God Seeks Volunteers
Isaiah said yes before God told him where he was going. If you are waiting for a personal summons before you serve, this look at Isaiah 6 asks whether availability comes before assignment.
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?
Dove Power, Serpent Power
Rev. Dr. Alexia Salvatierra has helped churches move from compassion to action for nearly 50 years. Her story challenges us to ask: what if justice isn’t just a cause, but a calling for the whole church?
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.
What Is Social Entrepreneurship and How to Integrate It Into Ministry
Business is not just a way to get a visa or fund the real ministry. How social enterprise can be the ministry itself, with five practical steps and insights from Brandon Weidman and Scott Olson.
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.
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.
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.
My Business is My Mission
Andrew Babyak, Messiah University business professor, on his years in Senegal and why half-hearted ventures erode trust. His case for building a real business, with local partners paid from its profits.
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.
It’s Not What You Think It Is
Researcher Joy Lee on why dramatic rescue stories distort Christian anti-trafficking work. The case for listening to survivors, protecting their agency and accepting that recovery is rarely a straight line.