Hallelujah Toffee has grown from a small family-run side-hustle into a volunteer-powered non-profit that contributes all of their profits to missions. It’s seriously good candy that’s bringing people to Jesus, both in the kitchen and around the world.
On a spring break Novo Serve Trip to Iraq, a team of 10 adults and 10 kids faced challenging questions about evil, hopelessness, and “How good is the good news?”—all while building a playground and being impacted by the irrepressible joy of refugee children.
Are gospel movements really possible in the West? According to our Novo team in Western Colorado, the answer is yes! Listen as they share about a full-blown gospel movement they’ve been in the center of for several years.
In the last year, Novo saw staggering numbers of people walking toward Jesus alongside our staff, especially in some of the places where it is most dangerous to be a Christian.
In 25 years of helping trauma survivors, Alex had never encountered the level of trauma these young Yazidi women had. But a week of intensive group therapy and the love of Jesus would make a significant impact.
Priya (not her real name) came to our city from India at 19 to study biology. She’d grown up in a Sikh family, but her parents were basically atheists. Priya had concluded that God was just a prop that people had made up to blame things on or ask for things from.
When Priya first arrived in the US, she found her way to a party that “Ministry K” (name changed), our international student outreach, was hosting. That’s where her story with us began. But first, let me give you a little background…
In Novo’s early years, there was a huge emphasis on investing in local churches and church planting efforts that “fit” the local people—often resulting in churches outside typical models. These foundations have helped us navigate the intricacies of the final component of gospel movements—forming churches.
Leadership development is essential to the healthy growth of the overall Christian movement around the world—and Novo has been fine-tuning our methods in developing such leaders for 40 years!
The second critical component for gospel movements is Engaging Culture. A look through Novo’s development over the last 40 years reveals key influences that equipped us to live this out.
As we celebrate 40 years of ministry, we’re looking back on some of Novo’s roots—and discovering how God uniquely formed us over the years for the work of gospel movements.
Following the colossal explosion in Beirut, NEO, Novo’s ministry in the Middle East, has stepped up to assist those most in need. Here’s how you can help.
