Noel Becchetti

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Earlier this month, A3 held its annual

2024: A Year of Momentum for A3

Our top stories reflect the momentum as we have seen reasons for our 2023 name change fulfilled in 2024.

Joe Handley says that A3 has grown more in the last year than any other time during his 16+ year tenure. We've expanded to

What a week it was! The A3 National Director Gathering brought together leaders from around the world for a powerful experience of unity, collaboration, and deep reflection on our mission and vision. Rooted in the changes we embraced around 2020, this gathering offered us a unique opportunity

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Noel is very different in gifting, culture, and worldview from his A3 team members. But here is a man so consumed with serving the Lord and others that it has bonded us in partnering for His Glory.

A Tribute to My Friend, Noel Becchetti

ONE WORKDAY AFTER OUR DEAR RECEPTIONIST, ELLEN HALE, RETIRED AFTER 41 YEARS WITH A3, WE HAVE MORE STAFF NEWS TO SHARE...

“We need this urgently”

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Kavitha Emmanuel takes on the hard questions in this new video series

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Fresh Expressions of the Church

For many of us, church (the Greek word is Ekklesia) can mean a building, a paid pastor, and set programs, located in a

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“Your program is different.”

Central Asia (MNN) — The five countries comprising Central Asia gained independence in 1991 when the Soviet Union collapsed. With liberation came

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A Surprising Byproduct of Persecution

“For twenty years, the Church in our country labored under significant persecution. The benefit of this persecution, though, was that it brought us

How the collaboration and friendships amongst the CEOs of A3 have turned succession-planning theory on its head

FEATURE ARTICLE BY NOEL BECCHETTI

“I’m amazed at the relationships you have with your

A person of true Kingdom impact has left this earth for her heavenly reward.

I just completed an exciting trip for Asian Access that I can’t tell you anything about.

Asian Access’ mission is to equip and unify visionary Christ-centered leaders to influence Spirit-led change. I just saw a great example of this value being put into action at the gathering of the Asian Access Indonesia First Class this May.

Key Component to Asian Access' Ethos

Asian Access is a multi-national ministry, currently active in 16 countries. What you might not be aware of is that the leaders in A2 are active among those 16 countries as well.

It’s part of our ethos of breaking down

Update from an Asian Access Leader 

How have the national leaders of Asian Access responded in these unprecedented times of combined pandemic and persecution? How have they coped?  How are their own lives, and their own families, faring? 

“We are experiencing Forceful Sabbaths – time to slow down, be with our families, recalibrate the focus on our ministries. God is causing us to rethink how we can serve the people in our communities in new ways.” “We are seeing a shift in how we do church, how we minister to our

Church leaders are asking for assistance

Indonesia (MNN) – A major component for a healthy church is strong leadership. However, there are so many places around the world where church leaders lack access to leadership tools and

Groundbreaking book released May 1 platforms national leaders across Asia

Asian Access is releasing a brand new series today called, Eastern Voices: Insight, Perspective, and Vision from Kingdom Leaders in Asia In Their Own

“Things have gotten better here.”

Given where I am sitting as I hear these those words, this is no small statement. I’m writing from Dhaka, where I am attending a session for A2 Bangladesh’s third class. 15 pastors and parachurch leaders are deep into the fifth of what will be

Asian Access National Leaders Take Charge

At Asian Access, our vision is to see a vibrant community of servant leaders

Christians in Thailand consider chaos and Christ

Thailand (MNN) — Security has been beefed up at all of

An Asian Access service trip diary

My wife Kyle and I recently got a rare treat: A chance to join

Tentmaking Ministry. Bi-Vocational Pastors. We’ve all heard these terms, and they sound so good. In countries where it is rare to find churches that can afford to support a full-time pastor, what is the answer? Why, self-supporting pastors, of course. Leaders earn their income

At the latest leader development session in one of the restricted-access countries where A2 is at work, one thing is clear: Pastors here persevere in the ministry despite persistent persecution. Let two of our leaders share their testimonies with you in their

Nepal Short-Term Service Trips Now Available!

Purpose:The people of Nepal have been devastated physically, economically, emotionally and spiritually by the April and May 2015 earthquakes. You have an opportunity to provide basic assistance, encouragement, and most importantly, the love

It was the guy in the worship band—a guitarist playing with two broken legs—who finally got to me. When the 7.9 earthquake struck Nepal on April 26, over 300 men, women, and children were worshipping at Visions of Salvation church in central Kathmandu. The building collapsed. Nineteen people, including the

Nepal (MNN) -- The back-to-back Nepali earthquakes are counted as the nation's deadliest disasters. More than 100 heavy aftershocks since late April are

And Still Making A Difference—With A Paintbrush

Ron McMahon is a world changer. A Southern California native and USC graduate, Ron launched his own architectural and planning firm, then moved into real estate development. His business achievements have spanned several decades and have

Pay To Play (or in this case, Study)

Our A3 national leaders have big hearts. And they tackle big problems with amazing creativity—as is the case with Phnom Penh’s Jesus School. Jesus School was born out of the

A Redemption Story From Cambodia

When you wade into the Gospel trenches, you never know who might end up right next to you. A3’s leaders in Cambodia have recently experienced this in a big way. Led by National Director Meng Aun Hour (pictured here with his wife Rady and their daughter Vouchly), Cambodia’s A3

You can say this about Christian leaders in the Philippines—they have vision. In 1974, there were around 5,000 churches in the entire nation. Then, a key church-growth conference was held in Manila. Out of this conference was birthed the Disciple A Whole Nation (DAWN)

 Inspiring attitude despite eight pastors

You'll be surprised to hear the

A disaster strikes. People help. The helpers leave. Then, the rebuilding begins. Camp Morigo first opened in 1960. Owned and operated by Oasis Chapel (located in the Sendai region of northeast Japan), Camp Morigo served as a full-service Christian camp for decades. Then, the Triple Disaster struck March 11, 2011—the earthquake, tsunami,

Noel Becchetti, Asian Access VP for Leader Development

How do you comfort people trapped in a refugee existence? How about old-fashioned African-American gospel music—in Japan! It’s been over three years since the triple disaster struck Japan on March 11, 2011. A

USA (MNN) — When you’re at a missions conference, you’re bound to run into someone you know. That’s what keeps

Given Asian Access’ focus on church leaders (primarily lead pastors), the majority of our cohort participants are men—but by no means all. Several A2 cohorts in recent years have included women. And in one country we won’t identify for security reasons, a branch of A2’s ministry focuses exclusively on the nurture,

On a day that Americans celebrate their country's birthday, and the religious freedom that comes with it, many brothers and sisters in Christ across Asia are facing tremendous persecution. Asian Access is standing with these persecuted church leaders and you can too.

MNN’s Ruth Kramer interviews Asian Access’ Noel

Asia (A2/MNN) — Persecution is

Persecution is alive and well in Asia.

This fact sometimes escapes me as I travel in the region. Our A2 national leaders are so gracious that I am often lulled into complacency as I visit with our A2 participants and hear about what God is doing in their area.

I’ve been jarred out of

Asia (ANA/MNN) — There’s a *people group in Asia about whom this is said: “If you have a chance to save a viper

An Extra-Mile Evangelist’s Heart

Asian Access exists to build into the lives of pastors and Christian leaders throughout Asia. We also discover that we have much to learn from them as well. Take Pastor Charles (not his real name), an A2 participant from South Asia. Years ago,

Empowering “Poor” Churches to Make a Difference in Their Communities

“God is calling us—all of us—to invest in our communities for His sake. No matter how limited our resources might be, we always have something to offer in Christ’s name.”

This challenge was issued by Bob Moffitt of ...

"I grew up hating the Japanese.”

A statement like this will get one’s attention. It especially does when it is directed to a Japanese person—in this case, my colleague Takeshi Takazawa. Takeshi and I were in the Philippines, visiting leaders in

Asian cultures are gracious and self-effacing…even to a fault.  I ran into an example of this on a recent trip to Asia.

I was meeting with the National Director and Leadership Committee of

When you get on the ground in the Third World, you can find tragedy in nearly every nook and cranny—and also God’s care at work, through the kindness of His people.

We saw this up close on a recent visit to an A2 session in what we call a restricted-access country