My work with NDLL

For the last 25 years I have been walking with and developing spiritual leaders in Latin America. This has grown into what we call the Network for Developing Latin Leaders, a network that is growing in several Central and South American countries.

At the core of the network are some 40-50 men and women who are committed to doing leadership development. The wonderful thing is seeing how these men and women are multiplying the impact in their own contexts.

Along with these Latino friends we are seeing a growing renewal movement of leaders in and across several countries.

Let me tell you about Germán (Herman) in northern Ecuador. He planted a church in a small, poverty-stricken town called San Vicente. He was part of a mentoring network of some 25 leaders that I led. Herman gathered around him some 15-20 pastors from various organizations and began to pour into them. Word came from the larger city of Esmeraldas that they wanted Herman to come down there and help train leaders. Herman is a sign of a growing movement that is led by Latino leaders.

Let me tell you about a potential partnership between core NDLL leaders of Ecuador with pastors in the Dominican Republic (DR). I was in the DR in May of 2009 with an Ecuadorian pastor named Héctor. We ministered to pastors and missionaries on the island. We are currently in a dialog with some top leaders in the DR about a partnership that would involve several Ecuadorian pastors and leaders walking in mentoring relationships with Dominican ones. The partnership is a sign of a growing renewal movement led by Latinos.

The burden that God has given me is to see a movement of renewed, growing leadership developers who invest in the next generation