Yesterday afternoon I took a stroll through the Faculty offices in the Bible, Missions, and Ministry College. There is a room in the center labeled “Missions Strategy Room” - a room filled with chairs and tables; great for conversation. I quietly entered, examining the library of videos, the familiar marker board up at the front, and the giant map of the world affixed to the back wall. As I looked closer, I saw that there were faces and names scattered all over the map’s continents. “Juan Monroy - Madrid”, “Andrew Jacobs - St. Petersburg”… It showed teams on every single continent. I looked over towards the Pacific Ocean, and saw a long list of those still here at ACU, in training. Many of these people are those who I know well and have been through classes with.

Chills ran down my spine as I imagined all the places where God’s people are battling for souls. Still more were felt as I thought about my name and picture among them. Where would I be headed? Where would God send Katrina and I? The statement above this map read, “Our vision: By 2010 prepare and train teams to initiate at least 4 church planting movements on every continent.”

Church planting movements are just what they sound like. Churches that plant churches that plant more churches. It is a grass roots reality - the way the Kingdom of God exists! I want nothing more than to be a part of God’s Kingdom; just gotta figure out where he’s taking me!

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