At our October meeting, the A3 board unanimously and enthusiastically elected Ron McMahon to serve as the lifetime honorary chairman of our board. It was a deeply meaningful time together as we reflected on Ron's 23 years as our chairman. Because of Ron's great leadership, we are well on our way to celebrating 50 years of ministry in 2017. Prior to Ron's tenure, ...
In one of the poorest countries in the world, where garment workers labor under harsh conditions, A3 is partnering with InterVarsity to build the Living Water Centre (LWC)—a multi-purpose training and conference facility in a country where land and buildings like this are scarce. Peter Mazumder, general secretary of InterVarsity Bangladesh, shares in a video interview his vision for a Centre that will lead people to living water. LWC will help the nearby garment workers through providing a medical clinic and chapel as well as serve the facility needs for a number of organizations who are partnering in this vision, including...
Joe Handley's article was originally published by Global Proclamation Congress.
Last year, one of my colleagues, Noel Becchetti, A2’s VP for Leader Development drafted the following report:
“We have seen some amazing breakthroughs this past year (2013) in our restricted-access countries. Restricted Access means countries where religious freedom, especially the freedom to practice and share...
Dear Friends of Japan, The next two days offer a very strategic opportunity as many of the top church planters in Japan are gathering together for a significant summit. They are praying about the future of the country and their vision to reach Japan for Christ. This is truly an historic opportunity so I would like to ask you to keep them in your prayers these next two days.
Here is the request I received this afternoon in California (Wednesday morning in Japan)...
When I first interviewed with A3 over six years ago, I told the board, “This is one of the best kept secrets in mission today.” Why? Because I was in cross-cultural mission leadership for more than 20 years and had no idea of the impact of the mission.
This summer when our Mid-Year Report went out, we had several similar responses: “Joe, I had no idea the impact of A3. Thank you for sending the mid-year report!” I just shared...
A few weeks ago, I was attending Pastor Joshua Hari’s church near Tokyo. Joshua is an assistant director for A3/Japan and the lead pastor for this dynamic congregation. His church began a new outreach by providing a weekly community exercise and stretching program for young mothers. On this particular morning, a young mother got up to promote the new program. She wasn’t a believer! She enthusiastically shared how another church ministry rallied around...
This September 11 was a very special day for me.
I was privileged to be part of a group of 70 guests invited to spend Patriot Day together in New York City. Our group was comprised of leaders from every corner of society—civic, business, government, and ministry. For nearly 16 hours, we combed the city. At every stop, we prayed together—and...
The spring 2014 issue of Leadership Journal had a powerful article by J.R. Briggs, Transforming Failure: How God used a painful season of ministry to change my life.
The article posts these difficult statistics about the tough calling that pastors have today..
I had the privilege of traveling across the Kanto plane from Yokohama to Saitama and Tokyo this past weekend with my former colleague, Pastor Byron MacDonald, the senior pastor of Rolling Hills Covenant Church. He inspired younger leaders everywhere he went, many tearing up with his charge from the life of Joshua in taking the baton of leadership for the next generation of the...
At the midway point in this ministry year, here is a compilation of some of the stories we’ve been reporting. We trust you will be encouraged by the progress of the work, inspired by the hope these leaders possess, and compelled to come alongside in practical ways.
Joe Handley, President
Work of Reproducing Disciple-Making Leaders
Joe shares from Cambodia that the more sustainable work over the long haul is...
It is a nearly unbearable feeling reading about brothers and sisters around the world who are being persecuted for their faith and feeling helpless in knowing how to respond. This is true in situations like the current catastrophe of Iraqi and Syrian Christians as well as in the everyday persecution friends face in many corners...
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16) In June, I had the privilege of visiting my friend and A3/Cambodia National Director, Meng Aun Hour, in Cambodia. Meng took my daughters and me...
It’s been a tremendous week in Seoul. 30 leaders from an important and strategic country, not named due to security reasons, gathered to prayerfully plan their strategy for a vision God put on their heart leading to 2030. They want to send 20,000 missionaries from their country and plant 2,000 churches outside their country by 2030. Nearly every day...
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For over half a century, A3 has catalyzed movements in Asia. Now, with doors open in the Middle East, North Africa, and the West, we have boldly stepped in...
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