The other day I happened to notice several Christian romance novels on my bookshelf that have somehow survived my ruthless disposals of what I've considered worthless reads. I turned one over to read the description on the back cover, and once again realized why I've abandoned reading most romantic Christian fiction. It read:...

On May 30th, 2007, 16 speakers and hundreds of people from all over the world will meet for American Vision’s second annual Worldview Super Conference. Our theme is “Preparing The Next Generation to Capture The Future.” Mark your calendar for one of the most inspirational and informative conferences!

This is the call that has changed the direction and the place of our labors in the service of Jesus Christ. Rev. Martin Odi said this to me during my first experience as a part-time instructor for Equipping Pastors International in 2002. But it required a trip to Ghana in February 2005 to make me realize that God has indeed called me to this vital ministry of training church leaders in the developing world. While in Ghana, I taught 245 pastors and lay leaders on the practical topic of Biblical Giving. The instruction was received enthusiastically and these leaders were anticipating teaching that same material to their congregations. As a result of this two week trip, nearly 25,000 believers will receive instruction on Biblical Giving from their pastors! Not only that, but the participants – who were from a broad cross- section of denominations - insisted that I return to Ghana and they have thrown open the door for EPI instructors to teach the Bible in that country.