Bishop Dag Heward-Mills has carried an apostolic heart that knows how to build when there is nothing. Not a building. Not a congregation. Not a choir. Just a call from God and a desire to obey. Over the years, he has planted churches in cities, towns, and villages where there was no visible support system—no structure in place, no immediate encouragement. Yet, with nothing but prayer, faith, and the Word of God, something was built.
This kind of building is not for the fainthearted. It requires a heart that sees beyond the emptiness and believes in the potential of what can grow. Bishop Dag has never needed a crowd to begin. He has never waited for ideal conditions. He simply starts. He teaches that you don’t need everything to begin—you need the presence of God, the anointing, and a willingness to work.
This apostolic heart sees potential in the dry ground. It believes in harvests before the seed is even sown. That is how Bishop Dag continues to build churches where others saw nothing—because he sees through the eyes of faith.
Refusing to Despise Small Beginnings
Many people want to build, but few are willing to begin small. Bishop Dag has taught consistently that great churches often begin in hidden places. The temptation to wait until conditions are perfect must be resisted. The work of God is not built by perfection—it is built by faithfulness.
He tells the stories of early days, where churches met in classrooms, under trees, and in rented spaces that hardly held a few people. But he did not despise those beginnings. He treated every service, every soul, every opportunity as sacred. And that reverence for small things produced something great over time.
Today, thousands of churches exist because someone decided to start from nothing. He continues to train pastors and missionaries with the same mentality: start with what you have, and God will provide the rest. Do not wait for applause—begin with obedience.
Strength That Comes From Obedience
The apostolic heart is not driven by ease—it is driven by instruction. Bishop Dag goes where God sends him, not where the conditions look promising. His strength comes from knowing that when you are in the will of God, you are never truly alone. God stands with the one who stands with His call.
He teaches that the authority to build does not come from men. It comes from God. And when that authority is received and honored, doors open. Resources come. People gather. The vision takes root.
Many of the pastors under Bishop Dag’s ministry have followed this same path—beginning in remote places with no guarantees. Yet today, they stand as living testimonies to what God can do when a man chooses to obey. The strength to build comes from submission to the voice of the Holy Spirit.
Building for the Long Haul
What Bishop Dag builds is never shallow. He lays foundations that are meant to last. He does not look for quick fruit or instant numbers. He looks for spiritual depth. For faithful men. For systems that can grow steadily. And that is why the churches he plants do not collapse when challenges come.
He builds patiently. He builds with vision. And he builds with the knowledge that this work is not about him—it is about Christ. The souls saved, the disciples raised, the communities transformed—these are the real rewards. Not popularity, not fame, but eternal fruit.
Through his life and ministry, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills teaches us that the apostolic heart does not need ideal circumstances—it needs a yes. And when God finds a man who will say yes, He will do the rest.