Lord of the Harvest: How to be Faithful in Ministry, with Brett Butler – EM185

In the Bay area of San Francisco, nearly 93 percent of the population have no relationship with Christ. Such statistics might seem extremely disheartening or overwhelming. But our guest, Brett Butler shares on how God has given him a call to reach this group.

In the next five years, he's asking God to start 500 new churches – one for each zip code in the area.

During the show, Brett discusses the importance of abiding or resting in Jesus and how that plays out in his ministry. He also talks about his salvation story and how God gradually brought him to a relationship with Him. This episode is full of conviction, hope, and strength as we hear about God’s movement in the world. Reaching 93% might sound impossible, but God has an amazing way of doing more than we could ever imagine.

What we talked about

• 00:24 – Episode Summary
• 01:51 – Introduction
• 02:13 – How did God capture your heart?
• 03:57 – The process of discipleship
• 05:39 – How does your testimony form your ministry?
• 07:20 – Meaningful verse
• 10:26 – A pivotal point of revelation
• 11:50 – What has God been teaching you?
• 13:59 – Foundational Missions Leadership Moment
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• 15:20 – Taking the Gospel to the 93%
• 19:24 – Kingdom growth principles from the Bible
• 25:06 – What fuels your passion?
• 27:37 – Things you wish you would have known
• 30:55 – Through Christ we have hope
• 32:50 – Next week on Engaging Missions
• 35:00 – What you do matters in the Kingdom
• 40:20 – Internet and book resources
• T4T: A Discipleship Re-revolution by Steve Smith (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
• 41:06 – How can we best pray for you?
• 42:51 – Training in order to grow
• 45:50 – Stories from Mongolia
• Get a copy of Brian's book (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
• 49:37 – Understanding Muslims
• Global Initiative
• Resources

Resources & Contact Info

• T4T: A Discipleship Re-revolution by Steve Smith (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
• The Church as Movement – Woodward, White, & Hirsch (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
• Facebook: @SanctuaryBayCA
• Website: SanctuaryBay.org
• Skype: bblexky

Additional Resources

• Get a free copy of Brian Hogan's book (qualifying purchases benefit Engaging Missions)
• Global Initiative
• Global Initiative's Resources for reaching Muslims

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