by Steve Austvold | Apr 27, 2022 | Missions Mobilization
Dear Pastors and Mission Leaders, Greetings in Christ. In April, I had a zoom chat with Ric Stanghelle. Ric is now the president of FCMM, a retirement program for EFCA pastors and missionaries. Prior to this position, Ric was the lead pastor for 32 years at Lakes...
by Steve Austvold | Apr 24, 2022 | Missions Mobilization
Greetings in Christ. The war started in Ukraine on February 24th. We have all seen the pictures and devastation of what has been happening in Ukraine. I heard recently on a mission Zoom call from MissioNexus that there are 1 to 1.5 million believers in Ukraine. ...
by Steve Austvold | Feb 23, 2022 | Missions Mobilization
Dear Pastors and Mission Leaders, Greetings in Christ. It is time to look ahead to the summer and beyond. Your church can have mission impact by using short-term teams. Short-term teams somewhat disappeared over these past two years. It is time to consider going...
by Steve Austvold | Jan 28, 2022 | Missions Mobilization
Dear Pastors and Mission Leaders, Greetings in Christ. From time to time there are different mission booklets that I like to recommend. It is time again to recommend these mission related booklets that you will find helpful for your mission team and hopefully, for...
by Steve Austvold | Oct 26, 2021 | Missions Mobilization
Dear Pastors and Mission Leaders, Greetings in Christ. How is your mission team doing? Do you need more members? Do you even have a mission team? Do you know the purpose for your mission team? What are you supposed do to as a mission team? Are you too busy with...
by Steve Austvold | Aug 20, 2021 | All People, Missions Mobilization
Sometimes, I am asked where I get my mission information. This information can be important for us to have so we can know how to pray, how to give support, or even to go. For example, learning what is happening now in Afghanistan is important, so we know how to...