Can strong conviction become an obstacle to disciple-making movements? Might our tone and posture shut doors before relationships ever get a chance to open?

A practitioner reflects on his experiences in the urbanised west.

Relational authenticity isn’t a performance. When leaders drop the fig leaves, something opens in community.

A practitioner reflects on what genuine honesty between generations actually builds.

Every people group carries a spiritual history — and that history is still shaping how they see God, themselves, and whether they'll come near Him at all. Spiritual mapping is how you read that terrain before you engage it. It gives your prayer coordinates. And it often starts not with the people you're praying for, but with you.

A young man stranded in Kabul told the missionary who'd spent weeks with him: "I really like your Jesus, but I can't stand you."

That line has stayed with Marko for years — and it gets at a potentially uncomfortable reality. The lack of harvest in our cities may not be from a lack of care or vision. It may be because we never stopped to ask what we needed to become.

The same Spirit, working across wildly different cities. Practitioners from East Asia to Central Asia keep reporting the same patterns — brokenness opening doors, simple obedience producing fruit, youth moving without waiting for permission.

These aren't coincidences, and they aren't models to copy. They're fingerprints. What does it mean when God's methods look this consistent across such diverse contexts?

The gap between God's vision for our cities and the reality in front of us is vast — and it refuses to close no matter how much we programme, engineer, or expertise our way toward it.

Sixty urban disciple-makers across Asian cities sat with that tension together, and what emerged wasn't a better strategy. It was a return to something far simpler — and far more reproducible.

What else is left to do?

In the final article of this current series, David shares a critical step that sets up his team to keep learning and growing in effectiveness.

In the last blog we talked about adopting a coaching posture to empower urban mission. In this article we’ll dive into some practical ways our team is learning to do this.

As we wrestle with the complexity of cities, what insights can we gain from the early Christians? What about other significant movements throughout church history?

In today’s post we’ll take a look at some of the key urban challenges Indian movement leaders identified - the invisible "walls" they believe prevent the fullness of God's peace touching and blessing their cities.

David Broodryk has been on a long journey into discipleship movements and seeking to see cities impacted by and for Jesus. He recently spent time with several Asian city teams as part of the Urban Wheat Project. Over a series of blog posts I will share some key highlights and reflections from our time together.

Book Review:
21 Days to Becoming a Disciple Maker by Jim Britts

After finishing this book, I wish it had been available earlier.

Engaging Urban Affinities - Part 8

Today we're going to dig a little deeper into a powerful concept - being found BY spiritual hunger. This dynamic can transform how we engage with our urban villages.

Engaging Urban Affinities - Part 7

There are many ways to serve hunger for wholeness in an urban village. However, it's easy to create barriers to lasting spiritual fruit.

Here are five crucial questions for us to consider.

Engaging Urban Affinities - Part 6

In this article we will talk about looking for spiritual hunger in an urban village.

By “spiritual hunger” I mean a desire that relates specifically to spiritual life. It might be a desire to know God, to walk with Him more closely, to understand the Bible, to grow spiritually, or a desire for greater inner peace or self-control.

I've facilitated and coached a LOT of Discovery Bible Studies over the years and have probably made every mistake there is to make.

Here are seven mistakes I have seen have the biggest impact on helping people to discover and encounter God (or not).

10 Ways to Kill a Discovery Bible Study (DBS) (and How to Avoid Them)

Have you ever watched someone try to dig with a shovel held upside down? Discovery Bible Study (DBS) is a powerful tool for helping people encounter God through His Story. When facilitated well, Word and Spirit speak powerfully to open hearts.

B.L.E.S.S. Before You Gather: A Simple Prayer Strategy for Christmas

Christmas is coming! Family gatherings, office parties, and other celebrations create opportunities for meaningful connection. Are we spiritually prepared for these opportunities?