What is the true measure of faith in Jesus? It might be praying a special prayer or believing that Jesus is who he says he is or going to church every week or meeting with other believers. It might be learning about theology or serving in a church or ministry. But what is lacking in… Read more »
Trent Redmann had been a pastor in the American church for years, with “no idea of what God was doing around the world,” until he got the opportunity to sit in on a small group in Thailand. He realized that “there is so much power in the life of every single believer who is focused… Read more »
Matthew McPherson, founder of the Salvation Poem Project, wrote the titular poem to be a simple, memorable six lines long. “You play the song, the Salvation Poem, to any child, sometimes one or two or three times, and they know the song already,” says Matthew. Since it was written, the poem has been translated into… Read more »
Disciple Making Movements aim not just to bring people to follow Jesus, but also to equip them to share their salvation with others. Each new believer becomes a producer of new life, not just a passive consumer whose only engagement with the Church is sitting in a pew. Trent Redmann, head of ministry partnerships for… Read more »
Tim Ahlen has been working in church multiplication since 2004, but he began to focus his efforts on Zúme once he found our resources during the pandemic lockdown. Tim, who lives in the Dallas area, coached a man in Houston who has since begun churches in Dubai, Jordan, and China, “all from his office in… Read more »
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 American couple Terry and Amy came on our podcast with Isaac, a leader in the church in Ghana, we took the opportunity to ask what they learned in working cross-culturally for 15 years. Their responses apply wherever believers from different backgrounds work together to advance God’s Kingdom. A critical aspect of a successful cross-cultural… Read more »
Sometimes, we can be intimidated by the call to spread God’s Word. It is so much easier to collect knowledge, never speaking about what we have learned. At Zúme, we would compare that to breathing in without ever breathing out—faith without action, learning without sharing (James 2:20). Our reason for inaction makes sense to us:… Read more »
So, you’ve gathered your small group of between four and twelve people, and have either started or finished your ten training sessions. Now, you’re ready to put what you’ve learned to work. Whether with your neighbors, friends, or family, we celebrate every step taken toward Jesus. That’s why we want to let you know about… 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 »
