(Spot Stefan in the second row toward the middel)
The Power of Unity
When God created us, He said, “Let us make mankind in our image.” King Solomon concluded, “Two are better than one.” And before going to the Cross, Jesus prayed, “That all of them may be one, Father, just as you and I are one.”
Unity, togetherness, and intentional collaboration are values that drive our practices in the Global Alliance for Church Multiplication (GACX). In September, 311 leaders from 156 organizations came together in Dallas, Texas for the annual GACX Forum where we could support, learn from, and partner with one another.
Since we started GACX in 2011, we have been growing in so many ways.
- First, we have grown from 5 organizations to 89 that are working together to see a vital church or faith community established for every 1,000 people among every tribe, tongue, people and nation.
- Second, by working together, we have helped to start about 1,75 million churches and faith communities worldwide, 35% of our global goal.
- Third, our language is becoming “Let us,” instead of “Let me.”
- Fourth, and more important, our most common attitude is, “How can I bless the kingdom of God?” “How can I help inspire and support others so that they could do more and better for the Lord?”
Since the GACX meeting, Stefan had the privilege to visit and work with church planters in Central and Eastern Europe as well as Barcelona. It is amazing what the Lord is doing!
Prayer Requests:
- Praise the Lord for the GACX and all the churches planted through the alliance.
- Praise the Lord for a new platform identified to help with internal communication among all our missionaries around the world. Pray for Marie as she leads the communication strategy for this platform.
- Pray for Stefan’s Mom. Life has been rough on her and we need solutions to help her.
- Pray for Kenneth and Monica to walk closely with the Lord.
- Pray for our co-worker, Mike Haupt, who fell off a ladder and has several fractures.