MFI Leaders Podcast

The spread of world missions started with the arrival of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, as His power worked through the church. By the end of the first century, the Gospel had been proclaimed throughout the entire Roman Empire. Another significant surge in the spread of the Gospel occurred after the Azusa Street revival, which resulted in its reach expanding to the entire world. To fulfill Jesus’s prophecy in Matthew 24:14, the Church needs to undergo a renewal and receive a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit’s baptism and His refining fire.

Dennis Balcombe received Jesus Christ as his personal saviour in 1961. Also, he received the call of God on his life at a young age and traveled to China at the age of 24.  He has lived in Hong Kong for the past 54 years. God has greatly used him to bless and strengthen the Chinese church; a church that now has well over one hundred million believers.  He speaks fluent Mandarin and Cantonese.  He continues to minister to the Chinese and many others throughout Asia and the world.  As the founder of Revival Chinese Ministries International, he is a sought-after speaker globally. Dennis lives with his wife Kathy, daughter Sharon and Samuel Lau (son-in-law) in HK and serving the Churches.    

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

If starting a church from scratch sounds exciting, God just might be calling you to be a planter! Find out what we’ve learned along the way.

Sean and his wife Jennifer co-pastor Society Church in Midtown Sacramento. They met as teenagers in youth group and were married in 2009, the same year they began serving on staff at their local church in pastoral ministry. Along with their two adorable boys, Caden (8) and Jace (6) they moved to Sacramento and launched a church just weeks before the Covid-19 pandemic. Because of that experience, Sean offers a unique perspective on starting and leading a thriving, life-giving church plant through difficult circumstances.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

Keys to Effective Prophetic Ministry. Bring confidence and a greater release to your prophetic ministry by use these practical and important keys! An equipping and powerful App Session on the prophetic ministry.

Marc Cargill is the lead pastor of Hope Church in Tucson, AZ. Marc is the author of various training resources and materials, as well as the book When Faith Matters Most. He is the founder of Marc Cargill Ministries and is a respected leader, pastor, and prophetic voice in the Body of Christ. Marc is known for his humor and relevant, prophetic preaching style. He and his wife, Cheryl, have five children and live in Tucson, AZ.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

For over 35 years of pastoral ministry, Bob MacGregor has been known for his ability to find potential leaders who are overlooked at times and mentor them to a place of ministry productivity. This App session addresses the need to develop common believers into an uncommon life of service and sacrifice. This App session will give the keys to how to equip ordinary people to do extraordinary things in order to advance God’s kingdom.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

A major key to a dynamic and growing church is fostering a culture of health in your eldership team as they govern the local church. This app will deal with choosing, investing, and bringing dynamic health and relationship together to govern and release the church to grow into the future.

Jeff Ecklund has a passion for the local church, a communicator who expresses difficult concepts in both practical and inspirational ways. Jeff is the Intermountain North Regional Director and has a certification in church consultation (C.C.C.). He and Robie, his wife of 43 years, are the lead pastors of a great church in the Panhandle of North Idaho called House of the Lord. 

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

Practical steps on how to plan for and prepare for your first building, your next building or the future vision God has placed in your heart. WIF has been serving the local church for nearly 80 years and is currently working with over 1,000 churches across the country to ensure they have the financing needed to accomplish their God-sized dreams! If you have a dream in your heart or a vision in your mind about what’s next for your church, this workshop will help you put a plan into action.

Greg Brooks has been serving on the WIF team since 2017. He works as the VP of Business Development, primarily focusing on building the relationship with ARC – one of WIF’s strategic partners.

Wesleyan Investment Foundation’s primary purpose and operations are providing loan assistance to churches and church-related entities so they can expand their facilities, purchase land, build, renovate, or refinance current debt. WIF provides these loans with the funds that are invested by individuals and organizations who value a faith-based investment opportunity.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

Great leaders can emerge from any context, large or small. We will provide practical steps to grow existing leaders and identify future leaders. We will also discuss how to assess an individual’s leadership aptitude so that you can set them up for success.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

Developing a team and creating a movement that reaches out to your community and leads them into a relationship with Jesus.

Pastor Beau is the Lead Pastor of the Hill Church, a multisite church in MO. His passionate and humorous style make it easy to engage and learn during messages and services. His vision is simply stated, “Make Jesus Famous” From an early age, Pastor Beau has served God fervently. He began sharing Christ with kids at school, on the bus, playground and around town. That is how his push for “marketplace ministry” really began. Wherever you are, you are there for God’s Glory! With a heart to raise up servant leaders and send pastors, leaders, and missionaries in to ministry. Many have discovered their calling and found flourishing opportunities under his leadership. As well as their campuses, they have help launch a number of churches and ministries that serve the local community. David said it best in Psalm 45:17 CSB-I will make your name famous from now on, and you will be praised forever and ever.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

Head to the potter’s wheel as we explore this topic and trend of formation and the necessity of healthy hearts and hands forming healed hearts. The calling of pastor can crush with its complexities. Be invited into a space of breath and wonder as we consider our calling afresh in light of our formation.

Jess Strickland is the Lead Pastor at Living Hope in Beaverton, Oregon. 

He is passionate about God’s pursuit of people, the Holy Spirit’s visible and local presence in His church, and King Jesus forming Himself in every follower. 

Pastor Jess is a prolific author, exceptional Bible teacher, and a true pastor of people. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Brenda. They LOVE the CHURCH and are devoted to helping shape a new generation of leaders allegiant to King Jesus.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

The Balance Between Presence, People, and Production (Jessica Hieronymus)

Creating & Protecting Team Culture (Philip Iloff)

Empowering Your Team (Building Leaders from Within) (Charity Mozafari)

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

This app session will talk about the current and future pulse of youth ministry. What is currently working, what has stopped working, and what will work in the future.

David and his wife Erin have two beautiful kids and are passionate about seeing young people become fully alive in Jesus. David has been leading a thriving youth ministry for the past 8 years in San Francisco, California. After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree from Portland Bible College, David moved to the Bay Area and started working for City Life Church. David and his wife started building a youth ministry from the ground up. One of the highlights of the youth ministry has been starting Bible Clubs in different schools along with running a Leadership College program for several years. Doing ministry in an urban context, the youth group is a true reflection of the diversity of the city.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

Recent findings by Barna have revealed that the Christian population is on the decline, with only 10% of young Christians demonstrating a strong faith. One of the reasons for this could be the growing divide between learning and taking action. As a local church, it’s vital to reflect on whether we’re providing enough support to bridge this gap and help children develop a healthier and more dynamic faith.

Kristi has dedicated her life to working in full-time ministry for over three decades, specifically focusing on assisting the local church with the various needs of children's ministry. Together with her spouse Dwight, she founded Equip & Grow – an international ministry that provides children's ministry curriculum in 26 languages to thousands of ministries worldwide, representing the local church in over 20 different denominations. The ministry's website boasts of over 10 million downloads from over 60 countries, and has become an invaluable resource for ministry leaders around the globe. Kristi spent half her life in Mexico, but currently resides in Albany, Oregon, where she shares her home with her husband, her Mexican cats, and her gringa chickens.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

Pastor Julian Lowe is a passionate and humorous teacher of God’s Word who began following Jesus after a career in the music industry. After being introduced to Oasis by a friend — it is there he met his wife Christina, a Florida native, who moved to LA in 2007 to pursue a 10+ year career in the film industry. They were married in 2012 and after years of serving, became Lead Pastors of Oasis Church in October 2019. Through their passion to reach the city of Los Angeles, their goal is to have the church be a true family. They are always down for a dance battle or karaoke night with friends – and they are also convicted to continually learn to live the lifestyle of Jesus. Julian and Christina live in Los Angeles with their two children – Bailey and Dallas.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

How to prioritize and maintain your prayer closet, even in the midst of busy schedules and life’s distractions.

Pastors Lyle and Allyson live driven by a core value for the presence of God and their ministry bears fruit of this value. They wholeheartedly believe that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is God’s good news for the whole world, and the assignment of every follower of Jesus is to actively participate in growing God’s kingdom through spreading the Gospel. They live fully surrendered to Jesus and faithfully follow His commission to father and mother a generation of world changers.

Prior to planting Legacy Church, Pastor Lyle spent many of his early years in ministry on the mission field with Iris Global where he was greatly influenced by the ministry of Heidi and Roland Baker. Pastor Allyson served and trained at Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry in Redding, California, before God called her to serve the local church in Nashville.

Pastors Lyle and Allyson have been in full time vocational ministry for more than two decades.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

Drawing from both personal experience as well as current research, this session will dive into the mechanics of a successful church succession as well as how to avoid the pitfalls that can derail even the strongest churches. We’ll pay special attention to the often overlooked personal experience of both the outgoing and incoming leaders.

Andrew Cromwell has served as the lead pastor of Koinonia Church (Hanford, CA) since January 2019. He first began serving on pastoral staff at Koinonia in December of 1999. 

He holds a B.A. from California State University Fresno and an M.A. in Philosophy of Religion and Ethics from Talbot Theological Seminary.

Andrew and his wife, Kerry, who is a practicing Nurse Practitioner as well as Women’s Ministry Pastor at Koinonia, have been married for 23 years and have four young adult children.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

The world is tired of hearing talk, they want to see the truth of a life, marriage & ministry built on Jesus. Come explore the complexity & supernatural power of two becoming one.

Jonathan and Raydeane Owens are founding pastors of Heart of the City Church in Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. They have two grown children and four grandsons under the age of four. Their passion is to see every generation thrive in the purpose God designed for their lives. 

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

Learn to build a culture of humility and honor that grows your worship community in depth, breadth and excellence. We will explore some practical tips on how to onboard new team members, build a strong connection between the booth and platform, equip leaders and develop worshipers, not performers.

Ruth Erickson is the worship pastor at House of the Lord Church in Oldtown, Idaho. She is the author of (Un)Faithful: Finding Healing After Your Husband's Affair and is a coach for women walking through infidelity trauma. She desires that every word she shares — written, spoken and sung — would glorify Jesus, the worthy One. Ruth and her husband, Severin are blessed with 4 children in their beautifully blended family.

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.

When it comes to walking in the fullness of God’s calling, personal passion matters. In this app session we’ll talk about how to develop “persistent passion” in our spiritual lives.

Pastor Aaron and Rachelle Richner founded The Cause church with a mandate from God to build a church that was not a country club for Christians, but a hospital for the hurting. Beginning in their living room with about 15 people, The Cause has grown to be a vibrant church of many 100’s in a few short years. Pastor Aaron has a passionate and straight-forward preaching style. Aaron and Rachelle live to see people step into their calling in Christ. They have 4 children; Aubrey, Victory, Reeve, and Jude. 

We hope that this teaching left you more encouraged and equipped today. Ministers Fellowship International exists to help leaders build healthy, strong, impacting churches and to do so in a way that makes for a healthy leader.