Barnabas International

03/20/2026

We are getting excited for PTM 2026! Each year this is one of our favorite spaces to be in with other like-minded and like-hearted people. Go to https://barnabas.org/events/ptm/ to register.

09/15/2025

Happy Monday to you all! PTM 2025 registration closes on Wednesday, September 17th. We would love to have you join us for a week of learning and tuning into what God is doing in the member care world. You can visit www.barnabas.org/events/ptm/ to learn more and register.

07/10/2025

Providing authentic and lasting care for global workers is essential…even more than providing training in cutting edge discipleship strategies, dynamic newsletter reporting, or fruitful donor development. It starts in the home offices and the church halls…not on the field.

This is why we at Barnabas are dedicated to walking with those hoping to send, shepherd and sustain their people well. Our consulting team, made up of seasoned member care providers, has worked with a variety of groups and leaders to help create and implement their own ethos and culture of care. For more information, email us at [email protected]

05/21/2025

Living abroad, in a culture outside of your passport country, so much comes at you so fast. Life can feel like chaos. Rather than letting our attention be captured by the chaos, we need to learn to direct our attention, our minds, our heart. We were not meant to live a life of chaos…but a life that’s full, that is thriving.

It is good to regularly make time to assess where you are emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically.

Make the time.
Reconnect with your calling and the One who called you.

04/14/2025

May you be at peace this week…no matter where you are on this planet. May you put your trust in the God who saves, who’s involved, who comes near.

03/28/2025

03/04/2025

“A time is coming and has come when you will be scattered each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world...

03/03/2025

One of the dominant analogous themes in Scripture that God uses to describe his relationship with his people is Shepherding. On top of this, it’s also how he expects Christian leaders to serve…as shepherds.

Shepherds Apprentice is a 4-5 month experiential learning environment where you don’t just learn how to respond to God as Shepherd, but where you also learn how to live and minister from a shepherding posture that reflects his heart and character. As member care providers, leaders, and global workers, who you are becoming is more important than what you are doing.

If you are interested in becoming a better apprentice of the Chief Shepherd, you can email us at [email protected] to learn more.

02/26/2025

So excited for PTM 2025!

We are so looking forward to PTM 2025! This year’s theme is “Taking Courage” from Jesus’ words in John 16. We are just days away from registration opening! For more information you can go to www.barnabas.org/events/ptm/

12/30/2024

It’s not experience alone from which we learn and grow, rather it is evaluated experience that is the best teacher.

As 2024 comes to a close and we look forward to a new year, here are just a few evaluation questions you can use.

And as you reflect, May the Lord meet you there. May you sense him moving in your heart and mind. And may you be reminded that he delights in you.

12/10/2024

The work you do is an expression of sacrificial energy given for the sake of others. It’s meant to be a reflection of God who works on your behalf, for your good. As you move through this advent season and approach the turn of another year, may the work of your hands bring honor and dignity to others and worship to the Father. Be encouraged. You are seen, known, and deeply loved.