June 18, 2025

The SEND U Blog

Reflections and Resources for Lifelong Learning for Missionaries

Category: Training

When Evangelism is Hard (Even for Missionaries)
Training, Evangelism

When Evangelism is Hard (Even for Missionaries)

This post is taken from the ministry update of Nathan & Brittany Garrett, SEND missionaries in Romania. Nathan serves as the field leader for SEND’s work in Romania. The post is used with permission. Setting Our Sights: A Renewed Focus on Evangelism As our team prepared this year’s Team AMP (annual ministry plan), one of our desired focuses was to seek to cultivate our burden for the lost and to grow in evangelism. This may sound a little basic–like the ABC’s of being a missionary. But it’s not as simple as you might think. Much of our time and energy goes into discipling and building up men and women within our churches. When “It Doesn’t Work Here” Isn’t Enough So, as I (Nathan) approached the end of 2024 and reflected on life and ministry, I saw a major gap in the area of sharing the Gospel with those outside the… Read the whole post
Nathan Garrett6 mins read
The process of journeying towards Christ
Training

The process of journeying towards Christ

This entry is part 13 of 15 in the series "Church planting". An event or a process? Is evangelism an event or is it a process… or both? And why does that matter? When I was in Bible College, I was introduced to the Engel Scale. This was a chart that showed how coming to faith in Christ and growing in Christ is a process that takes time. Accepting Christ and being born again is an event. At one moment we were lost and the next moment we had eternal life. But coming toward Christ is always a journey, and growing in Christ as a disciple is a journey. See a previous blog post on “Connecting with the lost.” Saddleback Church’s adaptation Saddleback Church in California used the Engel Scale in their evangelism training and adapted it to include their purpose-driven discipleship process. They showed that many people move through the following stages, though it might be at… Read the whole post
David North8 mins read
The 3 Thirds Process: building in multiplication
Training, Church Planting, Disciple-making

The 3 Thirds Process: building in multiplication

This entry is part 12 of 15 in the series "Church planting". In our post on “Building Your Multiplication Process”, we mentioned that we intentionally built processes into our various group gatherings so that the believers will be constantly reminded and enabled to “pass it on” to others. Multiplication will be built into all our environments. One of the tools we mentioned was the “3 Thirds Process” developed by Ying Kai during his time in China. (See his book, T4T: A Discipleship Re-Revolution). Kai sought to build a church culture that would expect multiplication to happen. He also wanted to develop a system that would make it simple to pass on. To build this culture and this system, Ying Kay developed what he called the 3 Thirds process.  Notice that this model is not a specific curriculum for the Bible portion of a Bible study. Rather, it is a well-rounded process used in… Read the whole post
David North10 mins read
Multiplication Process Development in Ministry: Strategies and Tools
Church Planting, Disciple-making, DMM, Mentoring, Mission Methodologies

Multiplication Process Development in Ministry: Strategies and Tools

This entry is part 11 of 15 in the series "Church planting". The right materials and methods won’t result in multiplication unless we have developed an intentional process designed to multiply. A long process of learning I was speaking to a group of missionaries in Asia about developing a ministry of multiplying disciple-makers. I was telling them how we had developed a process in our church plant where we were making disciples who make disciples who make disciples. At that point, one of the missionaries asked me how long it took us to develop that process. I didn’t exactly know how to answer that question. After all, it was a cumulation of learning things over the years and of trying and developing methods and processes. Collecting the right tools During 33 years as a church planter, I was constantly looking for or modifying or developing materials to be more effective… Read the whole post
David North5 mins read
Building a Multiplication Process – What will it take?
Training

Building a Multiplication Process – What will it take?

This entry is part 10 of 15 in the series "Church planting". Building your multiplication process starts with understanding what it takes. It was my personal goal that everyone in our church could help plant a new church in the future. For that to happen, we needed to discover or develop methods that would be transferable. We needed a process that would enable all the members to join the work of making disciples. As we try to build a growth track for making, growing, and equipping disciples, it is helpful to clarify the stages it normally takes for a person to go from being “lost and unconnected” to becoming the mature and fruitful disciple God wants. Of course, each person grows in a unique way. But there normally is a sequence of stages of spiritual growth as a person moves from “lost and unconnected” to becoming a 3M disciple (maturing, ministering, and multiplying).… Read the whole post
David North5 mins read
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