J.D. Payne serves as a professor of Christian Ministry at Samford University. Prior to this, he was the pastor for church multiplication with The Church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, AL. Before that, he served with the North American Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and as an Associate Professor of Church Planting and Evangelism at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, where he also directed the Center for North American Missions and Church Planting.
By the numbers, the 2018 GACX Global Forum was an incredible success. A total of 226 participants representing over 100 different organizations — the largest ever GACX forum.
I have had the privilege of spending most of my ministry career with Converge, a movement of 1300+ churches in the US and many others around the world that exists to help people meet, know and follow Jesus by starting and strengthening churches together worldwide.
It would be difficult to overstate the importance of prayer in fulfilling GACX’s vision. Apart from prayer, our goal of 5 million more multiplying Church bodies would not be more difficult — it would be impossible.
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.
