As we look toward the next season of ministry, we are deeply grateful for what God has already done through NLW International, and prayerful about what He is opening before us.
God has opened meaningful doors before NLW International. These opportunities represent key ways we can partner together in the next season to see lives transformed, communities strengthened, and the church equipped for lasting impact.
This is not simply a list of projects. It is an invitation to participate in the work God is already doing among pastors, worship leaders, churches, universities, and ministry networks around the world.
Through Next Level Worship, we have seen that when leaders are equipped, churches are strengthened. When churches are strengthened, worshipers are formed. And when worshipers are formed, the Gospel moves outward into families, communities, and nations.
“Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!”- Psalm 96:3
SUSTAIN. STRENGTHEN. ACCELERATE.
As we consider these opportunities, we are guided by three simple movements:
SUSTAIN what God has established.
STRENGTHEN our capacity to steward it.
ACCELERATE through the doors He is opening.
Each movement matters. We want to remain faithful to the ministry God has entrusted to us. We want to build the systems and relationships necessary to serve people well. And we want to respond with courage when God provides new opportunities to reach leaders and churches in places we could not reach on our own.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIP
The following four opportunities represent immediate priorities before NLW International through 2027. Each one is designed to multiply the impact of worship training, biblical discipleship, leadership development, and Gospel-centered ministry.
| Opportunity | Investment needed |
|---|---|
| Mega Intensive Schools | $150,000 |
| Indigenous Leaders & Regional Hubs | $200,000 |
| Translation, Distribution & Global Access | $250,000 |
| The NLW Pathway | $300,000 |
1. MEGA INTENSIVE SCHOOLS
Investment needed: $150,000
Deep Training That Brings Leaders Together
Help provide concentrated biblical training, worship, unity, relationship-building, participant resources, scholarships, and follow-up development for leaders in Africa and Asia.
Our Mega Intensive Schools create space for pastors, worship leaders, and ministry workers to step away from the immediate pressures of ministry and receive focused encouragement and equipping.
These gatherings are about more than a conference schedule. They are opportunities for leaders to study Scripture, worship together, ask honest questions, build friendships, and return to their churches with renewed vision.
In many regions, leaders serve faithfully with limited access to training, resources, or supportive ministry relationships. A concentrated school can become a catalyst for years of growth, not only for the people in the room, but also for the churches and communities they serve.
2. INDIGENOUS LEADERS & REGIONAL HUBS
Investment needed: $200,000
Multiplying Through People Who Are Already There
Help identify, train, coach, and resource trusted national leaders and regional teams in the U.S. and abroad so the mission can grow through local leadership in each culture.
We believe lasting ministry is strengthened when trusted leaders within a culture are equipped to serve their own people. Our goal is not to create dependence on outside voices. It is to encourage and resource men and women whom God has already placed in positions of influence and responsibility.
Regional hubs can provide ongoing connection, coaching, training, and accountability. They can help leaders share resources in language and cultural settings that are familiar to them. They can also help NLW International listen more carefully and serve more faithfully.
This approach allows the work to multiply through relationships. A trained national leader may influence a regional team. That team may serve many churches. Those churches may equip families, students, worship teams, and future leaders.
3. TRANSLATION, DISTRIBUTION & GLOBAL ACCESS
Investment needed: $250,000
Putting Proven Resources Into Open Hands
Help print, distribute, and expand translated NLW resources into new languages and new regions, including digital and physical distribution where doors are already opening.
A resource can travel farther than a ministry team. A book can be read again and again. A translated study can be shared with a small group, a worship team, a seminary class, or a congregation gathered in a remote community.
For many pastors and worship leaders, access to biblically grounded resources in their own language is limited. Translation and distribution help remove that barrier. They communicate something important: leaders around the world are seen, valued, and worthy of thoughtful investment.
This opportunity includes both physical and digital access. It allows us to respond when national leaders invite us into new regions and when existing relationships reveal a clear need for training materials.
4. THE NLW PATHWAY
Investment needed: $300,000
Forming Worshipers for a Lifetime
Help expand The NLW Pathway into universities, churches, choirs, small groups, and leadership settings through guide production, leader resources, videos, and broader rollout.
The NLW Pathway is designed to help people understand worship as a whole-life response to God. It is not limited to what happens during a church gathering. It reaches into our daily choices, relationships, work, witness, service, and surrender.
By expanding The NLW Pathway, we can help more leaders guide their people toward a deeper and more complete vision of worship. The material can serve a university class, a church leadership team, a choir, a small group, or a gathering of pastors and worship leaders.
The goal is formation that continues beyond a single event. We want people to become increasingly aware of God’s presence, rooted in communion with Christ, shaped through surrender, and equipped to help others walk faithfully with Him.
BUILDING THE CAPACITY TO STEWARD THE OPPORTUNITY
As God opens these doors, NLW International also needs stronger staff support, systems, administration, communications, missions infrastructure, and organizational capacity to serve them faithfully.
Every ministry opportunity carries a stewardship responsibility. It is not enough to recognize an open door. We must be prepared to walk through it with wisdom, integrity, care, and excellence.
Stronger capacity will help NLW International communicate clearly with partners, support national leaders, coordinate training opportunities, manage resources responsibly, and provide consistent follow-up after gatherings and mission trips.
It will also help us serve the growing number of pastors and worship leaders who are asking for biblical training and practical encouragement. The work of equipping the church requires more than vision. It requires people, planning, administration, communication, and faithful systems behind the scenes.
We are asking God for the grace to steward both the opportunities and the responsibilities that come with them.
A GRATEFUL INVITATION
These opportunities represent the immediate priorities before us through 2027; our broader 2027–2028 vision is outlined in the President's Weekend brochure.
Would you prayerfully consider how God may be inviting you, your church, your organization, or your family to participate?
Some may be led to make a significant gift toward one of these opportunities. Others may give consistently over time. Some may introduce NLW International to a church network, foundation, university, or ministry partner. And all of us can pray for the leaders who are serving faithfully in places around the world.
Every partnership matters because every act of obedience belongs to God.
If you would like to help NLW International sustain what God has established, strengthen our capacity to steward it, and accelerate through the doors He is opening, please give securely through our donation page.
You can also visit nextlevelworship.com to learn more about our resources, training opportunities, events, and global ministry.
Thank you for standing with us. Thank you for believing that worship is more than a moment and that equipping one leader can influence an entire church, community, and generation.
The door is open.
Let’s walk through it together.
AI attribution: This page was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for publication by the Next Level Worship team.