“Jesus told us to ask the Lord of the Harvest to raise up harvesters,” Doug Lucas says, referencing Matt. 9:37–38. “I’ve dedicated my life to that, and Eric has, too.” Doug Lucas and Eric Derry lead Team Expansion, dedicated to multiplying and mobilizing disciples. “You’re mobilizing people to engage in—that’s part of the magic of… Read more »
You may have heard Zúme’s goal to “make disciples who make disciples.” A critical part of that divine multiplication is coaching believers in how to multiply, following up on them, supporting them, and strengthening them along the way. “Follow up and relationship and development help[s] people catch the vision,” says Jacob,* an American supporting the… Read more »
Evangelism in Myanmar used to look drastically different. A Burmese brother in Christ shares that the traditional approach involved sharing the gospel only once, “and then follow up never.” After sharing or just distributing gospel tracts, they thought, “our responsibility is done.” Follow-up, discipleship, and community building never occurred to them. “I did not have… Read more »
When Molly told her husband, “What if we started a church or movement online? That’s where the young professionals live, after all,” she meant it as a joke. The couple had just moved to Denver, and when the Covid lockdown began, they looked at their idea with new eyes. Neither of them even had an… Read more »
It’s 1985, and Doug Lucas is preparing to teach at a Bible college. He comes across a statistic in the little textbook that he uses for his class: 1 million people in the world are refugees. 1 million people in the world are on the run. “I wept in my heart,” he says, and decided… Read more »
In our previous article, we shared Raymond’s* story of his friend Sann*, whom he met after moving to South Asia to use Zúme’s ten-lesson training as a stepping stone to equip local leaders. Through years of patient service, Sann was able to slowly win over the villagers who had formerly kicked him out of his… Read more »
When Tim and Abigail* were forced by the Covid pandemic to move back to the U.S. after just six months, they felt defeated. Their time in their chosen country had been filled with attacks from the Enemy, but Tim still struggled with the return after longing to do overseas mission work for his entire life. … Read more »
Tim’s* family went overseas in 2019, only staying for the six months before the Covid pandemic forced them to return. “I know every missionary would say the same,” Tim said. “The first six months are super hard.” After the struggle of settling into a wholly unfamiliar location and culture, the family’s plans changed suddenly and… Read more »
Two years ago, Raymond* started using Zúme’s training method from his home in the U.S., coaching people long distance over Zoom. He quickly became an “avid supporter” of Zúme, taking advantage of the world’s increased dependence on Zoom to connect with people in Africa. Soon, Ray began reaching out on Facebook to Christians from South… Read more »
Tim* and his wife began their first 3/3 Group with 7 other young married couples nearly 7 years ago. Tim had first heard about Zúme from a mentor at the church where he worked, and he had enjoyed the experience of “a different, hands-on approach that made making disciples fun, exhilarating, really practical.” Participants in… Read more »
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