Win the LostDisciple the Saints

Through intentional relationships and entrusted teachings, we equip men to become reliable leaders who will, in turn, disciple others.

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Our Focus Areas

We focus on personal discipleship, believing that lasting change happens one man at a time.

Initimacy with Christ

And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. — John 17:3

And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. — John 17:3

We believe that intimacy with Christ is the foundation of all other relationships. We seek to grow in our relationship with Christ through prayer, study, and fellowship.

Christ-Centered Relationships

And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” — Matthew 28:18-20

And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” — Matthew 28:18-20

Jesus called us to make disciples of all nations. We believe that discipleship is a process of learning to follow Jesus in all areas of life in a 1:1 relationship.

Spiritual Reproduction

The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. — 2 Timothy 2:2

The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. — 2 Timothy 2:2

We believe that spiritual reproduction is the fruit of our relationship with Christ, those we have been discipled by, and those we disciple.

Philosophy of Ministry

"Dependence, surrender, neutrality, an eagerness to obey God, no vested interest in the outcome, not trying to build anything – these are keys to knowing God and his ways."

Walter Henrichsen | “Manipulating Authority,” Day 335, Warnings for a People Not Listening to God

The Entrust Tenets

Our foundational principles that guide everything we do

Establishing Goals

Core Principle

Make goals that depend only on yourself, not others' performance.

Many people, Christian and non-Christian alike, follow an annual ritual of beginning each year planning how they wish to invest their time, energy, and resources. Such planning is wise, however, only if you do not make goals and objectives that require the performance of others to accomplish. When you establish goals requiring the involvement of others to fulfill, you almost always end manipulating them while developing illegitimate expectations.
This principle teaches us about personal responsibility in goal setting. When we create objectives that require others to perform in specific ways, we set ourselves up for frustration and often end up trying to manipulate people to meet our expectations. Instead, we should focus on what we can control - our own actions, decisions, and responses.

— Walter Henrichsen in "Establishing Goals," Day 127, Thoughts from The Diary of a Desperate Man

You cannot contribute to the work of God.

Core Principle

We participate in God's work by His goodness, not because He needs us.

Isaiah 46:9-10

Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.
The Scriptures unanimously declare the self-sufficiency of God. "If I were hungry, would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fullness thereof" (Psalm 50:12). We, His creatures, can add nothing to Him or what He does. God invites us to give our lives ministering to people, not because He needs us, but rather because He wants us to accrue eternal gain while on earth, and we do that by spending ourselves for others. By way of illustration, say you invite me to participate with you in an investment that in six months will give me a thousand percent return. You don't need my money, but offer simply from the goodness of your heart. I make the investment and in six months receive from you the promised return. If I said, "aren't you glad contributed to your making this profit?" you would be incredulous, calling to my attention that ! contributed nothing. merely participated, and then only because you elected to be good to me. This is analogous of our joining Christ in His ministry; we participate out of the goodness of His heart, but we contribute nothing. If you do not believe this, you run a risk of using some people while neglecting others as you seek to make your contribution, and as you know, using and neglecting people is antithetical to the ministry of Jesus Christ.

— Walter Henrichsen in "Contributing to the Work of God," Day 128, Thoughts from The Diary of a Desperate Man

You cannot create the work of God.

Core Principle

God's work is found in individuals, not institutions we create.

Matthew 16:18

And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Just as you cannot contribute to the work of God, so also you cannot create the work of God. When our Lord responded to Peter's confession with the words, "I will build My Church", He solicited no response from him or the other disciples. Jesus did not say, "We have a lot of work to do, and I am counting on you getting it done. If together we labor faithfully, we will get My Church built." The Savior's response was declarative, informing the disciples what He will do. During the ensuing two thousand years He has been on schedule building His Church, not anxiously hoping that His followers will faithfully get the job done. The work of man can be created, the work of God cannot. You can gather others around you and create a business, building an infrastructure and manufacturing a product. The work of God will not lend itself to such an effort. You may create an institution, draw a circle around it, and call it the work of God. But God's work is found in individuals, not institutions. "And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:20-21) God's Church is comprised of those in whom He has done an eternal work of regeneration, a work that He alone can do.

— Walter Henrichsen in "Creating the Work of God," Day 129, Thoughts from The Diary of a Desperate Man

You cannot measure the work of God.

Core Principle

God's work touches attitudes and values that defy measurement.

2 Corinthians 10:12

For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
If someone were to ask you to list the six most important things Jesus sought to impart to His disciples in the three years of His public ministry, what six would you give? You might include faith, the importance of self-denial, love, and forgiveness. But whatever your list includes, in all probability you will find that they are characteristics that cannot be measured. Significant, lasting work in the life of a person touches attitudes, values, world-views--ingredients that defy measurement. You can force a person to read and memorize the Bible and sit under the preaching of the Word, but you cannot influence the difference it will make in his life, to say nothing of measuring it. If you have difficulty determining what God is doing in your own life, you have an impossible task making such a determination in the life of another. You can measure the number that professes faith in Christ, but even here you run into difficulty. "I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase." The work of drawing a person to the Savior may have been accomplished before you met him, and many that do profess Christ are not converted. Why would you want to try to measure the work of God? What do you seek to accomplish? Paul warned the Corinthians that such efforts often flow from a desire to compare; you need to measure what you are doing in order to compare favorably with another. You must be careful that such endeavors don't become a substitute for walking by faith. With the work of God you will never be able to determine success by that which you measure, and comparing yourself with others is at best, counter-productive.

— Walter Henrichsen in "Measuring the Work of God," Day 130, Thoughts from The Diary of a Desperate Man

You cannot control the work of God.

Core Principle

God's work requires faith, not control. Allow God to work as He wills.

John 3:8

The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes; so it is with every one who is born of the Spirit.
How do you control the wind? Jesus says that the work of the Holy Spirit is analogous to the wind; you hear and see its effects, but cannot tell its origin or destination. How often you would like to reach inside another and alter their perception of reality. You say to yourself, "why can they not understand this simple message of redemption?" But they cannot, and you cannot force it. Unless the "Wind" has His way, they remain blind and dead in their sin. Man is never more insecure than when he cannot create, measure, and control. The work of man can be created, measured, and controlled, but the work of God cannot. If you try, you will inevitably become abusive in your interpersonal relationships, trying to force people into meeting your expectations so that you can accomplish your objectives. The work of God requires a walk of faith. When you apply the template of your business on your church, calling your pastor to the same business techniques you use in the marketplace, you pressure him into trying to do the impossible. The cause of Christ is best served when you allow God to create, measure, and control, and you give yourself, by faith, to the task of investing in the lives of others. Let God do with your investment what He wants.

— Walter Henrichsen in "Controlling the Work of God," Day 131, Thoughts from The Diary of a Desperate Man

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