Global Team – Taking New Ground

Summer Stories from ???, Nepal, and Uruguay

August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 Matt WatsonMinistryUpdate

If you have followed us for a while you know that a major part of our ministry model is training up teams in different countries around the world that can reproduce the Catalyst System. We spend time training these teams while we’re in country, and we continue to meet with them via Zoom to equip them as they prepare to start new networks or lead catalytic gatherings of their own. I wanted to share 3 stories with you from the past month that highlight this aspect of our ministry.

Sharing The Gospel Across Nepal!

May 9, 2023June 12, 2023 Matt WatsonMinistryUpdate

In 2018 and 2019 Joe Wilson and I led Catalyst Communities in Delhi, India. While there we worked to train a regional Catalyst Team, who could incorporate the Catalyst System into their toolbox of training resources. My friend Diwas was part of that team.

Multiplying Our Team in Curitiba

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 Matt WatsonMinistryUpdate

Last week I wrote to you about training our first regional team in Southern Brazil in the city of Pelotas. As soon as we finished in Pelotas we travelled to the city of Curitiba, to finish training our second regional team for the country.

We Need Catalyst Community in Pelotas!

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 Matt WatsonMinistryUpdate

Pastor Martin and his son-in-law Pastor Pablo were invited to Catalyst Community #2 in Port Alegre Brazil in March, 2022. It was an impactful experience for them, and they realized it could be the tool they needed to re-energize church planting in their home town of Pelotas, so they asked if it was possible for us to lead a Catalyst Community there.

Filling the Pipeline

September 18, 2020October 29, 2021 Matt WatsonMinistryUpdate

2020 got off to a strong start with ministry in Pakistan and two different locations in France…then came Covid. While the pandemic has hindered our ability to travel globally, it hasn’t kept us from moving the mission forward!

Global Retreat in May

June 2, 2020October 29, 2021 Matt WatsonMinistryUpdate

This month we gathered for two days with some of our key movement leaders from the US, India, Pakistan, Kenya, Nigeria, Mexico, Albania, Macedonia, England, Australia and the Philippines. We talked about the situation on the ground in different parts of the world, and we learned how each region is doing in terms of stabilizing and mobilizing their churches. We shared with one another, we learned from one another, and we prayed for one another.

Video Updates From Our Partners Around the World

April 8, 2020May 11, 2020 Matt WatsonMinistryUpdate

Our partners at NewThing recently captured some great video updates from several of our Movement leaders from around the world. These video’s will help you understand how to pray more specifically for those leading ministry through the pandemic. You’ll also notice a common message of hope and optimism from several of them.

The Mission Continues!

April 6, 2020April 6, 2020 Matt WatsonMinistryUpdate

An uncertain future is unfolding with the advent of the coronavirus pandemic. Church leaders around the world are realizing that they have to start looking beyond surviving the first couple of weeks and start planning for the next 90 days, but how? Where do they begin? Now more than ever, community is key!

Global Gathering in a London Crypt

July 25, 2019July 25, 2019 Matt WatsonMinistryUpdate

Earlier this summer Taking New Ground gathered together with leaders from all over the globe in the crypt of an old church in London, England. It was a beautiful and poignant setting for such a gathering. A crypt is where people are buried when they die, and we as leaders, we must continually commit to die to self in order to serve the greater mission.

Republic of Georgia: Crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe

April 4, 2019April 19, 2019 Matt WatsonMinistryUpdate

We recently completed Catalyst Community #1 in Tbilisi, the capital city of The Republic of Georgia. Here are a few interesting facts about The Republic of Georgia: