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

God – Unexpected Plans

There is joy in discovering God's unexpected plans. Awesome God - Amazing Week was a look at how He directed our steps (Proverbs 16:7) for the water purification system. This post is about the unmistakeable fact that God has appointed good works for us to accomplish....

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Awesome God – Amazing Week

We do indeed serve an awesome God. Proverbs 16:9 tells us He directs our steps. And that is exactly what He did in our recent mission to La Romana. The best way to share that story is a short series of posts. So please check back to get the big picture. Awesome God -...

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Fresher is Better

Our look at Fresher Is Better begins in the kitchen. My wife is a great cook and her favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. She goes all out for Thanksgiving Dinner. The cooking starts on Wednesday. She is the first one up on Thursday and aromas from the kitchen fill our...

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The Power of HIS Might

Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might! (Ephesains 6:10) We wrote that verse on the rafter of the church last March. We  saw it again today. Last week, I asked you to pray for us as we are in Belize.  You need to know how your prayers were answered TODAY...

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Prayer For This Year

What is your prayer for this year? I hope you already have an answer to that question. But let me expand your thinking just a bit. Do you remember God's offer to Solomon in I Kings 3? If God gave you the same opportunity to ask for anything that came to your mind,...

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Mighty God Or puny god?

Mighty God or puny god? People of genuine faith would never choose puny god. But before we got to the obvious answer... Just for transparency, my title comes from the funniest scene in any of Marvel Comic's Avenger movies. The Hulk just smashes things. He never talks....

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Advisor Needed: Must Be Foolproof

What if you had an advisor who never made a wrong decision? That's what we see in Isaiah 9:6-7. The previous post on that passage addressed the word Wonderful. And we saw that it really is mind blowing when we examine the incredible nature of our Wonderful Counselor....

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Wonderful: What That Means For You!

His name shall be called Wonderful... What does that mean for you in 2023? Actually, it's tremendous. Isaiah 9:6-7 shouldn't be relegated to 'Christmas only' study and preaching. But, let me remind you of those well-known verses: For unto us a Child is born, unto us a...

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Love In Word And Deed – Belize

We are to love in word and deed (I John 3:18). To be a little more blunt: talk is cheap! And demonstrating what we believe was the point of Seeing What We Believe. But that post was about our work in the Dominican Republic. So let's take the same idea and focus it on...

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Seeing What We Believe

You know the old saying: Seeing is believing. I would counter with this: Believing can be seen! So, this gallery post is about visible evidence of faith. And it's hard to see faith in action without being thankful. Seeing What We Believe The cover image shows me and...

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Amazed By You

When was the last time you were amazed by something or someone? Maybe the better question is: When was the last time you were amazed by Someone? We really should be in a constant state of awe at the goodness of our Heavenly Father. And sometimes, as in my case, awe of...

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