By Ronnie Davis, Director, Kaleo Missions “A vigorous and continuous approach to church planting is the only way to guarantee an increase in the number of believers, and is one of the best ways to renew the whole body of Christ.” – Tim Keller Kaleo is focused on caring for the poor and marginalized people of the urban United States … Read More
Persevering in Ministry
I am fortunate to be part of a pastoral team that leads a worship service for a group of mostly homeless people in the city where I live. We started this ministry a little over a year ago now. While we have had some great moments of encouragement, so often we feel that for every step we take forward, we take … Read More
“Have the same mindset as Christ Jesus…”
“Have the same mindset as Christ Jesus…” In Philippians 2, Paul instructs the believers at the church in Philippi to “have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, … Read More
Power of Relationships
“It was just as important to know the person’s name and their background as it was that they got a cup of coffee or they got something to eat.” – Kaleo Participant in Portland, OR This statement was made by one of our Kaleo team members reflecting on their week of ministry in Portland. His team had been involved in … Read More
But for the Grace of God
Any mission endeavor must begin and end with the Gospel. It must be focused entirely on the Good News of Christ, if it is to be a truly Christian mission. However, our problem is when we begin to take that idea of Gospel too narrowly. We falsely assume that the only significance of the Gospel is leading people into a … Read More
Everyone Has a Story…
“Everyone has a story and we learned to listen.” In our first year hosting Kaleo mission trips, this statement was made by one of our youth group leaders summarizing his team’s experience serving in the city. As we began to think about what we would like to share with people concerning our ministry through this blog, this phrase kept popping … Read More