God gave me a sign!
I was driving a local highway one day about 8 years ago, praying as I drove, asking God what to call my ministry, when I noticed the “141” highway sign. I thought that’s it! 141, one for one, one person for one person! I had to laugh out loud that God gave me a sign, literally! Well, I’m still traveling Highway 141, doing ministry “One for One”, which simply means investing myself in another man, so he will do the same for another and so on. That is discipleship! God knows how to shape us up as we need to be who God wants them to become. That is, helping men be like His Son, the best man ever.
I am very grateful as my ministry continues to expand. In addition to my local ministry focused on discipleship, I've also had the opportunity to help train hundreds of pastors both domestic and abroad. Originally, I wanted to start this ministry with the name "141", but was given counsel to launch under the auspices of "The Navigators" for reasons of ministry respectability and recognition. It was good counsel for I learned some good ministry principles and practices plus I met some great people.
As for the numbers 1-4-1, they serve as a good reminder and a good way to define real Christian living and ministry. One person for another person, not just helping yourself to life, but helping another person to life and through life, even life hereafter. Just like Jesus, who left us example after example of living His life, even giving His life, for another. What a legacy Jesus left us, not about filling your life up, but about pouring your life out, for another. As He said, "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for his friends" (John 15:13).
Several years ago I learned of a ministry that serves to help other ministries facilitate their funding. The founder of this ministry discovered many years ago that he could help missionaries keep more of their funding and more importantly, keep them on the field by providing them this service and at a substantial savings. We feel blessed to be able to link arms with World in Need International as our non-profit funding facilitator.
Keith Carlson
The One for One Ministry with Keith Carlson is a Christ-centered ministry focused on building relationships with people across the globe. This is accomplished through its five areas of focus.
The five areas of focus of the One for One Ministry are:
Discipleship
Training
Speaking
Coaching
Counseling