Bob McNabb

“While we lived in Thailand, we had the privilege of having Jim Downing, former Deputy President of the Navigators, come for a visit. While eating breakfast one morning, I asked him the following question: “Jim, you had the opportunity to work with Billy Graham from the early days. You watched his ministry develop over the years. Why do you think Billy’s ministry grew so dramatically while other evangelists’ ministries of that time didn’t?” Jim’s answer was simple. “Billy had the faith to go rent the stadium when others didn’t.” I was speechless and challenged to trust God for more. The spiritual principle is true. “You do not have because you do not ask” (James 4:2). What are you asking God to do with your life? If it’s not intimidating to you, it probably is insulting to God.”
― Bob McNabb, Spiritual Multiplication in the Real World: Why some disciple-makers reproduce when others fail.

“Individual laborers are not miniature bodies of Christ. When we study spiritual gifts, we quickly recognize that no believer has all of the gifts, and because of this, we need each other. However, when it comes to disciple-making, somehow we tend to think that individuals can go out and do it on their own. This is a root cause of why so many fail to reproduce.”
― Bob McNabb, Spiritual Multiplication in the Real World: Why some disciple-makers reproduce when others fail.