by Tom Zimmerman | Jan 20, 2025 | Stories
“The Great Commission was always intended to be a group project.” Keaton Koch is the Mobilization pastor at Grace Covenant Church in Austin, Texas. I asked Keaton about the “M” word in his job title. Mobilize…who, for what? “We pray to see where there is a genuine...
by Tom Zimmerman | Nov 8, 2024 | Stories
Discussing global volunteerism with Bruce Wilson is probably something like doing a Beatles interview with Paul McCartney. He was there in the early days. His anecdotes ring with first-person authenticity. Bruce’s immersion in global missions began with a high school...
by Tom Zimmerman | Oct 25, 2024 | Stories
Edwin Caruana lives in Malta. He and his wife Sylvia answered a particular call to ministry in 1995. This was about 1,940 years after the Apostle Paul struggled onto a Maltese beach with his fellow shipwreck survivors. Sicily is to the north, Crete to the east, North...
by Tom Zimmerman | Oct 10, 2024 | Stories
I spoke with Chelsea Fretwell about her grant writing position at Pioneers for about 20 minutes before I realized… she’d made no mention of money or funding levels. She did, however, talk a great deal about relationships. “Grant writing isn’t transactional, it’s...
by Tom Zimmerman | Aug 30, 2024 | Stories
How do you know? When is it your time to volunteer with whatever skills or background God has prepared for you in advance? Ephesians 2:10 Back in 1956, my Dad went to a winter sports show in Milwaukee. A tiny woman named Janet had a booth and brochures for canoe...
