About keith burnett

God calls ministers to equip the Church for the work of the ministry. After many years of working in one local church, I experienced what I’ll call an ‘enlargement’ of my view of God’s calling. In preparing mission volunteers for work overseas, we equip the domestic church to do a better job of reaching its own community ed-italia.com. The mission volunteer teams then equip the foreign church to better reach its community for Christ. In both cases, the church is equipped. And, God is glorified through changed lives on the mission field, in volunteer mission teams, and in the domestic church!

The ‘centerpiece’ of my work through EquipUs is the Pastor Training Schools.  This began in the city of Barahona, Dominican Republic. We teach 70-85 pastors and our approach is to “Entrust the Gospel to faithful men who will, in turn, entrust it to others.” God has blessed this work and the pastors have been faithful in implementing what they have been taught.  Evidence of this is the increase in baptisms among these 50+ churches after one year of work with the pastors: an average of 44%!  Currently, the churches are showing an average annual growth rate of 18.5% via baptisms. I believe our Prayer Teams are the first ones responsible for these results.  God has answered through American pastors who volunteer to teach, and mission volunteer members who do construction work, medical clinics, sports camps, or any of several mission/evangelism outreach projects concurrent with our Pastor Training Schools. As Henry Blackaby said in Experiencing God, “See what God is doing and  join Him in it.” YOU can make an eternal difference in someone’s life.

Recent Posts

Seeing God – NOW!

Life Lessons From Altun Ha When one of our mission teams was leaving Belize, we took a short, afternoon trip to a Maya site named Altun Ha. You can see many pictures on this LINK. Much can be said about the site and it is impressive for a number of reasons. But the...

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Finding Purpose: An Invitation

What is your purpose? Is there a single, over-arching reason for you to exist? There is! The answer is not evangelism, though some might expect me to say it is due to the work I do. But, evangelism is an expression of your purpose. Furthermore, your purpose isn't good...

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Thankful For The Giver

Our Father is the Giver of every good and perfect gift, James 1:17. And that means so much more than the earthly goods we may or may not possess. He cannot give us anything that is not good. Think about that. So, as we express our gratitude on this Thanksgiving Day,...

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Thanksgiving: All, Every, and Dirt

What does All, Every, and Dirt have to do with a devotional thought on thanksgiving? And I'll tell you up front that Dirt is the winner! But giving thanks comes first. After all, Paul conveyed three commands in I Thessalonians 5:16-18 that seem almost impossible. The...

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The Question That Answers Prayer

The question that answers prayer is fairly simple. In fact, it's obvious enough that we often fail to see it. But first, let's look at the wisdom of good questions. Somewhere, I ran across the following quote: Cleverness is seen in answers; Wisdom in questions We...

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Requisite Recognition

Recognition might be a good thing or a bad thing. But is recogntion ever required? Could there be a time or setting in which it is inappropriate? Let's see! Recognition For Servants? Let me invite you to put on your imagination cap. You have received an invitation for...

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Fact: Faith Falters! Why and What to Do

Whose faith hasn't faltered at least a time or two? Believers aspire to truth in all things, and well they should. But what about the false fronts we erect so others will think our faith never falters? Let me say what everyone knows: we are weak and our faith falters...

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A Bible And Glasses; Amazing Teamwork

Can God use a Bible and glasses to bring glory to Himself. Absolutely! It's all in the video - along with a few other important things. If you'd rather read it, see the slightly edited transcript following the video. A Bible And Glasses; Amazing Teamwork Hello, thank...

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When Dreams Become Reality – Video Post

When Dreams Become Reality is what I'll call a milestone post. We all have those very memorable moments in life. Most of you know that EquipUs just celebrated our 5th birthday (anniversary). And the very first thing in our 6th year is a dream that has become reality....

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Not Just For Kids

Not Just For Kids is explained in the video below. I already know that I have enjoyed, and benefitted from, going down this path. So I will be sharing some of these things with you through the EquippIng For Life Blog. and /or our Truth Hunter Podcast. Also, there is a...

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