Vision

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:38:13 -0400

I am excited to share today, or shall I say, “reinforce,” the vision that God has given One Mission Society’s Village Church Planting.

Z Thinking God's Plan for My Province

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:36:09 -0400

Many Christians have asked themselves, “What is my part in God’s big plan?” A
simple answer is to work for God’s ultimate purposes on earth. The end that
God is working for has been called God’s Z. To learn more about Z thinking and
how it can guide you to do the will of God

Four Characteristics of Effective Leaders

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:11:49 -0500

He also makes the observation that “true leaders do not seek power but are driven by a passion to achieve a noble cause.” In our context, we have the ultimate noble cause, that of Christ’s Kingdom.

Z Thinking God's Pan for the World

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:08:04 -0500

To learn more about God’s ultimate plan for the world and how we can join
Him to bring it to fruition click here to enjoy a new edition of Multiply:

Why Plant Churches Part 2

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:37:30 -0500

The church is simply a representation of God‘s hand at work in a group of people transformed into followers of Jesus Christ, growing into a healthy body of believers. Why plant churches? Because we love God, and we love people.

Why Plant Churches

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:35:02 -0500

To learn more about why church planters invest so much energy in starting new
communities of faith, click here to enjoy a new edition of Multiply:

What do we Mean by "Leadership"?

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:22:26 -0500

* Leadership is about influence more than power or authority
* Godly leaders must be consistent in their obedience to God. People will choose not to follow those who are hypocritical.
* The foundation of our leadership must be fidelity to the Word of God and the instruction of the Holy Spirit.

Introduction to Our 2026 Series

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 10:44:15 -0500

Our topic for 2025 was steward leadership, and today we launch into 2026 with a new series on Leadership Development.

I believe that our current limitation to further growth lies with the need to identify, raise up, equip and empower more leaders.

A Word of Encouragement for the New Year

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:54:56 -0500

Acts 3:5, and the man began to pay attention to them equally, expecting to receive something from them. (anticipate, expect) When we pray for God to be in control of our hearts in the coming year, we can wait with expectation because God is always faithful to us. We can stand in that truth that he gives us to be transformed into his image.

Thanks to the Entire Podcast Team

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:52:43 -0500

As we close out 2025, in this episode I want to say a big thanks to the many people who make possible the
Multiply podcasts.

The Greatest Story Ever Told

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:49:51 -0500

The world we live in is broken. We see brokenness all around us. But this was
not God’s original design. God created the world so that we could experience
his love and so we could love one another. Finally, 2,000 years after calling Abram, in the fullness of time, God sent his one and only Son to be born in Bethlehem.

This is God’s Big Story. The story of Christmas, when his Son took on flesh and
became one of us, is an important part of that Big Story. So, tell it well and tell
it often; tell others and tell it over again to yourself. Tell it to your family and
your church. Tell it to your village and your nation. It is the greatest story ever
told!

VCP Supervisor Peter Baraka's Leadership Values

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:58:10 -0500

During 2021 I shared three leadership values of VCP Supervisor Peter Baraka, and today I would like to highlight them once again.

1. A good leader listens well and understands others’ perspectives.

2. Godly leaders are not afraid of criticism

3. We must love those we lead.

Director Claude's Leadership Values

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:52:53 -0500

Good and godly leaders seek input from all involved and seek the Lord as they make decisions. We cannot please everyone with every decision, but good leaders can ensure that everyone involved feels like they had the opportunity to be heard.

To Whom Much is Given

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 15:48:35 -0500

God has entrusted me with many blessings, and I feel the weight of responsibility to steward His many blessings in order to meet his expectation (the scripture says “will be demanded”) of fruitfulness.

Why Matters

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:17:00 -0500

Character matters – This theme is foundational; if one fails to have good and godly character, then he or she cannot be trusted with God’s resources or blessings.

Stewards have an obligation to account for their stewardship – our earthly leaders have a responsibility to hold us accountable for our use of organizational and Kingdom resources.

Stewardship necessitates cultivating relationships

Faithful Stewards Advance in Their Level of Responsibility

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:13:34 -0500

The principle here is that faithful stewards will be entrusted with more. This principle certainly applies to our work in Village Church Planting.

Must Share Master's Goal for Growth

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:08:23 -0500

If we are to steward well the resources and provision of God for VCP, we must aspire to see growth. (And, praise the Lord, VCP is experiencing amazing growth as we are now working in 36 African nations with more than 800 training centers.)

Necessitates Cultivating Relationships

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:04:36 -0500

Firstly, if we as steward leaders are to “achieve the owner’s (or the master’s) objectives, we must have relationship with the owner. In our context, our Master is Jesus Christ.

Secondly, as steward leaders we must develop relationships with those who are our followers.

Third, and lastly, steward leaders must cultivate relationships with the resources. I will be quick to admit that I needed some help on this point, so I did an internet search, and here is the result

Accountability

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:01:25 -0500

Sometimes “accountability” is exercised in an exclusively negative context, but I do not believe that should be the case. As leaders, a better practice of accountability is to affirm appropriate behavior, actions, or outcomes.

When Necessary Rebuke with Authority

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 13:56:13 -0500

Firstly, a rebuke is correction to someone who is wrong in their teaching and/or their behavior. The purpose of a godly rebuke is to lead them back to the Truth; it is not to shame them. Good and godly leaders must be willing to rebuke others in order to restore them and/or to protect others who may be negatively impacted in the situation.

Encourage with Authority

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:42:23 -0400

As leaders, when we encourage those who follow us, our words lift their spirits and motivate them to continue their Kingdom work. To press on for the work of Christ.

Stewarding with Authority

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 09:38:09 -0400

As leaders, God has placed us in positions of authority. Yet as servant leaders, that authority must be exercised to serve others and to serve the Kingdom. I want to highlight two points here.
1. We are to keep watch over the well-being of those whom we are leading
2. We are accountable to God for how we watch over them.

Fruitfulness

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:47:45 -0400

Here is Pastor Isaac’s prayer from just a few weeks ago. “Above all, we pray that we will be more productive for your Kingdom.” Let me say that again. “Above all, we pray that we will be more productive for your Kingdom.”

He began with “Above all”. This implies a first priority for our leadership. Exemplary steward leadership places an emphasis upon fruitfulness.

Prophetic Gifts for Multiplication

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:43:58 -0400

Prophets energize the evangelistic and church planting ministry of a church by
calling church members to action and by providing encouragement to those
who do obey.
If we are to be good stewards, we must look for prophets to emerge, accept
and encourage their ministry, correct them when they fail to walk in the Spirit,
and give them a place to speak messages from the Lord. As the apostle Paul
says in 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22, “Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat
prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject
every kind of evil.”

Pastoral Gifts for Multiplication

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:40:15 -0400

Pastors will simply love their people and want to be with them. He or she loves to engage in the lives of their church and show support through prayer, teaching and even helping in different ways as needed.

Apostolic Gifts for Multiplication

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:36:28 -0400

But one of the most interesting and important ways that Christ gives grace to the church is through its people. Even though we are all members of one Body, we each contribute to the strength of that Body in different ways. Ephesians 4:7 says, “But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.”

Steward Leadership Character Matters

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:53:49 -0400

What a testimony! What a legacy! No one, included those who opposed him, could find any corruption in him. He was trustworthy as a steward under three Babylonian kings, and he was not negligent in his duties. Let us strive, in the power, anointing and equipping of the Holy Spirit, to be like Daniel.

You Can Do It

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 10:51:06 -0400

At a time of great confusion and fear, Jesus said something amazing to his
disciples. He said, “Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the
works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these.”
Amazing! Jesus spoke about the future accomplishments of his disciples at a
time when they felt weak and confused. We should follow this example of the
Great Disciple Maker.

Pray For Those You Empower

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 15:37:48 -0400

The very fact of being a follower of Christ is humbling enough but then we hear a His prayer for us in John 17 it is even more humbling. Christ showed us a way that we should walk and his example not only for our own lives but also how we are to treat and respect, brothers, and sisters in Christ.

Listen to Your Disciples Reports

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:33:58 -0400

If you have been working in Christian ministry for some time, your
responsibilities have grown, and you supervise more and more people. In times
like these you need to take care. Guard your heart. Make sure your compassion
for the lost does not decline. Make sure you trust God daily for provision and
wisdom, power and favor and grace. Guard your heart, make sure you do not
boast in your own strength; boast in the Lord and in his mercy and kindness.
One way you can guard your heart is to listen carefully to your disciples’
reports. Jesus did.

Give Your Disciples Significant Responsibilities

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:29:01 -0400

Delegation of ministry responsibility is a big part of church leadership. And
delegation of ministry responsibility is also a big part of making disciples. But
how much responsibility should I give to the people that I lead. If I give them
too much responsibility, everyone gets frustrated; If I give too little, that’s not
good either!

Parable of the Unjust Steward Part 3

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:02:20 -0400

Stewards must give an account.
• The shrewdness of the steward and the commendation from his master
• The criticality of faithfulness in both small things and in our stewardship of resources
An important principle that Jesus is trying to is convey that it is much better to be a just, or trustworthy, steward rather than an unjust one

Parable of the Unjust Steward Part 2

Fri, 16 May 2025 12:06:26 -0400

A principle that we can take from these comments is that Jesus encourages us to be generous with our possessions in this life so that we can further the gospel and gain friends for eternity. This is similar to his teaching on wealth in the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus exhorted His followers to lay up treasures in heaven (Matthew 6:19–21).
If we understand the principle that everything we own is a gift from God, then we realize that God is the owner of everything and that we are His stewards. As such, we are to use the Master’s resources to further the Master’s goals.

Parable of the Unjust Steward Part 1

Fri, 16 May 2025 12:02:00 -0400

In this podcast and the two that will follow, we will explore three themes that I see in this story.
* Stewards must give an account.
* The shrewdness of the steward and the commendation from his master
* The criticality of faithfulness in both small things and in our stewardship of finances

Parable of the Barren Fig Tree

Fri, 16 May 2025 11:58:34 -0400

Here are the key lessons from this parable.
 God expects fruit in due season; He has provided all that is needed for fruit to be produced
 His patience and grace grant more time to produce, and He treats us in a similar way
 Ultimately there is accountability for the absence of fruit
I close with this reminder from 2 Peter 1:3. His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.”

Teach with Kindness and Compassion

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:40:31 -0400

If we are to multiply disciples and leaders, we must do far more than simply

teach them new ideas. We must empower them to act. To empower means to

give strength, ability, and authority.

Parable of the Wise and Faithful Steward Part 2

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:39:28 -0400

I shared 5 common themes from Jesus’
parables on this topic. Here are those first two again.
1. Character matters
2. Stewards have an obligation to account for their stewardship

Train and Multiply Pledge

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:34:47 -0400

For a man or woman to decide to plant a church is a big decision. To be a

church planter is a great honor. But before we enter into that task, we must

count the cost. The Train and Multiply Pledge helps church planters do just

that.

Pray and Rely on the Holy Spirit

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:32:04 -0400

The battle was not about experiences or what I had learned from the teaching that I had received. There is nothing wrong with living out what was taught to us or even what we have experienced before. The problem came when I would depend on these parts of me and not on a fresh revelation from God.

A Great Multitude

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:30:20 -0400

A great day is coming. A wonderful day is before us. It’s a day that was

foreseen more than 1,900 years ago. It’s a day of great rejoicing, that day

when there will be a great multitude form every nation, tribe, people and

language worshipping the Lamb of God!

Parable of the Faithful Wise Steward Part 1

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:27:22 -0400

Faithful servants, or stewards, have been placed in charge of others. Leadership, or the oversight of people and/or ministry activities, is a privilege and a calling of our Master. The steward did not appoint himself to the role; the master did.

Are You Faithful

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:25:06 -0400

What does it mean to be a faithful disciple, a faithful steward of the things our

teachers have entrusted to us?

Be a Model of Multiplication

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:23:58 -0400

To model someone is to be an example for imitation. It also means to shape or fashion into an image. In addition, the verb multiplying means to increase in number, especially greatly. The Apostle Paul wrote, “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.” [1 Corinthians 11:1]

Everyone Heard the Word of the Lord

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:20:40 -0400

Would it be possible for everyone in you county, your province or your district

to hear the word of the Lord and the Gospel of Christ? It sound unlikely, but

not impossible.

Parable of the Talents Part 2

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:18:23 -0400

Each servant (or steward) was required to give an account of what he accomplished with the bags of gold entrusted to him

The Word of God Kept Spreading

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 12:10:15 -0400

What was the key to to the amazing growth of the early Christian movement?

How did so many people become disciples of Jesus in such a short period of

time? There are many answers to this question, but one is found in simple

perseverance.

Bear Much Fruit

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:37:10 -0500

Jesus was nearing the end of his earthly life he had taught His disciples and shown them His heart. In this passage, He illustrates it simply by connecting the two elements that bring life and the ability to bear fruit. It is simply being connected with Jesus and allowing Him to work through us.

The Parable of the Yeast

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:35:46 -0500

Jesus taught a parable about a lady who worked with yeast. He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about 27 kilos of flour until it worked all through the dough.” A little yeast has huge power to transform!

The Parable of the Sower

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:33:52 -0500

Let’s do all we can to help our hearers understand
the message of salvation and sanctification that we proclaim. Let’s tell it with
patience and great clarity. Let’s pray that we will speak and live in such a way
that the Good news is understood and embraced

The Parable of the Talents

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:29:22 -0500

The servants did not own the assets. The gold belonged to the man who left on the journey. The parable becomes clear if we consider that God is “the man” in this parable, and we are the servants. * The resources that he has entrusted to us belong to him. God asked Moses (see Exodus 4:2), “what is in your hand?” and I would ask each of us to consider what resources, relationships, spiritual gifts and skills has He given us? We don’t own them; He does, and he requires us to steward them well.
* The owner’s expectations of the results were appropriate for the amount each servant was given.

The Most Important Resource for Church Multiplicationcation

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:24:36 -0500

You can develop your churches’ human resources three ways:
 By vision casting
 By training and coaching
 By mobilization of spiritual gifts
These three ways to develop human resources go hand in hand. You know about vision casting to help people see God’s plan and God’s methods to achieve his goals.

The Four Fields Model

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:19:37 -0500

We are beginning a new year, now is an exciting time to set this model before us as we pray and fast, asking our God to lead us to unfamiliar places and people groups. By asking the Holy Spirit to help us learn about them, as we retain knowledge and spiritual insight into their lives.
This is something we are not to rush; this is a special time to meditate upon God’s Word as He leads and guides. Remember the old missionary from long ago, William Carey who said, “To know the will of God, we need an open Bible and an open map.”

Blessed to Multiply

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:16:19 -0500

One of the most beautiful blessings that God our heavenly Father has given his children is the power to multiply. The book of Genesis teaches us that multipliction is part of God’s original design for humanity. But Jesus teaches that we are not only to multiply humans, we are to multiply disciples of Jesus.

Steward Leadership Introduction

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:14:10 -0500

One author defines a steward as “someone who manages resources belonging to another person in order to achieve the owner’s objectives.”
“Steward” and “stewardship” are two words that have been on my mind. The Lord will provide the resources needed – people, relationships, strategies, and, yes, finances – and our responsibility is to steward wisely their allocation and use.

Three Resources for Church Multiplication

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:09:36 -0500

Today’s episode of Multiply focuses on the need for resources as a church planter multiplies disciples, leders and churches. Which resources are most important, Buildings, money, prayer, people?

Jesus Called Equipped and Released Workers for the Harvest

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:07:17 -0500

Jesus shares with his disciples that the harvest is abundant, and so they can be encouraged that their effort would not be in vain. I imagine that with these words, it was a great encouragement for them.

Learn the Lessons of 2024 well

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:02:25 -0500

The end of one year and the beginning of another give God’s children a wonderful opportunity to reflect, pray, and prepare. As a child of God, I encourage you to pause and do all three. To consider how to do this work of reflection well, guided by the Holy Spirit,

Nehemiah Summary

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 09:55:14 -0500

Nehemiah was a great leader and here are a few characteristics in which he lived out.

intercessory prayer, He was courageous as he approached the king, He was also bold. Nehemiah was an inspiring visionary, Nehemiah was confident in the Lord.

Strengthen Yourself in the Lord

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:08:33 -0500

What should a servant of God do when he or she feels so very tired? What steps should a follower of Christ take to find energy to keep walking in faith? We need to strengthen ourselves in the Lord.

The Three Circles

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:03:52 -0500

This is an opportunity where we share about brokenness, and how Jesus came to heal and to save those who are so deeply broken.

Before we share the Three Circles to others, let’s spend much time in prayer, asking the Lord to lead our thoughts and words. Remember, this is all a work of the Holy Spirit in individual’s hearts, and we are an instrument as we share this hope and truth.

Pray for the Sick and the Demon Oppressed

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:44:52 -0400

Oh that God would have the opportunity to change lives spiritually and physically. The Lord’s heart is touch and heal the sick and James 5:13-16 encourages that he will use us in this gift. If we ask him of those opportunities he will do the work. Powerful testimonies will be shared because compassion in the hearts of Jesus’s followers prayed for them and they were healed.

Tell Bible Stories

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:39:53 -0400

As You know, in our societies, people love to listen to stories. And you know that God's stories seem to be harmless stories, they don't attack anyone, they don't criticize others. And sometimes God's stories are funny, but they are also cautious. And they are sweet to listen to. We have to know how to present them to others. We have to know how to present them to others very briefly, very precisely, very truthfully.

Share Your 15 Second Testimony

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:36:23 -0400

Everybody likes stories, they will surely listen to you carefuly and then you will say ‘‘there was a time in my life’’. Every 15 second testimony begins whith this sentence there was a time in my life, then you speak about your life before Jesus, then you say how a friend or a brother spoke to you about Jesus and you received him as your Lord and personal savior, then you tell him how Jesus changed your life.

Encourage Your Intercessors

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:32:08 -0400

If you are a church planter or a member of a church planting team you need people to pray for you and to pray in faith. Intercessory prayer is hard work. So your intercessors need encouragement. There are four good ways you can encourage intercession.

Find a Persons of Peace

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:27:45 -0400

When we offer to pray, they are very glad for us to pray. When they have questions about the Bible they ask them… and then they listen to every word we say in response. When we teach them to obey Jesus, they do. These people are called “persons of peace.”

Prayer Walk

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:21:25 -0400

This is what we are doing, claiming this promise as God’s own child to go and pray over an area, and a people group. As He in turn, is stirring His Spirit into lives to receive the Word of the Gospel you as a church planter shall bring to them.

Mobilize Church Planters To Plant Daughter Churches

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:15:46 -0400

. If we will walk in the passionate heart that caused us to plant our church. Then others will understand and follow. In the passion of fulfill God's word through their own lives and daughter churches will be started.

Pray in Large Groups Small Groups and Alone

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:05:59 -0400

I want to encourage you to be diligent in your prayers, group prayers. We need to pray in large groups. Larg group prayers include churches and training centers.

We have also small group prayers which include prayers in houses, workplaces, prayers between you, your wife and your children and also personal prayers.

Prayer is very important.

Pray With Faith

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:03:36 -0400

I’m encouraging you with this verse to pray with faith. Have faith in you. Assurance. Faith is the assurance of things hoped for. What do we hope for ?

Add Fasting to Your Praying

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:00:02 -0400

The purpose of the 90 Days of Prayer, fasting and church planting is to humbly ask God for his power, grace and favor as Village Church Planters take the Good News of Jesus to villages without churches. One of the best ways to humble ourselves before God is to abstain from food for one or more meals as we pray.

Review the Basics of Church Planting

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:57:36 -0400

The purpose of the 90 Days of Prayer, fasting and church planting is to humbly ask God for his power, grace and favor as Village Church Planters take the Good News of Jesus to villages without churches. But a review of the basics is a great help as you go to start new congregations.

Use the Prayer Guide

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:54:32 -0400

Take each prayer, meditate on it, look up the verse that is with the prayer. Wait on the Lord, then simply pray this over your mission, your church planters, leaders, churches, pastors and yourself. We encourage you to do this twice a day, alone and then with your training centers when you meet, as well as your churches. Make sure to pray, meditate, and wait on the Lord to listen to Him

Focus On What is Essential

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:52:32 -0400

There is a race to run but we cannot do it without God getting our attention so our hearts can refocus on the essentials. “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith”.

Humility and Church Planting

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:46:11 -0400

What is humility?

Humility is willingly bringing yourself down; humility is to humble yourself before God and before men.

It’s the time that we keep ourselves fasting in prayers. It’s the time when we keep ourselves far away from this world, and attach ourselves faithfully and humbly before God.

Overview of the 90 Days of Prayer

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:29:59 -0400

For three months in August, September, and October, Village Church Planters will devote themselves to prayer, fasting and daughter church planting. This is a time to humble ourselves, look for persons of peace and proclaim the Good news of Jesus.
To learn more about this opportunity to humbly implore God for his grace and salvation to be poured out,

90 Days of Prayer and Fasting and Church Planting

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:28:03 -0400

For three months in August, September, and October, Village Church Planters will devote themselves to prayer, fasting and daughter church planting. To learn more about this opportunity to humbly implore God for his grace and salvation to be poured out,

Relationships are Important

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:21:33 -0400

Relationship= discipleship is not just for the moment but building a relationship for the future, many teaching moments those times we can pour into lives comes down the road. It is because of the investment into a person’s life the investment of time in the relationship that we then have the right to speak truth into their lives. If we have not given of the time investing into them, if we have not been engaged in their lives what we pour in will simply run off because the heart will not receive.

Nehemiah A Motivator not a Manipulator

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 13:18:55 -0400

As servant leaders, let us motivate our followers and avoid trying to manipulate them. Followers see
through attempts to manipulate, and this often results in resistance and resentment.
Nehemiah’s ability to motivate the people helped them to remain focused upon the task.

Prayers and Scriptures

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 13:40:24 -0400

Applying scriptures to our prayers shall indeed MOVE MOUNTAINS! By asking the Holy Spirit to lead us to a promise to pray for ourselves, others and even the nations will fuel our prayers as it unites us with God Himself!

Nehemiah a Masterful Motivator

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:36:43 -0400

As a master motivator, Nehemiah knew who the most influential leaders in Jerusalem were. It was the high priest and those serving with him. And Nehemiah tapped them to set the example for the people.
• Here is a lesson for us. Leaders find the influencers in their organization and engage their support and involvement early on. By taking this approach, others are much more likely to join the cause and become engaged.

Do not Create Dependency

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 10:33:53 -0400

Church planters often find it difficult to delegate spiritual responsibility.
They are relieved when they can delegate administrative and logistical
tasks. But spiritual responsibility is another matter! But the Apostle Paul
did not seem sto struggle with this. His words to the young church he
started in Thessalonica show his commitment to avoiding dependency
through empowerment.

More and More

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:06:41 -0400

Affirmation and Challenge are two aspects of leadership that must always be
kept in balance. Too much affirmation and people become complacent. Too
much challenge and people become discouraged. The Apostle Paul was a
master at both.

Nehemiah An Inspiring Visionary Leader

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 15:04:16 -0400

Nehemiah has the rather unique combination of visionary gifting as well as a strong ability to plan and organize. I do not see this very often. More frequently the Lord uses a team of leaders with skills and giftings that complement one another.