Conversation after conversation, prayer after prayer, is slowly removing one rock after another by M, a worker in a sensitive region “How many people have you brought to the Lord?” The question came from a middle school boy sitting a few rows back next to his mother. It was at an information night my [...]
When Jesus saw the crowds, He had compassion by Larry Kreider Kimberly led a women’s Bible study group at Good Shepherd Church which met in the church basement every Thursday evening. An inner-city church, Good Shepherd was intent on reaching out to the many low-income people in their neighborhood. Kimberly was a seasoned church [...]
Of the 100 Bible characters we know significant details about, only one-third finished well. By Keith Yoder We all look forward to hearing the affirmation, “Well done, good and faithful servant.”1 What does it take to finish well? We are hearing more instances of the character failures of leaders, but the dynamic tension between [...]
“Do so much good that the unbelievers will want to meet our King” (1 Peter 2:12) By Steve and Shelly Moore Since 2015, we longed to birth a ministry center in our capital city of Bridgetown, Barbados. When we asked God how to start, the answer was, “Just do ordinary things.” These ordinary things [...]
Do we recognize Jesus when He speaks with us? By Doug Lehman “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life” (Proverbs 13:12). First steps. They are a milestone new parents celebrate with amazement, joy, calls to the grandparents, social media posts, many videos. . . we could [...]
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 [...]
Given by Dale Mast at the International Leadership Conference on May 1, 2021 Prophecy for DOVE International and Leaders What I want to do is prophesy over the DOVE network and literally what God wants to do. And I just was waiting on the Lord and I was asking him to show me a couple [...]
Along with evangelism and discipleship, prayer is an essential element of the mandate God has given By Lynn Ironside “So often our prayers and other initiatives taken in blind obedience to the Spirit seem as pointless as shooting paper aeroplanes into the sky—but the eyes of faith know that it is no coincidence that [...]
How can we reach the people from within their culture rather than reaching out from our own? By Hillary Vargas In a small Moldovan town, there is a church that I attended for a few months. The pastor’s wife was the worship director. The songs she chose were usually songs that I was familiar [...]
