Gearing Up Feb 2015

Get out your calendars, notepads, and spreadsheets. We plan for successful ministry. Preparation in any endeavor is crucial. Planning is essential preparation. We both have an ongoing process of planning, praying, and preparing for ministry ahead.

1. We plan for multiplication. Much of our mentoring and coaching ministry envisions others who will multiply our leadership. Last month we finished key gospel renewal material with one young couple who could be potential trainers and mentors. And so we began some other curriculum to help them in this process. We need to develop leaders who are continually transformed by the gospel. People who can model and train are vital.
2. We plan for We need to develop leaders who have growing faith and vision. In our church planting training we are concerned for the crucial “next steps” that each church planter will be facing. But we are also concerned that God would enlarge their horizons and believe God for new things. For many our CPI events does just that. Vision is an essential aspect of leadership.
3. We plan for ministry impact. Recently we completed our Japan field plans for our Converge Worldwide team. We share these with our Japanese partners in the Rengo. Last month we had valuable meetings with those National Mission Department NMD leaders. Together we plan that God’s Kingdom would advance.
4. We plan continually. So for us gearing up is a daily, weekly, monthly and yearly process that involves each other and often other partners as well. You can have a significant part is this whole “gearing up” process. You can pray for guidance, wisdom, and for the ministry relationships we have that they would be full of unity and vision with clear direction and roles.