by Kristil Faught | Feb 19, 2026 | 8 Phases, Church Planting, Czech Republic, Ekballo, Missions 101, Training & Strategy
The quiet of the night was shattered. It wasn’t even 2:00 AM and for the third time that night, our one-year-old daughter’s cries jerked us away from the sleep we so desperately craved. I physically pried open my eyelids, willing my body off the bed. I had to reach...
by Kristil Faught | Feb 17, 2026 | 8 Phases, Church Planting, Discipleship, Missiology & Theology, Missions 101, Training & Strategy
Missionary work is the intentional, cross-cultural process of establishing the Church where it does not yet exist. It involves crossing linguistic, social, and geographic barriers to make disciples and empower indigenous leaders so that the Gospel becomes...
by Kristil Faught | Feb 12, 2026 | Ekballo, First Nations in Canada, Theology of Suffering
Today marks the 35th funeral we have attended in the eight years we have lived on the Muskrat Dam First Nation Reserve in Canada. While a third of the funerals we attended were in other reserve communities around us, 48 people we personally knew have died since we...
by Kristil Faught | Feb 10, 2026 | 8 Phases, Church Planting, Mission Mobilization, Missions 101, Training & Strategy
A sustainable mission strategy is a regional approach that moves away from isolated, solo efforts toward a 3-tiered ecosystem. This model connects a stable support hub to local cultural bridges, ensuring that newly planted churches are never orphans but are born into...
by Kristil Faught | Feb 3, 2026 | 8 Phases, Church Planting, Missiology & Theology, Missions 101, Training & Strategy
Relational missions is a philosophy of ministry that prioritizes long-term presence and mutual trust over transactional aid, ensuring that Gospel transformation is authentic and culturally rooted rather than a performance for free gifts. Many well-meaning missionaries...
