About
Hello!
Welcome to the journey!
The goal of this website is to keep our church community, family, and friends involved and updated as our adventure of walking with Jesus continues. We hope that you will be encouraged and uplifted by everything you read here, and that you will consider supporting us through prayer and physical provision as the Lord leads.
We are so thankful for God’s guidance and intervention that has brought us this far, and for the encouragement of our friends and family over the years. Check back every six months for updates, or better yet, subscribe to receive an email whenever we post something new.
The People
Church Families
Elevate - Mankato, MN
Church of the Incarnation - Dallas, TX
International Anglican Church - Colorado Springs, CO
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Senior Disciples
Rett and Kim
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Junior Disciples
Ryan and Cecilia
The Work
Present Efforts
Supporting the spread of the Gospel and equipping of the Church leaders through administrative service and theological education.
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Future Goal
Supporting the spread of the Gospel in Japan, and other countries, through counseling, Bible education, discipleship, art, and administration.
The Mission: Bible Education
The Need
Worldwide it is estimated that only 5% of pastors have formal theological training and around 70% of pastors have almost no theological training that might help inform their teaching and ministry and prevent them from being drawn in by false doctrine. Church leaders in areas of the world where Christian practice is restricted or resources are not available due to poverty, language differences, or other barriers have little-to-no access to biblical theological education and can be easily led astray by false doctrine and bad exegesis. This limits the ability of all Christians in such areas to understand the Gospel, live it out, and share God's story of redemption with their neighbors effectively.
The Strategy
Ministries like BEE World (Bible Education by Extension) work with church leaders who need theological education available where they minister and meets them where they are at by providing biblically-based training using a standardized curriculum with a reproducible methodology. Once students graduate, they are empowered to begin training other leaders, improving biblical literacy and Gospel fluency for an entire region.
As individuals, we can help by supporting those facilitating biblical training in these contexts through financial giving and encouragement, helping behind the scenes with administrative work, and pursing the theological training we have access to in order to be better equipped to serve the church locally and to the ends of the earth.
Timeline
Noteworthy Trips Abroad
Mozambique - March, 2022
BEE World
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Japan - Fall, 2017
TEAM
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Japan - Summer, 2011
Solo
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Dominican Republic - Winter, 2009
Saint Cloud Christian School
Moving towards Missions
March 2023
Employed at BEE World - Kim
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Summer 2021
Internship with BEE World
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Fall 2017
Coaching with Team
Formal Training
M.A. Intercultural Studies
(Cross-Cultural Ministry)
2018-2022
Dallas Theological Seminary
Facilitator Training
2021 - Kim
2022 - Rett
BEE World
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M.A. Counseling
2022-2024 - Kim
Dallas Theological Seminary
Church Communities
International Anglican Church
2023-Present
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Church of the Incarnation
2022-2023
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Icon (Church Plant)
2021-2022
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Park Cities Baptist
2019-2022
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Elevate
2012-2019
Road Blocks
Funding
2022-Present
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COVID-19
2019-2022
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No Formal Training
2018-2022
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No Direction
2011-2017
Missions
BEE World
August 2024 - Lord Willing