The past 24 months have been a whirlwind of activity! Phil Graf and I have taken 5 international trips (25-30 days each) to 5 countries, and conducted 137 workshops, and over 200 training hours with more than 500 leaders!!  We have been developing leaders through the Four Phases of what we call “On-Expedition” in cities … More Looking back, pressing forward

This was a phrase frequently used by one of our trainees now turned Lead Trainer in Uganda. Our goal has been to turn participants in our four-phase On-Expedition Training into lead-presenters toward the goal of “multiplying viral, missional, church-planting movements.” It is happening! They are getting it! The pathway for leadership multiplication is that each trainee … More “Are you getting it?”

On our trip back to Kampala, from our training in Rukungiri (western Uganda), we stopped for lunch. While the other guys ordered at the take away counter, I wandered over to the side of the roadside stop where there were tables and a buffet offered. A young Ugandan named Mohammed (not pictured to protect his anonymity), working for the buffet approached me. … More Pray for Mohammed

HAPPY BIRTHDAY 1-YEAR OLD! Sharon and I were recently privileged to be a part of two birthday parties. The first was in France (greater Geneva, Switzerland area), where we celebrated the first birthday of a new church called the Crossroads St Genis (one of the growing communities just across the French/Swiss border near Geneva). It … More Two birthday celebrations in Europe

CRYING As I write this, I am at a conference for “at-risk missionaries” and am crying, having just heard a missionary share how he was forced to leave Pakistan for security reasons. He wept as he shared the news that two suicide bombers entered the church he left behind and blew up themselves up along … More I’m crying, I’m praising, I’m focusing!

Loved ones, I have been participating in the Adventures of the Heart retreat led by long-time friend Reese Bricken and son Linus Jr. The Adventures of the Heart retreat is designed for men to “recapture their hearts.” The essence of Adventures of the Heart is that God has a role for us to play in … More Adventures of the heart