Balancing Vision with Dave Lovett

Navigate with Tim Austin

In this episode of Navigate, Tim has a conversation with Dave Lovett about their overlapping years living in Central Asia and some of the life lessons they've learned.
Vision, when left untamed, can have a way of crowding out our enjoyment of the simple things in life. It has the potential to sabotage relationships, drying up an otherwise fruitful life. Church planters can face this. Entrepreneurs struggle with this. Just about anyone with ambition.
What do you do with a when vision collides with unmet expectations? Holding onto a vision, as our guest will share today, can sometimes feel like holding a tiger by the tail. When so much about living in uncertain times and places is focused on survival, how can we keep the vision alive and not neglect the people most important to us? These are real questions not only for cross-cultural workers; they are universal concerns for anyone desiring to maintain a healthy work/life balance. Listen in!
About Dave Lovett:
In l979, Dave served for two years with Operation Mobilization in India, Pakistan and Europe in a ministry of discipleship and evangelism. Pam and Dave met at Bethany College of Missions and graduated in l982 with BA's in Missions and Theology. They were married in October of l982. After marriage, Dave and Pam went with OM to India and Pakistan in l983-85 to lead OM's base for training, outreach/church ministry, hospitality and administration in New Delhi, India. They served for two years in Bangladesh (1986-88), where Dave was the Director of an OM training program for Bangladeshi young men from Hindu and Muslim backgrounds. They worked for two years (l988-90) in Pakistan, along the border of Afghanistan learning the Afghan Dari language and culture. After eight years of ministry, they took a sabbatical, and Dave did an MA in Intercultural Studies and Missions at Wheaton Graduate School (l990-91). While at Wheaton, they agreed with OM leaders to pioneer a new ministry in Tajikistan. In August l992, they felt God leading them to start a new organization called the Central Asian Development Agency (CADA.) From 1993-2006, Dave and Pam’s team helped start four registered churches and many home groups for the new believers. In 2001, they started a new ministry in Afghanistan with Operation Mercy that has grown to a team of 15-20 staff working in three cities and in rural areas. In January 2004, they started a new ministry in Iran working in disaster relief with earthquake victims and with Afghan refugee women and their families. Today, Dave and Pam serve as regional Leaders for OM’s ministries in Central and South Asia, overseeing the ministries in Iran, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh (as well as 10 other countries).
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