Richard Ford was an incredibly motivated man, dedicated to his job of increasing voter turnout in the U.S. His success in that role led him to rub shoulders with many influential American politicians, but Richard’s vision was not limited to the political realm. He wanted to follow the command Christ gave His disciples before ascending… Read more »
When a group of Ghanaian believers listened to God, they expected a response. They knew the words of Jesus, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me,” and they listened often in their 3/3 groups (John 10:27). “From this, they see visions, they hear God telling them to go places,… Read more »
When Restoration Church first discovered Zúme through their pastor, Ron Johnson, they used it as a primary source of training for church leaders, members, and the leaders of their simple churches. Over time, they’ve boiled down the resources to their core elements to continue training more simple churches and participants. They also send Zúme videos… Read more »
“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 »
