What Did God Say To Us At Ministers Gathering 2026?
At Ministers Gathering 2026, there was a phrase that kept rising to the surface:
The Limitless Call.
But what became clear as we listened, prayed, and discerned together is that “limitless” does not mean bigger platforms, larger buildings, or broader influence.
It means deeper surrender.
It means radical obedience.
It means alignment.
As pastors and ministry leaders, we don’t need more noise. We need clarity. So what did God actually say to us?
After prayer, conversations, testimonies, and reflection, here is what emerged.
1. Return to Alignment
If there was one consistent undercurrent, it was this: Come back to your first love.
Many of us know how to “do” ministry. We know how to build teams, preach sermons, cast vision, manage budgets, and lead programs. But somewhere in the busyness, the why can get blurred. We can drift into professional Christianity; clock in, clock out, deliver the service, move to the next event.
The Lord was gently but firmly realigning us.
Ephesians 2:10 reminds us that we are His workmanship. Before we are leaders, we are sons and daughters. Before we are strategists, we are surrendered vessels.
The limitless call does not begin with activity. It begins with alignment.
Practical for pastors:
Protect your personal prayer life first, not last.
Evaluate your schedule: what reflects intimacy, not just productivity?
Ask yourself: Has the “what” overtaken the “why”?
We don’t need new programs as much as we need renewed hearts.
2. Say Yes Before You Know the Details
Over and over, the theme of obedience surfaced.
“Before You even ask, Lord, my answer is yes.”
The details of the call often feel overwhelming. We want clarity, timelines, and guarantees. But the Spirit seemed to say: Trust Me. I’ve got you.
The call is limitless: it is walked out one obedient step at a time.
For some, that means stepping into community spaces beyond church walls. For others, it means addressing difficult topics instead of avoiding them. For others, it means releasing someone you’ve poured into and trusting God with the outcome.
Obedience before results.
Faithfulness before fruit.
Practical for pastors:
Where have you delayed obedience, waiting for perfect clarity?
Is there a conversation you’ve avoided?
Is there a step you know God has been nudging you toward?
The limitless call isn’t about scale. It’s about surrender.
3. Refocus on the Harvest
There was a renewed urgency in the room: people need Jesus.
It’s easy to become content with the “handful.” It’s easy to measure progress by stability. But stability is not the same as mission fulfillment.
We were reminded that the church isn’t about getting people into seats, it’s about getting the Church into the world.
When we walk through the grocery store, the gym, the school, the coffee shop, do we see people as souls?
The harvest is ripe. The spiritual hunger is real, in youth, in schools, in communities, in unexpected places. Testimonies surfaced of God drawing people back through simple obedience and relational invitation.
The limitless call is evangelistic at its core.
Practical for pastors:
Re-centre your leadership conversations around salvations.
Celebrate stories of people coming to Christ more than attendance growth.
Equip your church to identify “the ONE” God has put in front of them.
We cannot afford to grow comfortable. There are still more going to hell than heaven in our cities. That reality should keep our hearts soft and our urgency alive.
4. Prayer Is Not Support Ministry, It Is Frontline Ministry
If the call is limitless, the strength must be supernatural. Again and again, prayer surfaced, not as a side note, but as the foundation.
Intercessory prayer is warfare. We do not fight chaos with strategy alone. We fight it on our knees.
Many of us confessed that we know prayer matters, but circumstances are what finally drive us to fight. The Spirit was calling us higher: to proactive, sustained, corporate prayer.
Head to heart to hands.
God gives revelation to our minds, ignites it in our hearts, and activates it through our obedience. But the ignition point is prayer.
Practical for pastors:
Is your ministry fueled by prayer or supported by it?
Consider establishing focused prayer rhythms before launching initiatives.
Model vulnerability in prayer — your people need to see dependence.
The limitless call requires limitless dependence.
5. Run Together. All Generations.
One of the most powerful moments was recognizing that this is not a young leaders’ movement or an older leaders’ revival. No one is done.
Senior leaders were reminded: don’t bury the dream.
Younger leaders were reminded: don’t wait for permission.
The call passes from generation to generation, but it does not diminish. Like David preparing the way for Solomon, we are building something we may not fully see completed.
This is not succession. It’s synchronization.
Practical for pastors:
Intentionally build cross-generational leadership conversations.
Invite older leaders to speak into the younger vision.
Encourage younger leaders to step boldly into responsibility.
The limitless call is bigger than one ministry timeline.
6. Refuse Comfort and Comparison
Another quiet but persistent theme: comfort is dangerous. Our flesh prefers safety. Our culture tempts us toward comparison. Trends try to shape our calling. But we are not called to be trendy. We are called to be faithful.
Comparison kills fire. Comfort dulls urgency. Fear of man compromises boldness.
The Spirit was calling us to radical faith, childlike faith, believing that God can do what He said He would do.
Not performance. Not perfection. Just surrender.
Practical for pastors:
Guard your heart from comparison metrics.
Identify where comfort has softened your edge.
Revisit the original vision God gave you.
We cannot let even small compromises in. The limitless call requires holy boldness.
7. Expand the Definition of Ministry
Another powerful reminder: ministry is not confined to church walls.
Chaplaincy, schools, fire departments, hospitals, and community engagement; these are not secondary callings. They are Kingdom frontiers.
The Promised Land is not a building. It is obedience.
God places pastors and leaders in unique community positions for influence beyond Sunday services. We must embrace that.
Practical for pastors:
Affirm marketplace and community ministry from the platform.
Encourage your people to see their workplaces as mission fields.
Ask: Where is God already moving outside our walls?
The call is limitless because Christ’s authority is limitless.
So What Did God Say?
When we distill it down, here is what the Lord seemed to say to us:
Return.
Come back to intimacy and first love.
Trust.
Release control. I’ve got you.
Pray.
Fight on your knees.
Go.
The harvest is ripe. Don’t be content with the handful.
Together.
Run this race across generations.
The Limitless Call is not about expanding our brand. It is about expanding our obedience.
If we align our hearts, deepen our prayer, embrace bold evangelism, trust Christ’s authority, and run together, there is no limit to what God can do through ABNWT pastors and ministry leaders.
The question is not, “Is the call limitless?” The question is: Are we willing to say yes?
You can catch all the sessions at https://abnwt.com/mg26-app-stream
Jeremiah works as Church Coach, Communications & Resource Lead with the ABNWT District of the PAOC. He is a passionate and creative leader who believes that the church is the hope of the world. He uses collaboration, innovation, and inspiration to challenge churches and their leadership to engage in the only mission Jesus ever sent his church on: making disciples.