Category Archives: Ezines

We are looking forward to the FINISH Europe Summit on at the Hyatt Regency at the Zurich International Airport. Pastors and leaders from 39 European nations are traveling to attend this historic summit. We are grateful for the pastors and leaders coming from throughout Switzerland. Please take 2 minutes to watch the video from Pastor Ivano Lai, in Bern, Switzerland. He and his entire team will be attending the summit. Watch Pastor Ivano Lai’s Video Message If you have not registered, I encourage you to consider doing so today. You will be enriched and encouraged in your ministry. We stand ready to assist you when you arrive at the FINISH Europe Summit!

Jesus said, “I am the way the truth, and the life.” Jesus claimed to be life. He also said, “I have come that you and I might have life and that we might have it more abundantly.” Jesus said, “If you really want to experience life and know how life works, then you come to me and receive that kind of life.”  This message is being challenged in our day. There are some who are saying that Jesus is A life, but is not THE life. There are some who say that the Christian life is one way to live, but it is not the ONLY way to live. They say there are many approaches to…

Twenty years ago today, the late Dr. Bill Bright, Founder of Campus Crusade, graduated for eternity. It is hard to believe that two decades have passed since he departed for his eternal reward. With this 20th anniversary in mind, I want to share some leadership lessons that I personally learned from him. I hope these lessons will be enriching for you. On a snowy February 18, 2001, at 2:30 in the afternoon, the Holy Spirit whispered to me to call the late Dr. Bill Bright. I immediately called while driving my car home in Springfield, Missouri. “This is James Davis,” I told Charlton, his assistant, “And this call is 8.7…

I write to update you on a powerful story; a revolutionary journey. You are invited to mark your calendars for the Synergize 2030 Conference scheduled for June 9-11, 2030, in Jerusalem, Israel. At Synergize 2030, we will begin celebrating the 2000th Birthday of the Church. Yet, how did we arrive to this historic point in time? BIRTH OF A VISION In March, 2015, Dr. Leonard Sweet, renown author/leading evangelical and CoChair/Global Church, and I were talking about the 500th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther, nailing his 95 thesis on Castle Church door, in Wittenberg, Germany. While talking together, Dr. Sweet asked, “James, I wonder if the Church will celebrate this historic landmark?” I could…

On a snowy February 18, 2001, at 2:30 in the afternoon, the Holy Spirit whispered to me to call a renowned Christian leader. I immediately called while driving my car home in Springfield, Missouri. “This is James Davis,” I told Charlton, his assistant, “And this call is 8.7 out of a 10 on the Richter scale.” Within an hour this distinguished leader called and asked, “James, what is in your heart?” I told him my burden for pastors worldwide. Through my evangelistic travels and ministry, I had learned that more than ninety percent of all ministers worldwide have no formal education. Tens of thousands drop out of ministry each year,…

The number one debilitating fear of people is having lived a meaningless life. Do you know what your mission in life is? How can you know if you are making progress unless you have a purpose? The purpose is the compass, and the progress is the coordinates for your life and ministry. In a sense, you have an “ambidextrous calling.” You will have to remain faithful to the Word of God and still minister in an ever-changing world. Whether you are just beginning an evangelistic or pastoral ministry or have been on the evangelistic field or in the pastorate for some time, let me ask you one question: Why do you…

At the Synergize 2002 Conference (formerly called Beyond All Limits), we stated that the Church is moving past egos and logos to we go to finish the Great Commission. At the Synergize 2008 Conference, we articulated that a massive missional shift was underway throughout the Body of Christ. This missional shift was summarized with: It is no longer the West going to the Rest, but the Best around the World going to the Rest of the World. When I read Dr. Stephen Covey’s book in 1996, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, I was captivated by all seven habits. Yet, habit number six, synergize, so moved my heart and mind,…

Once a person has settled the issue forever regarding his/her call of God upon their life, then that individual must prepare to become a leader in the church. If you are beginning an evangelistic or pastoral ministry, you must comprehend what true evangelistic leadership is about in the church. Instead of asking, “Why is my ministry not growing?” ask, “What makes a ministry grow?” An effective ministry will naturally grow. Management Verses Leadership God is not calling evangelists and pastors to be managers but leaders. There is a great difference between managers and leaders of evangelism. Many years ago, Warren Bennis wrote: The manager administers; the leader innovates. The manager…