by Kristil Faught | May 5, 2026 | Church Planting, Missiology & Theology, Training & Strategy
Collectivism is a cultural worldview prevalent in most unreached contexts where identity is rooted in the group (family, tribe, or clan) rather than the individual. In these cultures, major life decisions, including religious conversion, are communal processes rather...
by Kristil Faught | Apr 30, 2026 | Leadership, Training & Strategy
Niche missions refers to the practice of specializing in a single aspect of the Great Commission, such as Bible translation, medical relief, or youth evangelism, often at the exclusion of the long-term work of church planting. Holistic missions, by contrast, seeks to...
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...
