Leadership 13: When Expertise Meets Energy
MBI’s newest ministry, Leadership 13 (L13) came into existence in 2010 when colleagues Ron Brewster and Dawn Masucci and I felt compelled to combine our years of leadership experience and expertise into a concerted effort to respond to a cry for help from a number of promising young YWAM leaders. The end goal was to see the advancement of the kingdom of God globally.
Going the Extra Mile
At MBI, we serve in our roles because we love missions. For staffer Craig Blair, this means going the extra mile and connecting the local church with a nation close to his heart: Russia.
Been There, Done That, You Can Too
Is there life after a YWAM Discipleship Training School? Yes! YWAM DTS graduate Deborah S. is now a veteran Mission Builder, putting her missions training into action in whole new ways.
At Last, A Full-Service MBI!
YWAM Mission Builders International’s goal is to connect Christian volunteers with Youth With A Mission ministries worldwide. But while the practical help delivered by thousands of volunteers has made it possible for ministries to “keep the main thing the main thing,” it is clear that they also need the kind of support that can only be provided by experienced people who understand the unique needs and inner workings of YWAM.
So Others May Thrive
I have had friends, family, supporters, and fellow YWAM coworkers ask ‘why MBI?’
From Fresh Face to Fearless Leader: MBI’s Incoming Director
Some of us remember Ron Brewster as the fresh-faced 17-year-old kid with the spikey mullet arriving at YWAM Lakeside, Montana, in 1987 to enter his Discipleship Training School (DTS). We had no idea Ron would turn out to be a YWAM “lifer.” What we know now is that Ron is a gifted leader/administrator.
Where to from here?
Without hesitation, I can say I’m excited for Ron Brewster and our new team to come on board with MBI. They’ll take us to new levels of growth.
New Beginnings and Happy Endings
Change is coming to Mission Builders International, bringing with it the excitement and challenges that accompany beginnings, endings, firsts, and lasts. During this season of transition, we’ve come to a particular ending…
Journey Through Change
Serving alongside YWAM ministries in more than 185 nations lends itself to change, and not just in location. Sustaining and growing a ministry like MBI cannot be accomplished alone (in fact, over 80 friends and co-workers have labored together at one time or another over the past 18 years) and we have prayed and patiently waited for God to release His younger leader(s) in order to pass on the leadership of MBI with the charge to take it to the next level.
The Extraordinary Ordinary
Sometimes the amazing things volunteers accomplish are just accumulations of many small, well-done deeds. Tasks as ordinary as cooking meals, mowing lawns, cleaning toilets, or hammering nails become extraordinary in their collective effect.