Bekele Shanko is the global vice presiden for Global Church Moments at Campus Crusade for Christ International (Cru), working in over 150 countries to build movements of multiplying churches and faith communities. A native of Ethiopia, he has served as Cru’s National Director of Ethiopia and Regional Director of Southern and Eastern Africa. Bekele is the President of GACX and leads the church planting focus for Finishing the Task.
Collecting and understanding data from the field allows us to see God at work and helps identify next steps.
What a privilege it was for us at Mission India to host the India Roundtable powered by GACX.
Like many cities in Europe, Krakow, Poland is a rich texture of history, culture, and architecture. But for a few days this April, the most beautiful place in this city wasn’t it’s main square or majestic cathedral — but a rather ordinary hotel conference room.
The Deaf live in every country, yet they are often the last and least-regarded people group in the world. There are an estimated 70 million Deaf people worldwide, and 98% of them do not know God.
The most important ingredient for movements is God-empowerment through the Holy Spirit.
The GACX board of directors has appointed John Becker to be the Vice President for Global Networking and Partnerships.
Whenever I hear some of what God’s doing through GACX members, I am reminded what unique and sacred privilege to hear present-day stories which could well have been written in the book of Acts.
Watch the highlight video (above) and you’ll quickly see the “ignition” of praises and prayers in the eyes of our Father at the Ignition 2018, the GACX prayer summit in Orlando.
I’ve spoken with leaders from many GACX members over the last several months — phone, video calls, and face-to-face. These conversations have left me ever more amazed at all the God is doing around the world.
Every organization has a culture — practices and habits based on shared values. How does prayer become an integral, indispensable part of it?
In January 2017, thirty-three leaders of Cru’s Global Church Movements (GCM) from 22 countries of Africa and the Middle East gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Nearly 80% of people in the world learn primarily or exclusively though oral means.
The leadership of GACX, a global alliance for church multiplication, and the Global Church Planting Network (GCPN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on intentional collaboration.
The Apostle Paul adapted his church-planting strategy for different contexts. Movements today do the same while still demonstrating a common pattern of growth and development.
Global trends and a changing culture are key reasons why multiplying churches are more necessary than ever before.
