Christian Associates (CA) is a church multiplication ministry that seeks to reach the cities of Europe and beyond with the good news of Jesus as the Messiah-Savior-Lord of the world. This part of our blog will highlight some of the stories of CA and my activities in the role as CA’s Missional Catalyst/Founder.
UNDER A CLOUD OF POLLUTION Our Divine Expedition team just concluded our second training in two weeks here in Nepal. As we flew into Kathmandu, we descended into a cloud of pollution. Kathmandu is listed as the fifth most polluted city in the world. You can taste it as you walk the streets, and you … More Breaking through the clouds in Nepal
NEED FOR TRACTION (#4) In my last On Expedition update I told of participating in the Traction retreat, along with friends Hud McWilliams and Jamie Macpherson, and retreat leader Daniel Hahn. Traction is designed to encourage “at risk missionaries”—those living and ministering in difficult places. This was the fourth Traction retreat, bringing 50+ missionaries and 20 … More “Numb” Missionaries
ALIGNING WITH GOD’S HEART Evelyn’s statement above is typical of many who have been wounded by others in life. Even though she had become a Christian and was involved in leadership and ministry, Evelyn continued to feel unloved at a deep level. She felt she was unworthy and poor. That was before she took our … More “I thought God couldn’t use me!” — Evelyn
Greetings! Our On-Expedition training team (made up of Phil Graf, Doug Dorman and me) is back after three weeks in Brazil. God did some amazing things, including encouraging and training hundreds of church planters and leaders—as well as seeing people receive Christ in every city we visited. Here are just a few highlights:
ON-EXPEDITION TRAINING IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL Phil Graf and I are finishing the first phase of our On Expedition training here in southern Brazil. This is the foundation of our four phase training designed to train leaders to “multiply viral, missional, church-planting movements.” Our connection to Boa Retiro do Sul (the city we have been training … More Through the eyes of Jason (Part 1)
BACK TO AFRICA: PHASE 3 Phil Graf and I are gearing up to travel back to Africa for the third phase of our training leaders in Uganda and South Sudan. Our vision is to equip leaders to multiply viral, missional church planting movements. Each trip we take, we add a new city where we train … More Six Phases, Five Layers
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