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MentorLink Philippines: Bringing Basin and Towel Servant Leadership to Asia
Asia’s growth has exploded. Diverse cultures and languages exist in close quarters– sometimes just an apartment away. The call for contextualizing the gospel and raising leaders who live close to the heart of God are critical.
Herman Moldez and his team are the good leaven of the kingdom in Matthew 13:33. Despite enormous challenges, the MentorLink Philippines team has sown the seeds of Jesus’ leadership style throughout their part of the world. The sum total of nations, deno...
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Fields Blooming in India
Founder Stacy Rinehart, President Rick Sessoms and MentorLink Women Co-Director Rese Hood traveled to Mumbai, India April 4-10. Along with Brian Float, CEO of Kingdom Rain and key MLI partner as well as core members of the India training team, the progress of MentorLink’s five year efforts in the nation were assessed and plans made for the future.
It is an understatement to say that India is complex: thousands of people groups, caste system, ancient provincial/tribal issues, religi...
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Great Needs and Great Opportunities in Africa
Dr. Tim Brannagan and Dr. Stacy Rinehart returned to southern Africa to build upon the foundation laid by a vision-casting meeting in September 2007. The theme of great needs and great opportunities is a fitting summary of the team’s time.
MLI in general has been reviewing its core training materials on developing leaders to lead like Jesus. We are aware of the great need to build in more interactive aspects as well as guidelines to implement the principles for the long-term into ...
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New Beginnings: Dr. Stacy Rinehart Passes the Torch to Dr. Rick Sessoms
In a Spirit-filled dinner event in Raleigh, NC on February 4, 2008, Dr. Stacy Rinehart officially passed the roles of International Director, President and CEO to Dr. Rick Sessoms. The keynote speaker was Dr. Jerry White, internationally respected leader, author and one of Stacy’s mentors at The Navigators. He likened the passing of MLI’s leadership to that of Moses and Joshua, noting that MentorLink’s greatest days are still ahead.
Surrounded by their family and friends, MLI B...
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MentorLink Names Latin America Mentor-at-Large: Dr. Frank Hankins
For over two decades as a missionary based in Ecuador, Frank Hankins has focused on leadership development through mentoring relationships. His influence was felt in one-on-one relationships, training pastoral teams, writing curriculum and developing schools for lay leaders. Dr. Hankins has taught on pastoral ministry and leadership development in eight Latin American countries as well as serving as a web-based instructor with Fuller Seminary’s Master of Arts in Global Leadership.
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Dr. Tim Brannagan Joins MLI as Africa Coordinator
MentorLink International’s initiatives in Africa received a tremendous boost with the addition of Dr. Tim Brannagan. Tim possess that rare combination of a mind for academic proficient and a heart for authentic pastoral care. He has served as a missionary, a Bible College academic dean and teacher, a seminary professor and mentor, and more recently as a pastor on a large church staff in the Midwest.
God grabbed Tim’s heart for Africa nearly twenty-five years ago. He says, “My...
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Dr. Rick Sessoms Called As New MentorLink President
Dr. Stacy Rinehart, founder and International Director, is pleased to announce that Dr. Rick Sessoms has accepted the call to be the new President of MentorLink International. Dr. Sessoms has served in pastorates, as vice-president of a Christian college and,most recently, as a key leadership developer for TransWorld Radio.
Rick and Stacy met while working on several leadership initiatives for the Lausanne Committee’s Leadership Development Working Group.
In an announceme...
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Africa Initiative Launched
MentorLink, Partners International and members of the Lausanne Younger Leaders Forum hosted two weeks of training in Senegal and Cameroon. Strategic leaders from the nations of Niger, Ghana, Mali, Liberia, Mauritania and Nigeria joined their Senegal counterparts in catching a vision for multiplying leaders in the pattern of Christ. Most of these leaders minister in heavily Islamic areas.
Rene, the host partner from Partners International, preceded the ministry with a seven day fas...
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Spring 2007 Ministry of Intercession in Latin America
Clyde Hodson, Director of Prayer Ministries for MLI, spent three weeks this spring equipping intercessors for the work of MLI country leaders in Latin America. The Lord raised hundreds of intercessors for MLI partners and their churches and ministries during that time.
Clyde taught on subjects ranging from spiritual authority, prayer partners, healing, concerts of prayer, the ministry of deliverance, affirmation of leaders and their calling and forming strategic plans for prayer. Cl...
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International Leaders Meet to Discuss “New Beginnings”
Six of MentorLink’s international leaders representing the various regions in which the ministry is currently at work convened at a ranch north of Dallas, Texas in early August. As MLI marked its seventh year of ministry, the International Servant Team felt the Lord impressed upon them the idea of “New Beginnings” as our eighth year commences.
A key part of the new things God will be doing will come through the formation of a working group of international leaders who will play ...
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Indonesia
MentorLink and Partners International teamed up for a six day training experience for leaders representing strategic ministries in important areas throughout Indonesia. The inherent flexibility of MentorLink’s approach and materials enabled the trainers to adapt quickly and effectively to the unique needs of the participants.
The style of the MentorLink training represents the best of adult non-formal educational strategies and methods. Self-discovery learning is central, and act...
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Northeast Asia
The Christian population in this country is very much like the leaven in the kingdom parable– it is hidden but influential and growing. Reasonable estimates have the number of believers in small gatherings in the millions. To keep the busy shepherds in this part of the world nourished and able to feed the Lord’s sheep, a leadership mentoring movement with many of the same characteristics - hidden and influential – is growing.
Recently a multicultural MLI team spent many days m...
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Eastern Europe
The epicenter of the freedom wave that toppled a brutal dictator was in the central square of the southwestern city of Timisoara. In 1989 Petru and Gina Bulica joined tens of thousands of believers and non-believers in standing firm day and night against political oppression. Freedom came by flickering candlelight.
Now the Bulicas are carrying a new dream of spiritual freedom that comes through Christ and His Kingdom. The once-persecuted evangelical church is still on the margins o...
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Brazil
One of MentorLink’s partner organizations in this huge South American country is MAPI, sponsored by OC International. David and Debbie Kornfield have lived and faithfully ministered to pastors from their base in Sao Paulo for many years. In addition to ministry hardships, the Kornfields’ daughter Karis had to endure two multiple organ transplants
Since David’s initial meeting with Stacy, Gary and Clyde over two years ago, he has opened his heart and ministry to the Lord in new...
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