Well it has been several years since members of our Intl team have been able to visit Russia. Frequent readers of the Update will recall that over the last ten years we have worked rather extensively with leaders in this Continue Reading →

Early this year Deo went with his team to Senegal. He was able to continue training leaders with the MCNet leadership materials as well as share the gospel within several Muslim villages. Deo’s unique background (once being a leading Muslim Continue Reading →

In September Phil was with Karl and Claudia and their team in Magdeburg, E. Germany. Together with Karl they met with his church team and continued to go through ICM’s Coaching Guide. This material is designed to help guide teams Continue Reading →

MCNet is a movement of like minded leaders initiated by ICM Canada. Each Network  Coach and regional organization they represent share the similar vision, values, and strategy to equip the next generation of leaders. It is a global community of Continue Reading →

Earlier this year Phil and Nancy had the opportunity to teach ICM’s marriage seminar in Ukraine. In previous years they have had the opportunity to do this together in Russia but it is not always possible for her to join Continue Reading →

Since Phil and Nancy were in Dominican Republic in the Spring, Carlos and Raydel and their teams have continued developing their leadership network across the country. As you may recall, Raydel was first trained by the ICM team in Cuba Continue Reading →

We have been planting seeds in Cuba for years now, never thinking that the harvest of this effort would be realized in countries beyond this restricted island nation. In March Phil and Nancy travelled to Dominican Republic and were able Continue Reading →

It is a real privilege to have Deo and Sarah Mwamba as partners in ministry. Their focus is West Africa where they equip leaders as part of our Ministry Coaching Network. Deo’s heart for the unreached led him to the Continue Reading →

For many years we have reported of our various and varied ministry trips to cities across Russia. One such location is the city of Cheropovets. In many ways, this Russian town about 500 km north of Moscow is rather unremarkable. Continue Reading →

Phil and Nancy first connected with Gary and Gail when they were both serving in Berlin. Over thirty-five years ago Gary and Gail went to Guatemala as missionaries. They then spent over twenty years in Germany as church planters and Continue Reading →

It has been seventeen years since the Jeskes first moved to Berlin to equip leaders in Eastern Europe. This was the beginning point of the development of the Mentoring Guides as well as all the subsequent leadership materials that help Continue Reading →

While in Germany last November, Karl and Phil took a road trip to Poland to meet with Alex and a few key leaders in the southwest part of the country. Alex is a pastor from the Crimea in Ukraine and Continue Reading →

Alexei and Tatiana continue to provide leadership  in many capacities in Moscow and Russia. We first connected with Alexei as he was our team’s translator for our workshops and coaching sessions in Moscow and surrounding regions. He has provided many Continue Reading →

Valera and Narina are continuing to use our materials throughout their fellowship of churches in southern Russia. They were among the first to not only “consume”  but also to reproduce leaders using our mentoring, team and marriage materials. As we Continue Reading →

Carlos and his team (Empowering Action – EA) not only have a passion to serve in Dominican Republic (DR), but also have an effective strategy to put vision into action. Over the last few years they (team members from DR, Continue Reading →

Alexey and Tatiana continue to serve in many facets of ministry in Moscow, regardless of the increasing headwinds facing the church in Russia. He recently sent the following report to our team and would encourage us to continue to pray Continue Reading →

ICM has developed a marriage seminar for our MCNetwork titled The First Team. It is designed to not only help the marriages of leaders, but also provide them with materials that they can then use to teach couples within their Continue Reading →

by Pastor Maxym  In August 2016, Ukraine celebrated 25 years of its independence (from the Soviet regime). The same can be said about the evangelical churches. During this time the Church in Ukraine has been growing dramatically both in numbers and in faith. This Continue Reading →

On a recent trip to eastern Ukraine Phil was able to share with several church and ministry teams. They met together for the mentoring workshop and then he was also able to have coaching sessions with several of the teams, Continue Reading →

Deo Mwamba is our Ministry Coach in Africa. ICM has partnered with Deo for many years and it continues to be a privilege to serve together. Recently he traveled to DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo), as well as Senegal. In Continue Reading →

In September Phil will be returning to Ukraine to continue training leaders and coaching several ministry teams. On a previous trip to the region this year, our key contact in the region, Pastor Maxym, introduced us to two other key Continue Reading →

A Report from Raydel, Ministry Coach in Cuba: After a year and a half of beginning the mentoring project in the City of Havana we are filled with joy as the Lord has produced the fruit for which we have Continue Reading →

In another city in Ukraine, Olga translated the sessions. She actually had attended the seminar in Ukraine last fall and since then has been using our materials to help her mentor others. As she said, “the Guides were just what Continue Reading →

Our longest serving partners in Russia are Valera and Narina. Their main focus is their fellowship of churches in the Caucasus. Dear Team, Aleksey from Rostov is interested in your new books, could Alexey from Moscow send them to us? Continue Reading →

To see a short greeting from Alexander go to http://youtu.be/B_UGwbv1izA.  Cheropovets is about 500 Km north of Moscow, not quite the end of the world, but if you look really hard you can see it from there! Phil and Alexey, Continue Reading →

Pastor Alberto is a colleague of Javier, our ministry coach in Cuba. He continues to be mentored my Javier and recently wrote the following update regarding his developing ministry network. Dear brother Felipe (Phil), I hope you are in good Continue Reading →

Dominican Republic: It was great to be with Carlos and his team again. His team at Empowering Action has a network of five hundred churches which they provide a practical ten week course that enables the church to deal with Continue Reading →

Doug Friesen, (MCNet Canada) – For nearly fifteen years my wife (Rebecca) and I have been working with Phil Jeske and ICM Canada. Our emphasis is on developing leaders in different areas of the world through mentoring and coaching. Over Continue Reading →

Raydel, (MCNet Latin America) – Last November Phil was able to spend some time with the leadership network that Raydel has been developing in Cuba. The ministry that he and his wife began, Samaritan Network, is part of the international Continue Reading →

Pastor Terry – Several months ago our office received a phone call from a pastor in Winnipeg who had heard of our leadership materials through contact with Javier in Cuba. Pastor Terry was going on a missions trip to Bolivia Continue Reading →

Deo Mwamba, (MCNet Africa) – Our MCNet (Ministry Coaching Network) Coach, Deo Mwamba traveled to Senegal in July and October of this past year as a follow up to the initial launch with Phil in 2014. Deo facilitated the Mentoring Continue Reading →

Javier, (MCNet Cuba) – The following is a report from Javier, who is providing leadership to the Ministry Coaching Network in Cuba. Together with Raydel, they continue to develop a network of coaches who are training other leaders across the Continue Reading →

Tatiana (MCNet Russia) – Dealing with those with addictions is a huge opportunity for the Russian church. There are many in the society who have been entangled by the snares of alcoholism and drugs. Only through the reality of Christ Continue Reading →

Raydel, (MCNet Cuba) – The following is a report from Raydel and Madelines, our Ministry Coaches in Cuba. Together with Javier and Mayrelis, they are accomplishing a lot with very limited resources: The Lord has blessed us in a short Continue Reading →

Dr. Phil & Brian Rushton – One of the keys to effective ministry overseas is working with the right people. Developing such a network in a region takes years. So when we are able to partner with a quality organization Continue Reading →

Burmese Pastor – The following report was sent by a pastor who attended our leadership training in Myanmar in 2014 (see Nov-Dec Update). We provide participants with materials and encourage them to use them to equip other leaders. The workshop Continue Reading →

Valera/Narina, Alexey/Tatiana, (MCNet Russia) – Valera & Narina and Alexey & Tatiana continue to equip leaders within their particular ministries in Russia. As part of the MCNet they are also sharing these values beyond their own denominations and groups. Southern Continue Reading →

Deo Mwamba, (MCNet Africa) – In September of last year Phil joined Deo in West Africa as they taught on leadership health and reproduction. After the sessions a Liberian pastor, Nathaniel, shared with them a personal story of how he Continue Reading →

Gary Cooper, (MCNet Coach) – The predominate religion of Myanmar (known as Burma before 1989) is Buddhism. It is surrounded by Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand. Though the Gospel first came to this country through missionaries in the early Continue Reading →

Deo Mwamba & Dr. Phil, (MCNet Coaches) – Senegal is 98% Muslim, nominal Islam overlaying animism. While there has been a Christian presence for nearly 100 years, it has been mostly of French heritage. Since the church in the Francophone Continue Reading →

Dean Richmond (MCNet Canada) – Cuba is a truly a beautiful place with much potential and an industrious population. This is in spite of a system that daily works against this. I have to admit, I am a bit of Continue Reading →

Alexey G. (MCNet Russia) – As you are no doubt aware, Russia is a pretty big place (9 time zones wide). It is just not possible for us to reach all those needing and wanting training. This is why it Continue Reading →

Deo Mwamba, (MCNet Coach, Africa) – Earlier this year Deo Mwamba participated in a national consultation ICM conducted for potential Ministry Coaches in Canada. Soon after these meetings he travelled to Senegal, West Africa in order to do some training Continue Reading →