Breaking Barriers: Creating Inclusive Workplaces for Neurodivergent Workers in Vietnam
A One Collective couple has spent 14 years in Vietnam, where their son’s Down syndrome showed them how few paths exist for neurodivergent people. How a job program and a coffee shop are changing that.
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?
Discipleship as Part of a Holistic Cross-Cultural Ministry - Part 1
Pastor Eric Costanzo and One Collective’s Scott White lay out the first three levels of cross-cultural discipleship: welcome, conflict and community. Why Jesus put a tax collector and a Zealot on one team.
Discipleship as Part of a Holistic Cross-Cultural Ministry - Part 2
Eric Costanzo and Scott White finish their six-level framework with advocacy, discipling others and partnership. Why Jesus sent his followers across cultures before handing them the Kingdom.
The Difference Long-Term Partnership Makes
Long-term partnerships are where lasting change happens, but starting one well is hard. How a church, business or university can come alongside a specific community without taking it over.
Maximizing Impact with Strategic Giving
Jeff Wallace, president of the National Christian Foundation in Chicago, on giving from assets rather than cash, and how one couple gave 25 percent more by donating stock instead of selling it first.
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.
A Welcoming Community for Emancipated Foster Youth
DSF Werks brings emancipated foster youth together around classic car restoration, paid internships and Motor Mondays. Founders Joel Lueb and Marci Tasche on why relationships mattered more than skills.
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.
See Partnership In Action
Mars Hill Church in Mobile, Alabama went to Masatepe, Nicaragua to listen first. A farm, a recovery center and local pastors running the work show what that partnership built, even through 2018’s unrest.
5 Essential Commitments for Sustainable Impact In A Cross-Cultural Setting
Most short-term efforts never produce lasting change, however much time and money goes in. Scott White names five commitments, starting with going as a learner, that mark the partnerships that work.
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.
Patience Bears Fruit
In East London, South Africa, a recycling business started in 2018 now serves 1,000 homes and employs 20 young adults who had no work. Scott Worley on how a Visible Fund grant helped it grow.
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.
Cultivating Long-Term Relationships
Christian Fellowship Church in Columbia, Missouri has walked with Quito, Ecuador for 20 years and is now sister church to a congregation in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. Michael Acock on why depth beats trip count.