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Building Relationships through Invitation
Pastor Bobby and Angie Walston, PLI alumni, have taken up God’s mission of reconciliation by building relationships through invitaiton.
Telling God’s Story
No story we could share is more beautiful than God’s story of His grace reaching people all over the world—one heart at a time—even our own.
Family on Mission
When couples pause to realign their hearts with God’s mission, they rediscover purpose, partnership, & peace. They become a family on mission.
Strengthening Ministries
We see the Holy Spirit transforming weary leaders—restoring relationships, shaping marriages that reflect Christ, & strengthening ministries.
Creating Your Family’s Vision & Values
We’ve compiled a workbook that will guide you as you pray and seek God’s calling on the vision and values of your family.
God is Moving – PLI is Responding
Take a moment to hear from our Global Executive Director as he shares how God is leading PLI in this next season.
7 Essentials for Leading Change Wisely
From years of walking with leaders around the world, we’ve learned that leading effective change includes seven essentials.
Leading Change for the Sake of the Mission of God
Even when leaders see the vision clearly, leading change is rarely simple. The vision may be simple, but the work of leading change is hard.
Stepping Forward with the Vision
Stepping forward with vision means aligning time, energy, resources, and leadership with what advances the kingdom vision.
Sharing the Vision
Sharing the vision is about inviting God’s people into the kingdom vision for this time and place–the bigger picture and their place in it.
Forming the Vision
Forming the vision for your church is not like assembling a product; it is a picture that God slowly brings into focus.
What Vision Is — And Is Not
How can we know whether our vision reflects God’s kingdom or simply our own ideas? To answer that, it helps to name what vision is—and what it is not.
God’s Kingdom Vision
Let’s go back to the beginning—and forward to the end—to rediscover the heartbeat of God’s kingdom vision: restored relationship with God and one another.
Lead from Identity, Not Expectation
What does it mean to lead from identity, not expectation? To walk as a leader with humble confidence, anchored in who God made you to be?
Leadership Clarity: Core, Capabilities, Context
Your identity is shaped by 3 things: your core, your capabilities, and your context. When aligned, these elements bring leadership clarity.
2025 PLI Summer Book Recommendations
We asked the PLI team for book recommendations based on what they’ve been reading lately.
3 Tips on Leading and Disciple-Making
Here are three things to keep in mind as you move forward in leading and disciple-making.
How Did the Great Commission Become Negotiable?
We ask some hard questions about moving forward in mission and discipleship with Christ going before and behind us.
Chaos vs. Rigidity vs. Adaptability
A secure leader anticipates challenge and failure and calibrates towards an adaptive posture.
Global Webinar Update
In a recent webinar we shared stories and updates on how PLI is spreading the Gospel across our six global regions.
Persevering in Failure and Challenges
Security is only found in the transformational work of God through Jesus’ redeeming grace, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
An Anchor for Your Soul
You lead best when you are anchored in Jesus as He pulls you through the narrowest of situations.
Our Impact in Eurasia
We’ve looked at the countries and work PLI has done in Eurasia over the last fifteen years. Let’s now take a closer look at the impact our work has had there.
PLI’s Work in Eurasia
PLI is all about training and developing multiplying missionary leaders all over the world! Let’s look at our work in Eurasia.
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