WELCOME TO GSI

Global Strategic Initiatives is an organization of ministries and support organizations working together to fulfill a purpose…. The Purpose is to Mobilize Prayer, People, and Power to change the lives of individuals with the Gospel and transform nations by establishing the Kingdom of God. Ministries such as Mission20, 10 Million Bibles, Strategic Missions, plus other initiatives to be launched, will be served by support organizations raising funds, securing resources, providing technology, and other services.

The GSI plan is to initially target nations in Latin America. We will establish National Ministries in a nation, such as Mission20 to evangelize and disciple. We will execute our strategy to transform the nation. While working in a nation we will recruit and select candidates for missionary training by Strategic Missions. They will then be sent to other nations. Our plan is to establish the ministry initially in nations that are not hostile to the Gospel with the idea to strengthen the church in those nations and recruit missionaries to go to other nations that are predominantly secular, restricted, or hostile to the Gospel.

In summary, we develop our programs and strategies and concentrate on a nation. We develop a mission force by training people who are called to missions and sending them to nations that have very little witness of the Gospel.

GSI is the parent organization of various ministries. I won't talk a lot about it for a while. Most of you will be part of Mission20  within GSI. And most of you will be working in Venezuela because that is our first target.

What is Mission20? An answer and description will be coming. But first, let me speak about what it isn't and let me explain some key concepts.

Mission20 is not "another" ministry. When I left Torre Fuerte I told Efrain that I wouldn't plant another dysfunctional church. I have spent the last several years studying evangelism, discipleship, salvation, missions, spiritual warfare, prayer, and many other things. The more I studied the less I was sure of. I prayed and studied more. Let me say - I don't have a "New Revelation". Hopefully, I have a better understanding of some Biblical Truths. But even then I don't have a prophetic word or inspired plan to quickly change the world. Be careful of any man who has all of the answers.

You may find as we talk and start this ministry that I seem to have more questions than answers. That's ok. Together we will find the answers and hear from God what we need to know.

But don't worry. There is a vision and direction. And the vision will lead to a plan.

In these Blog posts, I will explain the vision and the proper perspective to understand the vision. I will talk about mobilization, DNA of churches and ministries, multiplication, and paradigms of ministry. Then I will talk about the specifics of Mission20, especially Mission20 Venezuela.

Let me close with 2 stories. When I started ETF I thought we would do medical projects and get people saved. That would help churches grow and the Kingdom of God would advance in the nations.

I was wrong. Getting people to pray the sinner's prayer didn't mean people were getting saved. I didn't realize that.

Churches didn't always grow because they didn't visit and follow-up the "converts."

I became pastor of TF. I thought the plan was to build the church, do evangelistic events, disciple people, and the church would grow and we would start new churches. Instead, I learned what it meant to pastor a dysfunctional church.

I now realize that you can't make sheep out of goats.

Dysfunctional churches don't multiply. They divide.
(More about sheep, goats, and churches later.)

Mission20 starts by not doing more of what hasn't yielded results.

It has to be different. But how?

Mission20 starts in Mark 1.

Take time to read Mark 1 several times. We will talk about this important chapter very soon in a future message.

Together we can transform nations! I know that sounds like typical church talk….. Talk that sounds like this: "One day we will see miracles"….. "One day the church will grow"… "We are at the point of a breakthrough"….. On and on it goes, but always about one day in the future. I believe we start towards the "one day" by what we do now! While many people are talking we can be acting by getting vision and converting vision into action that will transform nations. It will be the hardest work any of us have ever been part of. But we can transform nations! 

I totally believe it!!!