small is big

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    A Testimonial Reflection

    By DANNY SATHYADASS, A3 ALUMNUS

    When I saw Joe Handley’s recent post about the global impact A3 is poised to have, something stirred in me.

    Because what I see happening through A3 is not theoretical. It is not

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    by H.A. Moldez, A3 / Philippines 

    Is Bigger Better?

    The thinking that you must grow big to make a difference has crept in the church. I have heard several times of evangelical leaders urging pastors to level up so as to grow

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    It warmed my heart being with the A3 alumni in the Philippines recently.

  • MicroChurch

    He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and

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  • Gideon selects his army"With the 300 men who lapped I will save you and give the Midianites into your hand."

    I trust you remember the story (read Judges 7). Israel was facing a formidable challenge from the Midianites and God had called Gideon to lead them. As Gideon worked to select those who would serve in the army,

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  • church is a factoryNot long ago, one of our national directors was sharing about visiting a leading pastor in his nation. He was visiting to see if they could work together toward human rights

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  • Pastor Rajiv

    Prior to joining A3, Pastor Rajiv was “on a journey of big.”

  • strawberriesOne of the principles in Asian Access is that healthy churches grow. It’s why we spend so much time investing in key leaders’ personal walk with God and their growth in him. Because, when we are deeply

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  • Aspen treesWhat a joy it was for me to participate with Bishop Efraim Tendero at the World Evangelical Alliance gathering of Associate Members to brainstorm the future of the movement. I was so inspired by Bishop Ef’s style of leadership: so humble, so gracious, so serving. And, he

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  • Asian Access Faculty, Rod Denton, reflects on "Growing Big People" (an approach we celebrate at Asian Access!)... “When people grow, everything attached to them grows. But when we try to grow the activities attached to people, but we neglect to grow the people, we finish up with small people trying to handle and grow big things. This results in getting people who are burned out and exhausted and resentful. These people are then involved in constant changes of roles because

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  • BuildingBlocks Leadership Scripture 464502576 500px part4Qualities of a Great Leader, Part 4: Seventeen Essential Qualities

    This is the final post of my 4-part series about great leaders that took me 36 years to write. Here is a summary of what I've shared: Six Foundational

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  • elephant and rabbit“The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest

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  • Touhoku bazaar to hand out supplies to victims of the tsunami

    by Kent Muhling

    It's good to be up here in Touhoku again!  Much has changed; much has not.  Gasoline is no longer a problem -- stations are open, no long lines.  The highways are open tot all now, not just emergency vehicles.  Electricity has been restored in many

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  • While in Cambodia...

    I asked Dr. Perry Bowers why he would take a few weeks of his time to come to Cambodia to train only 12 pastors when he could be training thousands of pastors in other settings.

    His answer?...