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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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    A3/India alumnus Dr. Danny Sathyadass shares how A3 impacted him and what lessons he is passing on to others

    When I was first invited for A3, I was quite reluctant because I had just finished my MTh (Master of Theology), and I didn't want to go through another course, so to

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  • MY SEASON OF HEALING AND DEPENDENCE

    Man walking alone on a beach - Lessons from the Silence

    “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
    — Exodus 14:14

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    Excerpts from “Lost in Transition”—new book from A3 Board member, Steve Woodworth! 

    My friend, Steve Woodworth, recently published an amazing book on leadership succession: Lost in Translation: Lessons from the

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    BY STU LYNCH

    Busy church leaders need practices and perspectives that will help them stay healthy and fruitful for the long haul and finish well in life and ministry. My calling is helping

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  • Words that have impacted my life and leadership

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    1. “START AT THE TOP AND WORK YOUR WAY DOWN. THEY MIGHT SAY 'NO' BUT THEY COULD SAY 'YES'."

    Dr. Robert Clinton, a former professor of leadership at Fuller

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    CHRISTIAN ATHEIST: Is a person who believes in God but lives as though God doesn’t exist or is largely irrelevant to the everyday business of living.

    The term CHRISTIAN ATHEIST is a figure of speech

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    Reflecting on the Ten Years since Japan's Triple Disaster

    By Sue Plumb Takamoto

    PART 2

    In Part 1: "

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  • I was most interested to learn from a family in my church about their recent holiday in another state. Even more so when they had taken the time to visit a very well known church in that state. I asked them what was it that impressed them most about the church and what could we learn from them.

  • shutterstock_141036124There is much to suggest that the church in the west is living in a post-Christian generation. Evangelism has fallen on hard times, and ironically it seems that seminars to help people learn how to share their faith are doing no better.  And yet our denominations, although

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  • friends duy pham Cecb0 8Hx o unsplash 640pxOne of the wisest persons in the Bible wrote the following words that have served me well in my life of ministry:

    “The righteous choose their friends carefully, But the way of the wicked leads them astray.”
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    Proverbs

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  • deserted lucas campoi e4A XRcjLdA unsplashAn important leadership lesson: What do you do when your mates desert you?

    It can be lonely at the top. Like the time the Apostle Paul wrote to Timothy from a damp, dark prison cell, on trial in a Roman court, believing that the time for his

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  • The BrownsDan Brown: Learning About Strength

    Does God teach missionaries? Definitely! Well, let's just say that the good ones come equipped with a humble learning posture. Take Dan Brown, for example.

    In this clip, Asian Access/SIM

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