by Kristil Faught | Apr 28, 2026 | 8 Phases, Church Planting, Training & Strategy
The 8 Phases of Pioneering is a relational framework used to assess the health and depth of a missionary’s connection with an unreached people group. Rather than measuring activities or to-do lists, this model measures the strength of trust and the spiritual growth...
by Kristil Faught | Apr 23, 2026 | 8 Phases, Missionary Biographies
David Brainerd (1718–1747) was an 18th-century missionary to Native Americans whose published diary became one of the most influential works in mission history, establishing a legacy of sacrificial prayer and holiness. David Brainerd’s life was a testament to the idea...
by Kristil Faught | Apr 21, 2026 | 8 Phases, Missionary Biographies, Training & Strategy
Brother Andrew (Andrew van der Bijl, 1928–2022) was a Dutch missionary famous for smuggling Bibles into communist countries behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War, eventually founding the global organization Open Doors to support persecuted Christians. Brother...
by Kristil Faught | Apr 16, 2026 | Church Planting, Discipleship, Tools, Training & Strategy
Evangelism is the verbal proclamation of the euangelion—the Good News—that Jesus Christ has atoned for sin and reconciled humanity to God. While missions involves mercy and presence, biblical evangelism requires a message that must be heard and believed for salvation....
by Kristil Faught | Apr 14, 2026 | 8 Phases, Mission Mobilization, Missionary Biographies
David Livingstone (1813–1873) was a Scottish pioneer medical missionary and explorer with the London Missionary Society. He is best known for his exploration of the African interior and his tireless campaign to abolish the East African slave trade, which he famously...
