How Short-Term Teams can Change you
Across 16 short-term trips with Metanoia Missions and One Collective, 45 people chose to be baptized during or soon after going. A few of their stories, and what shifted in them.
Becoming the One Who Goes
Emanuel asked who was going to reach the unreached, then moved his family from Dallas to a remote corner of Central Asia. How they are building friendships, jobs and a small circle of disciple-makers there.
How to Have Long-term Impact
Phil and Debbie Douce spent more than 40 years with vulnerable kids, from foster care in Missouri to street boys and trafficked girls in Quito, Ecuador. Why depth of relationship matters more than scale.
Easter Around the World: Stories from One Collective Leaders
Leaders in Southeast Asia, Zambia, Nepal, South Asia and Greece describe Easter where they live: a dug grave found empty, secret gatherings, candlelight passed hand to hand. Different places, one empty tomb.
Presence and Partnership
Rachel and Alonso Silva have spent eight years in Santiago, Chile, building trusted friendships with youth in state group homes. Now the government has written their program into its care plans.
Kept: Lessons From 40 Years of International Service
Paul and Elizabeth Musser spent four decades with One Collective, from planting churches in France to caring for workers across Europe and the Middle East. Four lessons on who God is, learned slowly.
Nations Worship in Bulgaria
In Tulovo, Bulgaria, a teenager asked Sam Jung to teach him piano chords. Not long after, 11 musicians from German, Bulgarian, Roma and Persian backgrounds had recorded an album together.
What to Prioritize When Exploring Serving Overseas
Family, health, strategy, where the need is greatest: many factors shape a decision to serve overseas, but one question should come first. Will this opportunity help you draw near to God?
How a Summer in Spain Changed Grace's Perspective on Her Future
Grace Roth, a psychology student, spent five weeks in Santiago, Spain making soap and farm baskets with a social enterprise. She left with a surprise: a passion for business she did not know she had.
Discovering Ongoing Ministry Through the Camino
Jesse Watson first walked the Camino de Santiago serving pilgrims at Pilgrim House, then returned a year later leading students. What he learned about ordinary gifts, like listening, that serve God anywhere.
How Fundraising Is A Conduit For Blessing
Ashley Hendrickson raised her own support to go overseas and found the process was not a chore to get through. How asking invites others into God’s work and teaches you to hear him through his people.
The Life Skills of Fundraising
Fear of asking for money keeps many people from nonprofit work, but fundraising is a learnable skill. Three to build now: a relationship network, communication for different audiences and an entrepreneur’s mindset.
4 Questions to Ask When Considering Cross-Cultural Ministry
Thinking about cross-cultural ministry but unsure what to do with the thought? Four questions to help you see what God has already given you, name your barriers and take one concrete next step.
A Collaborative Approach to Anti-Trafficking
Andrew Larson, One Collective Catalyst in Athens, Greece, co-founded a network of faith-based groups fighting sexual exploitation. How sharing resources, and earning the government’s trust, made each stronger.
Engaging Your Support Base as an International Worker: Three Key Strategies
Supporters are not just funding you; they are joining God’s work through you. Three strategies for international workers: know the value you offer, communicate honestly and invite real participation.
A Blueprint for Community Transformation
Gezim and Leanne returned to his home region of Devoll, Albania, where jobs are scarce and many feel forgotten. Youth work, a teachers’ Bible study and plans for a park show what caring for the left-behind looks like.
Finding Genuine Connection: Gabriel Garcia’s Journey in Ecuador
Gabe Garcia went to Shandia, Ecuador expecting to build things and came home thinking about how well he knew the people he served. What barefoot kids and cheerful home repairs taught him about connection.
Discovering Deeper Purpose: Noah Swanson’s Journey
Noah Swanson has been to Masatepe, Nicaragua three times in four years. On this trip shared meals, music and friendships with local youth mattered more than projects, and his prayer life changed at home.
Clarity for the Future and Creating Safe Spaces: Emma Narber’s Journey
Emma Narber interned with One Collective in Athens, Greece in 2022, working with refugee women and alongside Nea Zoi’s anti-trafficking team. How a summer of uncertainty gave her direction and a calling.
Leaning Into the Uncomfortable
Hope Trainor arrived in Cowley, England as a planner who packed every hour. Her Catalyst, Lola, handed the interns open space instead. What she learned about saying no and ministry as people, not projects.