Stories
Moving the Mission Forward
What a journey through 2020 we’ve had! I’m so grateful for all who tuned in to our monthly Zoom partner calls as we dove deeper into The 5 Phases. In our December call, General Superintendent Wayne Schmidt and I shared more about the vision of our global Wesleyan...
I Raise My Ebenezer
On March 16, 2020, I got a message from a pastor of one of my partnering churches that read, “Hey, Alex! Due to Covid-19, we are going to have to postpone you coming to our church. We are going to online services now, and we aren’t really sure what the future holds.”...
How Long Does It Take?
It has taken ten years to get to this day — this day of baptism, dying to the old self and saying hello to the new. . . . I met Nan* at an exercise class and found out that she was an English teacher. When some high school students vistaed from Texas, they asked if I...
“I witnessed hearts that had come alive. Now in the darkness, there was light. Joy and faith were being formed in these young people. They were being made new in the hope of Christ.”
JOHN CONNOR, GP MISSIONARY ALUMNUS
Moving the Mission Forward
What a journey through 2020 we’ve had! I’m so grateful for all who tuned in to our monthly Zoom partner calls as we dove deeper into The 5 Phases. In our December call, General Superintendent Wayne Schmidt and I shared more about the vision of our global Wesleyan...
I Raise My Ebenezer
On March 16, 2020, I got a message from a pastor of one of my partnering churches that read, “Hey, Alex! Due to Covid-19, we are going to have to postpone you coming to our church. We are going to online services now, and we aren’t really sure what the future holds.”...
How Long Does It Take?
It has taken ten years to get to this day — this day of baptism, dying to the old self and saying hello to the new. . . . I met Nan* at an exercise class and found out that she was an English teacher. When some high school students vistaed from Texas, they asked if I...
HOW DO WE KEEP MOVING THE MISSION FORWARD?
Over the last few months, I’ve shared the impact that your partnership is having around the world in each phase of “The 5 Phases,” our global strategy for church multiplication. We must amplify the mission of reaching the 4 in 10 who do not have access to the gospel....
CZECH CHRISTIANS: DISCIPLES MAKING DISCIPLES
In September, for the first time, our team in Brno, Czech Republic, hosted a training on how to share our faith naturally and organically with friends, family, and co-workers. Typically, an event like this would involve us bringing in speakers and materials from...