When my friends and I visited Cartagena, Colombia, our daily breaks for gelato were a high priority. These wonderful breaks were also one of our most time-consuming activities, deciding what flavor matched our moods, the weather, and activity levels.

When I was traveling around the United States and doing “van life,” I recognized my need for community.

Most church planters are familiar with DMM training, but what happens when community development is integrated into Disciple Making Movements?

I can still remember sitting in the backseat of our 1989 Volkswagen Vanagon on the way home to Michigan after a month of traveling to the west coast. Our last stop was at the Corn Palace in Iowa.

What does collaboration in church planting look like among refugees in a war-torn area of the world? Christ’s Commission Fellowship (CCF) has discovered the joy of partnership in a most unlikely region.

I remember when my parents built their current home. Besides their stricter budget (including having our fridge consist primarily of frozen pizza), the biggest dread: moving.

Once we graduated college, my best friend, Heidi, and I decided to start a two-person book club.

The GACX member organization, Horn of Africa, is a brilliant organization that uses its ideas to plant churches in Africa.

“If that church weren’t planted, I wouldn’t be here. It was a small, seemingly unsuccessful church, but whoever planted it doesn’t understand the depth of its impact on my life,” says Cruz Paniagua.

Over my sophomore spring break in college, I went on a mission trip to Mississippi. It was hot, there was drama, and I was averaging three hours of sleep.