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PLI is devoted to empowering leaders for wider influence for the sake of the gospel in their communities and effective leadership in their ministries. Learn more about our vision and process here.
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Life is better connected. Connect with others to experience life-giving community and build authentic relationships. We have several learning communities. Find the best fit for you.
Resources
We provide a number of resources and materials to educate both our participants and the general public on effective leadership principles.
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Blog
Missionaries are Pouring into the United States…
By: Jock Ficken
Gail and I and the PLI team started 2019 with an incredible group of Ethiopian and Liberian immigrant missionaries. You’ll see a few of their faces, hear a few of … Continue reading
PLI’s 20th Anniversary in 2019!
By: Jock Ficken
Last week I noted the obvious…a lot has changed in the last 20 years! I’m not sure any of us really saw it coming. Certainly not coming so abruptly. And, … Continue reading
20 Years of PLI
By: Jock Ficken
Thanks for being in the PLI family. The 20 year old PLI family. 2019 marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of PLI! 20 years since the first pastors and … Continue reading
A Christmas Miracle in Indonesia that You Probably Didn’t Hear About and 3 Simple but Profound Actions
By: Jock Ficken
Gail and I would like to wish you a very blessed Christmas and to express our thanks for your partnership in the Gospel. We thought you might be encouraged by … Continue reading
Malcolm Gladwell’s 12 Reasons to “Pull the Goalie” at Your Church
By: Jock Ficken
Malcolm Gladwell’s 12 Rules of Life center around a simple edict: Pull the Goalie! I listened to Gladwell’s podcast. It was entertaining, circuitous, provocative. When a hockey team is trailing … Continue reading
Giving Thanks for Your Generosity
By: Jock Ficken
We’d like to share with you a few of the comments that were included with gifts on #GivingTuesday. The work PLI is doing is important and meaningful. What is taking … Continue reading
Thank You!
By: Jock Ficken
Thank you! We finished the last learning communities of the season shortly before Thanksgiving. Liberia and Denver! Gail and I are incredibly encouraged by the women and men who are … Continue reading
Celebrate with Us!
By: Jock Ficken
Celebrate with us! We have been blessed with an overwhelming response for the first cohort of 1,000 Young Leaders. So much so, in fact, that the first cohort is overflowing! … Continue reading
What is the quickest way to the greatest mission impact?
By: Jock Ficken
What’s the quickest way to the greatest impact? For the sake of the Mission? Every church leader I know these days is asking that question in light of pressures of … Continue reading
Dealing with Disappointment
By: Jock Ficken
Every congregational leader I know deals with disappointment. Most of us have endured seasons where disappointment has been heaped upon crushing disappointment and where a resiliency of faith in the … Continue reading