Click on each section title to read that part of the handbook or scroll through each section. Contents Introduction I. What Is DOVE International? II. Leadership and Decision-Making III. DOVE International Apostolic Council IV. Regional/Specialized Apostolic Councils V. Partner Churches VI. Leadership of Partner Churches VII. Fivefold Translocal Ministry VIII. [...]
If you have felt a challenge to the core of your identity, God wants to encourage you. By Cheree Shenk Right before breakthrough, the pressure to “tap out” is high, and it can feel so personal and intense. Often, the most intense challenges during this season center around identity and calling. If you have felt [...]
Succession is a hot topic, with a growing amount of literature addressing this topic, whether in the business world1 or within Christian ministries and organizations.2 What exactly is succession, and why is it becoming a topic of increasing focus in our world today? Succession Can Go Really Well Leadership succession is about the replacement of [...]
Dealing with doubt, depression and discouragement? By Larry Kreider The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 Why do some Christians fall into deception and choose destructive paths? Deception, according to God’s Word, does not happen [...]
The DOVE International story book excerptby Larry and LaVerne KreiderDuring the mid-1970s, we took new believers to local churches in our community on Sunday evenings. These youth had come to faith in Christ through a youth ministry called Lost But Found that a group of us started in northern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. We wanted to [...]
Each one of us in on a mistake-filled journey here on earth. Can we maintain integrity? By Steve Prokopchak As I was walking around in an old “five and dime” store as a child, I watched a gentleman remove the price tag from one sweatshirt and place it on another so that he would pay [...]
The Holy Spirit seemed to turn on a light bulb in our minds By Rose and Charles Wanyama In March 2020, everything we were used to doing in life came to a screeching halt: pastoring a church, managing a school, planting churches, and visiting those churches. We could do none of them. Even before [...]
What is God’s intention for how men and women serve together in the body of Christ? By Deryl Hurst What is God’s intention for how men and women should serve together in the body of Christ? What role should women take in the church? These questions represent challenging subjects in the church today. I [...]
Are you ready to open the gates of God’s favor? By Doug Lehman Psalm 5:12 - For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord, You surround him with favor as with a shield. Several years ago, while preparing to travel to south central Asia, I distinctly remember one of our prayer [...]
Called by God but not sure what to do next? By Brian Sauder Bam! The book slams to the floor when I drop it. I pick it up and drop it again. Same result. Gravity. It is a system God put in place to help our world function in an orderly fashion. It works the [...]
