July 27, 2026

The SEND U Blog

Reflections and Resources for Lifelong Learning for Missionaries

Category: Training

Spiritual Formation, Training

Train Yourself for Godliness

If you put these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, being trained in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine that you have followed. Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. – 1 Timothy 4:6–8 The desired outcome: to become a good servant of Christ Jesus We all want to hear the words, “Well done, good and faithful servant” from our Lord. But what does that mean for each of us? What do we need to be doing that will make it possible for us to hear those words?… Read the whole post
Ken Guenther1 min read
Training

Webinars for Missionaries Much More Accessible

Many of us in SEND have benefited from the webinars that have been offered on a regular basis by The Mission Exchange and CrossGlobal Link. For those unfamiliar with the vocabulary, a webinar is a short seminar (generally about an hour long) offered through the Internet.  Since missionaries are generally located thousands of kilometers from the typical places where mission training seminars, workshops and conferences are held, we have few opportunities for attending these training events.   Rarely do we have a chance to hear what missionaries and mission leaders from other organizations have learned, other than by reading a book or during our “furloughs”.  The Internet of course has changed all that, and webinars are one way where a subject matter expert can share his expertise with an audience spread across the globe. For those who are unfamiliar with The Mission Exchange and CrossGlobal Link, they were two different evangelical… Read the whole post
Ken Guenther2 mins read
Training, Adult Education, E-learning

What Does Romans Say About Preaching and Online Learning?

From my journal this morning: First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world. God, whom I serve in my spirit in preaching the gospel of his Son, is my witness how constantly I remember you in my prayers at all times; and I pray that now at last by God’s will the way may be opened for me to come to you. I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you strong—that is, that you and I may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith. I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I… Read the whole post
Ken Guenther2 mins read
Church Planting, Coaching

The Importance of Coaching Church Planters

In SEND U, we have been promoting coaching as a means of personal development, and as a help for those in mission leadership.    But coaching is also used extensively in supporting church planters, and this was the context that first sparked my interest in coaching back in 2007. The following article comes from the December 2011 edition of Dr. Bob Vajko’s Help in Planting and Multiplying Churches newsletter.   Dr. Vajko is a church planting consultant with TEAM International, and he and his wife Noreen served as church planters in France for 29 years and then 7 years in Australia.… Read the whole post
Ken Guenther1 min read
Adult Education, Training

Facilitating Relational Learning Among Women

In a previous post, I talked about the Entrust training for women that we have been hosting on the SEND campus in Farmington, Michigan.   One of our female workers in Central Asai recently attended the Entrust training in Switzerland and wrote the following article in our latest SEND Harvest Heartbeat publication. “Who do you think these older women are who are to be teaching the younger women?” We were reading Titus 2:3-5. Anyone who knows me, or who has been through the first course of the Entrust Women to Women Ministry Training, would recognize this as a leading question. But it was a question that needed to be asked. I wanted the women I was teaching to understand that they are the mentors and teachers that their churches need.… Read the whole post
Ken Guenther1 min read
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