Forge Speaker Melissa Motschenbacher reports from a MomCo group in South Denver, where she gathered with moms to study the 12-year-old Jesus in Luke 2 and Samuel in 1 Samuel 3. Together they laughed, cried, and dug into what it looks like to put Jesus at the center of motherhood.

Melissa challenged the moms to create monumental moments with Jesus for their children — prioritizing praise, prayer, pursuit, pause points, and perseverance — and put tangible tools in their hands to pray for and with their kids.

At the end, the MomCo coordinator pulled her aside and shared that three years ago she had heard Melissa speak, and that conversation was what moved her to become a coordinator — so she could create that same environment of encountering Jesus for other women.

This is a firsthand snapshot of one conversation rippling forward through three years and a room full of moms.

Forge Speaker Nathan Burd reports from Boulder, Colorado, where he partnered with Forge Speakers Paul Epperson and Joshua McFadden for a Life on Purpose conference as part of the Ignite campaign. The conference was designed to equip people to be Kingdom Laborers in their own spheres of influence — and Nathan says it was abundantly clear that God was answering the prayers of the Forge family.

This is a firsthand snapshot of a team showing up together and watching God move.

Forge Speaker Paul Epperson reports from a Life on Purpose conference in Boulder, Colorado, where he joined Nathan Burd and Josh McFadden as part of the ongoing Ignite campaign in the Brighton area. The congregation came hungry and ready from the very beginning — and by the end, Paul describes a powerful move of the Spirit and a room full of people committing to be Kingdom Laborers every day, for the rest of their lives.

This is a firsthand snapshot of a church stepping into its call — and a team of laborers doing it together.

Forge Speaker Adrian Despres reports from a Fellowship of Christian Athletes event at Rock Hill High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina — where about a third of the students in attendance were not church attenders. The Spirit of God moved through the room, and a number of students gave their lives to Christ.

Then a student took the mic and invited anyone who had made a decision or rededicated their life to come up and share it. At first, nobody moved. Then the flood came. Nearly the entire room lined up at the microphone — confessing their need for Jesus, expressing love for one another, and apologizing for their sins. It just kept going.

This is a firsthand snapshot of what happens when students get out of the way and let God do what only He can do.

Forge Speaker Dwight Robertson reports from a virtual two-hour teaching session with a group from Texas, Michigan, and Los Angeles — believers who had joined a six-week course hungry to build what God was calling them to start. Dwight reflects on the deep joy of doing what Paul charged Timothy to do: entrusting reliable people who will in turn entrust others.

At the end of the Q&A, one participant said that the entire time Dwight was speaking, the Holy Spirit had been speaking to them — filling pages of notes with things to start, things to stop, and a fresh sense of God's calling. Dwight points it all back to prayer, reminding the Forge family that lives are being affected every week through the faithful prayers of God's people.

This is a firsthand snapshot of multiplication in action — one reliable person at a time.

Forge Speaker Adrian Despres reports from three back-to-back events across South Carolina. At Newberry College, he spoke at a spike ball competition, shared the "Worst Verse" message with students, saw a number rededicate their lives, and had an intriguing conversation with an atheist afterward. At Camden Military Academy, he spoke to 300 students on passion for Christ — and when he invited anyone who wanted to love Jesus to stand up, nearly the entire room rose to their feet. Students started jumping over pews to hug each other, while the colonel watched from his seat with a smile.

Then at a Rick Gage Crusade in Gaffney, South Carolina, Adrian served as the Monday night speaker — typically the quieter night of a crusade. Instead, the Spirit of God fell on the place. He describes the response as possibly the best thing ever to happen on that field — in a town that has won 18 state championships.

This is a firsthand snapshot of the gospel showing up and taking over, three times in a row.

Forge Speaker Adrian Despres reports from two assignments — a training trip to Ghana working alongside evangelists, and a stop at Providence Home where he preached to about thirty men walking through difficult seasons of life. Five of them prayed to receive Christ. Another fifteen or so rededicated their lives. Out of thirty people, that's a remarkable response.

Adrian preached a message he calls "The Worst Verse" — and it landed.

This is a firsthand snapshot of the gospel meeting people right where they are.

Forge Firebrand Molly McGinn reports from Cape Coast, Ghana, where she had the privilege of speaking both on street corners and inside a church as part of the Love Ghana Festival. Close to 200 people — possibly more — came to Christ, and there were many commitments to Kingdom laborship alongside those decisions.

Molly also witnessed a personal moment of healing during the trip, and reflects on what it meant to show the people of Ghana the heart of Jesus for them through the festival.

This is a firsthand snapshot of the Kingdom booming in West Africa.