Join us in Israel – February 2024

We invite you to embark on a trip to Israel with us early next year! Join us as we see and serve the land where Jesus walked!  Dates: February 9, 2024 – February 18, 2024 Trip Cost: $4,800 During this spectacular trip, you will have the opportunity to see the Bible come to life as we visit the main […]

Equipping for Deepened Connections

It truly takes a village, a community, a tribe to make a thing worthwhile.  Last weekend’s events in Phoenix, AZ were no exception to that rule. Developing Workers is so grateful for the prayers, the volunteer hours, the financial gifts, and the partnering churches and organizations that contributed to 4 successful equipping events in the […]

Discipleship Transforms Communities

Our Foundations Director, Matt Swartz, and volunteer trainer, Greg Jones, returned from Nigeria a few weeks ago. It was a busy and full time of training. We are praising God for how He is moving in the lives of ministry leaders there! Matt and Greg were able to re-connect with 30 leaders that they had […]

Upcoming Trips

Our Mobilize Medical teams are preparing for trips in April, June, August and October of this year. The April trip to Zambia is in partnership with Cornerstone Church and is currently full. However, if you or someone you know would like to serve with us on another trip, we would love to have you join […]

You’re invited!

Developing Worker is hosting a conference and you’re invited! After months of planning and preparing, we are excited to host Curt Thompson, MD in just a few weeks – February 24 – 25!  Stepping back, we asked Michael Parker (the founder and president of Developing Workers) a few questions about how we got here: Question: […]

Discipleship for Parents

Are you an Arizona-based parent or connected to someone who is? Odds are, you certainly are! Developing Workers has a valuable opportunity for you. Deepening Connections: An Evening for Learning Parents of every age, stage, and background face the same challenge of orienting their parenting in a way that connects to their childrens’ hearts. In […]

The Good News for Tanzania & Nigeria

Developing Workers exists to mobilize ministry for discipleship – both locally and globally. This month, we’ve sent teams to actively serve abroad with Mobilize Medical and Foundations Training. Hear more about the impact Mobilize had in Tanzania, and pray with us for the Foundations Training in Nigeria. Pray as Nigeria is Engaged for Discipleship Trainers […]

A Resource: Leading Out of Crisis

Navigating 2 years of pandemic, cultural crisis, and global struggle has left most all of us disoriented at times and in need of care.  Yet who is to care for those who are leading and shepherding us as we are ministered to? Walking through one extreme to another the past couple years has taken its […]

Transformation in Kenya

As a Mobilize Medical team heads out, they go knowing they can bring medicine to treat and relieve symptoms, to dress wounds, and to bring comfort. However, our team preparing now for Kenya was recently reminded by Kelly Ramsland, director of Mobilize, that there is much more entailed in their work. “We can go and […]

Our Global Reach

Developing Workers has a global reach because of amazing national partners in countries all over the world.   Mexico is no exception to this fact, and we are blessed to work alongside the ministry partners there. For the past four years, we have been partnering with the National Presbyterian Church of Mexico to train leaders to […]