NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

 

Collective Way believes in the power of collaboration. We develop

strong partnerships between faith-driven businesses and faith-based

nonprofits for collective and sustained impact. Together, we are

transforming communities and countries.

Collective Way started November with a focus on unreached people groups. We attended two separate events, one in DFW with Eric Metaxas and Asha Partners and one in Sarasota, Florida with The Timothy Initiative . 

 

It is estimated that of the 8.08 billion  people alive in the world today,  3.42 billion of them live in unreached people groups with little or no access to the Gospel of Jesus Christ . According to  Joshua Project , there are approximately 17,269 unique people groups in the world with 7,188 of them considered unreached (over 42% of the world’s population)! The vast majority (85%) of these least reached groups exist in the 10/40 window and less than 3% of missionary work is done among these people. 

 

Here a a few rememberable quotes from Asha and Metaxas:

"The poor stay poor not because they are lazy but because they have no access to capital." --Asha

"The lost stay lost because they have no access to the Gospel." --Asha

"Satan is happy for churches to have their little services on Sunday." --Metaxas

"If the church will be the church and live self-sacrificially, we have no idea what God can and will do." --Metaxas

The Timothy Initiative was a perspective-shaping weekend. The "initiative" is to take the Gospel to villages around the world that have no Christian--not one--and no expression of a local church. There are millions of villages with billions of people that have never heard the story of God's love and that salvation is available through Jesus. These unreached villages are referred to as RED. They become YELLOW when one person is reached with the Gospel and becomes a follower of Jesus. The village turns GREEN when a church is established. A church starts when a new believer reaches three other people in their village. 

 

460 business and church leaders gathered to celebrate the lives God has transformed this year. EVERY DAY (yes, every single day), 833 people in villages around the globe stepped into a relationship with Jesus. 100 new churches were planted, and 7 villages turned from RED to GREEN. 

This is a picture of a modern day idol that controls a people group and is worshipped by the 100 people who live is this village in Africa. If you were able to zoom in, you would see the blood on the idol where the witch doctor sacrifices animals to the idol on a regular basis. 

 

We were able to connect live via Teams with a group of 11 local Christians who were entering into this RED village for the first time to share the Gospel. We prayed with them and for them. After they prayer-walked the village for several hours, they began to go to every family in the village to share the Gospel. 

 

At the end of their day, we reconnected with them via Teams. They were finishing sharing the Jesus Story film with the village. Our group watched live as three young men gave their lives to Jesus.

 

We watched a village turn from RED to YELLOW. 

Collective Way is so happy to announce the launch of an Adoption Assistance Program for the Expo Home Improvement family. We are partnering with Lifesong For Orphans to facilitate one of the most physical and tangible pictures of the Gospel, adoption. 

 

As Lifesong says, "Around the world, children are growing up without the safety of family—caught in the wake of war, poverty, and loss. And the needs can feel endless. But God has not turned away. Through His people, hope is rising. Together, we get to be part of His redemptive work—where forgotten stories are restored, families are strengthened, and children learn they are deeply loved by their Father in Heaven. Because of you, orphaned and vulnerable children are being reached with Gospel-centered care—helping them find family, grow in faith, and flourish as image-bearers of Christ." 

 

We have a Collective Way Adoption Fund where you can help support orphaned and vulnerable children. 100% of any gift goes directly to support families who are adopting. 

Hazlo Real is an annual entrepreneurial conference for Latin America. This is the second year Collective Way has contributed to the conference. Scott Hall, the Chief Ministry Officer for Expo Home Improvement and Collective Way, along with Michael Flores, President of Expo Home Improvement, were featured speakers, mentors to 140 entrepreneurs, and "sharks" who listened to 12 entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas. Three businesses of the twelve were awarded seed capital for their businesses. Hazlo Real was an amazing opportunity to invest in the next generation of faith-driven leaders in Latin America. We were joined by many great business leaders and professors from DFW, Canada, and Baylor University. 

 

Here's a picture of the winners of the pitch competition: 

(Left to Right) Cristian Melendez (CEO, Serve Hope International), Michael Flores (President, Expo Home Improvement), Scott Hall (Chief Ministry Officer, Collective Way), Pablo Moralez (Director, Emprende)

Collective Way is adopting this new prayer app developed by our friend, Sergio Armendariz. It is exactly what we have been looking for! You can set up multiple groups, communicate through the app, pray for each other and even send a video prayer or voice message. Great for small groups, church prayer ministries, and your family. Bonus: there are daily prayer prompts and devotional content. Google or Apple . Download and add me as friend!

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