Flexible wineskins
Can we grow deeply-rooted disciples in a culture that values structure, rhythm, and form?
Internship-model training
Samurai Projects is using a practical strategy to raise leaders within the Japanese church and parachurch organisations
Can you overtrain a student?
With over one million students in the Tokyo region, the harvest is plentiful. But how do you train student leaders?
Mentored to lead
Leadership development style makes all the difference when confidence and experience are low
Mentoring is key
A transformative approach to discipleship that thoughtfully engages Japanese cultural perspectives
Lead, Develop, Care
The LDC framework helps leaders identify and grow in three crucial areas of leadership
Leading in language learning
If mission leaders understand the eight components of effective language learning, they will be better equipped to help new missionaries
Practicing the gospel as spiritual formation
Embracing our weaknesses allows the power of the gospel to transform our lives
The mission field next door
Welcoming Japanese who spend time overseas can create lasting relationships that support gospel witness and ministry when they return to Japan
ICM (International Christian Ministries–Japan)
ICM is an international evangelical mission and church in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a spiritually rich...
Language learning is good for you!
Long-term brain health is just one of the ways God looks out for us
Tending the leadership garden
Just as a garden flourishes through intentional care, healthy leaders and ministries grow when the right conditions are cultivated
Partnering with God in prayer
“Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.” Max Lucado
Writing for an international audience
Use global English for better communication in a multicultural setting
Holistic discipleship for everyday impact
How Light Project supports churches to equip Christians to connect their faith with their daily work
