How a Week in Nicaragua Changed How I Live
When obedience meets opportunity, faith becomes personal. Lauren’s unexpected ‘yes’ to a mission trip in Nicaragua sparked a deeper connection with God—and a renewed calling to live with purpose.
Opportunity for Change is Ripe in Papagayo
What happens when a community is ready for transformation—and just needs the right person to help bring it to life? In the hills of Nicaragua, Papagayo Farm is more than fields and buildings. It’s a place where people come together, where agriculture creates opportunity, and where lasting change is within reach. Now, with a new season ahead, Papagayo is looking for someone to help lead what’s next.
Transforming a Kenyan Community Through Faith and Holistic Impact
One of our newest communities in Kenya is a great practical example of how One Collective’s model of Integrated Community Transformation (ICT) takes shape in everyday work. There are four steps to the ICT process: Enter, Evaluate, Engage, and Expand, and one person in the center of them all: Jesus. Continue reading to see how ICT has impacted one Kenyan community over the past few years.
What Does it Take for Transformation to Spread from One Community to Another?
How sustainable change in Masatepe is laying the groundwork for a new chapter of transformation in Ticuantepe—and the opportunity to be part of what God is already doing.
Breaking Barriers: Creating Inclusive Workplaces for Neurodivergent Workers in Vietnam
In Vietnam, many neurodivergent individuals struggle to find work and community. One couple set out to change that—building inclusive workplaces, launching a coffee shop, and reshaping perceptions of disability. Their story proves that when given a chance, people thrive.
What Is Social Entrepreneurship and How to Integrate It Into Ministry
How innovative business practices can strengthen your ministry and transform your community.
A Collaborative Approach to Anti-Trafficking
Fighting Sexual Exploitation in Athens, Greece
Patience Bears Fruit
A look at how social entrepreneurship is fueling community transformation in East London, South Africa
A Blueprint for Community Transformation
Lessons in Sustainable Development and Community Building
Getting People in the Same Room
How Collaboration is Creating Lasting Change in Elgin, Illinois
The Long Work
Experiences, expectations, successes, and failures along the way with women’s empowerment and community development in Central Asia
Setting the Stage for Lasting Change
In Chibolya, Zambia, a women’s empowerment program that builds skills, hope, and sustainable futures is sparking transformation — and now, a new ministry center is about to multiply that impact even more.
Empowering Innovation that Transforms a Community
When a problem builds up for generations, it can feel impossible to find lasting, sustainable solutions. How do you avoid settling for short-term fixes to long-term problems? How can you go deeper and disrupt those harmful cycles, to see a community truly transformed long-term through the ways of Jesus?
Rebuilding Hope Together
When war forced thousands to flee, a tiny home village in Uzhhorod became a lifeline — built through deep local partnerships and your support, it’s offering families dignity, safety, and hope for a future. See how this life-changing work began even before the crisis.
Working Together to See the Invisible
Where does Jesus show up, even to those who fall through the cracks - those who are invisible to much of the world? Rachel and Alonso, leaders in Santiago, Chile, have asked themselves the same question - and today, they are part of the answer.
Hope in Complex Situations
When a community contains many vulnerable populations, knowing where to start can feel overwhelming. Is it possible to meaningfully care for each marginalized group at the same time? Can a plan be implemented that actually takes into account each group without stretching resources too thin?
Finding Healing & Unity Together
In a town long divided by deep-rooted prejudice, young Rroma in Tulovo are beginning to dream — and as education, hope, and unity take root, lasting change is finally breaking through. Discover how healing is unfolding where it once seemed impossible.
Empowering Communities for Exponential Change
Across Quito and beyond, vulnerable lives are being transformed as local leaders are empowered to follow the ways of Jesus — creating a ripple effect of hope, healing, and lasting change. This is how real transformation begins, and why it’s spreading faster than ever.
A Vision for Sustainable Change
What happens when local leaders - people who have grown up in and understand the needs and strengths of a community - are empowered with a vision for sustainable change?