Bishop Dag Heward-Mills does not just send people—he equips them. When it comes to church planting, he knows that it takes more than a good sermon and a willing heart. It takes faith, fire, and formation. That is why he has dedicated decades to training men and women who can go out into the world and build churches from nothing.
He trains church planters to understand that they are not just going to preach—they are going to establish something spiritual in a place that may be spiritually dry. That means they must be strong, filled with the Word, and deeply rooted in prayer. He prepares them to face rejection, lack of resources, and spiritual resistance. And he arms them with the Word, the Spirit, and the mindset of a soldier.
The training is not glamorous. It is rigorous. It involves early mornings, long hours of teaching, practical instruction, and above all, impartation. Because Bishop Dag believes that it’s not enough to know how to plant a church—you must carry the spirit of a church planter. A spirit that does not give up. A spirit that does not look back. A spirit that keeps building, even in the face of nothing.
Imparting Apostolic Grit
What makes Bishop Dag’s training different is the impartation of grit. He does not paint a romantic picture of ministry. He prepares church planters for the reality of the work. He speaks of hunger, hardship, loneliness, and spiritual warfare—not to scare, but to prepare.
He teaches that church planters must have the heart of a missionary, the mindset of a soldier, and the endurance of a marathon runner. They must be ready to preach to two people, and still give their best. They must be ready to build when the budget is small, and trust God when support is low.
Through his own life, Bishop Dag models that kind of grit. He has planted churches in obscurity, stood on raw land with no members, and preached where there was no applause. That fire is what he passes on—not just techniques, but tenacity.
Raising Builders, Not Borrowers
Bishop Dag teaches his leaders not to depend on flashy programs, borrowed systems, or entertainment to grow a church. He trains them to build with the Word and with prayer. He reminds them that if you can preach, love people, follow up, and pray—your church will grow.
He breaks the idea that you need money to start a church. He teaches that what you need is faith. Real, mountain-moving, scripture-believing faith. And that kind of faith can be cultivated. It can be taught. It can be caught.
His camps and Bible schools are not just full of information—they are places of spiritual fire. Places where young men and women are ignited with a fresh burden to plant churches and lay down their lives for the work of God.
A Spiritual Army on the Move
Because of his training, Bishop Dag has raised a spiritual army. Men and women who go, not because it is easy, but because they are sent. They go with confidence, not in themselves, but in the One who called them. They go with a mindset to build, to stay, and to multiply.
The fruit is undeniable. Churches are rising in remote towns, inner cities, forgotten islands, and faraway nations—not because of slick marketing, but because of trained, anointed planters who carry the DNA of their father in the Lord.
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills continues to pour into this army—feeding them, correcting them, strengthening them. And because of that, the church keeps growing. One planter at a time. One soul at a time. One church at a time.